I've never watched your videos, but I loved it was straight forward and no nonsense. Thanks for putting together the information and excellent summary!
Great review. I notice that the Anytone version (AT-778uv) is catered for by Chirp now so perhaps this would work for the Retevis version as well. Nice summing up at the end. Well done on another very useful review.
I love my 2 rt95 radios. One mobile. One in a go box with a jpole. I have found the output of both mine slightly higher than advertised. The one thing about programming you did not mention. Although the software is archaic, Retevis has given a manual programming wonder. This is one radio with what I've found to be a rare feature on budget radios but a wonderful one for mobile and go box radios. I can program on the go completely from my hand mic and has the ability to name the channel without using software. A feature I use when traveling along with repeater book. Thanks for the review. 73. KG5ZRH
Initially I was thinking of installing it in my teardrop camper, but I don't know if I want to spend the time to put in all those radio channels for the entire state using the clunky software. Otherwise I think I'll be using mine in the shack as the backup radio to monitor the auxiliary channels during SKYWARN nets.
The lack of a programing cable is a great oversight. I was more concerned about the audio quality that some of these radios have. I'm glad to hear this one is pretty good. Great review!
Right now it's functioning as the backup radio in the shack. I'll probably do a followup at the end of the summer after I use it little more heavy for some nets and SKYWARN activities.
Excellent review sir, thanks for taking the time to make such detailed review on this radio. It sounds like a good radio for the price and with the short comings having an option to program it with their software make it nice option for low budget,. Thanks again for giving us a good honest fair review. that to me is more important than the channels that get free stuff and brag on all the benefits and slide right over or past the downfalls since it was free, I have been doing this long enough to know that a lot of folks do that these days, so again, thanks for a good fair honest review. Thanks again and have a blessed week. Dale
Thanks Mike, just wanted a cheep radio for the Landrover, Great review and I just this second got one from Am_ _ _ n and it arives tomorrow. Cheers from the UK
A good review . I am in the market , but I think a single band 2meter radio is my next purchase right now I am leaning towards a Kenwood 85 watt single band . David Byrd KN4BHS
Found a seller on Ebay that included the cable. Store name is "Let's Get Ready". They also gave me a 2gb flash drive with the programming software on it. That was a nice touch. It was a bit quirky opening it up. Got into the test mode and it was on '2' which should be good for 70cm. I had to set it to 3 and then set it to 2 and it works fine. Software isn't as bad as some Chinese programming softwares. I recommend you program one repeater so you can test if it all works. THEN load up the software and it's all done. I'm very impressed with this radio. It's nice from the fact if it gets stolen out of the truck not too big of deal. I would buy another. Different story if a $500 radio got nabbed. 73
looks good but im seeing many clones available under the "anytone" brand and others, who really makes this radio? The price point is perfect for me as a beginner.
Good work Mike, you are sounding much more confident and relaxed in front of the camera! To consider also, government departments do not like freeband radios as you are aware, so making them harder to program and also locking out VFO mode actually makes them usable in _more_ markets, not less.
Thanks for your videos, Michael. I have been a ham since about 5 years ago. I am tired of trying to get active and friendly with hams in my area. I quit the club scene. I may join as an Associate, just to keep my hand in. Too many pride and stubbornness issues with hams these days, I guess. I will continue to sub. Be well my friend.
Just picked one of these up in the US but under the Midland brand, pn DBR2500. Same radio as the Anytone AT-778UV but with a readable manual (still confusing) and Midland labeling. Software is on the Midland website and they run specials. Got it plus the programming cable, shipped in the US for $107. Opening up the freq range is the same as your link but the Midland software too has a file you can run to open up the range.
I have the same radio but under the AnyTone name brand. Programming was my number 1 complaint. It was my first radio, I would suggest that any new radio operator shy away from this unit till they get a better understanding of frequencys and programming. It almost made me give up amateur radio.
how about the durability? does it still held up? how about the temperature stabilty? chinese brands always tend to heat up causing the finals to burn up and destroy
There are all the same. Other brand/label but inside is nothing other. It comes from a china factory she made it for the companys like midland, CRT or anytone as the house brand.
Great video , i found it very useful, i have a question about this rig, is it possible transmit e.g. in Vhf and when i release the PTT receive in Uhf ? Thank you for any help
Michael, I realize this video is quite old, but I just purchased the similar AnyTone AT-778UV. My main question is what is the proper channel spacing for 2 meters and 70 cm. I have seen 12.5, and 25 on many of the TH-cam videos but everyone just seems to skip over this setting making no reference to it. Thanks and you have great videos. Mike WA7JYM - Phoenix, AZ
Channel spacing opens up a whole can of worms, but no for the reason you're asking. TLDR: use 12.5khz spacing as it will cover both 12.5 and 25khz channels. Amateur VHF/UHF channels spacing historically was at 25 Khz as that was the setting for early VHF commerical equipment. As demand for mobile frequencies increased, the FCC moved commercial and public safety entities to a 12.5 KHz spacing. The amateur radio service never had a spacing restriction, but many amateur repeaters are repurposed commercial units, so the 12.5 Khz spacing slowly infiltrated the bands. This caused conflict with adjacent channels and repeater coordinators worked hard to make everyone fit within the spectrum. But in urban areas, the band go so densely packed that you would be hard pressed to find an open frequency in the 2 meter band. When you consider this density can affect repeaters up to 120 miles away, it becomes an even greater challenge. In 2012 the FCC reduced channel spacing to 7.5 KHz and mandated narrow band for public safety and land mobile operators. 10 years ago we had a glut of 12.5 Khz repeaters hit the market and probably in the next decade we'll see the same thing with 7.5 Khz repeaters as they get replaced. So what does this mean to you. 12.5 Khz spaced frequency assignments are the most common on amateur bands and setting your transceiver to that spacing will allow you to dial in the frequency or to VFO scan at the proper steps. But you may run into an oddball frequency that doesn't quite match the plan. In that case you may need to change the step rate to something smaller, like 5 or 2.5 Khz to make it fit.
Hi Buddy. what a great presentation, none of that cowboy feeling talk down, just a good adult, ,educated clean presentation. I have been looking at this radio (Retivis RT95) and just ordered one from Germany. I live in the UK, and about to take My Foundation exam for Armature radio. Thanks David
This appears to be just like the Anytone 778uv in appearance and spec by spec. With the exceptions that the Anytone can be manually programmed and is already open to 70cm.
The RT95 and the Anytone 778UV are functionally the same radio. But the firmware appears to be slightly different between the two. For example: the RT95 does DTMF and the Anytone will not. The programming files are also incompatible between the two radios.
I have a 778UV with vox. One glaring problem that was not mentioned here is that the volume control wraps around. If you reduce to zero volume and advance one more click, you get max volume level. Wow. This is terrible and totally preventable with a small coding change to the radio firmware. Ugly....
Hi to all, nowadays this radio can be programmed with chirp? I think this radio is a goodmarket for the price, so if you'll get a nice antenna you're golden. Mike try the baofeng gt-3 tp (or mark III), you're be surprised for the performance,🤩 73 to all
The radio does not have a cross-band repeat capability, so the only way you could use it as a repeater would be to connect two units together with some type of controller. If you are looking for a simple repeater, maybe the retevis RT97 would work for you: th-cam.com/video/0EBJasGAymY/w-d-xo.html
Does the software work with modern Operating Systems? Chirp and Motorola’s CPS software use to work fairly easily with Windows 98 and even Vista doesn’t seem to work with Windows 10.
Boa noite. Sou Rádio amador PU5SEL Acabei de assistir o vídeo e gostaria que vc me ensinasse a tirar da Função PASSWORD porque eu não coloquei senha e sem querer Acabei mexendo em lugar errado e agora pede para colocar senha e não consegu ate agora, ja coloquei 0. 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 e 9 todos os dígitos e não voltou a funcionar dentro da normalidade. TKS e um 73 Obrigado
Not that I'm aware of, doing so would probably involve a firmware update and would the radio have enough memory available to expand the tags. The alpha tags are only 5 characters, which is weird because you are unable to put in an entire 2x3 callsign. I had troubles with writing the tags to the radio. I'd put them into the programming software, but for some reason they'd never carry over.
It is a shame you did not do more than parrot published specs. It would have been meaningful to see actual power output for both bands and even more so the actual rx specs if a good signal generator/service monitor was available. The rather subjective user review was pretty well delivered though.
Thanks for the comments. Not having the appropriate test equipment, I tend to review on the user experience; of which most people will base their purchase decision on. Hopefully people highly skilled in technical evaluations, like the ARRL, will take the effort in testing these Chinese radios.
Hi I got a Question my dad works as a truck driver and he drives through the mountains and one time he hit a moose and he had no cell service and I was wondering if u need a to have a ham radio license cause he just goes from Alberta to Surrey bc and some times he has no cell phone service
Yes he will. There is an exception for using a radio without a license to call for help in the event of an emergency to protect life or property. But it has to be very dire circumstances and calling for tow truck is not one of them.
Could you please let me know what antenna I will need for mounting this in my car bearing in mind that I would like to pick up CB channels also, thank you.
The Reverse function is buried down in the menus, so in itself, it's not a very accessible feature. But you can program one of the buttons to reverse the frequency, or listen to the input of the repeater. Maybe P3, which is the Monitor button, could be assigned that task.
I believe it is pretty much the same radio, although the firmware might be slightly different. So I can't guarantee that you can swap code-plugs between the two radios. But the menus and operation are the same.
Thanks for the comments. Inexpensive radios rely on Direct Conversion for detecting the RF signal and can be prone to poor sensitivity and overloading because they lack the proper filtering in the receiver stage. I don't have any fancy test equipment, but I'll see if I can work up a video that demonstrates the 'real world' difference between receiver types.
And now the same as the Midland DBR2500. Midland runs discounts on their website so check there as it may be cheaper to buy it from Midland (which I did)
The specs on the Retevis website indicate that you need the cable. But digging through the manual, it does state that you can manually program a channel. Your video outlines the same process, so I hope you don't mind that I share it here: th-cam.com/video/wlkDfDSwT9U/w-d-xo.html
Yea I kind of figured that was an issue. A quick check of the Web site got me the price. Good guess about $114 plus another $14 for the cable Thanks for the review Dave. KB9JQV
I've seen mention of the same, so I had to try it out. It works! I was able to transmit DTMF tones with the radio, connecting and disconnecting to a node or our local IRLP enabled repeater. To transmit DTMF you depress the PTT and press the appropriate numbers on the microphone.
@@KB9VBRAntennas Hi, GREAT video, really enjoyed it's length, others on TH-cam are far too long. That's great the DTMF works, that would have been a deal breaker for me. Question #1. Can you save the DTMF codes, so You hit one button to dial the DTMF code? I believe the other brands call this "auto dial", but I may be mistaken. Question #2. IS this the identical radio inside as the AnyTone AT-778UV Dual Band Transceiver ? Only the letters on the face plate look different?? I don't know which came first, this rig, or the AnyTone AT-778UV Dual Band Transceiver ?? Is the Anytone a revamped radio inside, a different Revision on the PCB?? Curious minds would like to know.. LOL Take care, and thanks again for an enjoyable video :) Scott VE1CSA.
Can you tell me if there is an 'all in one' radio on the market that has the radio, antenna, and power source all built in that could compete with the the Yeasu FT 818 or Yeasu FT 817 ND possibly also including an antenna tuner. Michael VA6XMB
Nice looking radio .. But having to buy a lead that's not supplied is a big no no for me .. And the programming software looks like it came out of the Ark ! ....... Nah , I think Ile buy something else unless I could get the radio very cheap, Otherwise ide go Kenwood or Yaesu over this radio .
If they let you demo there radio tell them this if they build a vhf radio that has side band and only 25 watts pep alot of us would buy it not every one can afford icom yaesu and Kenwood radio that is vhf uhf and hf because it has hf it put it out of what some can buy we want a radio that vhf uhf that has side band hams would buy it
Your review of the RT-95 was very good, explaining both good and bad things about the rig. However, your very obvious hand movements were a distraction and thought attention away from your speaking. In future discussions, try to keep your hands a bit more in the idle position. Keep up the good stories about the new equipment for ham radio. John
Apparently you were not a viewer back when he refused to wear pants and moved something other than his hands. If you had been, like the rest of us, you would recognize wearing of pants and just hand movements as the great progress that they are. j/k
All you have to do is turn it on while holding P4 & FUNC buttons, keep them held and press power and wait until it boots. Turn the knob until "Mode [#]" shows in display (like Mode 1 or Mode 3, etc.) Then key the mic & turn the knob until the mode you want (like Mode 2) appears at the bottom. Then just turn off the power. Mine was in Mode 1 from the factory. Mode 2 opened the frequencies from 136-174 MHz and 400-490 MHz.
You can program it via the buttons aswell, it just takes FOREVER to do it that way. Luckily CHIRP now supports BOTH the RT95 and RT95VOX version.
I've never watched your videos, but I loved it was straight forward and no nonsense. Thanks for putting together the information and excellent summary!
Wow, other youtubers would have dragged this out to 40 minutes. Thanks for getting to the point.
SO TRUE. He gets to the point and is very concise. I agree!
You're 100% correct about these manufacturers supporting chirp. It could save them money and customer service complaints.
The chirp's principal is working on it, I think it will be released soon!
If this radio is built like the 778 uv I believe it is programmable without the cable- just rather tedious
Great review. I notice that the Anytone version (AT-778uv) is catered for by Chirp now so perhaps this would work for the Retevis version as well. Nice summing up at the end. Well done on another very useful review.
The Anytone comes with the cable now as well. I am happy with mine.
I love my 2 rt95 radios. One mobile. One in a go box with a jpole. I have found the output of both mine slightly higher than advertised. The one thing about programming you did not mention. Although the software is archaic, Retevis has given a manual programming wonder. This is one radio with what I've found to be a rare feature on budget radios but a wonderful one for mobile and go box radios. I can program on the go completely from my hand mic and has the ability to name the channel without using software. A feature I use when traveling along with repeater book. Thanks for the review. 73. KG5ZRH
Initially I was thinking of installing it in my teardrop camper, but I don't know if I want to spend the time to put in all those radio channels for the entire state using the clunky software. Otherwise I think I'll be using mine in the shack as the backup radio to monitor the auxiliary channels during SKYWARN nets.
So you can program this on the fly as they say? As in a bug out scenario and add a repeater here and there?
The lack of a programing cable is a great oversight. I was more concerned about the audio quality that some of these radios have. I'm glad to hear this one is pretty good. Great review!
Right now it's functioning as the backup radio in the shack. I'll probably do a followup at the end of the summer after I use it little more heavy for some nets and SKYWARN activities.
I've just purchased the CRT Micron version of this for the car. You really can't go wrong for the money. 73 M0CPU ;-)
Thank for a grate review I have any tone version works well and chirp programable for me worked in Australia ham radio out of the box.
Excellent review sir, thanks for taking the time to make such detailed review on this radio. It sounds like a good radio for the price and with the short comings having an option to program it with their software make it nice option for low budget,.
Thanks again for giving us a good honest fair review. that to me is more important than the channels that get free stuff and brag on all the benefits and slide right over or past the downfalls since it was free, I have been doing this long enough to know that a lot of folks do that these days, so again, thanks for a good fair honest review. Thanks again and have a blessed week.
Dale
What power supply do you use with this?
Thanks Mike, just wanted a cheep radio for the Landrover, Great review and I just this second got one from Am_ _ _ n and it arives tomorrow.
Cheers from the UK
It's not a bad radio for the price and I still continue to use mine as a backup rig in the shack.
you can program radio without software no problem manually done it my self but it takes a lot longer,,,,,
I like this radio, I'd like to see it in the near future with a DMR option
A good review . I am in the market , but I think a single band 2meter radio is my next purchase right now I am leaning towards a Kenwood 85 watt single band . David Byrd KN4BHS
Found a seller on Ebay that included the cable. Store name is "Let's Get Ready". They also gave me a 2gb flash drive with the programming software on it. That was a nice touch. It was a bit quirky opening it up. Got into the test mode and it was on '2' which should be good for 70cm. I had to set it to 3 and then set it to 2 and it works fine. Software isn't as bad as some Chinese programming softwares. I recommend you program one repeater so you can test if it all works. THEN load up the software and it's all done. I'm very impressed with this radio. It's nice from the fact if it gets stolen out of the truck not too big of deal. I would buy another. Different story if a $500 radio got nabbed. 73
looks good but im seeing many clones available under the "anytone" brand and others, who really makes this radio? The price point is perfect for me as a beginner.
Just bought a Retevis, and it comes with a programming cable and workes with Chirp, so thay must have listened to you.
Chirp now works with it.
Good work Mike, you are sounding much more confident and relaxed in front of the camera! To consider also, government departments do not like freeband radios as you are aware, so making them harder to program and also locking out VFO mode actually makes them usable in _more_ markets, not less.
Thanks for your videos, Michael. I have been a ham since about 5 years ago. I am tired of trying to get active and friendly with hams in my area. I quit the club scene. I may join as an Associate, just to keep my hand in. Too many pride and stubbornness issues with hams these days, I guess. I will continue to sub. Be well my friend.
Do you know I'm in the UK .and it's the same with hams in this part of the world.
We mostly use zello now as a mater of fact you will her me on a channel vv898 5pm UK time wile I'm driving home from work
Just picked one of these up in the US but under the Midland brand, pn DBR2500. Same radio as the Anytone AT-778UV but with a readable manual (still confusing) and Midland labeling. Software is on the Midland website and they run specials. Got it plus the programming cable, shipped in the US for $107. Opening up the freq range is the same as your link but the Midland software too has a file you can run to open up the range.
I have the same radio but under the AnyTone name brand. Programming was my number 1 complaint. It was my first radio, I would suggest that any new radio operator shy away from this unit till they get a better understanding of frequencys and programming. It almost made me give up amateur radio.
I have this radio, its excellent. Dont have an issue programming it through the radio itself, no need for software. 73 VK4FJST
how about the durability? does it still held up? how about the temperature stabilty? chinese brands always tend to heat up causing the finals to burn up and destroy
Is this not a clone of the anytone AT-778UV? I'm super confused as to why this is not addressed.
so this can receive UHF and VHF signals?
Nice review Michael!
While you were testing it, did you try pushing it out band, to do both 2m and 154/155MHz Tx and Rx
Thank you for good solid info...got any videos on car installation?
Not for that particular radio, but I do have an install video with my Subaru Outback: th-cam.com/video/TmKBqVXF1eM/w-d-xo.html
Good honest review.☘️👍
Looks like a nice radio. I only wish it had a detachable face
It is so small it will almost fit into your pocket already?
Hello little help is this a good antena for this radio? HH-N2RS PHANTOM
LOVE THE VIDEOS KEEP THEM COMING
Cable is now included.
Perfect video and yes i subscribed.
Retevis RT-95 vs. MIDLAND DBR2500 vs. Anytone AT-778UV
is there a real difference? kind of same spec, but must be something diff or not?
There are all the same. Other brand/label but inside is nothing other. It comes from a china factory she made it for the companys like midland, CRT or anytone as the house brand.
Great video , i found it very useful, i have a question about this rig, is it possible transmit e.g. in Vhf and when i release the PTT receive in Uhf ? Thank you for any help
Nice clear concise review of this duel band radio thanks for posting.73 da de da
Good Morning
friend does he listen to both bands simultaneously?
Or is it one band at a time?
I am interested in this radio and in my notes (from other youtubers) I wrote down it has Dual Watch like a Baofeng uv5r HT
Subbed. Great video bud.
Michael, I realize this video is quite old, but I just purchased the similar AnyTone AT-778UV. My main question is what is the proper channel spacing for 2 meters and 70 cm. I have seen 12.5, and 25 on many of the TH-cam videos but everyone just seems to skip over this setting making no reference to it. Thanks and you have great videos. Mike WA7JYM - Phoenix, AZ
Channel spacing opens up a whole can of worms, but no for the reason you're asking. TLDR: use 12.5khz spacing as it will cover both 12.5 and 25khz channels.
Amateur VHF/UHF channels spacing historically was at 25 Khz as that was the setting for early VHF commerical equipment. As demand for mobile frequencies increased, the FCC moved commercial and public safety entities to a 12.5 KHz spacing. The amateur radio service never had a spacing restriction, but many amateur repeaters are repurposed commercial units, so the 12.5 Khz spacing slowly infiltrated the bands. This caused conflict with adjacent channels and repeater coordinators worked hard to make everyone fit within the spectrum. But in urban areas, the band go so densely packed that you would be hard pressed to find an open frequency in the 2 meter band. When you consider this density can affect repeaters up to 120 miles away, it becomes an even greater challenge. In 2012 the FCC reduced channel spacing to 7.5 KHz and mandated narrow band for public safety and land mobile operators. 10 years ago we had a glut of 12.5 Khz repeaters hit the market and probably in the next decade we'll see the same thing with 7.5 Khz repeaters as they get replaced.
So what does this mean to you. 12.5 Khz spaced frequency assignments are the most common on amateur bands and setting your transceiver to that spacing will allow you to dial in the frequency or to VFO scan at the proper steps. But you may run into an oddball frequency that doesn't quite match the plan. In that case you may need to change the step rate to something smaller, like 5 or 2.5 Khz to make it fit.
@@KB9VBRAntennas Thank you. I was expecting just a simple answer and you provided me with some interesting information. Thank you.
It is programmable by hand if you wish. Excellent video but.
Why does it not come with a plug?
Is it possible to program the radio to show channel name, not just the band? For example, could I make the radio display Ch 1, not 453.000?
Hi Buddy. what a great presentation, none of that cowboy feeling talk down, just a good adult, ,educated clean presentation. I have been looking at this radio (Retivis RT95) and just ordered one from Germany. I live in the UK, and about to take My Foundation exam for Armature radio.
Thanks David
You don't need a programming cable to programme channels into the radio.
This appears to be just like the Anytone 778uv in appearance and spec by spec. With the exceptions that the Anytone can be manually programmed and is already open to 70cm.
The RT95 and the Anytone 778UV are functionally the same radio. But the firmware appears to be slightly different between the two. For example: the RT95 does DTMF and the Anytone will not. The programming files are also incompatible between the two radios.
I have a 778UV with vox. One glaring problem that was not mentioned here is that the volume control wraps around. If you reduce to zero volume and advance one more click, you get max volume level. Wow. This is terrible and totally preventable with a small coding change to the radio firmware. Ugly....
Crossband transponder V/F is present?
When the screen is inverted, do the program buttons follow suit to control the functions?...
Hi to all, nowadays this radio can be programmed with chirp? I think this radio is a goodmarket for the price, so if you'll get a nice antenna you're golden.
Mike try the baofeng gt-3 tp (or mark III), you're be surprised for the performance,🤩 73 to all
Can this be used as a base camp repeater?
The radio does not have a cross-band repeat capability, so the only way you could use it as a repeater would be to connect two units together with some type of controller. If you are looking for a simple repeater, maybe the retevis RT97 would work for you: th-cam.com/video/0EBJasGAymY/w-d-xo.html
Does the software work with modern Operating Systems? Chirp and Motorola’s CPS software use to work fairly easily with Windows 98 and even Vista doesn’t seem to work with Windows 10.
Works just fine on Windows 10. That what I'm using.
Also great video right to the point perfect
Boa noite. Sou Rádio amador PU5SEL
Acabei de assistir o vídeo e gostaria que vc me ensinasse a tirar da Função PASSWORD porque eu não coloquei senha e sem querer Acabei mexendo em lugar errado e agora pede para colocar senha e não consegu ate agora, ja coloquei 0. 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 e 9 todos os dígitos e não voltou a funcionar dentro da normalidade. TKS e um 73 Obrigado
It appears that memory names (alpha tags) can only be five characters long. Is there any way to make them six?
Not that I'm aware of, doing so would probably involve a firmware update and would the radio have enough memory available to expand the tags. The alpha tags are only 5 characters, which is weird because you are unable to put in an entire 2x3 callsign. I had troubles with writing the tags to the radio. I'd put them into the programming software, but for some reason they'd never carry over.
It is a shame you did not do more than parrot published specs. It would have been meaningful to see actual power output for both bands and even more so the actual rx specs if a good signal generator/service monitor was available. The rather subjective user review was pretty well delivered though.
Thanks for the comments. Not having the appropriate test equipment, I tend to review on the user experience; of which most people will base their purchase decision on. Hopefully people highly skilled in technical evaluations, like the ARRL, will take the effort in testing these Chinese radios.
KB9VBR Antennas I understand. Been a ham for nearly 50 years. I have a good watt meter & dummy load but still lack a decent signal generator.
Hi I got a Question my dad works as a truck driver and he drives through the mountains and one time he hit a moose and he had no cell service and I was wondering if u need a to have a ham radio license cause he just goes from Alberta to Surrey bc and some times he has no cell phone service
Yes‚ if he plans to use the amateur radio frequencies he will need a license.
What about just calling a tow truck on it would he need a license for that
Yes he will. There is an exception for using a radio without a license to call for help in the event of an emergency to protect life or property. But it has to be very dire circumstances and calling for tow truck is not one of them.
I'll keep with my FT818.
Are Retevis and AnyTone the same company? Radios look identical
They are not. The radio may come out of the factory, but the firmware could be slightly different between the two models.
Can it do murs and gmrs
Could you please let me know what antenna I will need for mounting this in my car bearing in mind that I would like to pick up CB channels also, thank you.
No CB on this radio, ham bands only.
Not a good choice for a 11 meter CB, 2 meter, 70cm combo. The bands are too far away from each other.
Hi and thanks for the video. Is there a quick and easy way to be able to listen to the input of a repeater?
The Reverse function is buried down in the menus, so in itself, it's not a very accessible feature. But you can program one of the buttons to reverse the frequency, or listen to the input of the repeater. Maybe P3, which is the Monitor button, could be assigned that task.
KB9VBR Antennas thanks for your reply, 73 G4TEW
This radio looks identical to the AnyTone AT-778UV I wonder if it is the same radio with a different badge? Great video though thank you?
I believe it is pretty much the same radio, although the firmware might be slightly different. So I can't guarantee that you can swap code-plugs between the two radios. But the menus and operation are the same.
That's because it is.
Nice test and review as always :-) Most "cheap" chinese radio do have a bad receiver. Can you say something about it? 73s Stephan, DF6PA
Thanks for the comments. Inexpensive radios rely on Direct Conversion for detecting the RF signal and can be prone to poor sensitivity and overloading because they lack the proper filtering in the receiver stage. I don't have any fancy test equipment, but I'll see if I can work up a video that demonstrates the 'real world' difference between receiver types.
Tnx a lot!
IS THE Retevis RT-95 The same radio and firmware as Anytone AT-778uv ,Qixiang Apollo II ,Crt Micron
It's the same radio, but I believe the firmware is slightly different between the Retevis and the Anytone. Not sure about the other models.
Just ordered myself the RT95 good job cable is included , thankyou for your answer
And now the same as the Midland DBR2500. Midland runs discounts on their website so check there as it may be cheaper to buy it from Midland (which I did)
I wonder if it is perhaps manually programmable like the 778uv- I did a short video on it - they appear to be almost exactly the same
The specs on the Retevis website indicate that you need the cable. But digging through the manual, it does state that you can manually program a channel. Your video outlines the same process, so I hope you don't mind that I share it here: th-cam.com/video/wlkDfDSwT9U/w-d-xo.html
No problem at all. Thanks for the share!
Hello there,
Does this radio have capabilty on dual receive simultaniuosly?
I don't believe it can do that. The radio has dual watch capability, but only one VFO
Cable supplied now
Could you also include the appx ball park cost of the rig
I don't include the pricing in the videos because they can change. But the Retevis RT-95 is approximately $120
Yea I kind of figured that was an issue. A quick check of the Web site got me the price. Good guess about $114 plus another $14 for the cable
Thanks for the review Dave. KB9JQV
HELP!
HOW MAY I OBTAIN I NEED A COPY THE OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RETEVIS RT95
www.retevis.com/resources_center/mannual/RT95-English-manua.pdf
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Can you transmit DTMF for repeater control? - I read something that said you couldn’t, but I can’t find a definitive answer!
I've seen mention of the same, so I had to try it out. It works! I was able to transmit DTMF tones with the radio, connecting and disconnecting to a node or our local IRLP enabled repeater. To transmit DTMF you depress the PTT and press the appropriate numbers on the microphone.
KB9VBR Antennas Excellent, thank you!!
@@KB9VBRAntennas Hi, GREAT video, really enjoyed it's length, others on TH-cam are far too long. That's great the DTMF works, that would have been a deal breaker for me. Question #1. Can you save the DTMF codes, so You hit one button to dial the DTMF code? I believe the other brands call this "auto dial", but I may be mistaken. Question #2. IS this the identical radio inside as the AnyTone AT-778UV Dual Band Transceiver ? Only the letters on the face plate look different?? I don't know which came first, this rig, or the AnyTone AT-778UV Dual Band Transceiver ?? Is the Anytone a revamped radio inside, a different Revision on the PCB?? Curious minds would like to know.. LOL Take care, and thanks again for an enjoyable video :) Scott VE1CSA.
Can you tell me if there is an 'all in one' radio on the market that has the radio, antenna, and power source all built in that could compete with the the Yeasu FT 818 or Yeasu FT 817 ND possibly also including an antenna tuner.
Michael VA6XMB
Michael Bradley I'd say that the kx3 is the closest thing. It has an atu but lacks 70cm. Where the 817 lacks atu but has 70cm.
I'd have to echo @reggy's comment about the KX3. That's the only thing I can think of that satisfies most of your request.
What type is the antenna connector?
UHF Female
Cheers thanks for the info
great review! nice job.
Good equipment!!!!! 73.
Nice review my friend. 73,
Hi, got this receiver but the website to get the software isn't working lol
It looks like the website is working again. If you can't get the software, let me know and maybe I can send you a copy.
@@KB9VBRAntennas yep thank you. It's back up...
do i need a licence to use this ?
Yes
Chirp programming software now supports this radio.
how did you power it?
For this review it was connected to my 25 amp 13.8 volt station power supply
KB9VBR Antennas thanks
Nice looking radio .. But having to buy a lead that's not supplied is a big no no for me .. And the programming software looks like it came out of the Ark ! ....... Nah , I think Ile buy something else unless I could get the radio very cheap, Otherwise ide go Kenwood or Yaesu over this radio .
Crossband?
Nope, sorry. No crossband capabilities.
I programed mine witout a cable, OOPS i didnt know it couldnt do that XD
If they let you demo there radio tell them this if they build a vhf radio that has side band and only 25 watts pep alot of us would buy it not every one can afford icom yaesu and Kenwood radio that is vhf uhf and hf because it has hf it put it out of what some can buy we want a radio that vhf uhf that has side band hams would buy it
I'm in total agreement. I'd love to see an affordable all-mode VHF/UHF base radio too.
Scan is slow on this radio. I i dont like that lcd screen.
Screen looks nice in the dark... daylight it is impossible to see in the car.
Scans quickly unless the squelch is open.
instrukcja polska pdf pliss
Programing via software is a nuisance..... Why can't it be done from the keypad....!?
Thx...
It is a no buy.
My friend is good beautiful and 73,s and good dx for you 👏🤔👍🆗
Your review of the
RT-95 was very good, explaining both good and bad things about the rig. However, your very obvious hand movements were a distraction and thought attention away from your speaking. In future discussions, try to keep your hands a bit more in the idle position.
Keep up the good stories about the new equipment for ham radio.
John
Apparently you were not a viewer back when he refused to wear pants and moved something other than his hands. If you had been, like the rest of us, you would recognize wearing of pants and just hand movements as the great progress that they are.
j/k
This video is outdated. CHIRP now supports this radio.
This video is 6 years old.
its basically a copy of the anytone 778
Hey another Auxiliarist. I was in from 2015-2018. VE, FSO-PA, 095-31-04.
Chirp doesn't work? I guess I wont be buying one of these.
Hi Ho Kermit the Frog Sesame Street news.Lol
I have a mixed reaction on this man
This is bullshit. you can open the bands manually by pressing a few buttons.
All you have to do is turn it on while holding P4 & FUNC buttons, keep them held and press power and wait until it boots. Turn the knob until "Mode [#]" shows in display (like Mode 1 or Mode 3, etc.) Then key the mic & turn the knob until the mode you want (like Mode 2) appears at the bottom. Then just turn off the power.
Mine was in Mode 1 from the factory. Mode 2 opened the frequencies from 136-174 MHz and 400-490 MHz.
Am planning to buy one What Antenna can you recommend? Thanks.
Comet gp-3 is a great base antenna. If you’re looking for a mobile antenna Comet and Diamond make great antennas and mounts.
Is there a mic gain option?