Budget and Entry Level Transceivers
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Often referred to as Cheap Chinese Radios (CCR)
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Chinese Manufacturers' Web Sites
This is a partial list. There are many two way radio manufacturers in China.
As of March, 2015 none of the manufacturers listed below produce products that are FCC certified for use in the USA on FRS (Part 95B) frequencies.
One manufcturer, AnyTone, produces products (FCC ID T4K-8RSERIES) that are FCC certified for use in the USA on MURS (Part 95J) frequencies.
Three manufacturers, AnyTone, Wouxun and TERA (Powerwerx), produce products (FCC ID T4K-8RSERIES, WVTWOUXUN08, 2ACK8TR505) that are FCC certified for use in the USA on GMRS (Part 95A) Frequencies.
Several of the manufacturers listed below produce products that are FCC Part 90 certified for use on Public Safety and Industrial/Business frequencies.
FCC grantee codes (first three or five digits of FCC ID) are shown in parentheses.
- AnyTone (T4K)
- Baofeng / Pofung (ZP5)
- Baojie (OBJ)
- BFDX / Beifeng (UUT, 2AARF)
- Boldom / iRadio
- Chierda (OA8)
- FDC / Feidaxin (ZS4)
- Hiyunton
- HQT (P6N)
- HYS (OBL)
- HYT / Hytera (YAM)
- Jingtong
- Kirisun (QXH, Q5E, RL5)
- KYD / Kydera (VO6)
- Leixen (2AC2Z)
- Lisheng (XEP, 2AB2F)
- Mexun
- Nanfone
- Puxing (AUJ, BJZ)
- Puxing
- Quansheng (XBP)
- QYT
- Radiu
- SainSONIC (2ABT5)
- SFE
- Shouao
- Suicom
- TERA (2ACK8)
- TDXOne / TDX / Tongdaxin (QGD)
- TYT / Tytera (X24)
- Vero Telecom (XAE, ZVM)
- VITAI
- Weierwei (YC2)
- Wouxun (WVT)
- Yanton (SV8)
- Zastone
Programming Software
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 wiki 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
Related Links
- FCC ID Search
- FCC OET Authorization Search
- Miklor.com Baofeng and Wouxun information, FAQs, programming software, drivers and guides
- RadioReference Budget and Entry Level Transceivers forum