9 hours is just insane.Īctual charging time is around 8 hours. Not feeling safe for how long your product will last? Ok, give the charger a 1800mA output so that the battery is ready in 2+ hours. And that’s without calculating any losses. A 3600mAh battery, getting 400mA will charge at approximately 9 hours. I don’t understand why probably all Chinese manufacturers produce such slow-charging cradles. It makes sense, since all these 4 models basically share the same body. The charger is most likely the same as its predecessor model, but also the same as the TYT DM-UVF10 dPMR’s and the TC-8000’s. Enough to cover the HT’s 10W output and more. Anyway, it doesn’t really matter, as when the battery drops to a (measured) 7.2V, the radio battery indicator shows only 1 bar out of 3. Shouldn’t the nominal voltage be 7.4V, since lithium batteries come in 3.7V multiplied by the number of cells? In this case, 3.7V * 2 = 7.4V.

Not sure why 7.2V is printed on the sticker though. After using this radio for more than a month, I can confirm the battery outlasts every other HT I have. Upgraded version with cross band repeater functionĪt this point, I should also not forget to mention that it is FCC and CE approved for usage in the USA and Europe.

Here’s what we see printed on the two stickers.īarcode and serial number (blurred for posting) Ok, now that the radio is out of the plastic sleeve, here’s the back with all the information we need: Back of the radio. Not even for radios that are more expensive than this one: Proper way to ship electronics. I haven’t seen a silica gel pack in other Chinese manufacturer’s boxes. TYT pays at least some attention to detail. The image below is without the speaker-mic which I removed from the box. Note the lump at the top left of the box.Īs it turned out, it was not a problem with the contents. So, when I opened the package, the box had a “lump”. The seller was also including a speaker-mic which they inserted in the original box. In the box you will find the usual accessories that come with handheld radios from China, plus some nice extras. It’s solid and offers a couple of good-to-have features. The audio, as some users have reported, would start becoming intermittent. This update practically fixes an audio issue with the earlier model, which would occur after long periods of operation. The TYT UV8000E is an update to the UV8000D.

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