Anytone Ares II - FM Output Power Test

Testing the FM output power of the Anytone Ares II - Note my meter appears to read a little low on the 200w scale so you can probably add a couple of watts, but this should give you a good idea.

Anytone AT-6666 Pro FM Power Output Test on 27MHz

Testing the FM output power of the new Anytone AT-6666 Pro on my Avair AV-601 meter. 

Note the meter is as it came from the dealer and has not been professionally calibrated. I believe that the 200w scale shows slightly lower than the actual value so you can probably add a few watts, however this should give you a good idea of what to expect.

Also the radio does appear to give slightly higher output power down at 25/26MHz, this maybe due to the fact that you can modify the radio to work on the 15m ham band (21MHz) and the radio has probably been 'tuned' accordingly, peaking in the middle of 21 - 30MHz.

ICOM 7300 Vs Radioddity QT-80 (Receiver Comparison)

Video:YouTube/Scott's Radios

A very interesting video comparing the receive on the ICOM 7300 Vs the Radioddity QT80 (Same as Anytone AT-6666 Pro).

I've always found the same result, the dedicated 10/11m radios always seem to outperform 'widebanded' amateur radio gear. 

PY4RGS - Brazil - Heard on the Anytone Ares II

The Anytone Ares II may have a 'classic old school loo but it certainly receives as good as any other radio with it's modern internal electronics. 

Here we listen to PY4RGS in Brazil on the 10m band. 

Radioddity QT80 - £253.99 Amazon UK

 

The Radioddity QT80 (Same as the Anytone AT-6666 Pro) has appeared on Amazon UK for sale at a very reasonable price of £253.99 with FREE delivery. 

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Anytone AT-6666 Pro Menus

A look at the menu options on the new Anytone aT-6666 Pro

Anytone AT-6666 Pro In Stock @ Martin Lynch

 

The new Anytone AT-6666 PRO is now in stock at Martin Lynch & Sons in the UK

Priced at £279 + Postage

The radio covers 15m - 12m - 11m - 10m (When expanded) with power output of 80 watts

LINK: CLICK HERE

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Frequency Range: 28.000-29.700MHz(Programmable + EXPORT)

Frequency Band: A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I

Channel: 40channels(programmable) in each band

Frequency Control: Phase-Locked-Loop Synthesizer

Frequency Step: 10Hz,100Hz,1KHz,5KHz,10KHz,100KHz,1MHz

Frequency Tolerance: ± 5.0 ppm

Microphone: with push-to-talk /UP/DN and coiled cord

Input Voltage: DC 13.8V normal

Dimensions: L-252 x W-158 x H-48mm

Weight: 1.27kg

Antenna connector: UHF, SO239

Temperature Range: 20 to 50 C

AM,FM,USB,LSB,PA,CW Mode

Am/SSB PEP MAX:80w /FM MAX:50W

Echo Function

SQ and ASQ Function (AM and FM Mode only)

Dual watch function

beep voice prompt

Emergency call function

Hi Cut function

CTCSSS/DCS code

multi colour display

NRC function for TX and RX

User define key for the microphone

PC Programmable

Tot function

Scan Function

VOX function

Package Includes:

Mian Radio Microphone

DC Power cable

Bracket and accessories

Program Cable

User manual

 

CRT SS8900 Only £219 at Knights

 

A cracking price on a really good radio. Knights in the UK have the CRT SS8900 on special offer at only £219

Stock is due in on 10th September.

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Videos - Radioddity CB-500 @ Dave's

 

Dave, M0OGY, takes a look at the Radioddity CB-500

ANYTONE ARES II - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 

The Anytone Ares II has been around for a little while now. When it first appeared users commented that a few improvements would be nice. Anytone listened to people and produced a firmware update file and software to add the wanted features. Great news and well done to Anytone for doing this. Many companies just shrug and do nothing, expecting you to simply buy another new version of the same radio to get the features you want. 

Anyway, fast forward a year or so and I have been made aware of three people who have recently bought themselves an Ares II and have encountered a strange 'bug' when doing the firmware update to their new radios. 

The firmware update appears to go well, the radio and computer respond as they should, but when the radio is reset there is no receive or transmit. The radio lights up and you can change channels etc. You can even connect the radio back up to the computer and read the channel data from the radio. Everything seems to be correct but still no RX or TX.

All very puzzling.......

So enquires have been made from my side and it appears that the very latest batch of radios arriving at dealers has already had the firmware updated, and in trying to 'update' it again, this unusual situation may occur. 

So here's some simple advice.... 

If you are currently buying or thinking about buying the Anytone Ares II (and I strongly suggest that you consider it, as these are very good radios and great value), please CHECK WITH YOUR DEALER to see if the firmware on the radio has already been updated. 

One way you can check yourself is to see if the frequency display modification is present. On radios with the new firmware you can hold the UP and DOWN microphone buttons when the radio is receiving, and the current frequency will display on the channel number LED segments, two digits at a time.

27  20  50 (27.2050) for example.

If your radio can do this DO NOT ATTEMP a firmware update.

If any more information is forthcoming I will post it here on the blog.

The Anytone Ares II is currently available from Martin Lynch & Sons who have confirmed that their stock already has the new firmware and as a bonus they currently have the radio on special offer at only £159.95 (Sounds like a bargain to me!)

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