I’m just noting that there is a new variant of the venerable LiJiANi RD239 with SSB and App control for sale. It’s at AliExpress for about $103 US.
The product photo shows the same Radio-C app used by some of the Retekess / HanRangDa / Zhiwhis / Raddy models.
If interested, check out the manual.
I rarely use my Rd239, although it has some nice features, including backlit keys, weather band and VHF. The company has always been responsive when I asked for firmware updates.
I’m interested but not today because of this warning:
Please exercise caution when making your purchase, as the product currently has two defects that will only be rectified by the end of May. You must accept these two defects before proceeding with the purchase.
- Currently, the manual is only available in Chinese, and the English manual is only available in electronic format. The English manual will be provided after May 25th. If you need the electronic manual, please send an email to 393688798@qq.com
- In the SSB function of the radio, the step size is currently 5K. We plan to modify it to 0.5K. After May 25th, a version with 0.5K step size will be available. Other bands will remain unaffected.
The second is a deal breaker. Whether a firmware update can change the step is unknown. It’s also not clear whether SSB can be decoded without the “W2 outdoor unit.”