ALL BAND ALL MODE HF/VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER Q900 Version 3 

I had 2 of these and both were dead out of the box. Got my money back and bought an IC-7300 have not looked back.

That's a great looking transceiver. What an incredibly broad spectrum. Nicely done video, very clear explanations. Thanks for sharing this info!

I am pretty sure you are the first person to make a meaningful video about this interesting radio, was looking for a video like this months ago, many thanks and looking forward to more!

What a great and succinct review! Lots of useful info presented without rambling. You make this radio very appealing. Thanks!

So glad there was no annoying back ground music, Great info and footage here, Cheers

In aliexpress you can read: The current Q900 is the newest product launched in 2022 and is the third generation improved version. Compared with the - first version (HS2) and - the second version (qr20), - the third generation has optimized all previous problems. The current Q900 has stable performance and can be purchased with confidence. Support satellite automatic doppler tracking function(the software will be sent to you after order.

I had seen previous versions of this radio but I thought the manufacturer had stopped making them altogether. Then this video popped up on my YT feed. I might purchase one of these for experimental purposes sometime down the road.

This is the first time ive ever seen one of thies radios really cool

I bought a Q900 several months ago and found it very useful in a laboratory where we transmit all over the spectrum that a MARS mod just won't cover. I'll be buying another Q900 next week for my personal use as a backpack radio. It's rare to have this much capability in such a small package - and with a built in HF/6m tuner. However, I'm not having much luck with the Android app right now. I have to get that figured out, because I really need the VFO tuning knob on HF.

This will pair nicely with my Xiegu XPA125B! Love it.

Thanks for the informative video.... including my contact with France! Next time I should reduce compression and maybe drive levels! 😯

My comment was not rude. It was obvious that the narrator was well informed and knew what he was talking about because after my repeated times listening, I was able to grasp the information despite the strong British or Australian accent. I suppose that any British or Australian accent trained ear would have understood the video on the first try, but not those of us with American English ear that are also interested in the information provided.

What an interesting unit... I may have to look into adding it to my collection...

I grabbed one of these as general purpose remote station radio. It seems to be very feature rich and well put together. Thanks for the review. I also have a Xiegu G90 to compare it to - it will be interesting how it tunes up the same long wire.

Looks like good radio on a budget, plenty of scope for beginners , great presentation Mat on this 👍👊

Bloody love it!! This is a game changer

The manual is probably one of the best I have come across, well written and easy to follow also interesting is the Cat control software will it work on other brand’s

Very impressive radio for what it does, you basically have an entire shack in a box that you can also use portable. The only main drawback holding this radio back it seems is the lack of VFO knob and I wish it had one. I wonder if a rotary encoder could be added using the USB or accessory port? For the satellite function, does it support full duplex? Does it have dual VFO? Also, I am wondering if the bluetooth can be used to pair a headset or can it only be used for CAT control?

super review video, will you say it is ok in sensitivity and selectivity compared to icom and yaesu´s radios. and what is the compass and gps modules for?

Wow! This version seems much better then the last 2. Will have to take a serious look at this one.

As someone who was trained on Gamma phone systems, that intro music haunts me to the core.

Thank you for the information!

I really want one and Christmas is coming lol

That's a neat radio, and the price isn't as breathtaking as one would expect. Though their choice of mascot on the webpage is a bit on the odd side, but whatever. Pretty neat bit of kit.

Love it.

Fantastic video! Thank you!

Hi Matt. You already helped me to get onto HL2... I am now looking at something I can run remote, do Digital and CW/SSB and also possible take portable. Do you reckon this is the RIG I should consider? I dont mind not having VFO Knob... neither that its not an ICOM or Yaesu. Compared to mcHF - on HF , where would you put that? Regards Jiri

You have a great, balanced presentation style. NO shrieking hyperbole! And never change the intro/outro music! 73 de K4FMH

Tech Minds has been the source I use when buying Ham Radios and stuff.

I see it's about $625 US Dollars. That's a darn good bang for the buck with respect to an all band QRP transceiver with all that it offers. Can't imagine Ten Tec providing as much...Actually I (aka KC2WVB) am a big fan of QRP and only use either a UBit-X or Bitx-40. I sold my Kenwood 100 watt unit four or five years ago when I moved, but always found creating a fabulous antenna capable of distance on 10 or less watts was a lot more challenging and thus fun than buying and plugging in a 100 watt transceiver. This led to the ORP preference, but to each their own preference and some people like the convience of a 100 watt unit and find their fun via other means.

That´s an amazing radio. Tks fer Sharing Mat. I´m a CB user, in 27,245 USB Js8call, so this radio is wonderful. 7351. In the near future I will make the the license to ham radio. it´s the better radio to all band´s.

Thanks Matt!!

Hek I'm going to get one for the radio room no need for any other ones great vid

Great video! I have a V3 Q900 and really enjoy the radio However, not sure about how to set up DMR for the US. Will this work with US based repeaters? Or with hotspots? I'm getting conflicting information on this so I figured out I'd ask here. Somewhere I read we needed to purchase "keys". Any info you could provide in how you got it to work would be much appreciated.

nice little rig!

That's sweet, great review

That looks similar to the Ailiunce Matt? Great coverage and very tempting!! Thanks mate 73 Gm4zji Chris

Thank you for sharing these tips, I did not know this team. It looks very interesting. Greetings and congratulations for your professional videos. 73 from Mexico! **** One additional question: What settings did you use to TX? antenna, power amplifier, antenna line, etc.? What do you suggest us to properly operate a radio of this type in phone, in digital modes in HF?

Nice video. I like it!

Very interesting vidéo Matt, 73's F4BBO thierry

What a fantastic looking and working radio mate...these shack in a box are getting better and better and it also looks very modern. Is there a price on this unit mate or do they have prices on there web site with all the different options Cheers mate another great vid 👍 👌

Hi I see you have tested both the HS2 and the q900 and both look similar and wondered which you found the best ?. I use a ftdx101mp and ic9700 at home and so looking at something simple for use when away in our caravan and would appreciate your thoughts

All I know is I can buy a hundred watt VHF UHF radio with side band FM and AM on it although it is limited coverage of HF and LF bands, also VHF and UHF I believe I'm not real sure on that part actually but anyway, the qyt7900 offer similar features for those that don't need all the coverage. It also has a hundred Watts out the back.

Very interesting, thanks! I wonder, is there any relationship of this radio to the Ailunce HS-2 (Q-900P)? 73! Linas LY2H

How good is the Q900’with receiving shortwave radio stations? I will install a MLA open loop antenna to be connected to the Q900. Thanks!!

Looks like my dream trx. 🙂 edit: Maybe also add FreeDV for HF digital voice and CW decoder and it would be perfect.

Great looking package Mat. I clicked your link to buy one but could not find how to apply the discount code?

Can you transmit with the Bluetooth app or is it just for receiving? What is the range for the Bluetooth?

In China, the early versions of the q900 were spurned because of poor marketing and obvious flaws in the hash. It was not even licensed by the Management department, at that time.( Selling radio equipment in China requires passing Management department, testing and receiving a license code) Although the launch of the new version of the q900 has resulted in a license code, I remain skeptical about this machine. After all, this company does not have a very good rating in China. Thank you for your review which changed my perception of it a little Finally, I would like to ask if I can upload the video to a Chinese video site for more Chinese ham to see? 73 de BH7CSA

Is this particular model up to date with the new FCC rules regulations and new extended bands?

Is there a recommended antenna configuration if the station is remote. i.e. need a separate DMR antenna on Ant2. HF antenna on Ant1, maybe consider remote u/v / HF antenna switch on Ant1.

How's the transmit audio? Does it have compression, eq, variable bandwidth?

looks good

Great video matey.

Great radio, featurewise. But most important: How does it receive and transmit when stations are weak or strong stations are nearby? How clear is the sound? Is the clarifier for ssb usable? Squelch usable? Transmission on all modes in specs? From my experience, the "cheap" chinese SDR radios almost all receive terrible compared to the usual radios. Transmission often is a bit low modulated but generally acceptable, but receiving mostly is garbage. Otherwise I would consider buying one Q900 for portable use.

Hi I'm live in Trinidad and would like to know if purchased as standard would I get all modes inclusive of the cw decoder I'm a new ham and love this radio 73s.

Very good , nice 👍👍👍

What is the best way to program channels into the radio? I've been mostly using the QRadioBLE to control the radio, but I'd like to program a bunch of channels/presets like a normal ham radio. I don't see dedicated CPS software to do this. I love this Gen 3 radio though. Way better than my Gen 2 which I mostly used for experimental stuff, not ham radio.

Who can specify the limit values of the main filter of the DSP selection transmitter, the lower and upper values? If there is filter data, what is the squareness and uniformity of the transparency strip?

Holy smokes. That rig has come a long way. Very, very impressive!!!! One thing I noticed, did the Android app spectrum actually like up correctly with the rig? I'm in great danger of spending more money over here!!! Hihi.

Thanks do you if There is a scan mode on this little chiness transeiver ? if yes can we choose start and end frequence

Good review.

Interesting Video cheers

Go for G90, sort of tried and tested OS which is stable if hf is of main interest. All in one radios are usually are troublesome, especially Chinese.

Dave N8POT who put this Radio out @ what is price of the product @ the position for the Radio ? Thanks have a good day

Nice unit

Hello: Has the APRS function been enabled? Would the radio also work with Winlink and Vara HF and Vara FM? Many thanks, Robert (Bob) Chambers 8P6RC

Thanks

Oh goody, 20 watts on HF! Now you have a legal use for Grandpa's old CB linear!

Great video de W2CSI

Hi. I own the Xiegu XPA125B. I don't see an accessory jack on the Q900. Is there a way I can connect the Q900 to my amp? Thanks, and I really enjoy your videos. 73 de WA3RSL.

Seems like a nice radio. Display refresh rate, layout, resolution seems decent. Having BT is OK for added flexibility and future functionality, but not a good substitute for having a quality, hardware rotary dial(s) on the radio. It really annoys me when mfrs cripple otherwise good hardware with cheap interfaces and/or crappy phone apps that are more trouble than they are worth, though it seems this offering does a pretty good job in that respect.

Hi I enjoy your videos could you tell me what's the best settings for using ssb thanks from 9z4apa 73s.

Can the radio transmit on 63cm and above into the commercial band frequency. 477 to 550MHZ. and is it capable transmit on 23cm. and 60GHZ. bands...?

Tech Minds, I wonder if you've had a chance to review the TBR-119, which is listed under products on their website? Looks like they are making that for their military, (and so well-funded probably) and probably is a military version of the Q900, and it looks like a very well-thought-out radio.

On the Ali Express link, the frequency chart does not show the 11 metre band, why is that ?

I'm not sure a firmware update would work in order to activate the mobile phone network ability. China does use GSM, but they also use CDMA, something we don't use. Lovely looking piece of kit though, I wish I understood it more, but it's waaaay over my head. lol.

Thanks four time , What SDR ham Radio you recooment to start with HAM RAdio ?

Luv the silly QSO's. HI Mat, bye Mat, thank you Mat. And for that you need a license. 🤣😂🤣 But I like the radio, thanks for showing it.

Excellent first review! Is this a direct sampling or conversion sampling?

What conective apparatus (various) does it compare?

Another question please: Can the options be installed by me. Thanks.

I wonder if the manufacturer would be receptive to add 4m ?

asking what antenna you can use for Q900 version 3, is there a Diamond Antenna adaptable to Q900 Transceiver? 73 have a nice day hope to respond to my query.

Ser godt ud ❤️🇩🇰

wow...nice hamshack...

Why is there not a box with siimilar functions and display like this available for HackRF instead of the clumsy PortaPack ??

Very interesting... is this a new product?

Thanks for the video. I got my own Q900 with DMR module a few days ago. I am a bit confused about the second antenna connector (SMA-it’s labelled ANT1 on my rig, on yours it’s ANT2) - 3:56 - When operating VHF/UHF FM with one antenna only, I must connect the antenna to the SMA connector, right? The manual is not very clear about this point. Can you help me out?

Your experience with the manufacturer is very unique. There is a Facebook user group for this radio and the manufacturer has been very conspicuous by their absence, unless they are trying to promote themselves. It would be interesting if you could check the power output against the claimed output as this appears to vary wildly from unit to unit, with barely 500mW on VHF being reported. Harmonic output is also an issue for many. I measured the harmonic and spuri content out of mine and while it will not invite a knock on the door it is far from what I'd call satisfactory. Unfortunately the manufacturer is unwilling to address these issues that plagued earlier versions, nor will they release the code for the firmware so that those whom have the knowledge can rework it and kill the multitude of bugs it contains. I've had my example for a few months, and while the receiver is respectable I have major reservations of transmitting with it.

Thanks for the quite informative video! I was interested in the radio quite a while ago, but it was never available, or it was not sold to Europe or Germany. Even now, clicking on your link results in "This product is not available in your region". As this thing was running around like that for 3 years now, I considered it a hoax. Nice to see, that at least e few people got it delivered to their desk. But still there are many questions. In the beginning, Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS and IMU were separate boards that could be places by the buyer even later on. And all of these could be placed, not only one. Checkin Aliexpress right now, there are sellers that sell these units but only with +DMR or +GPS or +GPS+IMU and they do not have any sell listed. Can you provide a more internal look of the unit and explain which modules can be placed where and which can be used parallel and which only alternatively? Another question is, how they implemented DMR? Do they equip the radio with an AMBE chip? That would enable also D-Star, NXDN and other digital modes. And finally I got confused about what is implement and what is missing. The unit can do quite a lot of things through Blutooth, but what about the Ethernet-Port. I'd really would like to use that unit as a remote unit on my far away 2nd QTH.

Another great find. Looks like an excellent shank-in-a-box type of radio or for newly licenced hams looking for a budget all-mode radio. I tend to operate portable most of the time on HF 4m 2m and 70cms. This is ticking a lot of boxes for a backpack / SOTA / POTA friendly radio. I'd really appreciate it if you could test how it performs on TX and RX this on 4m/70Mhz. Thanks Tom EI5IEB

how about measuring the performance and going over specs instead of doo dads (battery, connectors, etc?

Sounds like this will be a nice cheap mobile/ portable option.

What antenna are you using in this video?

hi you have a very good base in your voice...can make a good FM radio RJ!!!

Wish we could get those over here from a non Flea-bay / Ali's tent emporium...

I been waiting for the day that a Chinese manufacturer would bust onto the scene with a full fledged all mode, all frequency radio. The day has come, look out Yeasu, Icom, and Kenwood, this is only the beginning. Mark my word.

I almost bought one of these until I found that it will not transmit on the full range of amateur frequencies on some bands! ☹ Does anyone know if the gen3 model has corrected this or if there is a software/firmware fix? If it can be used for CB, why in the world did they truncate amateur band coverage (rhetorical question)? Thanks, and 73 de KD4CNO🤨

Seems like it's the same radio as the Ailunce HS2 and Radioddity QR20 for those sketched out by aliexpress.