What makes this an outstanding radio for battery power is its power-efficient receiver - about 85ma draw when squelched (and less in power save mode). When compared with a typical draw of 200-500 ma, this makes for much longer battery life. I wish more manufacturers would pay attention to this.
I really like this set up and it's basically what I've been looking for for a long time, but I don't have a ham license. I wonder if in the future they plan on doing the same thing like this, but with say the Midland MXT400 radio? Keep up the great work.
I've had the 25w version for a year and love it. Be aware though, windows 11 has dropped support for the programming cable that came with my radio. So windows 11 let's you know that this cable is not supported by windows 11 or later versions. In other words, you'll need a newer programing cable for windows 11. I just spent the last 9 hours installing windows 10 and updating it. When I did this I also discovered that windows 11 doesn't get along well with my SDRPlay hardware. The quirks I had with windows 11 which caused things to go astray when I tuned above 222MHz are not a problem while using windows 10.
Does this radio have standard Ham radio settings? Like connecting to a repeater? I am interested in purchasing one, but will need to be able to use simplex and connecting to a repeater in my area. If anyone can tell me, please do if this can connect to repeaters.
The Leiden VV-898 is repeater capable. You can find a list of its specifications as well as more supplemental videos and info on the product page: www.buytwowayradios.com/leixen-vv-898p.html
It depends on how long you plan to use it as a base station. It will drain the battery while you are using it unless you apply a constant external power source to keep it operational.
We did sell such a package, but it is currently out of stock and at the moment it is not likely that we will order more. Is this the item to which you are referring? www.buytwowayradios.com/leixen-vv-898-mp.html
The VV-898 is FCC type accepted for Part 90, so it can be used by a business with a license for one or more of those frequencies in the US. Licensed amateur radio operators can also use it because these radios do not have to be type accepted to be used as a ham radio under Part 97 rules. However, GMRS, FRS and MURS are personal radio services under Part 95 of the FCC rules, and the VV-898 is not Part 95 type accepted for use on any of those services, so, no, the VV-898 cannot legally be used on the FRS, GMRS or MURS in the US.
