YouKits TJ2B SSB handheld kits on eBay

The TJ2B 4-band SSB HF handheld is available direct from China for around £176 as a kit with all the SMA components already mounted on the PCBs. See eBay item number 271195721443.

More on the TJ2B SSB handheld from China

The Youkits website has more information on the TJ2B 4 band handheld SSB transceiver including assembly details for the 2 versions of the kit and several YouTube clips.  A review has yet to appear on www.eham.net though.

The basic specs from the website are:

• DDS controlled, Minature LCD display with frequency 
• 5W output 
• Kit A TX: 5-15MHz, covering  60m, 40m, 30m, 20m band RX:3-18MHz
  *can extend TX to 3-18MHz by MOD.  
• Kit B TX:  18-30MHz covering  17m,15m,12m,10m band RX:14-30MHz (Not in stock)
• 1Hz, 10Hz, 100Hz, 1KHz, 10KHz, 100KHz tuning rate available 
• Dual VFO with 40 memories
• Memory transfer to VFO
• One tuning knob plus 4 keys to realize all functions such as Step, Mode, A/B, Memory/VFO, Memory to VFO transfer, etc.  
• Built in speaker, mic and PTT
• Fully assembled, kit available
• Optional battery lithium pack:1600mah
• Enclosure size: 195mm(L) x 68mm (w) x 38mm (T)

Of course, the main attraction of this little rig is the low price for the assembled unit at $329 with the part assembled (all SMA done) kit version at $269. 

As yet, I am not aware of a UK dealer offering these units. Perhaps they are waiting a few months until the design matures and early design bugs are ironed out. I would be surprised if this unit in both 4-band versions is not on sale in the UK before the year end.