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Compact Design

Customers are highly satisfied with the compact design of the radio, praising its small size and ease of installation. The device is able to fit into various spaces and delivers good performance on both VHF and UHF bands.

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Easy Programming

Customers have mixed opinions on the ease of programming the QYT KT-8900D Upgrade Version radio. While some found it straightforward and were pleased with their experience, others encountered difficulties in programming the device using Chirp software and had to resort to alternative methods or return the product due to squelch issues.

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Quality


I have received excellent audio reports on a couple repeaters i have tested on so far, on the first day with the radio.


This compact little radio gets the job done easily hitting all the local repeaters, works on 2m and gmrs!


Edit: have to return, squelch not working on second day.


Can set squelch to 0 and receive but anyone who runs vhf/uhf knows that, unlike hf, an open squelch is just too noisy.

Price


All in all great at a great price.


Pair with a tram or similar antenna, and you can get on the air in your home qth or mobile for under $100 - that's pretty cool.


For the price, you're getting a good little radio.


Other than this very disappointing fact, this radio is well worth the money and i highly recommend if you are on a budget or ju...  Read More

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    radio, great, good, set and first.
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  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 189 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 22 2025.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am on my 2nd radio the first gave up the ghost not sure why after a couple of years


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Came with a programming cable and i programmed it with chirp


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There is a bit of a bug that made me need to change the channel number of the repeater i keep in the top position on the screen but thats no biggie


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I will note that i live in texas and the car gets hot and the rubber knob gets a little loosey goosey on the potentiometer


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive had mine for 2 years


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It was my only 2 m 70cm radio for a while hooked up to a good antenna at 25


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    In my truck for a while but the speaker was not enough


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Had to use an external speaker

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