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Proof yet again that one "gets what they pay for"...

I first made this post in September 2012. I appreciate all of the responses. I have heard the radio is in the USA and is being tested by a dealer or dealers. I believe it was Atomic Taco who referenced a previous entry in the US market by a Chinese company and apparently the preformance was pretty dismal. Has anyone seen test reports or seen actual reviews of this radio?

I have also read some good reports on this particular importer/dealer. Has anyone here done business with this company-Import Communications?


Many thanks,

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Wayne
KF7FYL

Same manufacturer. Although I think they might be releasing a new version. See next.It's not shipping yet; one person has a preproduction model: http://va3isp.com/

Taking preorders now:

http://www.wouxun.us/item.php?item_id=2 ... gory_id=64

Dang that's tempting

Hard to believe a radio like this is part 90

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"I was installing un-programmed radios"

Kinda scary huh?

It hasn't made it through yet, if it ever does.

You can't get FCC type acceptance on a user field programmable radio.

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"A well regulated breakfast, being necessary to the healthy start of the day, the right of the people to keep and eat food shall not be infringed."

You CAN as long as the option is "restricted"

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Mt Wave SAR member
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http://www.mwave.org

According to this it is (See last line) :D

Features added for final-production radios:


Updated Microphone -- Added a built-in speaker in mic's front & a switch to defeat the Channel Up/Down button (which was easy to accidently hit). This switch was also supposed to lock all buttons on the mic, but not sure about that yet.

Bracket for mounting detachable control head.
Updated Firmware -- Several menu functions have been added. See the owner's manual for all functions.
FCC Part 90 Certified -- ID # T4K-5888UV


Features:

Receive Range (FM) 134-174, 200-260, 350-400, 400-520 MHz & FM Broadcast
(AM) 118-134 MHz (Air Band)
Transmit Range (FM) 134-174, 400-490 MHz
Output Power 50, 35, 10 & 5 Watts
Bandwidth Wide (25 kHz) & Medium (20 kHz) & Narrow (12.5 kHz)
Tuning Step 2.5, 5, 6.25, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25 & 50 kHz
True Dual Receive - receive two signals at the same time -- second side can be muted while transmitting
Separate Tuning Knob and Volume Control, each side
Separate Function Buttons, each side
Either side can be VHF or UHF at any time - VU, UV, UU, VV - One side can be VFO and the other side Memory at the same time

Cross-Band Repeat (that works!)
Alphanumeric Display
4 x 256 Memory Channels
CTCSS, DCS, DTMF, ANI, PTT ID, 2Tone/5Tone Encode & Decode
Scrambler Included
DTMF Microphone
Detachable Control Head (CAT5 separation cable)
Computer Programmable
FCC Part 90 Certified (T4K-5888UV)

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" SILENCE IS CONSENT "

Made to Government Specs:
1) Measured with a micrometer.
2) Marked with a chalk.
3) Cut with an axe.

Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

:bowrofl:

When I enter my Motorola XPR series portable I get-



When I enter the Anytone provided FCC number I get-


Looks like someone is getting creative.

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"A well regulated breakfast, being necessary to the healthy start of the day, the right of the people to keep and eat food shall not be infringed."

If we knew the Form 731 confirmation number, we could check pending.

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... Search.cfm Just enter "t4k"


Ive found some of their other products here.

But in their own docs...



https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplication ... ?id=965538

https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplication ... ?id=963676

This is pretty entertaining. Ive never seen one of these that couldn't be programmed in the commercial bands by the user. Apparently modded by the distributor.

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"A well regulated breakfast, being necessary to the healthy start of the day, the right of the people to keep and eat food shall not be infringed."

I have the KG-UV6D handheld, which has similar type-accepted / locked-out VFO capability. You have to run a one-time routine to unlock the VFO, then it all works as advertised.