in the opening it is called line of site your radio operates on a one half of a watt transmiter so that is why you would get maybe a mile or line of site only IF you took two plates and one plate does ot overlap the other you are out of rado range try it.
I use the Wouxun KG805G, and the BTech/Baofeng V1 GMRS radios. Baofeng makes a new GMRS radio the UV-9G GMRS radio . It’s total water proof . It’s a good value. It is also a 5watt. I wish they would have made them when I was in the market for HT radio
I bought 2 or 3 baofong uv5r radios for letting the kids a wifey play with,,, they can also monitor emergency chanels and tx in emergency,, yea a little more kick and a LOT more function hard 2 beat 4 $30,,, have a tyt 9800 for a base was a little more but still not bad only $250 for the rig another 50-60 for antenna and you ARE going to be able to talk to your ht's for MILES adna gain monitor emrg freqs
Radio is a form of electromagnetic radiation, the same as visible light just on a different spectrum. Like llvisible light, many things can block a radio signal. Things like mountains and hills, IE dirt, will block a radio signal. Pretty much everyone knows (well maybe not everyone) that *line of sight* is required for these radios to work. The one exception is bouncing CB radio off the ionosphere.
"Designed" It's a GMRS version of the Zastone Mini9 radio with a nice cover on it. Yes, the Mini9 existed before Rocky Talkies. They didn't design the radio, but they did make a nice case for it.
if he get's more than a mile away from the other radio he is out of range the radio runs on a 1/2 watt transmitter and will work at a mile range basically it does not have a nuff power to get out of it's Own way. I run five watts in to a 60 watt repeater and at home I am doing 45 watts from my base.
on simplex thay are to radio's to radio's at 5 watts know add a pltone then it would be radio to tower to radio 20 miles away that is what these guy's are missing know there play on a half a repeater thay key up thay trip a repeater from simplex so there using a suped up F R S radio going no where becouse thay do not have a licensee and thay need one
Glad they work. Price is reasonable for good equipment. I'm also glad they're honest about range. If you really want to go down the radio rabbit hole look into getting your amateur radio license.
My only issue is that they not water proof. For $190 a pair I would expect a little more durability. My frs are does the same but also has noa and gps beacon.
Great choice Aaron! 👍 It’s good to have those as backups with no cell phone coverage! I used the Midland ones when shopping at the outlets when we split up etc! They are also great for emergencies!
These are way way over priced. You cannot have 115 channels on FRS so that is very misleading right out of the gate. FRS you have 15 channels. 2 watt radios I wouldn't mess with at all. But you have to also remember that Baofeng isn't FCC Certified for Part 95 operations on FRS. BTECH does have two radios that are compliant with Part 95 and those are those BTECH MURS V1 and the BTECH GMRS V-1.
I’m pretty new to radios. I have used several in this license free 2w range and I’ve never been very impressed. Spending the average $60-$100 for a pair. Though I do know that this is on the higher end of the 2w range of clarity and functionality and super long battery life way out way and Out perform other models I have used in the past in the 2 W range. The thing that really sold it for me in the beginning before I ever got them was climbing magazines review. And now having use them myself daily for three months I can say of the 2w that I have used these far exceed many of the cheaper models. That’s just my experience your mileage may vary.
@@gideonstactical Thanks for the reply. I'll definitely have to do more research. I'm going to look into these more. Reliability, range and battery life seem like the most important things. ✌️
@@landminehopscotch3617 I did it in baby steps still learning how to do repeater radios my how radio systum set me back $ 700 dollars base 45 watts two hand held's $ 150 each water and dust proof.
I have used it in all city and Mountains and the distances are accurate of 1-5miles in mountains and 0.5-3miles in hills or thick forests. They have several informative testing videos on their site where they point out how to wire radio can work and its strengths as well as where the environment will hinder its performance. That’s what really sold it for me is that they weren’t trying to claim that they were going to be able to communicate with the moon no matter where you were I told you what they could and could not do.
@@gideonstactical if you put a PL tone from a locial G M R S radio tower you would do 20 miles radio to radio insted of simplex on family service as channel 15 through 22 are simples on F R S channels I have told them and thay don't care,
Most FRS radios will work that well over water. Not a tough trick for any of them. At home, you'll be lucky to get much further than a few hundred yards. Still, that's enough for a lot of what many people need to do. Prefer GMRS radios as they use the same channels/frequencies and allow for higher wattage and removable/replaceable antennas. The bummer is you have to buy a license from the FCC, but it's good for your entire family - extended family - and is good for ten years.
Or just get your ham ticket for free and be able to buy and use wildly more capable radios at 1/5 the cost. Not to mention you have access to many more bands, higher power, better antenna options, and thousands of repeaters.
True Ross I miss spoke, what I meant was clarity of signal compared to cheaper models that are in the 2w range that I’ve used before which can be full of static and pretty intermittent after about half a mile.
@@gideonstactical that is for F R S the big ticket is G M R S at 5 watt's for 20 miles radio to tower to radio once a PL tone is down loaded in to the radio that is what let's the radio talk to the tower
If your still at Pend Oreille, find Green Bay over by Garfield Bay, well worth the hunt! If you head south I can point you to some fun sights and hikes.
do to the company's flat out lieing or printing false info on the box OR just radio will do 30 miles which is really 20 miles OFF a G M R S radio tower
For an FRS radio these are pretty nice but I'm not a fan of the limitations of the FRS. Now this same company would make a combination FRS/gmrs that was able to transmit on gmrs repeaters..... That would be a different story and I would really like to see one of those.
I work in the radio world. Primarily on public safety systems. These are only 2watt. Get them in an urban environment and there’s no shot they work. I don’t think the company is claiming this. You really have to be line of sight. Total line of sight like he’s showing across the lake is doable. Even in dense trees the signal will get killed. Around a campsite, across water fine but do not think if you’re on a backpacking trip and you and your family get separated even 1/4m apart through trees these will work. So many things block radio signals, the worst of which is trees and structures. Also take a look at price tags. A radio that will work in an urban jungle like you’re asking is going to be in the $150-$250 a radio. Like a m300 midland or comparable beofang and Motorola. They have stronger wattage. Stronger the wattage the stronger the antenna. Yes after a certain wattage you need a license but that’s essentially free and can always be used for emergency purposes
@@joellowe2215 yes. No question Midland mb400. Small and tough. 4watt so twice as powerful as what you see here. About $130 a piece or you can buy sets of 3,4 etc all the way up to 16 I think. I work for Motorola public safety division and I use the midlands at home and while camping. No their not better than the Motorola’s I work with but you’re talking two different animals. The Moto radios are thousands up to $10k a radio. I’ve tested my midlands out to approx 4miles away by car in a suburban neighborhood. That’s pretty damn good. Line of sight they’d easily do 30 miles. Also no proprietary accessories so you can use any mic, earpiece etc. if you’re looking pay attention to wattage. Wattage is like horsepower.
BUT thay are NOT part 95 so the F C C said no to them thay are the cheep in to ham radio though. side bar if you get the right dule band radio two meeter 440 you can talk to the space shuddle when it fly's over the U.S
Do these radios do offset for repeater function , does the antenna come off for a additional base or mobile antenna ? 2 watts is 2 watts Any radio will have that range from mountain top, im not bashing you or your test im just saying since ive been into radio for almost 40 , years , in my opinion way to much money for that radio , again not bashing you video just my opinion
Designed in Colorado…. Made In China…. Was really hopefully for this product… the gutting of the American Infrastructure - we can’t even do the assembly in the states without it being even more expensive than it already is What can ya do🤷🏾♂️ the simplicity, thermal and shock ruggedness and the fall safety are a nice investment…
the company I buy from has part's shipped in from China and build's them here state side thay run for $ 150. each but worth it as off road people use them water and dust tight and thay mount the belt clip to the battery you take off the battery and the clip stay's on the battery how that beat's the heck out of the others.
These are way overpriced they are the same frs radios they sell everywhere. They also claim over a hundred channels, 2 watts output and no license requirements. Not really sure how they accomplish over 100 channels there are only 15 frs channels you can transmit on with 2 watts. I would save you money go buy a set at Cabela's or walmart for less than the price of 1 of these.
Hey Han Solo, love the screen name. I’m pretty new to radios. I have used several in this license free 2w range and I’ve never been very impressed. Spending the average $60-$100 for a pair. Though I do know that this is on the higher end of the 2w range of clarity and functionality and super long battery life way out way and Out perform other models I have used in the past in the 2 W range.
Seems like you are confusing channels with frequencies. FRS has 22 frequencies. These radios have 128 channels so you can have different DCS or CTCSS "privacy codes" for each channel but they are still limited to the 22 FRS frequencies and the .5 and 2 watt power limits on those designated frequencies.
there are 120 security codes with 14 channels on F R S channels 15 through 22 on the F R S side are the repeater channels for G M R S repeater channels have a R P T before the number it stands for repeater channels. and requires a licensee to use same as ham radio.
Sponsored content = commercial. Explains why you had zero cons on this product. I prefer an honest review over a commercial 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 Way overpriced for a 2w radio, considering GMRS can go up to 50w for the same price.
in the opening it is called line of site your radio operates on a one half of a watt
transmiter so that is why you would get maybe a mile or line of site only
IF you took two plates and one plate does ot overlap the other you are out of
rado range try it.
I use the Wouxun KG805G, and the BTech/Baofeng V1 GMRS radios. Baofeng makes a new GMRS radio the UV-9G GMRS radio . It’s total water proof . It’s a good value. It is also a 5watt. I wish they would have made them when I was in the market for HT radio
I bought 2 or 3 baofong uv5r radios for letting the kids a wifey play with,,, they can also monitor emergency chanels and tx in emergency,, yea a little more kick and a LOT more function hard 2 beat 4 $30,,, have a tyt 9800 for a base was a little more but still not bad only $250 for the rig another 50-60 for antenna and you ARE going to be able to talk to your ht's for MILES adna gain monitor emrg freqs
That’s a reasonable price for the quality radio you get. Seems like a great option for sure.
Do some testing in the hills and valleys please, most work well in open land.
I think it's a given that none of them are gonna work through dirt.
Radio is a form of electromagnetic radiation, the same as visible light just on a different spectrum. Like llvisible light, many things can block a radio signal. Things like mountains and hills, IE dirt, will block a radio signal.
Pretty much everyone knows (well maybe not everyone) that *line of sight* is required for these radios to work. The one exception is bouncing CB radio off the ionosphere.
in town one brick building will stop you cold will not transmit through a block wall even if you are in a one block range.
@@Uberragen21 and so will a block wall a block from home not
even a mile good luck on this one
"Designed" It's a GMRS version of the Zastone Mini9 radio with a nice cover on it. Yes, the Mini9 existed before Rocky Talkies. They didn't design the radio, but they did make a nice case for it.
Also saw someone "making" a frs radio but notice it's just a Yellow version of a retivis rb19. Lol
Good price for sure thanks Aaron enjoy your weekend and blessings
if he get's more than a mile away from the other radio he is out of range
the radio runs on a 1/2 watt transmitter and will work at a mile range
basically it does not have a nuff power to get out of it's Own way.
I run five watts in to a 60 watt repeater and at home I am doing 45 watts
from my base.
Thanks! Great info as always. Cheers BR
Awesome demonstration on the radios! I like the range they have and durability is a must lol I really enjoyed it y’all! 🙂🔥👏👏👍
on simplex thay are to radio's to radio's at 5 watts know add a pltone then it would be radio to tower to radio 20 miles away that is what these guy's
are missing know there play on a half a repeater thay key up thay
trip a repeater from simplex so there using a suped up F R S radio
going no where becouse thay do not have a licensee and thay need one
Glad they work. Price is reasonable for good equipment. I'm also glad they're honest about range. If you really want to go down the radio rabbit hole look into getting your amateur radio license.
Dont even need your license on frequencies that fall under CB.
I do jest well on G M R S 20 miles around town and on the east coast G M R S net I talk to Chicago ILL from Minnesota
A G M R S licensee requires no test so I got that one thay did the test to fast for me could not get it to much info to fast for me.
We’ve got a travel trailer ordered. Gonna need a pair of these.☝🏻
Ya we love them!! You will get a lot of use out of them.
if you bought a Midland mobile unit place the antenna on the roof it will work grate.
Good review. Lots of usable info. I counted 2 bad boys.
I did a range test with 8 different FRS radios and found the Rocky Talkies performed best. Got about 2.7 miles range in a dense urban environment!
Awesome to hear that!
but you where on simplex radio to radio no repeater eather
My only issue is that they not water proof.
For $190 a pair I would expect a little more durability. My frs are does the same but also has noa and gps beacon.
Yeah I’m not sure on that technical spec, I know there are water resistant.
The price is highway robbery... You can get the same radio, made in China, but branded ZASTONE for $40-50 U.S.
my radio equipment has no G P S on it just the weather chaannel
I own three hand held's water tight no funny buttons just F R S and G M R S
radio channels I payed 150. a peace built for off road people
thay all have that even my 150 dollar hand held's are water tight and dust proof
used by people with off road toys.
Great choice Aaron! 👍 It’s good to have those as backups with no cell phone coverage! I used the Midland ones when shopping at the outlets when we split up etc! They are also great for emergencies!
as long you are with in 1/4 mile of each other
Thanks amigo
No problem glad it helped
How would these compare to Beofang? The roughly $60 ones
These are way way over priced. You cannot have 115 channels on FRS so that is very misleading right out of the gate. FRS you have 15 channels. 2 watt radios I wouldn't mess with at all. But you have to also remember that Baofeng isn't FCC Certified for Part 95 operations on FRS. BTECH does have two radios that are compliant with Part 95 and those are those BTECH MURS V1 and the BTECH GMRS V-1.
@@18dmedic Thanks for the reply. The whole radio thing is all kind of Greek to me, but I'm learning 👍
I’m pretty new to radios. I have used several in this license free 2w range and I’ve never been very impressed. Spending the average $60-$100 for a pair. Though I do know that this is on the higher end of the 2w range of clarity and functionality and super long battery life way out way and Out perform other models I have used in the past in the 2 W range. The thing that really sold it for me in the beginning before I ever got them was climbing magazines review. And now having use them myself daily for three months I can say of the 2w that I have used these far exceed many of the cheaper models. That’s just my experience your mileage may vary.
@@gideonstactical Thanks for the reply. I'll definitely have to do more research. I'm going to look into these more. Reliability, range and battery life seem like the most important things. ✌️
@@landminehopscotch3617 I did it in baby steps still learning how to do repeater radios my how radio systum set me back $ 700 dollars
base 45 watts two hand held's $ 150 each water and dust proof.
Been looking for some good comms. This doesn't seem that bad. Not terrible on the price either
Great name for a product, Rocky Talkies! Inspired! Please test them in a mountainous and hilly areas.
I have used it in all city and Mountains and the distances are accurate of 1-5miles in mountains and 0.5-3miles in hills or thick forests. They have several informative testing videos on their site where they point out how to wire radio can work and its strengths as well as where the environment will hinder its performance. That’s what really sold it for me is that they weren’t trying to claim that they were going to be able to communicate with the moon no matter where you were I told you what they could and could not do.
@@gideonstactical if you put a PL tone from a locial G M R S radio tower you would do 20 miles radio to radio insted of simplex on
family service as channel 15 through 22 are simples on F R S channels I have told them and thay don't care,
Hey, what sunglasses are you where?
Knockaround 👍
Interesting info and put together well.
Thanks Robert!
Most FRS radios will work that well over water. Not a tough trick for any of them. At home, you'll be lucky to get much further than a few hundred yards. Still, that's enough for a lot of what many people need to do. Prefer GMRS radios as they use the same channels/frequencies and allow for higher wattage and removable/replaceable antennas. The bummer is you have to buy a license from the FCC, but it's good for your entire family - extended family - and is good for ten years.
Or just get your ham ticket for free and be able to buy and use wildly more capable radios at 1/5 the cost. Not to mention you have access to many more bands, higher power, better antenna options, and thousands of repeaters.
just family members living in one household with sending the F C C $ 35.00
dollars.
Do you use buck hoodlum.
How does it get “more power”. Since it is 2 watt radio compared to another 2 watt radio?
True Ross I miss spoke, what I meant was clarity of signal compared to cheaper models that are in the 2w range that I’ve used before which can be full of static and pretty intermittent after about half a mile.
@@gideonstactical that is for F R S the big ticket is G M R S at 5 watt's
for 20 miles radio to tower to radio once a PL tone is down loaded in to the
radio that is what let's the radio talk to the tower
Cool little radios
Thanks for the great video
Good info. Thanks
Excellent Review, Thank you!😊
If your still at Pend Oreille, find Green Bay over by Garfield Bay, well worth the hunt! If you head south I can point you to some fun sights and hikes.
Do they have NOAA
as of 2024 thay all have NOA weather service which is a tape of weather that hour then up dated each hour for 24 hours.
Great vid. But product links are all broken.
do to the company's flat out lieing or printing false info on the box
OR just radio will do 30 miles which is really 20 miles OFF a G M R S radio tower
Hey man! Great video!! Gonna get myself a set of these bad boys!
Did you ever try the walkie talkie or push to talk ptt apps?
I have not, but many of the places we are don’t have cell coverage.
For an FRS radio these are pretty nice but I'm not a fan of the limitations of the FRS. Now this same company would make a combination FRS/gmrs that was able to transmit on gmrs repeaters..... That would be a different story and I would really like to see one of those.
Now they do.
anyone knows where can i buy that kind of carabiner?
REI
@@MindfulMagi_888 I was thinking the same thing I am a member there.
Where are they made?
On the web says China
Does this work for dense urban jungles?
I work in the radio world. Primarily on public safety systems. These are only 2watt. Get them in an urban environment and there’s no shot they work. I don’t think the company is claiming this. You really have to be line of sight. Total line of sight like he’s showing across the lake is doable. Even in dense trees the signal will get killed. Around a campsite, across water fine but do not think if you’re on a backpacking trip and you and your family get separated even 1/4m apart through trees these will work. So many things block radio signals, the worst of which is trees and structures. Also take a look at price tags. A radio that will work in an urban jungle like you’re asking is going to be in the $150-$250 a radio. Like a m300 midland or comparable beofang and Motorola. They have stronger wattage. Stronger the wattage the stronger the antenna. Yes after a certain wattage you need a license but that’s essentially free and can always be used for emergency purposes
@@jadam-2024 is there a brand or style of radio you'd recommend
@@joellowe2215 yes. No question Midland mb400. Small and tough. 4watt so twice as powerful as what you see here. About $130 a piece or you can buy sets of 3,4 etc all the way up to 16 I think. I work for Motorola public safety division and I use the midlands at home and while camping. No their not better than the Motorola’s I work with but you’re talking two different animals. The Moto radios are thousands up to $10k a radio. I’ve tested my midlands out to approx 4miles away by car in a suburban neighborhood. That’s pretty damn good. Line of sight they’d easily do 30 miles. Also no proprietary accessories so you can use any mic, earpiece etc. if you’re looking pay attention to wattage. Wattage is like horsepower.
95 for just 1? Why not a pair?
Baofeng is like 30 bucks each and work better....harder learning curve though.
BUT thay are NOT part 95 so the F C C said no to them thay are the cheep in to ham radio though. side bar if you get the right dule band radio two meeter 440
you can talk to the space shuddle when it fly's over the U.S
Do these radios do offset for repeater function , does the antenna come off for a additional base or mobile antenna ? 2 watts is 2 watts Any radio will have that range from mountain top, im not bashing you or your test im just saying since ive been into radio for almost 40 , years , in my opinion way to much money for that radio , again not bashing you video just my opinion
They are FRS radios, not repeater capable in the split frequency sense but they can use a simplex repeater.
Designed in Colorado…. Made In China…. Was really hopefully for this product… the gutting of the American Infrastructure - we can’t even do the assembly in the states without it being even more expensive than it already is
What can ya do🤷🏾♂️ the simplicity, thermal and shock ruggedness and the fall safety are a nice investment…
the company I buy from has part's shipped in from China and build's them here state side thay run for $ 150. each but worth it as off road people use them
water and dust tight and thay mount the belt clip to the battery you take off
the battery and the clip stay's on the battery how that beat's the heck out of the others.
Nice toy, bud my UV-5R and my UV-82 HT are superior in long comunication situations.
100 a piece
I payed $ 250.00 for a base unit and run 45 watts and 50 is the limit for G M R S
You called them "bad boys" one time too many. Tuned you out.
thay told me there running simplex that's no fun put in a P L tone an do 20 miles
off a tower radio to radio there is the fun.
Probably not 11 miles line of site but less. Can’t measure across water unless in a boat.
No it was true line of site 11.28mi from sandpoint, ID to Hope, Idaho across the lake. Google earth 🌍
These are way overpriced they are the same frs radios they sell everywhere. They also claim over a hundred channels, 2 watts output and no license requirements. Not really sure how they accomplish over 100 channels there are only 15 frs channels you can transmit on with 2 watts. I would save you money go buy a set at Cabela's or walmart for less than the price of 1 of these.
Hey Han Solo, love the screen name. I’m pretty new to radios. I have used several in this license free 2w range and I’ve never been very impressed. Spending the average $60-$100 for a pair. Though I do know that this is on the higher end of the 2w range of clarity and functionality and super long battery life way out way and Out perform other models I have used in the past in the 2 W range.
Seems like you are confusing channels with frequencies. FRS has 22 frequencies. These radios have 128 channels so you can have different DCS or CTCSS "privacy codes" for each channel but they are still limited to the 22 FRS frequencies and the .5 and 2 watt power limits on those designated frequencies.
there are 120 security codes with 14 channels on F R S channels 15 through 22 on the F R S side are the repeater channels for G M R S repeater channels have
a R P T before the number it stands for repeater channels. and requires a licensee to use same as ham radio.
Sponsored content = commercial. Explains why you had zero cons on this product. I prefer an honest review over a commercial 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
Way overpriced for a 2w radio, considering GMRS can go up to 50w for the same price.
I'm fine with infomercials, as long as it's disclosed.