I have reviewed some Tidradio products before, so I got a Tidradio TD-H8 to see how their highest end (without going DMR) performed. They have some innovative products like their BL-1 wireless programmer that replaces the standard programming cable, so I was excited to see what the H8 could do.
The JJCC JC-8629 is another in a group of recent radios that all claim a large number of bands (in this case, 7), high-power output, a large battery, a full color screen and a bevy of other features, in this case Bluetooth and GPS. All this in a radio slightly bigger than a UV-5R and at a price between $60 and $90. Most fail to live up to the hype, and some fail spectacularly, like my recent review of the Abbree AR-518. Read it if you want a laugh.