Aquario RP70 “Mini” AM/FM/SSB Radio With NRC

[Pez]

Just to confirm this once again, the RP-70 has nothing to do with Qixiang/Anytone.

Qixiang are releasing their AT-5000 small SSB radio in the coming months (however you might see it sold by a few different brands before you see an "Anytone" branded version available).

FYI @Don 353 - yes your CB-27 is a Qixiang/Anytone radio.

73

 

[delboyuk]

Looks like a very interesting radio and the videos from Dave (M0OGY) certainly look promising.

 

[jr26]

After looking ar what pictures I could find of the RP70 circut board and microphone I wonder if this is manufactured by Quanzhou Chierda Electronic Telecom Co., Ltd? I see some similarites to the Aquario/Chiedra S890 but its very hard to judge by pictures on the internet.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

After looking ar what pictures I could find of the RP70 circut board and microphone I wonder if this is manufactured by Quanzhou Chierda Electronic Telecom Co., Ltd? I see some similarites to the Aquario/Chiedra S890 but its very hard to judge by pictures on the internet.

IF it's Chierda, I hope the noise reduction works. When I got my S890, it was a listed feature, but not in the menu. I asked the guy and he said it was for future...

 

[AudioShockwav]

IF it's Chierda, I hope the noise reduction works. When I got my S890, it was a listed feature, but not in the menu. I asked the guy and he said it was for future...

Same here, they offered me a "sample" for $100 but said that the NRC was still not functioning.
Did they ever get back to you on the AM issue?

73
Jeff

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

Same here, they offered me a "sample" for $100 but said that the NRC was still not functioning.
Did they ever get back to you on the AM issue?

73
Jeff

No. The radio is now my station monitor for the back workbench...

 

[BC Coyote]

After looking ar what pictures I could find of the RP70 circut board and microphone I wonder if this is manufactured by Quanzhou Chierda Electronic Telecom Co., Ltd? I see some similarites to the Aquario/Chiedra S890 but its very hard to judge by pictures on the internet.

Is that in the same city as Qixiang (maker of Anytone radios)? I have heard Aquario radios are produced in the same city but at a different electronics factory.

 

[Eldorado828]

I believe Quanzhou Chierda Electronic Telecom Co. Is who was behind the Maxlog and Magnum 1 line of radios back a few years. I believe it was Erik Rutledge at then Rf limited who told me that.

After the Magnum 1 the company above had supposedly shipped a prototype radio to rf limited which was supposed to be the Magnum 2 but it never came to fruition.

I wonder if some of these radios were what was supposed to succeed the Magnum 1.

 

[jr26]

I believe Quanzhou Chierda Electronic Telecom Co. Is who was behind the Maxlog and Magnum 1 line of radios back a few years. I believe it was Erik Rutledge at then Rf limited who told me that.

After the Magnum 1 the company above had supposedly shipped a prototype radio to rf limited which was supposed to be the Magnum 2 but it never came to fruition.

I wonder if some of these radios were what was supposed to succeed the Magnum 1.

According to Simon the Magnum1 has a Maxlog 8800 board made by Xiamen-Maxlog with changes requested by Magnum. I could not find a connection between Xiamen-maxlog and Quanzhou Chierda Electronic Telecom Co, other than Xiamen-maxlog has a R&D facility in Quanzhou China where Quanzhou Chierda Electronic Telecom Co is located.

 

[TM86]

Finally found the RP 70 on sale. Not through Aquario's web site, where they no longer appear, but on Mercado.live.com.br. Appears to be a Brazil domestic marketplace. Not sure how to get one shipped to me, but it looks like they're asking around $270.00 US for them.

I'll look into it more when I'm done with moving related stuff. If someone figures it out in the meantime please post how you did it.

 

[CDX8412]

Regarding the purchase of the RP 70, M0Ogy had information in the description of a YouTube video he posted on January 21, 2026, about contacting a gentleman in Brazil. Here is that info…

“Andre Salim says he can sell radios to countries outside of Brazil, so get in touch with him and don't forget to mention I sent you.

Thanks for watching the video and please feel free to comment below.

Best 73,
Dave M0OGY/26AT025.”

In that video description, M0OGY writes that Andre Santos “Salim” holds the amateur call sign PY2LSW. That call sign information is on QRZ. I don’t know any more than what I posted above. I have no affiliation with any of these people, just passing along info that I saw.

What I do know is that we have all seen many Chinese radios appear under different brand names, such as the Anytone radios sold with the Radioddity name on them, and the Albrecht AE-5900 is a similar model to the Anytone AT-5000 (running different firmware apparently). It wouldn’t surprise me to see the Aquario RP 70 appear under some other name at some point, but I am only speculating.