PMR-171 SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

I had a great experience with this purchase. The seller was very responsive from the beginning—answered my questions quickly and clearly, and kept me updated every step of the way. The item arrived exactly as described and well-packaged. It’s refreshing to deal with someone who truly cares about customer service. Highly recommend this seller!

The radio is also great, nice build quality and works well, perfectly for its intended use. The instructions are somewhat difficult to interpret but once you get it all figured out, it’s pretty nice. I compared this to the G90 but this one has a battery, a power supply, and patch cords. You can buy this or a G90 but you’ll need 3 radios to do what this does. There are some who give this radio negative reviews, but the negative reviews are based on user error, there’s a learning curve with this unit and it’s worth the price. I would recommend this unit 1) as an entry level radio that does much more than an entry level unit and other portables on the market and 2) as a QRP radio. I wouldn’t compare it to a $2000 base unit and say it’s a bad radio. The battery lasts a long time, but of course it depends on the amount of use, however, you can plug it into the wall and use it. I don’t believe there is another unit like that so if you have another battery simply plug this into it with the enclosed power cord. Any other radio you’ll need a power supply but this is an all-in-one purchase.

Overall, an experienced radio op can make use of this rig. There are many bad reviews which were true two years ago. It has improved. This a modern "shack in a box". More power and bands than its competitors. Less cost than the KX3 or IC-705. I own the FT-857, FT-897 and IC-706Mk3G, all power hungry analog rigs. So a battery powered, SDR, built-in sound card and costing less new than those older rigs now cost new, was on my wanted list.
The firmware is now 3.5, cured most problems you read in the older reviews. Some things haven't changed though. The manual is among the worst Chinglish I've read. I've resorted to using the manuals from the similar Q900 and TBR-119 to figure out how to operate the radio. The radio makes 20 watts on HF, 10 on 2m and 5 on 70cm. All-modes and a single USB-C port for control and digi modes, that makes it a prepper/SOTA natural. Don't tell anyone it will tx on CB, 130-174 and 300-500 MHz without circuit surgery.

PMR-171 SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

So far this radio meets my expectations. I am a General class operator and I specialize in QRP field portable radio and EOC operations. My go to radio is an Icom IC 705 so my expectations were high but so far so good. The packaging on the PMR 171 is excellent. The workmanship and quality of the radio is very good. I was on the air in a few hours with FT8cn. Be sure to order a VHF whip antenna with a TNC connector as it doesn't come with one. I don't recommend adapters for low power radio's but it will work with one. My goal in ordering this radio was to come up with an all band all mode field radio that does well on digital modes, with a total buy in of under $1000 ($725 radio, $60 Walmart Android tablet and $150 in antenna's) and so far it meets those expectations. The SDR screen is small but easy to read even for these 60+ eyes. If you are considering one I say pull the trigger. There is a lot of bang for the buck in this radio.

Recently picked up the PMR after the cell phones went out. It is all I could want and more. The learning curve is a little steeper, but Scout is helping me through that. Talk about excellent customer service. It doesn’t get better than this. Can’t be happier.