QYT KT-8900D Dual Band Mini Car Radio Mobile Transceiver VHF UHF Compact Design

Nice and compact mobile transceiver. I like how tiny the unit is. Sound from the speaker is loud and clear. Sounds great on UHF and VHF. The display is nice and bright, you can change the colors. This one came with programming cable, it works with Windows 10, and Chirp free software supports this transceiver. This radio is easy to program. An excellent transceiver for the price.

Before this I only had an UV-5R. Now this mobile is day and night difference. I love it. I can listen and hit repeats I couldn't before and more consistent.Audio quality for me is very good. Note I have limited experience with radio brands.Currently have no complains.Software to program:Couldn't make chirp work with it, even though there seems to be some work around to make it work.I used the software from the manufacturer. Software could be better but it gets the job done.I have only transmitted to repeaters using the maximum power and a small magnetic tram cheap antenna without any issue.It will live always on my truck. Now commutes are more enjoyable having a consistent radio not just a handy.Currently powering from lighter adapter, no issue.All reviews about this radio I have seen on YouTube seems to be correct. The radio performs very good. If you have some doubts, pickup any YouTube video they all say the same thing and that it's what you'll get.

I like everything about this radio. I thought the menus were intuitive and the manual explained each function quite well. Unless you have to have more power than this one I think this radio is a tremendous value. It is less than half the cost of a radio that has more power. I plan on using it to communicate between Jeeps on the trails. This is everything I need.Probably wasn't necessary but I ran 16 gauge wire to a relay connected to the battery. The relay turns on with the key. I wanted to make sure the radio was getting all the current it needed without any voltage drop. The fuse is only 7 amps so it can't be using too much current.

The radio came shipped in the retail box with a shipping label slapped on it, and the flaps weren't sealed. I'm surprised it arrived at all. When I opened it and inspected it I found one of the mounting holes in the side of the radio had a broken screw (or tap) in it. I should have returned it at that point but I wanted to see how well it worked, so I connected the charging cable and attempted to program it with my standard CHIRP file. I couldn't get CHIRP to download an image from the radio, so I downloaded the factory software, but it wouldnt' communicate with the radio either. It was NOT a programming cable issue, as CHIRP would recognize the radio, but the radio wouldn't go into Clone mode. I tried CHIRP one more time and for some reason it finally connected and I was able to upload my CHIRP file with my local repeaters. The problem is I couldn't get (or hear) a response from the closest repeater that I have no trouble hitting with my Yaesu FT-7900. The repeater would respond but I couldn't hear the response on the QYT radio. When the repeater would automatically broadcast it's station ID, it would barely break squelch but all I could hear was static. The squelch settings seem to have very little to no effect.After trying all afternoon to make it work I've given up and I'm returning it. I really would like to find one of these small form factor, dual band radios that works but they all seem to be a huge crapshoot, and they're difficult to program, so I'll probably just get another Yaesu.

purchased first unit two years ago - it is still working FB after two seasons in the stinking hot and humid sun of my station wagon, outlasting a cheap mag-mount 2M shorty... but i'm taking off a star for this one due to a counterfeit pl2303 USB programming cable; fortunately, any FTDI cable with RX (tip), TX (sleeve), and GND will work to program this rig via CHIRP and I had a sparethe cable was recognized under GNU/Linux as a Prolific with a serial number of '0,' indicating it is counterfeit! but because Linux works when other OS quits, you could use the cable to program the radio - it would not work w/Winblows or OS Xi have four favorite VHF freqs on the display: two local repeaters, the local NOAA WX, and the marine VHF calling freq so i can listen to bridge tenders and other marine traffictransmission power on VHF is as advertised: 10W on Low ('L' on the display) and 25-6W on High ('H' on the display)have used the rig for rag chews and radio checks and a few local nets; it works, it's small, and only draws 4 amps on high-power transmit - works just fine out of a cig lighter outlet under the center console armrestno trouble programming the unit at all with CHIRP; i can copy freq lists from other rigs such as the FT-897 or FT-818 and paste them into this rigs image file and upload...glad i now have two - one will be installed in the garage, as i can hit the local repeater from a short antenna off the workbench... good for hurricane watch duty down here in the near Tropics...recommended if you're on a budget but want good bang for your buck