amzn.to/3utaZKp - Follow up video to our first testing of the Anytone Aires II. Some new features are now available after a software update and should be included for the radio launch.
I should have waited a bit and bought this radio instead. Its reminds me of my all time favorite Cobra 148gtl. It would have been a perfect unit for my CB radio comeback after 36 years. Feels like a total reunion. I'm pretty sure it will surpass almost everything except for the 148's legendary modulation. The best of the best!
the old COBRA 148GTL CB radio is a solid state radio and cannot be destroyed by an EMP. The AnyTone CB radio is a digital surface mounted radio and can be DESTROYED by an EMP. It is NOT a good survival radio !
I got this mike info from Radioocity for their QT40 (rebranded Aires II, it's even in the FCC ID Tag) I got one coming from the big online A store on Saturday! Here is the Mike pinout info:, and they use Cobra 4 pin for dynamic when set for it. Below is the pinout information for the speaker mic. I hope it will be helpful to you: 1 Black Ground 2 White Audio 3 Red PTT * 4 Blue Up/Down * Blue and Red switch resistance in when button is pushed Up 3.948 Ohms Down 1.198 Ohms Black/White Mic Black/Red PTT Blue/Red Up/own
Fantastic video. It's a nice radio! Thank you for addressing the NPC topic. NPC can really only be used IF you own an oscilloscope. Otherwise, it's exactly as you said, "NPC" is very distorted and unclean most of the time. (It's not really "NPC" yet. Hopefully some firmware changes will come to improve this in the future...) Also, the Fine and Course (+/-5kHz) clarifier setting is available in the normal user menu. You can change this setting without using the PC software. And the frequency readout option works in the WX/2 meter RX mode too! 👍 It's a very cool radio! 73. (PS, some nice other rigs you have there. ;) ...)
I have the test gear and engineering knowledge to perform the tuning, BUT, still looking for the "secret code" on how to access the internal firmware adjustments. You got any help to share??? Thanks. Hank
It has a great classic design - please make no apology for it not being menu driven. Those wanting flat screens and menus should seek elsewhere without making any criticism of this radio. People complain about not having a frequency counter on a CB radio - really? CB radio is channelized.
I love it because it isn’t menu driven , The McKinley is completely menu driven , soon go rid of that, I had to get the instructions out if I hadn’t used for a while , keep it old school 👍🏽
I got one of these great radios. Now I need to know if The new updates are already installed in the radio or if I have to do some uploading to the radio? A video showing how to do the updates would be very very useful for those of us who have been away from our radios for many years or the complete noobes. We want our radios to do all the cool stuff, but we don't want to mess it up. I can't wait to install this in my vehicle and would love to know if the latest upgrades / updates are already in the newest ones or if I need to use my computer to do the updates / upgrades and how to do it.
Thanks for the video. I picked up a brand new one for $159.99 at a local ham fest (1 actually got two). I like to listen to channel 19 on road trips. My impression is, for the price, it has some nice features. On the downside, the receive is nothing short of awful. The sensitivity is not awful, but the selectively is horrendous. It is a splash-box! This may not be an issue for people in rural areas, but in metro areas, it's a serious issue.
This is a pretty common thing with newer radios as they tend to be more sensitive to picking up static in the city. The TRICK is to turn down RF gain to about 60-70%, you’ll find it’s quieter but you don’t lose much receive signal strength. Then turn on the NRC and you’ll be surprised how good it can be, even in the city. I run most of my newer radios this way with good results.
I just got this radio and I'm super excited about it but, I'm no tech wiz and I'm struggling to get it setup. Can you do a video from start to finish of how a truck driver would set this radio up nice as a CB? I can't find anything online explaining the whole process for a dummy like me. Thanks.
It is a really cool radio, I wish they didn't use the full export case though as I am unable to fit that anywhere in my old 1986 car... if it fit a single-DIN radio slot I'd definitely get one. The worst part of that is I know its mostly empty inside and easily could have fit into a much smaller package.
Yeah, I agree on that. I had enough room in my truck to fit it no problem, but there's no reason this shouldn't have had a Cobra 29 size face and even been shorter front to back, so that it could fit in shallower cubbies with the heatsink on the back.
I JUST visited the AT website and DL all the goodies.... So, **FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY*, is seems that this radio can be used for the CB band. AND to use "properly", just turn down the RF power and goooo.. Thanks for your video....
You always put up great reviews. In fact, I purchased my President Richard based on your review. I have a question about your website. Unlike other websites, yours seems to have no "Contact Us" info.
Yes, I just can’t possibly respond to all the emails. I used to try but gave up as it just took too much time. Still lots of cbers out there :) I try to respond to comments but I also just don’t have much time to do so. I love to help people out when I can but many times 1 email turns into 10 other emails.
@@cbradiomagazine I can certainly see your point. Still, from a business standpoint I think it’s a good idea to have a contact email on the site of for no other reason than as a source of information from your readers. They may suggest a topic for an article or video and it would require an answer. You could also set the email box up where it would generate a standard reply stating something like,” your email has been received, and will be read. However, owing to the volume of emails we receive you may not receive a reply.” I think a good topic for an article or video would be discussing what the actual benefit there is,’or lack there of, having side band on the CB that you plan to use in your vehicle when you have one of increasing popular export radios that already gives you 12 watts in the first place on all 40 channels. People seem to obsess about having sideband on their CB. I remember reading comments to your video on the president. Richard, where people were bemoaning the lack of SSB I couldn’t help thinking to myself who needs SSB to get 12 watts when I now have 12 watts on every channel? In any event good luck to you and keep up the good work.
Just some feet off Amazon. I’ve used them on quite a few radios and meters where feet have broken off or are missing. Self Adhesive Rubber Bumper Feet .750" inches
10:21 Hi, which is the AT-6666 version that shows channel and frequency at the same time? I see the display is different. I can’t find this version in any place.
I just received mine about a week ago, the radio is ok for what it is. I’m just waiting for someone to share how to enter the engineering menu, It needs to be adjusted on FM and on ssb.. I’m actually a bit disappointed with it.
Can the software be downloaded to an android phone and how if so? I tried but I am unable to unzip the file. I tried downloading 3 different zip programs
I’m having no end of trouble trying to get the aresii to connect to windows 10, no com ports found and unable to communicate with the radio in any way, tried new USB mini cables still won’t connect , all I get is unknown USB device ( device descriptor request failed) it’s driving me bonkers trying to figure it out and as of yet I’m unable to set my radio up
A DDS VFO would be redundant on this radio because it already has all the frequencies. The frequency display is in the channel indicator as a rotating sequences for the frequencies!
@CB.PUNISHER.1900 I would like to have it installed honestly, just for the frequency counter, that's it. That way I won't have to lug around a frequency counter box.
This is a 10 and 12 meter radio but only advertised as 10 meter, that is more popular, I guess? If they would have gone with digital S meter then maybe the could have shared it with a frequency counter, what the did was better then nothing but being able to see all the numbers at same time is nicer
Plenty other manufacturers offer a warranty. You're paying more for the warranty if you didn't already realize that. Use the radio properly, chances are it will last.
@@Optimus2179 sorry but that's a bit of a non-answer. Of course warranty service is figured into the cost of a product! how on earth do you know how reliable a brand new design is going to be? "use the radio properly" and "chances are" are the kind of statements a politician makes. This board is obviously a take-off of the new stryker boards and i would like to know just who people are to send them to should they get a lemon.
@@loosecannonradios LC, you can purchase a Radiooditty QT40 (same radio) and have a 1 year, 6 month warranty. And the manufacturer of this PCB also makes the excellent Stryker PCB's. It's not a "take off"... So, there you go.
Buen día saludos desde México yo acabo de adquirir un radio de estos nuevo pero resulta que quien me lo vendió me dijo que según se le había bajado la potencia de salida al radio por qué según el alguien lo manipuló sin antena bueno según el la reparación sería barata resulta que ya haciendo uso del radio si transmite pero tiene 2 problemas uno cuando enciendes el radio empieza a subir y bajar el nivel de potencia en rx solo como que si tú le estuvieras moviendo al giratorio de la potencia de echo marca entre el nivel 23 ya después de un rato de uso se establece en nivel 14 y es cuando se ve que transmite a un nivel bajo la otra a los segundos de encendido comienza a autoescanear solo aunque tú estés transmitiendo se pone a escanear solo y eso lo hace solo ya intenté darle reset pero sigue con lo mismo despues me di cuenta que esta persona que me lo vendió se metió al menú de servicio y anduvo moviendo cosas sin saber programar y creo le puso un cable USB de una cámara vieja que constaba con los mismos tipos de conectores y puertos USB usted me podría ayudar a restablecer este equipo con sus parámetros originales o acaso se habrá dañado el cpu del radio sería una lastima que esto sucediera ya que es un equipo con muy buenas prestaciones bueno si usted me pudiera ayudar se lo agradecería mucho de antemano gracias 73
Actually it is 2 meters :) With the software you can program 2 meter frequencies into the WX channel slots. Then you can listen to 2 meters by pushing the switch into WX mode and tuning to the corresponding channels you programmed. Very cool. Watch the part at the end about the software programming.
Does VHF section allow ctcss decide too work ? I see wide and narrow for channel FM bandwidth cool What is the peak FM deviation On CB band 2.00khz deviation or 2.50khz peak deviation on a 1khz tone or whistle ? EU/USA CB should 2.00khz UK 27/81 CB should be 2.20khz USA 10m ham 4.00khz dev UK/EU 10m ham 2.00 dev Is there a way in service mode to adjust or anyway to switch FM deviations standards as they differ in each country? Fab vid 👍 Rob P RPC
Good question - It maps the rotary encoders to the actual step sizes that do something in the radio. If maximum was set to say something "rounded" like, "50" or "100", then you would see no direct volume difference between large number jumps. - For example, the volume level would not actually change between 61 and 72 (for an example). To put it another way: at the moment 43 is a different level than 44. And 22 is different to 23, etc... This could be changed with firmware to some degree - but it currently maps the encoders (not potentiometers) accurately to the actual real digital adjustment levels that the radio has available (it is a fully digital radio - it's not analog, even though it looks and feels like an analog one.) Of course, you can turn these display features OFF in the software if you would prefer not to see it. I hope that helps. 73
@@CathodeRayNipplez no problems! Yes it's a bit of a problem for those of us with slight OCD haha. But there's a good technical reason for it a lot of the time 👍
Seem to be a useless complications on a vintage style radio. If you want all that functions, why don't add a little display....more easy....more readable.
