"Chinese Radios Are Just Junk!"

[Digger84]

Hi I'm really new here and just got my license last week but after reading these posts and watching that awesome video I need ask your opinion. I just yesterday ordered a Btech GMRS V2 and would like your thoughts on it, good or bad would be much appreciated. Thanks

[OffRoaderX]

The GMRS V2 is a fine radio.

[Digger84]

46 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

The GMRS V2 is a fine radio.

Thanks for the quick response. I'll have to check out all your videos and see if you have one about this radio

[WRKC935]

I disagree with the title of the thread.  Are there better options than the CCR's (Cheap Chinese Radio's)??? DUH... But they WILL get you on the air and talking to make the decision if you like this hobby /  radio service before you dump wad's o cash in some Motorola big dollar radio that you make not get your money back out of later.  

The cheap stuff has it's uses.  And if you feel like the a better radio would give you better performance, then you're right.  But at least it's something. 

And I say this sitting on a cache of UHF radios that would just make you MAD at me.  I have a BUNCH of radios,  mostly Motorola CDM, XPR, XTS, XTL stuff.  I think out of the over 50 radios, I have a few Hytera (CCR) and one CP200.  out of 30 handhelds.  And that number may be low.  But those are distribution radios for a handout cache.  Not my primary ones. 

I don't climb the tower with my XTS radio's either because as good as they are, they will not survive a 200 foot fall.  But the XPR 6550's are just fine for that.

My point is that cheapies are still good for something.  If nothing else handing to your kid when you go camping so that if it takes a bath in some river, you are not out much.  Do that to an XTS portable and that's 300 bucks in the drink. 

[MichaelLAX]

6 minutes ago, WRKC935 said:

I disagree with the title of the thread.  

Thank you SO much: now you have saved future visitors to this thread from having to spend 12:51 watching the video linked in the OP! 

[MozartMan]

9 hours ago, WRKC935 said:

I disagree with the title of the thread.

You need to watch more Randy's videos and understand that Randy has great sense of humor and sarcasm. And that's what is the title of this thread - sarcasm. At least IMHO.

Cheers. 

[Lscott]

9 hours ago, WRKC935 said:

And I say this sitting on a cache of UHF radios that would just make you MAD at me.  I have a BUNCH of radios,  mostly Motorola CDM, XPR, XTS, XTL stuff.  I think out of the over 50 radios,

I think my collection is around that too. Mine are mostly Kenwood. I have a few Motorola's and some Chinese ones. I've been looking at getting more digital radios. I have way too many FM ones as it is. I don't have anything for YSF yet, all the other main stream stuff I have, D-Star, DMR, P25 Phase 1, NXDN, in both VHF and UHF models. I've been looking for some dPMR radios but they are almost non existent in North America and are mostly a European thing.

 

 

[Borage257]

They sure are, send me all your CCRs so I can properly dispose of them.

[Craws907]

3 hours ago, Borage257 said:

They sure are, send me all your CCRs so I can properly dispose of them.

I'll take some as well. Alaska is probably the best place to make your ccr's disappear to

[TOM47]

3 hours ago, Tyeandjeff1979 said:

I'll take some as well. Alaska is probably the best place to make your ccr's disappear to

NO - ARIONA IS!

[WRPM223]

Well, that was a real t**d of a transmission that Chris had to endure….

 

Randy, you’re an animal. It’s amazing that she still comes back to you after all that abuse.