Radioddity DB20-G GMRS Mobile Radio Review - The Best Low Priced GMRS Radio You Can Buy?
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- My review of the Radioddity DB20-G 20Watt Mobile GMRS Radio - Overview, power test, pros of this low-priced radio, and a few cons. All GMRS transmissions shown in this video comply with all FCC regulations and guidelines, even if it does not appear that way due to editing.
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00:00 - Weird yet compelling intro
00:39 - What you will find in this video
00:51 - I would never waste your valuable time!
01:30 - What comes in the DB20-G box
14:04 - Power output
22:53 - Should you buy a DB20-G GMRS radio?
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Wasted My 5 minutes just listening multiple times as “I am not gonna waster your time” lol
How much time did you waste leaving a comment that nobody cares about?
Great! now I wasted 3 minutes.
I just wasted 2 minutes trying to figure out what the hell you are trying to say. "Waster your time"? Learn some grammar and punctuation skills, genius. Congrats on winning the pin.
@@TheNotaRubicon lmao, what a legend
r/woosh
Love the Jason Alexander back ground.
Who is that?
Update... Just purchased this radio from amazon... Cyber Monday deal..87$... Also, radio showed up in 24 hrs, and the Manual has been completely updated ... Advice taken... lol....
Good morning Randy! Just got my GMRS License yesterday. Today, I bought this radio and also a Tidradio GMRS handheld. You inspired me to get started into GMRS. Thank you so much for all your amazing and very straight forward videos. Keep up the good work and stay strong! Hope to one day catch you on air if I’m in Southern Cal.
You've convinced me to add one to my travel trailer for hunting trips and long stays at our favorite rural homeless encampments.
Sir, outstanding review!
I bought the turd just for the "fun" button!
Still don't know how to use it ...
Thank you for doing this video as I bought this radio and installed it today and you helped me program it
This radio is very similar in size to the Leixen that I have mounted in my wife's Jeep. Oversized binder clips on the center cowling is all you need to quickly and for the most part, solidly, without screws, kind of sort of permanently mount. This was a technique used because the wife unit was not sure she wanted a radio in her Jeep. Here we are over a year later and I don't think I need approval to upgrade to a nicer radio. A win! I can see adding a GMRS like this is in the making!
Thanks for the review preordered my a week ago now can't wait to get it
The George painting is an amazing touch. Well played my friend… Well played.
Nice, love how well your videos done. I just bought one of these and they've done some updates, one of them being that you can't transmit on the interstitial channels 8-14 the other that the manual is a little better. I used the same power meter and had the same results with low/high power tx and that quirk with function 29, CH display, you still can't get into VFO.
Randy, thank you much for explaining the features and making it so simple. I bought the Ham Radio version Anytone AT 779-U it is the same radio. Thanks again for your videos.
Great review, Randy. Thanks for your time and opinions.
Randy, thanks so much for the great videos. I have a few handheld radios but decided to buy this for my for the bridge trip this weekend.
Randy, thanks for the video. As noted in some of the other comments, this appears to be the same radio as those offered by Anytone and Retevis. I did not see anything in the video to suggest any significant differences between these variants. It looks to me like the Anytone is currently the best value on Amazon. I've had the Anytone version for a couple of months and think it's a very good value. It sounds good and works well for my purposes, so I do recommend it.
I’m just here to see what the new picture will be with each video!! Lol
That’s a pretty compact radio! And once again, loving your script!!
I do so enjoy the humor with honest tech. reviews, did Costanza autograph that for you? Oh , yeah I thought so, good job!
I have a DB20 and using a Tram 1177 antenna and quite impressed with the performance of both.
@TheNotaRubicon I live for your half-hearted, murmured, and cut-off sign-off outros.
Thanks for the info and the laughs!
You had us at " Today" ,,, dang it! We just ordered most of that stuff you speak of, again! A grms for my wife's lifted '05 LJ Rubi,,, carry on.
I like it!! Just ordered one…THANKS!
Love the personality. Randomly found this channel. Next thing you know I have licenses, and more radios than I know what to do with. I touch my UV5R, too. 😜
Just got mine installed with a midland ghost on the cargo rack and I'm very impressed so far for the money
Love your show. Has been entertaining to watch you slowly and inevitably evolve into becoming a Ham. ;)
Your background pictures kill me...LOL.
I am never tired of listening/watching you.
I'm new to this. Narrow almost sounds like SSB on a CB...but note really
Thanks for your knowledge.
Pamphlet Is lacking needs. Real manual good video and Nice Review Randy @NotaRubicon Productions
Came for potential Sad Ham commentary; stayed for "Radoddity" pronunciation. Love it!
love your videos! keep them up!
Thats a neat little radio, thanks for the video.
Good job as always thank you again
this radio looks like an excellent starter mobile unit. gmrs can be the go to comunication radio of the future for average folks if promoted correctly..if your on the fence , get set up and help your family to be prepared or being safe while out having fun away from town. Thanks Randy wrmr967.
Great review. Like the radio. My wife's Midland MX275 only does narrow transmission and I've had zero issues even talking to handhelds set on wide. (Wish you'd review that radio, btw.) Hate when the manual leaves things out. The Wouxan 905G has the same issue where there's features in the software not at all discussed in the manual - even BTWR doesn't know; I talked to 'em. I've been wanting to install a GMRS radio in my car instead of using my 905G and, with a terrific GMRS repeater in town, this might be the perfect fit for my needs. Cheaper than the MX275 - wish I wish you'd review, btw. Lots of people pan that one but I've had only success and having all the controls and a speaker in the mic is a seriously invaluable feature if wanting to keep the radio tucked in someplace due to real estate issues in the vehicle.
Fine Art!
Love your vid's as always!!!
Also, that background of George is good, but now you need to find the one of Burt Reynolds on the bear skin :D
Awesome, Thank you for this video.
I recommended this new radio to my wife because her other Jeep still needs a GMRS base station. She said she doesn't want a mic with all the buttons on it. So we ended up getting another Shmidland. We just did a 3,600 mile road and camping trip with two Jeeps using MXT400's and they worked great.
Kenwood mics work on tis radio...
I prefer my Kenwood TK880 make agreat GMRS radio when programmed.
Nice honest review.
2 tone and 5 tone is for selective calling or PTT ID usually (in tranceivers). So if you are receiving on a radio that decodes 5 tone for PTT ID, it will show the ID number that you have programmed in. It's like DTMF or MDC1200 if you're familiar. Or it can be used to selectively call another station that is set up for it.
TX inhibit means you can't key it up only monitor.
When you smelled the dummy load, I lost it. One should not drink anything while watching Randy's videos
Can confirm.
My nose is still burning from the Coke I shot though it...
BUT he made me laugh, AND I can breathe better now, so its a win.
This channel is CZcams gold
the picture in the background is glorious, i'll buy it if its autographed...
Damn u got this radio already
Kinda like the power option on this one! I normally lease vehicles so drilling isn’t an option! Good review, thanks!
I like to cut a slit into a preexisting gasket and run the cables through them.
I cut a 3/4” hole in the center of the roof and use a NMO antenna mount. Drill a half inch hole in the firewall to run the power cable.
I love this guy! 😂 👏 👏
Was hoping for a stopwatch feature so the sad hams can keep track of how long they spend in their basement.
hams are good people that spend hours and hours doing search and rescue to help out like in Miami searching for people for free
Nobody is talking about hams.. We are talking about Sad-Hams.. Very different.. Except to an actual Sad-Ham, who would not be able to know the difference and would get all butthurt..
@@TheNotaRubicon I understand now I am not a sad ham thank you for your informative videos I love my GMRS thanks again
I had my GMRS license for a few days now and bought a Baofeng UV-5X for my 1st radio. Using the stock antenna I'm able to hit this one repeater that's like 20 miles away.
Thinking about getting the Nagoya NA-771G antenna for my GMRS radio. Cause there is another repeater that's like 25 miles away which is linked to multiple repeaters cross the US.
Good job on learning how to use a tape measure! Keep up the great work.
Enjoyed the video Randy, was about to buy one of these DB-20s but they not currently available on Amazon (or Radioddity) and they don't know when they'll be back in stock so I purchased it's twin the AnyTone AT-779UV on Amazon. It's the same radio
BTW my eyes still hurt from seeing George Costanza up there on your wall, how could you!
George! May be my favorite background. Even better than the Admiral Ricky one.
Hopefully to comply with the "handheld" rule, this radio does not transmit on 8 thru 14. These channels do not allow wideband FM, so if you leave them in narrow mode maybe that will increase the receive audio level. In general, I like your reviews of GMRS equipment. Yours is the first channel I visit to check out GMRS equipment since you do good, useful reviews of most all of it.
That picture behind you 🤣
Got my GMRS license a few weeks ago, and just passed my Ham license exam, and I’m thinking of a good radio. As intriguing of a radio this is, I might opt for a KG1000G+.
For $129 for this, I wouldn’t complain, though.
Nice review!
Radiohead ditty has a potential winner there. I like their DMR HT, in Baofeng form factor, a quality set.
Itsa Leixan 898 case. Ham wide range dual band.Thy're good radios, used one for the last year.
Power is a bit low on UHF/GMRS slighty better than 12 watts, sold as a 25w radio. It does tat on VHF
I have this radio but Retevis Branded ! Works really really nicely for the price !
Randy, Be advised...Radioddity has the DB20-G on sale today, 7/27/2021, for $119.99 with an 11% discount code of Moon11 that was still valid as of today. This is surprising, as the Moon11 code was advertised to expire on 7/25. Net delivered price for one radio today was $106.80 with programming cable...which is an 18% discount from normal list price. An exceptional bargain...!!
The $119.99 sale price is now over but the 11% discount code is still working as of 7/28.
As a Midland MXT115 user (who is not satisfied) would you recommend this based on the price/features or the Wouxon KG-1000G be the one to spend the money on? Have all of the GMRS handy talkies that you reviewed but want a good off road truck radio that stays in and has a lot more usage range and sound quality. As usual love the reviews brother !!!
"ray-dee-odd-eh-tee". You can do it- I know you can!!
Hi Randy, I'm a new to gmrs programming, have you seen the recent DB 20 G's have recent versions have a UHF and VHF scan option? TX inhibit probably is a way to shut off outgoing audio transmission of a channel. Like you would use in UHF and VHF. Love the sense of humor,
Thanks, it makes CZcams life fun! Cheers
I am looking for my first radio. For my first I really want something low profile and simple. I really enjoy the controls on the mic. I'd be interested to see a follow up video and review. Maybe even compare this to the Midland mobile. Thanks for the video's
Hi I enjoy your videos like your humour and psst I am a radio ham in the UK
I just got 2 of these for basically $10 a piece and they now produce 19 watts on the high powered channels and 6 watts on the low powered channels. They have also updated it so everything is on wideband 😊.
I got 18.4 W on high power input 13.6V draw 3.2A great little radio
I like a Roger Beep on GMRS, less so on Ham. Sometimes I want to turn on the beep on Ham just to annoy someone, but so far, all the Hams I’ve talked to have been super nice.
I had to turn down my radio because John was on your video and my radio at the same time.
This radio is really nice for the money. I have one, used it for GMRS for a little bit and then unlocked it to HAM when my license came. I get good feedback from people and the quality of transmissions. I wish San Diego had better GMRS repeaters, it kinda sucks down here where I am in the east part of the county. The only downside is that the channels can only be assigned a name through software, you can name them from the face but as soon as you change channel it goes back to frequency mode. I contacted Radioddity and their customer service was really good, they confirmed that it can only be done through software. Kinda lame but whatever, its a good radio for 89.99.
The George Costanza picture in the back is baller! Of course, that is showing our age a bit… :-)
Looks like George behind you is looking for his fun button to be pushed. May result in some spurious output.
I received my DB20-G today and it came with another manual with an orange and white cover. It covers other functions.
The 5 & 2 tone are paging functions. Like to set off a voice pager.
Once again a great video. Looks I might buy this as an entry radio.
It looks fine for a stepping stone to getting your ham license and ham radios !!
Thanks for the quick reply back about antennas I thank you very much. one more question and I'll leave you alone brother. So do I have to take a SWR meter to the
DB20-G or any GMRS radio and tune them up like a CB? Thanks
No gmrs license required in canada. We don't need no stinking license. Great vid. Have a great day.
I like the price point on this one but I think in order to be the master of my domain, the Wouxion, wooksun, wokscion, Ocean 50w is still the goal.
Viva Seinfeld
Damn it! Why the "George Kostanza" picture in the background! 😂🤣😂
Should have been a pic of Kramer, greatest mind ever! 😂🤣😂
Do you have a video on your Jeep's radio installation and any recommendations as far as mounting the antenna?
Looks like a decent personal repeater set-up radio
TX inhibit, prevents accidental transmission. Two and five tone, could be used for differentiation between your radios for other listeners, five tone on your mobile (change to) walkie with two tone (change to) base radio, no tones. Every radio would audibly key differently, like a designator for each. Might be applicable in trailing, shorten conversation in transition from base to mobile to portable. Trust me, this is a lot to explain but in real time it's very short and self explanatory.
If you have children in your vehicle, and you don't want them transmitting, you could turn on xmit inhibit
I have the Anytone at-779uv, I use medium power, if I tx alot, the radio gets hot, but overall is a neat little bare bone radio
Nice choice of sidearm! The Beretta 92 is a fine pistol. Also be careful with that butt plug, it gets a tad warm.
My radio came with an actual manual. Only used it a few times.
Edit: Just discovered this radio can be used in other bands. No reprogramming needed.
Shame on you Randy, you didn't take off the clear plastic from the screen. I would have really enjoyed watching it and all the rest of us. Great review thanks
I do love this channels "pin the tail on the Donkey" style
I still Work on the floor a lot with my Employees,… I’m. going to order these socks and try them out .
We will Update you on what we find out in The Kentucky claimants ,.. Wow. . Watching from Kentucky in The Bluegrass State
How do they work for you?
I love dual monitor. Channel a is always coms channel and i usually use channel b for listening to local pd/rescue frequencies.
Love the radio check of the unit with the guy saying your repeater sounded awesome. 👌 You are just kind of wierd I hate, no love, no, oh crap I I'm just confused by our meaningless and non-existant relationship. Keep posting these Notarubicon. Funny as hell.
Hey Randy , thanks again for the great video . I just got this radio from a friend . He programmed it via PC. Well I got something and now I can't get those 3 repeater channels to work .How ever I could put my small repeater on and it works fine .if I reset the radio to factory specs could I reprogram in those stations .o have also noticed there are 2 testers one factory and one initialize witch one would YOU do .i thank you many in my club are puzzled about this respectfully .tim
...I see George on your background.....Tsk, tsk. Your presentation was good enough to cause me to buy one. Thanks- 🐩
New Radioddity DB20-G CPS software V2.02
1. Change the default bandwidth from Narrow to Wide.
2. Address the bug that "when repeater TX frequency change, RX frequency automatically match"
You are funny! That's a compliment
The reason why it's NFM by default is because the FCC certification is only for narrowband. It's not certified for 25khz.
Also, it is certified for 19.54 watts on the GMRS frequencies so that's probably where they come up with the 20 watts
Love this channel.
Just getting started. How do you use this as a base station may I ask? Hope that's not a dumb question.
Also, I hope to use the App to talk to you out in CA from Indiana. Do you have instructions on where to get the app and how to connect to your repeater and the codes and channel needed? I've not watched all your vids yet, just the reviews mainly.
Thanks in advance.
Tim. Indiana. USA.
To use any mobile radio as a base-station just get a 12V DC converter and slap on an antenna..
For info to use Zello to talk on my repeater, read this page: www.notarubicon.com/zello-gmrs-repeater/
@@TheNotaRubicon Thanks so much. I asked then found the page of course. 🤣🤙
You should check out the Retevis RA-25 GMRS 20watt mobile Radio. Sometimes Retevis has it on sale for $77 . I don’t own one . I have thought about it I just have not seen enough reviews on it yet.
I just upgraded from the VTech 20 v20 to this radio and it's great. But like you said the manuals kind of crap but they have done some upgrading to it. When I receive my half of the microphone was out like the light didn't turn on I don't know if that's normal or not and I did reach out but I haven't heard anything back. And it's not compatible on Sharp yet that's kind of a bummer because I do not like the other software it is really hard to use. But in hindsight it works pretty well and it gets the job done once you figure out how to program it. I like it cuz the speaker is loud and the heat sink works really well and it seems to go farther that might be tech did.
Have you reviewed the anytone at-778uv radio? Just curious as to what your thoughts are on it.
Loving the channel over here in the UK.
Can you help when storing a channel when Im out in the desert away from the pc how do I save a channel name? I can enter the characters via the mic and front panel but cannot get it to save, I have the ch display set to name but no go. (Anytone branded 779uv)
You probably can talk to that (Sad Ham) Herb Ease on Simplex.
I like it sir
What power source did you use to power the DB20-G ? Will a Pyramid PS9KX be enough to power the DB20-G?
Just received the GM-30 and would like to understand the DIY channels. Great manual but no mention of it. Could you please explain. Thnx