Is your HT lacking POWER!? Is 5, or even 8 Watts not enough for you in a handheld? Well, China’s Leixen have you covered with their ‘Note’ UHF Handheld – how does 25 Watts sound!?
Features:
Chinese/English Voice prompts
PC Programming/Wireless Cloning Function
Alarm Function between the Units
16 channels
Output power:5W / 10W / 25W
Frequency: UHF 400-480MHz
Max Output power: 25W
Military and civilian walkie talkie suitable for Hotels Construction
Urban district talk range: 10KM
4000mAh Li-ion Battery
Comes with cooling fan
Antenna length 37CM flexible high-gain antenna!
Maximum deviation: <+ 5KHz
Clutter Radiation: 60dB
Emission current: 3.5A
Frequency stability: +2.5PPM
Receiver sensitivity: <0.18
Modulation: F3E
Audio Power:> 400mW
Power supply voltage: 12.6V
At the time of writing, you can grab one from here for a reasonable $138.96AU. Miklor, always a good source of information on Chinese radios, has a thorough review of the unit here. Of particular note is this:
RF energy at any power level should not be taken for granted. RFSafetySolutions.com explains the effects of RF on the human body. An excellent tutorial for beginners and old timers alike.
A note of caution regarding the radios power. 25W is a lot of RF power. It makes for an incredible radio, but that type of power must be used responsibly. This radio is five times that of a standard handheld.
Being rated at 25W, a cooling fan is included on the back of the radio:
And yes, it’s as big as you’re expecting it to be:
The antenna is also rated for the transceiver’s high output (as most HT antennas top out at 10W).
Thanks to Henry VK2ZHE for spotting this strange beast!
It is a worry to see these hi power HTs generally available. That level of RF around the head area is a great concern. I would consider that 5W output would constitute a real hazard to the user. Using FM will mean 100% carrier all the time during transmission.
10W or 25W I would consider a frightening level to use on an HT.
Fry your eyeballs indeed and the person standing next to.
Even when using a small HT, 1 to 3W, I would recommend using a Mic/ Speaker so that you can put a reasonable space between you and the radio.
Is the RF warning written in small text and in Chinese?
Gordon VK2GFC
Dear Sir, I just bought a Leixen Note 25 watt Walkie-Talkie & after charging the Battery, I was surprised to see that I couldn’t receive anything on any of the 16 bands but a woman’s voice stating the channel I was on. When I keyed the transmit button, I could get interference on my TV. This indicated to me that the Transmitter was working. By the way, I did not receive any Cable, programming disc instructions to help in this matter. The unit looks well made, I think they need to up-grade their instructions.
If you have suggestions to get this Leixen up & running, I would greatly appreciate it.
Sincerely
George
Hi George. Based on your comment, I’m not certain if you’ve programmed the radio with the frequencies you’d like or not. It’s highly unlikely that the factory default frequencies will contain anything to listen to in your area. You’ll need to program the radio with frequencies relevant to your application to hear anything. You’re correct that the TV interference indicates that the transmitter is working, though I’d be limiting your tests as you may not be licenced to transmit on the frequency you’re transmitting on. If you’re not experienced with the programming of radios you may like to enlist the help of someone with programming experience (and who has a cable). Good luck!
Dear vk2icq, Thank you for your input & advice. I am not computer literate & I am having a bad day.
Will I have one and used. It several. Time out here. In the rural. Areas. Of. Illinois.. If ur. 5 to. 8. Watts. Don’t do it. Then. This will do it. Hands. Down… And I would not. Use. It as. A. Rag chew. .radio. Because. It dose put the power. Out next to. Your head. It.s. like some. Have said A mobile. In. Your hand. This. Radio. Does almost. The same range as a mobile. Rig. Almost ……so long a range ht .if you need. Long range. This is it…..!! .can’t wait for the vhf. To come out. Its. To come in. February.. According. To the. Bond Telecom folks .one thing is its not. Hand programming. Witch. Most hams are. Use too…. so if you live in an. Urban area most likely. Don’t need this. .if ur. in the rural. Areas. A must have .or if ur in to search. And. Land rescue.. Or ham radio. In none. Urban setting. This works great. .or if u want. A Pmrs Or. Frs. GMrs. Radio for family long range. Communication s this would do it .with out a doubt .only thing is. Not much. In the way of Controls. Very. Plain. Layout …very basic programming by. Computer.any way. I like it. And use. It .for. My ham radio use. ..
Hi Jim. Yep, we’re in semi-rural area here in Port Macquarie, NSW Australia and we can definitely see some benefit to having the extra power in a rural setting. Best you don’t use it to rag check on 25W though, as mentioned we doubt it would be good for your eyesight! Glad you’re enjoying it and thanks for the feedback! Paul, VK2ICQ
Distance is no problem!. 15 km (forests and lakes between them). and when I connect it to a hand-beam I even reach 50 km.
The problem is modulation. My contacts tell me the signal is fine but the modulation much too weak!