KT-8900D Dual Band Mini Car Radio Mobile Transceiver VHF UHF Compact Design

Bought this May 2025. Works great! I looked at the 1 star reviews and I see people complaining that its hard to program? I plugged it to my computer, opened up Chirp, input the frequencies, and send to the radio. Zero problems. The speaker is nice and loud! Small size is great. You can fit this anywhere. I paired it with a HYS Long Range Pretuned Low-Profile UHF 17.7inchs Whip NMO 462-467Mhz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHYJFLXP and all transmissions are clear. Plus it receives transmission that my scanner doesn't. what I like best is that my 4 important channels are scanned at the same time and there is an indication of which station is receiving the transmission.

Nice and compact mobile transceiver. I like how tiny the unit is. Sound from the speaker is loud and clear. Sounds great on UHF and VHF. The display is nice and bright, you can change the colors. This one came with programming cable, it works with Windows 10, and Chirp free software supports this transceiver. This radio is easy to program. An excellent transceiver for the price.

purchased first unit two years ago - it is still working FB after two seasons in the stinking hot and humid sun of my station wagon, outlasting a cheap mag-mount 2M shorty... but i'm taking off a star for this one due to a counterfeit pl2303 USB programming cable; fortunately, any FTDI cable with RX (tip), TX (sleeve), and GND will work to program this rig via CHIRP and I had a spare the cable was recognized under GNU/Linux as a Prolific with a serial number of '0,' indicating it is counterfeit! but because Linux works when other OS quits, you could use the cable to program the radio - it would not work w/Winblows or OS X i have four favorite VHF freqs on the display: two local repeaters, the local NOAA WX, and the marine VHF calling freq so i can listen to bridge tenders and other marine traffic transmission power on VHF is as advertised: 10W on Low ('L' on the display) and 25-6W on High ('H' on the display) have used the rig for rag chews and radio checks and a few local nets; it works, it's small, and only draws 4 amps on high-power transmit - works just fine out of a cig lighter outlet under the center console armrest no trouble programming the unit at all with CHIRP; i can copy freq lists from other rigs such as the FT-897 or FT-818 and paste them into this rigs image file and upload... glad i now have two - one will be installed in the garage, as i can hit the local repeater from a short antenna off the workbench... good for hurricane watch duty down here in the near Tropics... recommended if you're on a budget but want good bang for your buck

Great compact starter mobile radio. Very clear display even for it being small. Loud audio. Excellent mic. Lots of control options. CHIRP programmable and includes USB programing cable. Nice programmable color selection for the display. Manual programming is a bit difficult to learn but is do-able. Owners manual is poor (watch YouTube videos instead), and right side rubber knob comes off easily - going to use a little dab of silicon to see if that will secure it on the shaft. Overall for the price, this is an excellent deal for a very good basic compact mobile radio. I plan to purchase one or two more for other vehicles I own.

The radio came shipped in the retail box with a shipping label slapped on it, and the flaps weren't sealed. I'm surprised it arrived at all. When I opened it and inspected it I found one of the mounting holes in the side of the radio had a broken screw (or tap) in it. I should have returned it at that point but I wanted to see how well it worked, so I connected the charging cable and attempted to program it with my standard CHIRP file. I couldn't get CHIRP to download an image from the radio, so I downloaded the factory software, but it wouldnt' communicate with the radio either. It was NOT a programming cable issue, as CHIRP would recognize the radio, but the radio wouldn't go into Clone mode. I tried CHIRP one more time and for some reason it finally connected and I was able to upload my CHIRP file with my local repeaters. The problem is I couldn't get (or hear) a response from the closest repeater that I have no trouble hitting with my Yaesu FT-7900. The repeater would respond but I couldn't hear the response on the QYT radio. When the repeater would automatically broadcast it's station ID, it would barely break squelch but all I could hear was static. The squelch settings seem to have very little to no effect. After trying all afternoon to make it work I've given up and I'm returning it. I really would like to find one of these small form factor, dual band radios that works but they all seem to be a huge crapshoot, and they're difficult to program, so I'll probably just get another Yaesu.

I like everything about this radio. I thought the menus were intuitive and the manual explained each function quite well. Unless you have to have more power than this one I think this radio is a tremendous value. It is less than half the cost of a radio that has more power. I plan on using it to communicate between Jeeps on the trails. This is everything I need. Probably wasn't necessary but I ran 16 gauge wire to a relay connected to the battery. The relay turns on with the key. I wanted to make sure the radio was getting all the current it needed without any voltage drop. The fuse is only 7 amps so it can't be using too much current.

I just got this a few days ago and I have been playing with it, trying to get to know it. I am a total N00B at HAM so any Elmers can feel free to skip ahead. First, you will need to get the proper antenna for it. It's a brick until you have the antenna. Second, you'll need to get Chirp software to program it. It's FREE of charge. You can try manually entering channels or just scanning, but it's sort of a brick until you get it properly programmed. (I got a fill from my local HAM club with all the interesting local frequencies and repeaters.) Third, before you can program it, you'll probably have to get the correct driver for your included data cable. The cable included with the radio may or may not be a knockoff of another manufacturer's cable. When you plug it in, it attempts to install the most recent driver, which has been programmed by the manufacturer to prevent knockoff cables from functioning. You will need to go online, download the 2007-era driver, and replace the current driver in your Device Manager to get the cable to work. If you don't the radio is kind of a brick. Once you get the proper antenna, Chirp program (Did I mention it's free?), local channels list, and a functional cable to load the radio, you're in business. And it works. If you're a n00b like me, don't lose hope. Just keep reading or watching youboob vids and fiddling to figure it out. That being said, it works. I would rate it 3 out of 5 overall. It's closer to a 4 than a 2. I would give it 4 for function and 2 for user friendliness out of the box if you're not already an experienced HAMateur. Audio is decent. I might come back and up the vote in the future after I've played with it more.

Before this I only had an UV-5R. Now this mobile is day and night difference. I love it. I can listen and hit repeats I couldn't before and more consistent. Audio quality for me is very good. Note I have limited experience with radio brands. Currently have no complains. Software to program: Couldn't make chirp work with it, even though there seems to be some work around to make it work. I used the software from the manufacturer. Software could be better but it gets the job done. I have only transmitted to repeaters using the maximum power and a small magnetic tram cheap antenna without any issue. It will live always on my truck. Now commutes are more enjoyable having a consistent radio not just a handy. Currently powering from lighter adapter, no issue. All reviews about this radio I have seen on YouTube seems to be correct. The radio performs very good. If you have some doubts, pickup any YouTube video they all say the same thing and that it's what you'll get.

es un equipo muy compacto y muy bueno, El equipo dice en la caja un rango de frecuenciade 144-174, sin embargo, al probarlo está abierto el rango 136-174 en vhf.

Muy buen producto y fácil de programar

Al recibir una transmisión el radio se queda bloqueado como si siquiera recibiendo una transmisión aunque se haya dejado de transmitir y este se bloquea de manera que ya no vuelve a recibir y muestra todo el tiempo que está recibiendo