Budget and Entry Level Transceivers

Often referred to as Cheap Chinese Radios (CCR)

Manufacturers' Web Sites

This is a partial list. There are many two way radio manufacturers in China.

Some of the devices made by manufacturers listed below are FCC Part 90 certified for Public Safety and Industrial/Business use in the USA.

Some of the devices made by manufacturers listed below are FCC Part 95 certified for FRS, GMRS or MURS use in the USA.

Some of the devices made by manufacturers listed below are FCC Part 15 certified as a VHF/UHF scanning receiver and are not legal for use in the USA except by licensed amateur radio operators on amateur radio frequencies.

Some of the devices made by manufacturers listed below are not FCC certified at all and not legal for use in the USA except by licensed amateur radio operators on amateur radio frequencies.

FCC Grantee Codes (first three or five characters of FCC ID) are shown in parentheses.

Many of the manufacturers listed above have their own programming software available on their company web sites.

CHIRP programming software
- CHIRP support mailing list
- Note: This software can download conventional data from the RRDB with a paid subscription. See this page for more information
- Note: Cables bought from RT Systems Inc. may be incompatible with CHIRP. Please see the CHIRP Guide to programming cables for more information.
- CHIRP_tone_programming.pdf Examples of CHIRP CTCSS and DCS programming including how to program split tones.
KC8UNJ Commander Series programming software for some Wouxon radios
RT Systems Inc. programming software and cables