I want USB type C charging on ham radios.
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Published 2023-05-02
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All Comments (21)
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I suspect it isn’t just lazy manufacturers. It is also legacy radios in the hands of older hams, which are a huge part of the demographic. The Chinese manufactures aren’t as burdened with a legacy customer bases, though even they sometimes do weird nerfing of ham versions of their radios. Hams need to be telling manufactures to up their game.
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💯. I won't be buying another HT without USBC.
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Thank you. Thank you, for covering this connector insanity. N0QFT
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Concur. I would also like to see WiFi capabilities for firmware updates and programming.
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ICOM's new IC-R15 has the new USB-C. 2024.
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As a sideline: The Baofeng GT-5R is a pretty good, spectrally clean radio: I checked a pair of them at home and had them double checked at the ARRL booth at Hamvention last week, and they are rosy and peachy goodness for thirty seven American Pesos! If you try one, you just might be tempted to "the other side..." 😂 73 DE W8LV Bill
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Major reason I’m getting the ID-50 when released.
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I'm a newbie not licensed yet. I was anxious to at least start scanning so bought my first radio...the entry level UV-5R with cradle charger. WRONG!! Should have gotten any other radio with type C. This radio will soon be donated somewhere else, needy so I can buy a new first radio. ☹
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While they are adding USB-C how about including some decent programming software and a cable so we don't have to pay the $50 RT-Sytems tax on every radio purchase.
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Although its not an amateur HT, my Wouxun KG935G Plus GMRS HT is USBC or cradle compatible which is nice for taking it on the go without the cradle, perhaps the change is coming sooner than you think for amateur, thanks to the chinese radios
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Totally agree! I also see mini USB sometimes let alone micro USB. How is Chinesium radios coming with USB C and other features that big brand radios can't seem to do or do a decade too late? It's as if they don't want to keep up and sell radios or something.🤷♂️
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Too bad there's only a dozen usb3 standards and nobody selling cables seems to adhere to any of them.
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2032: USB-D becomes a new standard 2055: Yaesu and Kenwood bring out USB-C compatible radios
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Very easy to do that
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I have a few radios with USB-C charging and I am not a fan in general. Why? because they then don't include a cradle and a charging cradle is 100% better that USB-C. If USB-C charging was in addition to a cradle then yes it's nice.
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Especially with the brilliance of USB-C PD (power delivery)!
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So glad you put this out there. Thanks! This needs to be pushed to mfgs. I have several GMRS usb-c charging radios, but none of my Ham HTs. Why??
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Agreed, Ria! It's time for U SB C charging. We should start with replacement LiION packs for existing radios that add USB C ports.
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I total agree with you Ria. I tried all different connectors for electronic devices.
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My Yeasu FT 3D charges with a micro USB port but it's slow as all get out!! I believe the USBC will charge much faster and that could eliminate dragging the charging cradle out of the house
