Zastone Z218 problem Was:In need for some help guys!

[panoulis]

Hello everyone, first off i apologize if i'm posting to the wrong section..!

Anyway, to the point..I have a Zastone Z218 VHF/UHF 25-Watt chinese mobile radio which has a small problem but it gets a little bit annoying..it makes some weird sounds when you leave the radio on @ stand-by or when you turn it OFF. Although when i transmit it's fine and doesn't make any weird stuff. Does anyone knows what causes that ? I'm posting below a video i uploaded so you can see by yourself what it does..

I'm thinking that it could be the speaker that causes it..any opinions ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdiim6mgWAg

Thanks in advance..!

 

[W8RMH]

Chinese junk. I doubt it is the speaker....they either work or they don't.

 

[K4EET]

Chinese junk. I doubt it is the speaker....they either work or they don't.

^^^ I would have to say that too. Unless you can troubleshoot and repair surface-mount technology (SMT) components yourself, and even then it may not be worth the effort since you will probably never find a service manual for that radio, it definitely would be too costly to send it out for repair; if you could find somebody to repair it to begin with. My suggestion would be to invest in a non-Chinese transceiver such as Alinco, Icom, Kenwood or Yaesu.

Cheers! Dave K4EET

 

[panoulis]

^^^ I would have to say that too. Unless you can troubleshoot and repair surface-mount technology (SMT) components yourself, and even then it may not be worth the effort since you will probably never find a service manual for that radio, it definitely would be too costly to send it out for repair; if you could find somebody to repair it to begin with. My suggestion would be to invest in a non-Chinese transceiver such as Alinco, Icom, Kenwood or Yaesu.

Cheers! Dave K4EET

I see..well i do have a Kenwood V71 so this little chinese buddy over there is like a backup to me but a very close friend of mine uses the Zastone..and it works perfect there are no issues just that "problem" you can see on the video...otherwise it's good and also NOT deaf it can pickup some low signals too !

Thanks in advance though,

Panoulis.

 

[K4EET]

Panoulis,

The Kenwood V71 is a nice transceiver. As for the Zastone Z218, I see where Amazon here in the States sells that transceiver for $69.99 USD and free shipping. That is why we consider Chinese radios "junk" and not worth repairing.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074FXDNVH

Your Zastone Z218 sounds like it has some kind of an oscillation going on in the receiver that is being amplified by the audio circuitry. But that is a wild guess and would be impossible to troubleshoot without a service manual that has a schematic of the transceiver. Sorry that we couldn't be of more assistance.

73, Dave K4EET

I see..well i do have a Kenwood V71 so this little chinese buddy over there is like a backup to me but a very close friend of mine uses the Zastone..and it works perfect there are no issues just that "problem" you can see on the video...otherwise it's good and also NOT deaf it can pickup some low signals too !

Thanks in advance though,

Panoulis.

 

[panoulis]

Panoulis,

The Kenwood V71 is a nice transceiver. As for the Zastone Z218, I see where Amazon here in the States sells that transceiver for $69.99 USD and free shipping. That is why we consider Chinese radios "junk" and not worth repairing.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074FXDNVH

Your Zastone Z218 sounds like it has some kind of an oscillation going on in the receiver that is being amplified by the audio circuitry. But that is a wild guess and would be impossible to troubleshoot without a service manual that has a schematic of the transceiver. Sorry that we couldn't be of more assistance.

73, Dave K4EET

I know the V71 is awesome!! But oh well, i could just buy one more Zastone and when the one i have blows up i can use it for parts and stuff.. The cost of the repair might even be more than the radio price itself lol.

Anyways thanks again !

 

[K4EET]

<snip> Anyways thanks again !

You are certainly welcome. Sorry I/we couldn't do any more for you with the Zastone Z218. Take care.

Cheers and 73! Dave K4EET