The wood splinters hanging off the end of the pencil at a 45 degree angle really set this content producer at the head of the pack. There should be and Academy Award of some sort for this man.

@jojodesal

3 ай бұрын

Bawhawhaw

This is the best ham radio review I seen in a while. Thank you!

@TheNotaRubicon

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! But, please go easy on the insults - this is not a ham radio.

@JonMichaelDeBona

9 ай бұрын

Love the review, ordered the KG-Q10G, and kudos on the Sig Sauer mat!

CB Radio The original social media platform ❤️

@waynehendrix4806

9 ай бұрын

For sure. Listening to my father talk to Australia in the evening skip was great in the 80s to 90s.

I just received mine today,I programmed a couple of repeater channels and talked on a net tonight, I believe this will be my favorite radio.

Amazing radio. Wish transmitting in CB was an option, but I guess we can't have everything.

@apar1560

9 ай бұрын

Yes, that and a 10 watt power option on GMRS would be GREAT ! ...Alan 🇨🇱

@indridcold8433

9 ай бұрын

It still has quite a lot of frequencies.

@PsRohrbaugh

9 ай бұрын

@@indridcold8433 it's possible to be the best GMRS radio on the market, while still not being perfect.

@flyrdie1

9 ай бұрын

Like other Chinese radios...matter of time till it's unlocked. I know of one mobile wouxun ham that you can unlock for CB and gmrs. And one of the ht ham radio that u can unlock for gmrs.

@TheNotaRubicon

9 ай бұрын

Can you give us the list of other Wouxun GMRS radios that have been unlocked? We'll just wait....

The slums below.So funny.These videos are brilliant.Very informative with great humour too.Keep up the good work.

Great DEMO, THANKS ! Nice radio, I'll have to wait 'til WOUXUN decides to put out a 10+ watt radio. I use mine mainly in the trails and with the woodsy/ hilly terrain... the extra power watts help tremendously. I do like the seperhetorodine quality. Thanks Alan in 🇨🇱

This FLAT OUT has the widest receive range of any two-way walkie talkie that I know of. Going from the top of the SW band (CB) plus Broadcast FM and NOAA to almost 1Ghz is freaking amazing! There are dedicated scanners that do much less! That it's also a Superhet GMRS radio with GPS make this thing a hell of a deal. When my tax refund comes, I'm grabbing a pair!

@GoonyMclinux

9 ай бұрын

Just get a uv-k5 and mod it, mine does ssb, am, fm and with a discone its pretty good.

@Athrunwong

9 ай бұрын

What...? HOW THE F DO YOU MOD IT TO INCLUDES SSB??

@ScorpioSin777

9 ай бұрын

Is this radio water resistant or shock resistant curious minds would like to know

@danielwymer1580

5 ай бұрын

@@ScorpioSin777IP67 ONE METER FOR 30 MINUTES I think

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Thanks! I learn a great deal from your videos and very much enjoy the sarcastic and humorous presentation. Keep up the great work!

@TheNotaRubicon

2 ай бұрын

Thank YOU!

Whew!! That sticker removal was INTENSE!🙏🇺🇲🙏🇺🇲

@waynehendrix4806

9 ай бұрын

I think there should be a nurse standing by for that activity. Someone might have a stroke. or ten.

Congrats on the 23 years on the KZreads LOL. Almost got the 935G+ but wanted superheterodyne, IP67, and the USB-C port on the radio (not the battery). This might be something I can buy once, cry once and stop delaying my first purchase. Kind of wish Yaesu, ICOM, and Kenwood would get into the high end GMRS radio market, but this is the perfect price point for high quality. These Wouxuns are WAY better than Midland, Cobra, Uniden, Motorola big box store units.

I'm glad you laid down your TekMat to protect your Tekmat. There's a reason other radio reviewers can't get it right.

Long live Randy! 🎉 "It does not work, if you don't read it"😂

Damn, I just got a pair of the Baofeng BF-F8HP's... The addition of CB would be perfect. Damn! Love the shirt, Randy

@fivefivesix-sevensixtwo4114

9 ай бұрын

I also just got a BF-F8HP. I would like to be able to transmit CB not just receive CB tho. For the price difference, I would rather buy another BF-F8HP and have HAM frequencies as well as FRS/GMRS frequencies.

Just got mine. Beautiful radio!

Good review as always. I love that it is superhet but the GPS with Bluetooth pairing seems more functional on the BTech GMRS Pro.

You sold me on a new KG-Q10G! I love it. Dare I say I like it more than my Boofwang.

Randy reviews these radios so much that I expect one day the that the woman's voice on the Wouxun radios will be replaced with his.

@UltraZelda64

10 күн бұрын

That would be a selling point.

Hey, I enjoy all your videos. I really like the wall art over your shoulder at the beginning of your videos. Great job changing the TEKMAT! I have a P220 from the early 80s and It is still my favorite to fire. I love your super dry sarcasm! I collect radios also but mostly shortwave and older Zenith tube radios. You are one Salty Berserker! Stay Ultra Maga!

This guy is SO funny! I LOVE the chewed up pencil, and using the steak knife on a flat head, totally tongue in cheek! And the screen protector removal, the "deflowering" as it were, was done ever so slowly and gently...😂 And he seemed slightly exhausted...too funny!

@alexkram

6 ай бұрын

I'm literally crying when he picked up the broken pencil over the sharp one.

@chrisseidel8999

6 ай бұрын

@@alexkramit’s his trademark. You should see the apps on his phone! 😜

@dw8555

4 ай бұрын

@@alexkram That pencil has been featured for a long time on many of his videos - I can only imagine how a persnickety anal-retentive cringes at the sight of that pencil!

Another great radio...thanks Randy.

Well, good thing I am personally your favorite viewer, because it seems subscribing to you has paid off Randy. Or has it? You either saved me from a bad purchase, or enticed me to make a bad purchase lol. Time will tell. I just ordered this KG-Q10G. I was about to pull the trigger on a KG-UV9GX while it was on sale. Now it makes sense to me why it's on sale. :) I was taking some time to compare the UV9GX and the BTECH GMRS-PRO. While not very useful yet because I don't think I know anyone else with either of these models, the GPS is compelling (plus I can still use it to get my location). The KG-Q10G seems to be a a beefed up UV9GX which covers most of the Rx frequencies that the UV9GX covers, which I find some value in, with GPS and USB-C added. In my opinion - I'll pay an extra $25 for the USB-C alone. GPS is gravy.

Randy forgot to list the affiliate link for that black handled, dual riveted, Chinesium serrated blade screwdriver. I understand that you can also use it to turn a pencil into the most efficient analog trolling pointer ever, with the guaranteed reaction of raising a sad ham’s blood pressure. Blood pressure so high that the sad ham’s BP can be measured from many fars away, merely by aiming the Farsometer 2000 dummy load connection port towards his listed FCC mailing location. 😅

@subiesojourner777

9 ай бұрын

😂

@waynehendrix4806

9 ай бұрын

Anything black handled, I would not question Randy about. 😁

I got all excited when I saw that sharpened pencil ✏️ but my mouth watered when I saw that p365 mat 🤤

Randy!!! The broken pencil pointer is the best🔥🔥🔥

I’ve been a ham operator for 20+ years. You’re welcome. I’d like to get one of these so I can get on CB again. It’s awesome that they make a radio that will do both! 😂

Nice Radio might just have to get one Thanks Randy

the chewed up pencil pointer is way too funny !!! lmao🤣

P365, good choice sir! Also this radio is pretty neat!

Now someone needs to figure out how to jailbreak it.

@MrSabram07

2 ай бұрын

Can this be unlocked or jailbroken?

Now I gotta buy this to this is insane

I see the Q10G is waterproof and that is awesome. I have a UV9GX and I wish it were waterproof of course it can take the rain which is fine for my use. I might have to pick one of these up though. Right now I only have one GMRS HT and one HAM HT but I want to get a nother GMRS for my wife.

Randy, I just received my Q10G yesterday (June 11) and my antenna was Not glued down. I was able to remove it with no problem at all and install a Nagoya quite easily. And yes, I did use your affiliate link .............. "below".

Very nice, but for $200+ i stick with my pair of personally programmed BOOFwang UV-9R PRO radios that I bought for $115 including 3 different antennas for each radio, a programming cable and a microphone (1 radio). I get FM listening and think I have more flexibility for those SHTF moments. Would love to compare send and receive signal and sound of the UV-5R with this super-heterodyne radio. Maybe someday I can upgrade.

Just bought one and currently rigging an antenna set up

Damn you Randy! Just when I thought I had enough radios! Had to order! XENU help me when my wife’s sees! Your paying for my couples counseling…. I know it’s coming to that!

damnit randy!!! the protective screen covering peel off 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Thank you!!

I'm holding off for the Tim Taylor Series Binford 9000 Super Duper which has 9,999,999 channels and turbo PTT which allows it to do Mega Fars. 😁

@udx-294tn5

9 ай бұрын

“I don’t think so Tim” lol

most entertaining man on youtube.

Okay Sandy. I used your affiliate link I found below!

Got to ask for a beginner looking for as much as I can get for the money and not regret when the bigger better comes out the following year where should I start? BTW love your sense of humor and honesty. All the Ham guys around me will not give me any direction period, they all give me a run around! I need an all in one for Church security and home monitoring

@vitogriffin8902

3 ай бұрын

For license free security, or other communications use inside or around structures, the retevis RT10 is a decent option. 902-928 mhz band, no license required in digital mode. For monitoring at home a scanner is the best way to go. There's not anything happening on ham or GMRS that's worth monitoring. CB isn't worth monitoring. Airband isn't worth monitoring. Those are decent hobby functions but there's nothing being said that's important to anyone who's not in the conversation. Most public safety is P25 so these radios won't pick it up anyway, and for analog stuff these radios scan like snails compared to a scanner so even an analog scanner blows them away. If you're planning on using the radio to really communicate with, and plan to get a license or use them well outside of populated areas then that's another story, but as it is they're basically as useful as an FRS walkie talkie if you don't get licensed because you can't use repeaters without someone policing you about it and ratting you out.

Would really like to see the GPS sharing to see how it compares to the GMRS-PRO I just got.

Looks like you have a bit more lead in your pencil today. Sharp and to the point.

I'm excited to see my favorite KZread and GMRS **SUPERSTAR** finally get a usable pencil Carry on, Sir!

You need to get one of these companies to make a “Not A Rubicon” Signature Model 😎👍

Thanks

Great review again, Randy - I am a bit disappointed that the charging port isn’t on the battery itself, though. Oh well, if they made it perfect, what would they do for an encore?

Loved your Tee shirt 😁

Great radio but my GMRS repeater owner helped me unlock my KG-Q10H radio. I love BTWR but my 935G+ is still my favorite

@HardcoreFourSix

9 ай бұрын

unlock instructions please

@MAGA-Brad

9 ай бұрын

You must share the unlock procedure

How does this compare to the UV9G? I use these in loud environments often and I want something louder than the UV9G

Is there a way you can show us how to tune Air Band for this radio? The manual said it has Air Band for this GMRS radio. Please help.

Did it come with 2 antennas? I have the KG-Q332 which is basically the ham version of this radio. Same specs without the gps. Amazing little unit, love being able to pickup the air band without having to resort to the scanner. Oh and the short menu press items are those which generally change settings for that particular section or channel (think upper and lower half) Whereas the long press menu is where you will find settings that will affect the entire radio (roger beep for instance)

You Rock Bro!! Keep The Videos Coming!! Heck Yeah Man!!

Great video! I have the KG 935G+. It's a great radio that receives very well and transmits great with excellent audio quality. Wouxun certainly makes some great radios! I have to say I do really like some of the added features. I might just have to get one. I might wait a little bit though and see if they come out with a plus model. I do have one question for you, how are the knobs on the top of the radio? With the KG 935G I went with the plus model due to the stiffer knobs.

@Jimbo_Conn

8 ай бұрын

So this is not the same as the wouxan quad band HT?

Does the manual explain how to get a date?

Thanks!

@TheNotaRubicon

8 ай бұрын

Thank YOU!

Could one get the KG-Q10H on GMRS since it covers the 320-480MHz UHF? I suspect it would but it would need to be programmed. Or am I missing something?

Looks great, why are these new radios stopping at 480Mhz? It would be great if they went up to 520Mhz to Rx many common public safety bands.

I really like the BTECH GMRS-PRO IP67 Submersible Radio !!!

I just ordered one of these, it'll be here on Friday. When I downloaded the user manual, I noticed there are no instructions to update the firmware. Is there a way to upgrade the firmware, or is it locked?

I know it's wrong in many ways, but I find it pleasurable to watch you pull the protective cover off the screen.

I have two of these that are fully unlocked and I love them.

@Gunsmith901

13 күн бұрын

How did you fully unlock them?

You're a funny dude... definitely find myself laughing at the screen protector peel offs .. lol

Looks like a great radio but it’s a little heavy on the price. By the time you add a second battery, it’s well into the mid 200’s. Maybe a Black Friday special?

Thanks for the solid review. Is the antenna fixed? I saw you unscrew it off, but was it glued? What connector does it use? Is the factory antenna sufficient or an upgrade better? Trying to understand the situation and don’t see a good breakdown of the antenna. Thanks!

@TheNotaRubicon

8 ай бұрын

The antenna is "fixed" with a small drop of glue, it uses an SMA female connector and i was able to talk to a repeater 70 miles away with it.

@jasonbowers-zl8zi

8 ай бұрын

Thought it looked SMA female on the vid, but wanted to verify. Thanks for the quick reply and details. Looks like I’ll be picking one up at the…affiliate link below. 👇🏼

@mormatt83

7 ай бұрын

My SMA connector came right out of the radio still attached to the antenna, thought for sure i broke it but appears to work normally. Maybe they upgraded the glue @@TheNotaRubicon

Was the choice of table top decoration a coincidence, or a call out to the fact that the Sig P365 stealthily (ish) was added to the California roster in the last day or so?

The shirt is great

can I get the radio in Marisa Tomei voice?

I can't get my software to "read from radio". I only see port 1 and 4. Anyone know how to change and fix this issue I'm having?

Great shirt, my mom says to tell you hello

Can you tell me the frequency numbers on the inside of the KG-Q10G antenna? I'd like to pick up another since I destroyed mine,forgot to check the frequency numbers before I trashed it,radio is fine and I do have other antennas but the original did perform well.

Nice, one radio for them all , gmrs & a scanning receiver .......little pricey though......

@jamesslick4790

9 ай бұрын

For the capability the price seems OK to me.

@udx-294tn5

9 ай бұрын

Wouxun products are top notch compared to the others. The receiver is so much better! That’s where the $$ comes in. You definitely get what you pay for. 👍🏻

Can you upgrade the antenna on this model?

Now that FM is taking over US CB radio it might be possible soon to use those as well with a handheld like this.

@N2YTA

9 ай бұрын

It not just a matter of the mode, it’s the large difference in frequency; 27MHz for CB and 462 - 467MHz for GMRS. Then, there’s the matter of the antenna.

Oh sure, just after i bought the GMRS Baofeng UV5R that you tested.. I'm a sad ham now...

I assume the GPS functionality is similarly APRS-like to the btech gmrs pro. Exciting to see manufacturers utilize this niche the FCC added for garmin. Hope it becomes a bit more open though. I wonder if its against the rules to transmit the data via repeater.

@TheNotaRubicon

9 ай бұрын

It is against the rules to transmit the GPS data through a repeater and the radio wont do it.

@ericbrundick8261

8 ай бұрын

I'm mostly curious if its GPS and texting features are functionally compatible with the GMRS-PRO, or proprietary to Wouxon.

I've purchased a KG-S88G and KG-905G kit of two, along with a KG-UV9GX. Wonder if this would be worth adding to my collection of Wouxuns?

Gonna wait for CHIRP compatibility, CHIRP has previously been able to “unlock” some of my GMRS-only radios to be able to transmit on *all* memory channels, regardless of band, and I like a multi-functional radio for “emergency purposes.” Manufacturer software almost always keeps the “rules” baked in, limiting my options when the government and society as a whole inevitably collapses.

What's the trick to get the antenna off,I used a fair amount of pressure but it would not come off?

This is the Swiss Army Knife of transceivers, with a small modification done with software. One of these radios replaces 10 walkie talkies! By the way, I have 10 walkie talkies for sale.

Sweet!

Wow! It makes toast too!

Hi Randy, thanks for another great review. This seems like a fantastic radio. Here's my question. If I unlock this radio, will it have the ability to receive P25 public safety radio?

@TheNotaRubicon

4 ай бұрын

No.

Looking for SHTF comms and man even though I used to repair two way radios, I still can't make up my mind. 😅

Don't know what my favorite is, the broken #2 or the steak knife.

Would be worth it if you could transmit in CB channels .

I bought the h version Can I get the btech amplifier for it? If so which one? I’m also going to get an antenna for the top of my flag pole. Basically a base station! Want to make sure I get the right amp and and antenna that work With this radio h version. Thank you in advance.

can you mars mod this thing to transmit in all those mygigglehurtz ranges it receives? and is it easy to do?

@RKingis

9 ай бұрын

MARS mods are for ham radios.😊

@TheNotaRubicon

9 ай бұрын

I am pretty sure that most normal, non-pedantic people understand exactly what he is asking. The answer is: So far, NO .

Looks nice Randy! Does transmitting the GPS position work through a repeater or just in simplex mode?

@TheNotaRubicon

9 ай бұрын

Position data transmission is only permitted on simplex.

@bobb3149

9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon Thanks

@fbswampfox

9 ай бұрын

Not real time gps data. It operates on a much different frequency. You can, of course, transmit the position at time of transmission, just not a continuous update. Basically, you can just send the data itself.

You know... I now believe that no review is complete without a "chick digging it" functional test. 🤓

So... It's a POLICE SCANNER in the 800 range?

How good is CB reception going to be with the stock antenna? Pretty bad I imagine.

@forgetyourlife

9 ай бұрын

As with any wide banded HT

Chirp driver already in development.

Without transmit on CB, I am unable to practice my Spanish. Although having GMRS was fun for a few minutes, I noticed that nobody else used it in the area either. It's almost as lonely as 6 meter band. Looks like a nice radio for what it's meant to be. A multiple choice test can get you a lot of additional options. Your choice.

@TheNotaRubicon

9 ай бұрын

I dont need to take a test to have more options.

@waynehendrix4806

9 ай бұрын

That's true. There are a lot of lubricants in the CVS. Be well. Wherever your (very smooth) hands or feet may roam. May you peel many screen covers. Preferably in your own tent, away from the other campers, and small furry mammals.😉 "Breaker one nine?" @@TheNotaRubicon

@ramrod175

9 ай бұрын

@@waynehendrix4806 😗😗😗😗

Randy, if you had to choose between the KG-Q10G, the KG-935G Plus, and the KG-UV9GX, which one would you choose and why?

@TheNotaRubicon

4 ай бұрын

For sure I would choose the one that best meets my own personal wants, needs, and desires in a radio. I suggest everyone do the same.

@wtfe86

4 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon a very diplomatic answer. I honestly don’t know what else I expected.

@TheNotaRubicon

4 ай бұрын

In all seriousness I just made this video answering your question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWyImc1spNKXgKg.html

Nice

Can location data be sent through a repeater?