IS A RADIODDITY 10M RADIO JUST AN ANYTONE 10M RADIO WITH A LABEL CHANGE?
Back in the olden days, a lot of folks deciding between a certain Cobra radio or a Uniden, didn't know that as a rule, if the radios were on the same level or in the same price range, they were had the same internal circuit boards. So your choice came down to cosmetics, and which one looked "cooler" than the other...
Yeah, there were diehard fans who would go to their graves saying radios were different (add in other radios with Uniden PCBs inside them, like Teaberry, Realistic, etc.) but for the most part it all came down to the look.
Radioddity sells handheld dual band radios as well as 10m mobiles and if you were to set one of those hf rigs next to another manufacturer (i.e. - Anytone) you'd think you were seeing double (so it's not even the "look" anymore). Most recently they've come out with model QT60, which covers 12-10 meters. So does the AnyTone AT-5555N II.
As you can see, the AnyTone model AT-5555N II and the QT60 look like twins.
With these newer radios I know that programming is a big deal and perhaps one radio can be done with more or less features than the other. The AnyTone is $259.99 on Amazon, and the QT-60 is $219.99 from Radioddity, INCLUDING: a
- programming cable and a
- desk stand.
So with all things being equal (are they?), is the QT-60 a much better deal?
I don't know. I've never owned either, and plan to get at least one for a future review - so if anyone has had experience with one, the other, or both...shoot me an email and let me know what you think about them.
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