My Ruyage UV58Plus changed into a completely new radio

New look (M70CM 3.2/P2.0)

I bought the Royage UV58Plus (also called Radtel 890) in August 2023. I liked its display as it would show both the frequency and the name of the station at the same time, and many Chinese handheld transceivers don't do that.

On the other hand, its scanning function wasn't very good, so I was a little disappointed. It sensitivity was also poorer than that of my Baofeng UV-5RE. But at a cost of 34 Euros + VAT, it was OK.

But that was before I found out that its firmware could be updated. I had originally V1.33, 2023-02-10. The images below show it with V1.35 2023-10-20.

Then I updated to M70CM 3.2/P2.0 (PCB version 2.0) and all of a sudden the radio could decode AM and USB modulation, and it came with 8 memory banks for scanning!

Now this is the best scanning receiver I have. It will decode CW on 2 meter, as well as AM on the airband. Thanks to the team of developers behind this firmware!

The radio still lacks some sensitivity though, but I cannot quite see that a firmware update could fix that.

Old firmware

Old look

 

New firmware

• HAMTech RADIO SCANNER M0FXB on Youtube: Radtel 890/Ruyage UV58  Update to (M70)
• Link to Radtel software/firmware download page