Best Radio For a NEW HAM (Affordable 10 watt Radtel RT-470)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2024
- Ham radio can be expensive! But it doesn't have to be that way when you're starting out. Over the past couple years I've tried out many of the affordable handheld VHF Ham radios and the one that I consider to be the best first radio for a new Ham operator is the Radtel RT-470. With plenty of transmitting power, very wide coverage, great air-band reception, USB charging and much more... all for around $50. This is a great affordable entry into Ham radio!
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Thanks for posting I have three Radtel radios the 470X the 480 and 890 they are very good radios they are reasonably sensitive and all put out nearly the stated output for what you pay they are great value I got them all from AliExpress they arrive in less than five days to the UK which is pretty good
Thanks for the info!
Nice review Max! My first radio was my vx6 r. Very nice radio. Still runs like a champ. But Wouxan and baofengs are in the line up too. Good review as always. Kf7lrr mike.
Great content. Just received mine in the mail the other day. Went with a gooseneck antenna as well.
Excellent! Enjoy it.
I have one of these and I like it a lot, another one of my favorites is the tidradio H8.
I just got the new firmware from Radtel for the RT470 V2pcb (firmware version starts with 2), #1 key long press switches to AM on any band now, also opens the radio between 18mhz-999mhz 👍🏻, also..the $3 Abbree AR771 Antenna and the AR776 of Aliex are the best performing antennas that I tried.
Oh awesome! Thanks for the tip. I'll check that out.
Great video,High quality content，Comprehensive analysis，set a high value on radtel two-way radio,thanks for recommending
Glad you liked it! I am looking forward to reviewing more of the Radtel radios.
With that price i need to get one.
I normally use SDR to listen air band in my home, but that seems much more convenient
Is it better than the Tidradio TD-H3/8?
This radio has much wider frequency coverage, even stock out of the box. But I will try and do a video comparing those two.
I thought I was the only guitar junkie that is also a ham radio jnkie lol, keep rockin' and hamn' brother 🤟
Right on!
Nicely done. I like that USB-C charge port right out from the battery itself. My 600 dollar HT doesn't have that. 73
It's definitely a big plus!
The USB charging port is good, BUT it is on the bottom! It needs to be on the side of the battery. I had to lay my 470X on its side to charge it, before I bought the charging cradle.
Great Video, I just purchaed this radio to replace a dead Baofeng....Wish you would have covered one best features of this radio which is the frequency capture ability. Thanks!
That is quit handy!
hi first of all thanks...learned more from you in 5 min than the instruction book...i have the RT-630...somehow i screwed it up and all buttons seemed lock....cannot change anything..according book have to short pust ''2'' but that does nothing ?? any idean""
Hey I'm glad it was helpful. Well the rt-630 has the same key pad as this... and the lock key is the # key, the lower right one. So if you hold that key down, it locks and unlocks the rest of keypad. Try that!
Which brand of antenna are you using with the RT-470?
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KI5KET
what is the name of the antenna please tell me
It would be cool if the radio included the “rock band.” 😅
What watch have you got on? ⌚️
👍 Great video about a radio that's been all but ignored. I have an old radio with a V. 1.15 firmware. Do you know if it's upgradable? The radio will do simplex communicating, but it won't pick up on the local repeater. I can set one channel on 146.520 and communicate with another radio.
I'd like to upgrade my firmware, but I don't want to turn it into a brick (their turn, not mine). It seems to be a great little radio, but I'm wondering if the problem is me, my setup or the radio itself?
I'm under the impression that the radio, even early models, can be used with repeaters. They key is to program the repeater offset and direction, and PL tone. If you can hear the repeater but not talk on it, then it probably does not have the PL / CTSS tone setup correctly.
@@HeavyMetalHorizons » With my ver. 1.5 firmware, can it be upgraded to your knowledge? The firmware upgrades, btw, aren't automatically tuned to the radios. In other words, some upgrades can turn your computer into a "brick" if you use the wrong ones (their word).
If my 470 will work, I don't really need the newer models. But I can pick up repeater transmissions with all my other radios, but not my 470. Yet I can pick up simplex transmissions, and transmit with no problem. The repeater, btw, has no CTSS settings. My other radios pick up repeater transmissions, but the 470 doesn't.
No CTSS settings are necessary. Yet I can't receive repeater traffic. I'm on frequency mode. I set up one channel for tx, 355 and rx, 955. The 355 is set to MAIN.
I had no idea you're a fellow HAM operator! I've been using my trusty Yaesu for years. No spurious emissions from a baofeng in my house lol
Excellent!
Antenna???
just purchased the radtel 470x for 29.00 on Amazon
Why do you recommend the rt-470 over the rt-470x?? It seems the rt-470x is the latest version of the rt-470 and is superior. Reports show very high spurious emissions from the 470.
I recommend it because of the higher power output than the X version. Also, I am skeptical about the testing methods regarding the spurious emissions.
@@HeavyMetalHorizonshave you tested to confirm the 10w claim? Also, have you seen the FCC ID for the RT-470? It’s the same as the 470x. It’s the same internal, the same radio. To be skeptical of others testing methods, yet not do/share any of your own is an interesting take. Unfortunately these Chinese electronics companies can’t be blindly trusted.
@@mattrox1221 I agree, super high spurs on this one and I'm not a purist by any means. I have BaoFengs, TID Radio, and even Talkpods in my arsenal. This thing is dirty.
What’s the model of the upgraded antenna
RHD-771S
1 correction the standard battery is 2600mAh, the optional is 3800
Thank you!
Sir,I like your video and am a ham operator but here's my question I am also a Volunteer Fire Dept member in Ohio and am wondering if I can use one of this radios to talk on my Fire Dept s repeater which has and output frequency of 151.31000 mhz and a input frequency of 154.95750 mhz with a DPL of152. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks Larry
Hi Larry. The answer is yes. This radio can operate on those frequencies, it's just a matter of programming that frequency split and PL tone into the radio, similar to how I showed in this video.
@@HeavyMetalHorizons thank you very much
Also I would be able by just using the keypad and no other special programming correct?
Larry, yes you can program it manually, with just the radio keypad.
@@HeavyMetalHorizons Thanks again greatly appreciated
Well it looks like it's time to dump the uv-5r
I live in the middle of Tornado Alley (woot woot! 🥳🥳). Does a radio like this help me to call for assistance from emergency responders (assuming the cell phone towers are down and I can't use my phone)? 🤔🤔
Yes indeed! This radio can receive and transmit on many of the common emergency radio frequencies.
We need to go fly and talk music!
Can radtel radios be mars modded?
Yes, the firmware, for example, can be changed.
Whats ya call sign??? Get a license ya pirates!!!!
Refer to 0:05.
@@kumasuthat was a call out to everyone with license. 🤘🏽
@@PooNinja Ah, got it. Have a good one!
Oh dear ...Stick to what you Know
He's a licensed amateur radio operator, talking about an entry-level HT. What has he said that is inaccurate?
@@kumasuPhill must be a sad ham.
@@TheDoug625 Indeed.
This a best radtel radio? Or 730 model is best
I think this one, the RT-470 is the best.