Anytone AT-5888UV Dual Band Mobile:

Because of the Cross Band repeat and other significant features, this mobile has gained popularity with SAR for use in Base Stations and vehicles. If you are not familiar with the Cross Band repeat, and what it means for SAR is: when the responders move up a constricted watershed where they cannot hit a repeater with their handhelds, there is a greater possibility they can hit their vehicle at the trail head, which can then in turn transmit their signal to the repeater they are trying to access.

Review:

Transmitter works well. It makes the proper RF power output (+/-5%) depending on supply voltage, just like most radios in its class with 4 Power Levels, VHF: (High=50W) (Mid1=20W) (Mid2=10W) (Low=5W) & UHF: (High=40W) (Mid1=25W) (Mid2=10W) (Low=5W). The radio is 2013 Narrow band compliant (2.5KHz deviation), very important to anyone who might need if for use on commercial and/or public safety frequencies. There is a small and relatively quiet cooling fan on the rear of the rig that helps keep it cool, especially for those long transmissions. The transmit Audio is well equalized and sounds very good, not overdriven, not tin-penny and not muffled. Both CTCSS & DCS encode at the proper levels. Another rare feature (undocumented in the manual), usually available only on more costly commercial or public safety radios and is known by several terms like “Squelch Tail Elimination“, Anti Squelch Crash”, Reverse Burst, etc. When using repeaters equipped with compatible decoders (most commercially made machines), that require a CTCSS or DCS signal to access, this radio sends the proper signal that causes the repeater to mute the repeat audio before the signal drops. A simple description of how it works... the radio continues to transmit for a few milliseconds after you release the PTT button, while the radio sends the proper signal to the repeater that causes the squelch mute to engage before the signal ends. This gives the repeater a very smooth and quiet sound and makes prolonged use very comfortable as you won't hear any squelch noise, except on rare occasions. Most repeaters can achieve a similar muting sound via an audio delay board in the repeater controller. The Microphone has several advanced features. Back-lighting is above average and brightness can be changed through the menu along with the brightness and background color of the display. You can choose 32 levels for each of the 3 colors (Red, Blue, Green) for the display color. The microphone has 2 separate LED's clearly indicating which band your on, (A or B) and 2 multi-color LED's, Green for Received signal, Red while transmitting. The band select button is large and back-lit blue, easy to see, large PTT and UP/DOWN buttons. Of course it has a full 16 button DTMF encoder and 4 of the keys can be assigned for many functions like Power Output, Repeat/Simplex, Reverse/Input Monitor and others. IF that wasn't enough features, it also has a small speaker inside the Microphone. This is great for times you have a lot of distracting sounds in the background and you want to hear the radio. Simply activate the feature with or without the internal/external speaker being active, menu selected. The speaker in the Microphone is not very loud, but enough for most. Overall, the Microphone has a great look, good weight and feels like a professional / commercial unit.

Note: This radio is also branded as the following:
Intek HR-2040
Polmar DB-50M
Powerwerx DB-750