Not that i needed yet another radio, but....

[WSAC829]

I was initially thinking maybe a QT80/6666 Pro down the road (as i currently love my QT40), but i never liked the look of the 6666. I do like the look of the original AT-5555, but i could never find the N version with NRC. Just the Plus. I found the CRT SS6900V, but importing it from France was going to cost a fortune.
Last night i hopped on E-Bay again and came upon a steal of a deal. The Retevis Ailunce HS4. It's a rebranded AT-5555 Plus/N (the newest version), but Retevis was having a celebration sale, plus offered a 20% off coupon code on top of that. After the sale price and coupon code i snagged it for $175.99! w/free shipping and it included a mag mount antenna as well. I'm pretty stoked. Now to wait as it's coming direct from Retevis and could take 2-4 weeks to get here.

 

[slowmover]

 

[WSAC829]

Dang! It arrived today! 5 days from HK to my front door. Impressive. So far, so good. Conversion is the same as the 5555. The programming software, while rebadged, still says Anytone in spots. Haven't had a lot of time to play with it yet, but I like it so far. Really liking the backlighting and that it also remembers individual channel settings. The LCD looks better in person than it does in the photo. The background is not really that bright/washed out. Its 95% fully dark.

 

[WSAC829]

*NEW 10M Radio* Retevis Ailunce HS4 10 Meter SSB Ham Radio

1. Large LCD panel which displays frequency and all kinds of information2. DUAL-DIGITAL TUBE FOR CHANNEL DISPLAY3. USE EL technology for backlight4. PA、CW、AM、FM、USB、LSB mode5.A、B、C、D、E、F , 6 banks …

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[nokones]

I still have a brand new never used Radio Shack TRC-24A that was made in Japan. I have thought about using it since I never have used any channel higher than ch. 21. This model CB radio is the model that if you clip the black wire behind the channel selector switch for the blank channel position you'll be able to use this channel position which was called channel 22A ( blank spot on the channel dial) prior to the implementation of the 40 Ch. Radio. Channel 22A is actually ch. 24 today.

Back in my Van Club days in the 70's, everybody in the Club would run with this model CB and Ch. 22A was our private club channel use because no one else had figured that mod out. The other van clubs would see us using the radio and hear the adjacent channel bleed over but never could figure out what channel we were using.

 

[WSAC829]

Back in my Van Club days in the 70's, everybody in the Club would run with this model CB and Ch. 22A was our private club channel use because no one else had figured that mod out. The other van clubs would see us using the radio and hear the adjacent channel bleed over but never could figure out what channel we were using.

Hah! That's awesome. We did similar, but with export radios or modded 148's. We'd run either ch41 or an Alpha channel to get away from the masses back in the 90's.

I still have a brand new never used Radio Shack TRC-24A

Very cool. I bet you could score some serious cash on ebay or similar from a collector. Not easy to find mint condition vintage gear these days.

 

[WSAC829]

Well... after about a week of using this radio, i really like it. The RX on it blows away any other radio i have. It has ears for miles. Not only locally, but DX-wise as well. My QT40 (Ares II clone) has really great ears, but this rig (AnyTone 5555 plus/N version 7 clone) hears stations that nothing else does. Really impressed with it. TX audio gets great reports even with just using the stock mic. Not having to "reboot it" (like the QT40) to make menu changes is also a plus. The downside is no WX band, otherwise for a base station it's great. I could see the display washing out in the mobile like the Uniden 885/880/980 does in the sun. However that's not an issue for my use case since it's inside the house. Not disappointed with this purchase at all.

 

[niceguy71]

Well... after about a week of using this radio, i really like it. The RX on it blows away any other radio i have. It has ears for miles. Not only locally, but DX-wise as well. My QT40 (Ares II clone) has really great ears, but this rig (AnyTone 5555 plus/N version 7 clone) hears stations that nothing else does. Really impressed with it. TX audio gets great reports even with just using the stock mic. Not having to "reboot it" (like the QT40) to make menu changes is also a plus. The downside is no WX band, otherwise for a base station it's great. I could see the display washing out in the mobile like the Uniden 885/880/980 does in the sun. However that's not an issue for my use case since it's inside the house. Not disappointed with this purchase at all.

if you press band then menu... you will be in the weather channels... just go channel up and down to go through the 10 weather channels.

 

[WSAC829]

This is a clone of the original quad 5. Not the n2 like yours. Very different rigs. ;-)

 

[WSAC829]

If anyone is interested, it’s now on sale for $159.99. Great deal considering the at5555 plus (without nrc) is still selling for roughly $239.00.
Ebay link to Retevis store here.

 

[merlin]

Last thing I need is another radio that covers CB but that seems like a good deal.

 

[WSAC829]

Last thing I need is another radio that covers CB but that seems like a good deal.

You could just leave it as is out of the box (10 meter). I just prefer the conversion for 10/11 meter & free band. I also reprogrammed band F to be UK FM CB frequencies. Fun rig for the $$.

 

[merlin]

Tempting!

 

[robertwbob]

I was initially thinking maybe a QT80/6666 Pro down the road (as i currently love my QT40), but i never liked the look of the 6666. I do like the look of the original AT-5555, but i could never find the N version with NRC. Just the Plus. I found the CRT SS6900V, but importing it from France was going to cost a fortune.
Last night i hopped on E-Bay again and came upon a steal of a deal. The Retevis Ailunce HS4. It's a rebranded AT-5555 Plus/N (the newest version), but Retevis was having a celebration sale, plus offered a 20% off coupon code on top of that. After the sale price and coupon code i snagged it for $175.99! w/free shipping and it included a mag mount antenna as well. I'm pretty stoked. Now to wait as it's coming direct from Retevis and could take 2-4 weeks to get here.

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let me guess,your hands ,kinda like mine got the NEW RADIO ITCH? i wish they made a salve for that itch. hope that radio is up to your expectations

 

[WSAC829]

Lol yep. After 20ish years of using old equipment I got the itch and purchased 5 radios in the past year. Think I'm good for awhile now. Maybe.... 😏

 

[robertwbob]

Lol yep. After 20ish years of using old equipment I got the itch and purchased 5 radios in the past year. Think I'm good for awhile now. Maybe.... 😏

2 bits says that itch will spring up again

 

[Jdmolleur]

You could just leave it as is out of the box (10 meter). I just prefer the conversion for 10/11 meter & free band. I also reprogrammed band F to be UK FM CB frequencies. Fun rig for the $$.

Is the conversion a "snip the wire and move the jumper" type ? Or do I need to use a computer to reprogram?

 

[Jdmolleur]

On sale from retvis ebay store for $99 usd right now.
I'm considering but I like to run 11 meters also. How easy is this to convert or modify

Ailunce HS4 10 Meter 28.000MHz-29.700MHz Ham Radio PA、CW、AM、FM、USB、LSB+Antenna | eBay

PA、CW、AM、FM、USB、LSB mode. Except for the equipped dynamic microphone, amateur radio is compatible with a condenser microphone (not included). Dynamic microphone provides good sound quality. Operators choose based on the specific needs.

www.ebay.com

 

[robertwbob]

says out of stock

On sale from retvis ebay store for $99 usd right now.
I'm considering but I like to run 11 meters also. How easy is this to convert or modify

Ailunce HS4 10 Meter 28.000MHz-29.700MHz Ham Radio PA、CW、AM、FM、USB、LSB+Antenna | eBay

PA、CW、AM、FM、USB、LSB mode. Except for the equipped dynamic microphone, amateur radio is compatible with a condenser microphone (not included). Dynamic microphone provides good sound quality. Operators choose based on the specific needs.

www.ebay.com

guess no raincheck so price it cheep just to get headcount?

 

[Jdmolleur]

says out of stock

guess no raincheck so price it cheep just to get headcount?

sold out fast. i got mine coming