Odd issue with Tidradio TD-H3.

[WSAA635]

I now have 2 of these since they're pretty handy little radios and I've ordered 2 Clear ones to use for my Airband Radios. Anyway, I was swapping the one I had set for Airband scanning over to GMRS and some of the frequencies that I would upload (especially in memory slot 33) wouldn't show up OR channels that I would delete in CHIRP Next would still be there after upload to the radio. Not sure what's going on. I did a reset to try and clear things and I did manage to get the GMRS channels install then manually delete the DPS channels that were in the totally wrong memory slots but I'm not sure why they keep showing up or won't delete without manually doing it on the radio. Has anyone else notice anything like this?  I really love this little radio, I'd hate to think it has something wrong with it so soon. Thanks.

[WSAA635]

So has no one else had this issue? Do ya'll think it's a CHIRP issue or an H3 issue? If I could do a firmware upgrade I wonder if it would fix this problem? I'll have to see which firmware version I have and if there's a newer version available. 

[Santiam]

Well, I have had one annoying problem..After programming on chirp and uploading back to the radio my power level mysteriously goes to low power even after I programmed all channels to high..  I end up using the radio menu to change everything back... Other than that, no other problems..

[WSAA635]

I did notice with the H3 that medium is actually the high power setting. The radio has Low/High but in CHIRP you get Low/Med/High. I've just been using medium after I found this out.

[MohawkMike]

On 3/2/2024 at 8:23 PM, Santiam said:

Well, I have had one annoying problem..After programming on chirp and uploading back to the radio my power level mysteriously goes to low power even after I programmed all channels to high..  I end up using the radio menu to change everything back... Other than that, no other problems..

I have the exact same issue as i type this.  I have to go through each entry manually to change the power settings.  I am also having issues with channels 31 and 32 not showing up in the radio.  They are there in Chirp as repeaters but no go.  It will take it if I enter them manually, but it's a pain.  

[WSAA635]

Mine was channel 33. I'd really had high hopes for Tidradios H3 and H8 but neither lived up to the hype. 

[Santiam]

11 hours ago, MohawkMike said:

I have the exact same issue as i type this.  I have to go through each entry manually to change the power settings.  I am also having issues with channels 31 and 32 not showing up in the radio.  They are there in Chirp as repeaters but no go.  It will take it if I enter them manually, but it's a pain.  

 

 I have since learned that on chirp, "M" is actually high. By switching from M to H, we are actually changing from H to L..

  Now that I have that figured out life is easier and no more problems.. I do like the radio and it is putting out a tad over five watts..

[WSAA635]

I just couldn't deal with channels disappearing or channels I delete still being there. 

[WRVA419]

I had the same problems I think CHIRP is using a lot of the same programing between the 5W H3 and the 10W H8.  What I found is low is 2.5W medium is 5W and high is probably 10W on an H8?  Since there is not a "high" mode for the H3 medium is the 5W mode.  I switched my high power stations to medium from high power in CHIRP and sure enough I now get 5W . 

Programing channels I noticed that if I delete everything by selecting all the channels, right click and select delete, upload all empty channels, then paste the channels or reload my config file and program it again and it all worked out.  It's like there is some phantom programing or a delete does not completely delete almost like a dos hidden file lol

J

[Jaay]

Do the TID H3's or H8's program easier, using Bluetooth ??  I haven't bought one yet, but IF I do I'll prob use Bluetooth.

[OffRoaderX]

21 minutes ago, TechnoHam633 said:

Do the TID H3's or H8's program easier, using Bluetooth

They seem to work pretty much the same.

[WSAL750]

On 3/18/2024 at 11:41 AM, Santiam said:

 

 I have since learned that on chirp, "M" is actually high. By switching from M to H, we are actually changing from H to L..

  Now that I have that figured out life is easier and no more problems.. I do like the radio and it is putting out a tad over five watts..

Did the screen show "H" for high power, I'm having a problem also. I programmed repeaters of CHIRP, I can't communicate with any. I have my UV5G right beside the H3 and it will reach the repeater. Both on factory antennas. Any suggestions ?

[WSAR431]

1 hour ago, WSAL750 said:

Did the screen show "H" for high power, I'm having a problem also. I programmed repeaters of CHIRP, I can't communicate with any. I have my UV5G right beside the H3 and it will reach the repeater. Both on factory antennas. Any suggestions ?

First pair of H3's here can hit repeaters at 20 and 55 miles where I look across a bay to see the mountains the repeaters likely sit in.

Got a second pair from AMZN and one using the same programming hits them both as well with factory antenna. The second in that pair will NOT hit them. I started a thread on that and suggestion was 'note to seller' on AMZN and then registered on TidRadio and did a CONTACT issue. And I heard back in email and they are sending a replacement radio.

Noted in that thread the GOOD H3's will pop a GFCI breaker on a repeater channel, the BAD one will not at same close distance. Assuredly not proper SAD HAM testing procedure - but seemed convincing here that something was light on power  

[LeoG]

I have none of these problems with Odmaster programming with bluetooth.

[Santiam]

On 7/5/2024 at 3:58 PM, WSAL750 said:

Did the screen show "H" for high power, I'm having a problem also. I programmed repeaters of CHIRP, I can't communicate with any. I have my UV5G right beside the H3 and it will reach the repeater. Both on factory antennas. Any suggestions ?

Yes, the radio shows H for high power..

[WSDZ498]

On 7/5/2024 at 8:08 PM, WSAR431 said:

First pair of H3's here can hit repeaters at 20 and 55 miles where I look across a bay to see the mountains the repeaters likely sit in.

Got a second pair from AMZN and one using the same programming hits them both as well with factory antenna. The second in that pair will NOT hit them. I started a thread on that and suggestion was 'note to seller' on AMZN and then registered on TidRadio and did a CONTACT issue. And I heard back in email and they are sending a replacement radio.

Noted in that thread the GOOD H3's will pop a GFCI breaker on a repeater channel, the BAD one will not at same close distance. Assuredly not proper SAD HAM testing procedure - but seemed convincing here that something was light on power  

I have the exact same problem. I have four H3 radio's and today I started testing my new roof antenna. I couldn't key up any repeaters. I switched radios and the other three radios work great. They even kerchunk using Rubber Ducky's. I monitored 467 and tested ctcss and everything. And while the bad one puts out signal, it can't reach what the other three can. Its clearly low power. Bummer.

[LeoG]

3 minutes ago, WSDZ498 said:

I have the exact same problem. I have four H3 radio's and today I started testing my new roof antenna. I couldn't key up any repeaters. I switched radios and the other three radios work great. They even kerchunk using Rubber Ducky's. I monitored 467 and tested ctcss and everything. And while the bad one puts out signal, it can't reach what the other three can. Its clearly low power. Bummer.

Contact the seller.  It happens.  Usually they respond by sending you a new single kit.  I had a pair and my wife's radio could easily reach me and I couldn't reach her at about 1/4 mile.  Sent the Amazon seller a note and they replaced it no questions asked.

I checked it on my meter and I don't know how it transmitted that far.  It read zero output.  Not even 0.1 watts.

[WSDZ498]

Thanks. I just got done figuring out how to test it with my TinyVNA. He's dead Jim. I'll give the seller a message. It's not worth returning, but if they will replace it... It's worth a try!

[LeoG]

Yup, great little radios until they go kaput.  Then they are throw aways.  Can't fathom in my mind how they can make it for so cheap.  I guess $2/day for slave labor has it's advantages...

[WSDZ498]

Just to update, TIDRadio never replied. I guess it's one for the trash.

[LeoG]

That's the first time I heard that.

 

Contact Us

After Sales: support@tidradio.com;
odmaster@tid-china.com

Pre Sales: +1(559)759-6226 (WhatsApp)

[LeeBo]

On 7/5/2024 at 8:28 PM, LeoG said:

I have none of these problems with Odmaster programming with bluetooth.

Ditto with Chirp.

[WSDZ498]

On 9/14/2024 at 12:16 PM, LeoG said:

That's the first time I heard that.

 

Contact Us

After Sales: support@tidradio.com;
odmaster@tid-china.com

Pre Sales: +1(559)759-6226 (WhatsApp)

Yep, that's the address I used.

Oh well, thanks for the info.

[LeoG]

Did you check your spam folder?  It usually takes them more than a couple days to respond.  If and when they do you'll see they are in chyna from the time stamp when they sent the email.  I have 12 and found another that was dead on output.  Took 2 days for them to respond and said they sent a new one.  We'll see if it arrives.  Also asked if I wanted to try out any new products when they come out.  Heck ya... free stuff.

[RayDiddio]

I had to return my first two H3s to Amazon because neither of them would open repeaters. Even after about a dozen emails back and forth with TIDRadio, where they repeatedly asked me about settings, sending them my codeplug, blah blah. Over and over the same questions. I just returned them for exchange.

The current pair work. They both open repeaters.

[Sleepwizard23]

On 9/27/2024 at 3:15 PM, WSDZ498 said:

Yep, that's the address I used.

Oh well, thanks for the info.

SAME PROBLEM, SAME MODEL SAME SERIAL ..THEY SEND ME A NEW BATTERY ..I DIDNT WORK ..ENDED UP WITH A MONEY REFUND ..