Leixen VV-898S

I thought it might be safe to get one … I was wrong …

So the radio came in the mail , I plugged it into my puter and went to program in 146.500 and 146.550 … Two simplex frequencies …
The result is a radio that seems to have had its firmware scrambled .

Cant re set it , cant program it , with software or manually .
Cant input frequencies , cant access the menu …
The radio is completely cactus .

I would like to thank the Ebay seller and Leixen in helping to un brick the VV-898s Rev1.08 …

Glad you got it working. That being said I’ve never heard ‘cactus’ used as a euphemism before. :smiley:

Yeah , the radio has been challenging …
Fist it bricked itself ( maybe I helped - I dont know )

Then it ran like a 2 legged dog …
All sorts of problems , would or would not transmit , kept cutting out …

I traced it to a funky fuse : So the cure was to remove the fuse and just solder the ends of the wire together ( no fuse ) .
Well , the radio kept giving issue , traced to the power plug …
So out with the soldering iron again , and replaced the dodgy connectors with XT60 connectors used for RC Lipo batteries …

It’s been a long day … There is one channel not co operating but otherwise it seems to be running ok now .

I got my moneys worth of trouble thats for sure . ( Fingers crossed I’ve run out of credit )

Hey mate how many watts is the radio?

Edit
I have been after a set up like this for a while. I now have a smaller external antenna for my Baofeng radio and reception is great.

This one is the 25Watt version … ( 5W - 10W - 25W )
2 Banks of Channels , about 100 each …
And you can set it to band plan … ( A must here in Oz )

Its a very basic radio , and to program it for repeaters you really need to do it VIA USB / computer .
It be a very cheap radio , and paying double or triple for a Japanese made radio might be a good idea if you don’t like sorting out problems .
I havent had it on the SWR meter as yet ( Antenna is fantastic - just about spot on for tune Diamond X50 . ) So cant vouch for transmitted power .