LEIXEN -VV-898 REVIEW

[BITT211]

LOOKING IF ANYONE HAS HAD EXPERIENCE USING THIS MODEL RADIO. JAPAN MADE , LIKE MOST RADIOS AND SOLD IN US .
LOOKING ONLY FOR RECEIVE / SCANNER USE BASE UNIT . LOOKING TO SCAN 400-470 MZ [UHF] ,ALONG A COUPLE VHF FREQ'S.
HAS ANYONE USED THIS TYPE [MODEL] RADIO ? , HOW IS SENSITIVITY ON UHF / VHF ? . ALSO AUDIO OUTPUT , STRONG / CLEAR ?
THANKS FOR ANY INPUT.

 

[AK9R]

Are you sure it's made in Japan? Looks like a Chinese company to me: QUANZHOU LEIXEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

 

[BITT211]

YA , CHINESE , , BOTH CLOSE !

 

[alcahuete]

In case you need help locating the Caps Lock key, it's right above the left shift.


I have a friend who used this radio for a while before upgrading to a better radio. He didn't have any issues with it. I used it a couple times in his truck and it was fine. I do know that the scan is painfully, painfully slow...like maybe 2 or 3 channels or so per second, if that.

If you're looking for a scanner, I would just buy a scanner, personally.

 

[PrivatelyJeff]

LOOKING IF ANYONE HAS HAD EXPERIENCE USING THIS MODEL RADIO. JAPAN MADE , LIKE MOST RADIOS AND SOLD IN US .
LOOKING ONLY FOR RECEIVE / SCANNER USE BASE UNIT . LOOKING TO SCAN 400-470 MZ [UHF] ,ALONG A COUPLE VHF FREQ'S.
HAS ANYONE USED THIS TYPE [MODEL] RADIO ? , HOW IS SENSITIVITY ON UHF / VHF ? . ALSO AUDIO OUTPUT , STRONG / CLEAR ?
THANKS FOR ANY INPUT.

I use it as a radio at work. I don’t know how well it works scanning (I use real scanners for that) but it picks up well and is very loud. I use it in a big rig and at half volume, it’s more than loud enough.

 

[BITT211]

ok , unlocked cap key , anyway , slow scan would be fine , only looking to scan about 6 channels , currently using motorola cdm 750's and 1250's
scanning area , I see good reviews , maybe purchase soon , thanks