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Two radios, two brands, one manual

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NWI_Scanner_Guy

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I got a chuckle out of this and thought I'd share it with y'all.

Over the last 18 months or so, I really haven't done much on amateur radio, but now that I'm on medical leave from work, I have a lot of time on my hands and am getting back on the air. I have a QYT KT-980+ and a Radioddity QB25 that have been gathering dust that I've been working on refreshing the programming. One thing I couldn't remember about these radios is if they had the SYNC function or not. I didn't see the option in either menu, so I was pretty sure they didn't, but decided to download their respective manuals just to be certain.

So I got both downloaded and began reading thru the 980+ manual and didn't see any mention of SYNC, so I moved on the the QB25 manual. As I read thru that one, I began to realize that I was reading word-for-word what I had just read in the 980+ manual. After doing some comparing, they are both basically the same manual, even though one is a dual band radio and the other is a quad band radio. I guess since a lot of these budget amateur radios are pretty much identical in function, it stands to reason one manual could be "rebranded" for multiple brands. Just put a different picture on the cover and you're good to go. LOL!

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I don't believe that Radioddity is a manufacturer. They import radios made by others and sometimes put their name on them.
 

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With the proper coding, a SDR can pick up almost anything over a wide range without the maze of parts required in past years. A super het receiver is usually better and still found in high end equipment that cover limited bands.
 
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