The best unlocked radio! Tidradio TD-H3 (The Baofeng Killer)

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Ай бұрын

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Tidradio TD-H3 available here tidradio.com/?ref=wtdnxwks
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@nandrews8412 Ай бұрын

Hard to kill Baofang when Quansheng killed it months ago.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Another valid competitor to the market.

@Trains-With-Shane Ай бұрын

I've got a pair of these on their way to me. Can't wait to get them. Looks to be an excellent set for the price. You should to a video with a nice clickbait title "Is this the Baofeng UV-5G Killer??!!" or something, lol. Would get a lot of traffic on that. Subscribed!

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! I did a teaser with that title 😂

@Trains-With-Shane Ай бұрын

@@M7EUP LOL Good. Will be watching some more of your videos when I get off work later. Cheers from Texas!

@vk3xemontheweb Ай бұрын

Thanks for a great video. I have a pair of TD-H3 radios arriving in the mail today. Already I have had positive contact with TIDRADIO regarding my concerns of the OTA wireless clone frequency being hard set to 423.975 MHz on all configurations of this radio. Here in Australia 420 - 430 MHz have been taken by the Police and Emergency Service using P25 networks. Also I questioned the legality of that frequency for the GMRS configured radios. Within days TIDRADIO confirmed there will be a future update where the OTA wireless clone frequency will be user configurable. Kudos to TIDRADIO for being so receptive to their customers.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

They have been excellent so, I asked about having an 8.33 step for airband scanning. They said it wasn’t currently possible due to memory issues but are working on a release without Chinese language to make space.

@EdHelms1 27 күн бұрын

Great video. I have had mine for a few weeks and it is so much better and user friendly than the UV-5R. I am a GMRS user and I like the fact that with the Odmaster app, you can program and name any channel for RX but it restricts TX to only GMRS frequencies. I have a variety of local emergency service and air band channels programmed in to scan through. I was able to update the firmware with the USB cable and didn’t need to get a kenwood cable.

@M7EUP 27 күн бұрын

Glad you like it and thanks for that. They have enabled updates via usb now so that’s great 😀

@nimblehealer199 27 күн бұрын

@EdHelms1 this radio can be locked to either ham or GMRS bands for TX. I currently have mine locked to the ham band, although I have both ham and GMRS licenses.

@NigelBallard 22 күн бұрын

I totally agree. If you're buying a budget analogue-only Chinese radio today then this is the best performing and easy to program. Tech support in China is most excellent and responsive. Real people solved an issue I had. The front end is both sensitive and selective. First there was Baofeng, then came Quansheng and now its Tidradio.

@M7EUP 22 күн бұрын

Totally agree with you, and now that developers are working on SSB etc it will leave Quansheng for dust.

@Strengthandconditioning60 8 сағат бұрын

I love it. ODmaster works fine with mine once you learn how to use it. Updated the firmware after watching one of your videos, very easy. Caveat to the firmware update, I couldn't get it to take unless I had the radio in channel mode before turning it on, frequency mode wouldn't work idk why. And make sure you download the firmware that's applicable to what mode you have your phone set in i.e. ham, gmrs or unlocked. Example: if you try uploading firmware for the ham mode and your phone is in gmrs mode you just might brick your phone. Currently running unlocked (normal) firmware vers. 240702 in unlocked (normal) mode. Cheers!

@M7EUP 8 сағат бұрын

Thanks for info 👍🏼

@digitalanalogueham Ай бұрын

Interesting video, thanks

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Thank for the comment 👍🏼

@Ben-ie6dl Ай бұрын

I Think the quansheng UVK-5-6 R ect with one of the top 3 firmwares is a country mile in front of that 018.000-1300.000 scanning range not to mention the rest. I use F4HWN v2.7 and it's a cracking firmware

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

I agree somewhat but this is a “Basics” channel and for people new to this hobby the complications Quandsheng would make a more suitable transceiver one they’ve gained a little more experience. Thanks for the comment though. Always appreciated.

@Greysoss_games Ай бұрын

Nice video!

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@PUBSTER122 Ай бұрын

What a pal

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

You too 👍🏼

@irixsyncd Ай бұрын

It has everything you might need. Large solid battery, integrated programming chip, even Bluetooth, integrated USB-C charging. I wish there was a monochrome screen so I can monitor it without turning on the screen. Anyways. Top purchase. I have 3 already.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Thanks for the positive comments 👍🏼

@Nacho.100 Ай бұрын

Well im not sure, in my opinion quansheng is in many ways a better ,cheaper and a cleaner equipment in their transmission harmonics. This one is close to 7 dolars more expensive than quansheng, and for that price and a little more you could add the last hardware mode to the unit and expand their reception range. In my experience, those chinese blacks screen are hard to read in broad sun light.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Please bear in mind that this is a channel aimed at absolute beginners. The UV-K5 is an excellent radio but does require quite a lot of experience and knowledge to operate to its full potential. The TD-H3 out of the box is, in my personal opinion a better radio out of the box for my target audience.

@Nacho.100 Ай бұрын

Well the k5/6 is also a great radio for a beginner because out of the box is really easy to use in pair of a great sensitive and selective receiver without mentoning the awsome battery life. Then if you wanna learn more about the radio and the ham radio community, you could expand it features ending at this time with a hardware modification but the H3 reach it limit right out of the box.

@curiousgaming4822 Ай бұрын

looks like decent product

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

It really is.

@emmanuelskolinos1361 Ай бұрын

Just got it 👍 if this was a Japan radio it would cost 500 euro ❤

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Have fun with it 😁

@Subgunman Ай бұрын

When will they make a digital radio with all of these features. DMR which is open source as well as P25 but I hear that Fusion and D-Star are are another story.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

That would involve a lot of tech at a premium price, but probably will happen in the non too distant future

@danimen2003 Ай бұрын

Greetings, thanks for the information. consultation. Does the offer price include shipping costs?

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

I think the discount is across the total cost but should be clear at checkout.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Subscribers will get future offers too

@railcard.britain Ай бұрын

Does this radio have an internal birdie on 156.000 MHz? (VHF Marine Channel 0). Most of the other Chinese hand helds are unusable on this frequency as the squelch is held open which blocks reception of most signals are causes the scanning to permanently lock up. Can you try your radio and reply here. Also, are there any import taxes payable here in the UK if the radio is purchased using your link?

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

I’ll have a check for you and get back to you on here. As for import I didn’t have any issues and I’m Uk based.

@railcard.britain Ай бұрын

Have you been able to check 156.000 MHz for any birdies?

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

@@railcard.britain there does appear to be some internally generated noise at 156.000mHz Initial tests with the SA indicate its board clock interference. I’ve messaged TidRadio and am awaiting a reply. It sometimes takes a few days for the R&D team to look into it

@railcard.britain Ай бұрын

@@M7EUP Thank you.

@railcard.britain 24 күн бұрын

@@M7EUP Hello, have you had any reply from TidRadio? On some of the Yaesu radios there is an option to apply a 'clock shift' on any frequency which has a problem. I doubt that this facility would be readily accessible for the end user on the TD-H3 but I hope it is. Thank you for your interest with this issue.

@petrok1rp254 Ай бұрын

I did not hear anything about the strong sigs overloading and blocking dynamic range capability…

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Not an issue I’ve experienced.

@sws6387 Ай бұрын

how and where do i get the firmwear upgrade please ?

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

From the TidRadio website or search “TidRadio TD-H3 firmware”

@chronicandironic8701 Ай бұрын

Look at the control board. Tell me if it says “BF” on it

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

It won’t. Watch the “Now we know” KZfaq channel.

@knotonigasho7242 Ай бұрын

Great video, the discount code does not work.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

I think the discount is already applied if you use the link. You should see a little Label symbol under the discount code box. If you see it and it says M7EUP then it’s already applied.

@snarpatroid3571 Ай бұрын

Really interesting but a massive shame you had the tumble dryer on in the background, it was so noticeable

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

Yeah sorry about that… sadly my workshop doubles as the dryer room. Noted for next time 👍🏼 Hope you’ve hit that subscribe button 😂

@PeterMMMMM Ай бұрын

What is an acceptable digital walky?

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

That’s a good question but it really depends on what you need it for and what country you’re in Peter.

@PeterMMMMM Ай бұрын

@@M7EUP Canada, I want just a cleaner signal between 2 walkies. Don't need anything like a repeater.

@hslot3276 Ай бұрын

Now add encryption and it would be the perfect prepper radio :) yeah no license proud pirate for over 35 years

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

It has a basic scramble function but certainly not encoded.

@DRCK-sp2gt Ай бұрын

Tidradio is Baofang.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

I’ll look into this. If they are then they’re a totally different devision of the same company with very different quality control and customer service.

@timdietz350 Ай бұрын

it's possible it's owned by the Fujian Baofeng Electronics Co parent company but there's lots of folks opening these things up and finding different stuff in them. There's also features baofeng branded radios don't have and they tend to run cleaner than them as well. Also the customer service seems to be on a whole other level.

@DRCK-sp2gt Ай бұрын

@@M7EUP and i will try and find the info that I saw a short time back that made mention of such. But, I could have read bogus info and if that is the case I apologize, but It seemed legit when I read it.

@M7EUP Ай бұрын

You could be right. Would be interesting to know . I’ll email Tidradio and see if I can get a definitive answer.

@DRCK-sp2gt Ай бұрын

@@M7EUP it is somewhat odd that on the Tidradio website that they only sell Tidradio's and Baofang. Also, in their FAQ section the radio they recommend for beginners is the Baofang UV-5R. I'll look more though.