This is a basic review of what I experienced in playing with this little VHF handheld transceiver from Jingtong, from China. It is called Jingtong JT 988.
It is a small sized handheld, suitable for a good grip. The buttons are wide enough for easy operations. The built is quite solid and does not really feel flimsy whilst holding it comparing to other few China made handheld radios.
The channel names can be labelled. No more boring "CH1" on the display, instead, we could name it for up to 5 characters/numbers per memory channel. Of course, some might comfortable seeing the frequency instead of channel name, and this can be done too.
Reverse mode is available for this radio. Sometimes, this feature is important when using the repeater where we could easily approximate other parties' distance while they are transmitting on the frequency. If a close distance transmitting friends are detected, it means we could move (QSY) to simplex channel so that the repeater could be used for other long distance communications.
The supplied operating manual is in English, though there are quite a number of spelling and grammatical errors discovered. Still, it can be used as a basic reference on how to operate this radio. Quite useful too!
The battery is 1300 mAh Li-Ion type, with a desktop charger that stops charging when the battery is full. Also, the radio also comes with an earpiece ptt/mic free of charge.
A couple of neat features for this radio are the LED flash light and FM radio capability. The LED is situated on top of the radio, and it can be handy if you need a quick illumination assistant when in the dark. The FM radio reception is also good to listen for broadcast frequencies available around you. Yes, these frequencies can be saved into the memory too!
All of these, for only RM290.00. Very good deal. Offer not to be missed!!! Contact us for details.
Please note, if the stock is unavailable, it may take 2-3 weeks for each order to be delivered (after full payment is received).