Radtel RT 470 10w handheld amateur radio review of features power and transmission tests. CPS demo.
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- Radtel RT-470 10 watt 6 band radio review. A powerful hand held amateur ham ratio that can Receive and Transmit on (6) Bands including 2m and 70cm. One button press for Weather. A 3800 mAh battery. Excellent audio quality. Radtel's free software to program you own frequency channels.
Section skips by time stamp are:
0:00 Intro with Power and Features overview
3:00 Unboxing and contents
4:19 Slides for Full Content and Radio Key Map
4:36 Power tests for High, Medium and Low individually per band
8:50 Audio Quality demonstration
10:10 Transmission test per band
12:50 PC Programming Software overview with on-screen demo
17:15 Conclusion showing several RT-470 feature slides
17:33 Repeat of this reviews discussion slides for print or screen capture - Věda a technologie
Thanks for a really thorough video. I'm planning on getting this as my first HAM radio, mainly because I specifically want to be able to receive airband.
Thanks for the review! I’ve got this same radio but its branded JJCC, did some research and cross-referenced it to the Radtel RT-470. Glad to find some more info on this unit!
Thanks for the review Bill. You are a CZcams superstar!! No messing about, just straight down to business.
great review,, just cut to the chase i like that.. purchased one about 2 months ago.. really like this unit! it does just about spot on what you posted for power. Great audio both rx and tx.. definitely worth the price of admission! thanks..
where did you find best deal on it?
At their website.. that way I know I got what I ordered
Excellent ! Very well done . I have this radio coming . This video was very helpful . Now I know I made a good choice .
Do you like it so far?
@@chriss7393 Yes , quite impressed with it . Good performance , excellent features , good price .
Thank you for this video
Great review. Really impressed with the structure of your test results. I ended up picking up two rt-470s. you mentioned you had RT-40 used during the RX portion of the test. Would love to see a similar review of the 490, if you get time.
did you get the "X" version?
Did you try the scrambler function?
Man you rock! Is the 470 DMR capable? Emergency Management in my city wants to know. Now the radio shop that the city uses wants to know more about this radio. I sent them to this video. This is my first ham. Thank you for all of your contributions!
Hi Bill! Thanks for the video. Where can I download the all-band walkie software? I can´t found in Radtels site.
How do I program it to listen to Air traffic, control tower etc?
What about ip rating and can we program channel
Names in the radio without computer software? My Retevis rt87 can and waterproof BUT can’t receiver air band
I have the radios and got some interesting power readings. It's a fairly large device and the buzzing I was getting in the background went away when I disconnected the USB-C cable. So don't use it while connected to a power supply.
The radio is fine for walkie-talkie use, and the FCC isn't going to do anything to you if you use them in the woods or for recreational use. Unfortunately, very few people even use ham radio frequencies any more. Also, the Radtel RT-470 is very powerful. In fact, it's the most powerful handheld radio I've ever used.
The power readings I got using my Surecom SW-102 and SW-33 SWR meters returned almost identical readings on both meters:
Frequency HIGH MED LOW
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140.000 13.75W 7.36W 5.75W
142.725 13.30W 8.71W 3.69W
143.500 13.55W 8.67W 3.89W
144.000 13.61W 7.40W 5.92W
146.355 14.45W 7.31W 3.54W
440.525 10.93W 5.03W 1.86W
442.000 11.36W 5.17W 1.89W
446.252 11.34W 5.24W 2.00W
I used a 50W dummy load and all three radios, so using your radios on the MEDIUM setting is how I would use them.
For those who may consider buying the Radtel, it's a fine radio. That said, if you're looking for a good radio, I have no problem recommending the RT-470, but my number one recommendation would have to be the TYT TH-UV8000d/e. It's not only a 10W radio, it has a built-in cross band repeater.
Either radio, or both, will serve you well.
Não vale muito apena tem muitos espuros e harmonicas muito altas em outras bandas
O meu rádio chegou esses dias. Estou muito satisfeito com ele. Consegui programar com o CHIRP . Sou do Brazil
é possível colocar o nome da frequência salva no display ??
how much is the battery duration when scanning channels or scanning in VFO?
How do you scans the memory channels on the RT-470
Hi Bill, can you please confirm what roger beeps can be used on this model ? The A36PLUS has a beep which sounds like firefighter radios, I don't know if you know what I mean.
Sounds very professional.
How about the RT-470 ?
Qual deles você indica: rt-490 ou rt-470? Obrigado
Are there any secret unlock button pushes like on other radios?
How do I get my 470 to scan memory channels? It only scans freq mode?
What about the airband? It's a true AM receiver?
Will you be testing the radtel 470x ?
That's a very nice review of that radio. I know you used the CPS to program it, but did you try to program it through the front panel in case you weren't near your computer? Thanks for sharing.
I did keyboard program a few freqs just to confirm it works exactly the same as my RT-490 (and other similar radios). i can do a short video to show how, just didn't this time. Basically, you use VFO mode to call the desired freq. Next use the Menu and choose the option to add a PL code if needed. Then choose option to save to memory. Any channels already in use will look like "CH-001" etc., scroll down to see one that looks like "001" etc, without "CH--..." means channel is blank and you can press menu to add.
Sorry Bill I must have missed the air band channel test. Does it work on civilian air band?
I bought this radio. The directions were not great. Could you tell me how to use the one key frequecy copy? Thanks.
What cable you use to connect to Computer?
Hey, Bill! Great review! just got my hands on one of these and was curious to see "Voice Privicy" I googled this and found a reference to it on a Russian channle, it sounds like it might be some form of voice encryption,? have you come accross it yet or had any dealings with it? In the russian video it didnt seem to work. Very intreaguing. Cheers mate!
Al parecer es la misma tecnología de encriptación que usan en los Kenwood, que si alguien capta tu frecuencia y código de privacidad, la escucha es deficiente y no se entiende nada de lo que dicen. Al menos he intentado escuchar algunas frecuencias de radios Kenwood con esta tecnología y no he escuchado casi nada, sólo algunas cuantas palabras que se escuchan con mucho ruido de fondo y de ahí no se escucha nada más.
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can you help me to open the range in the frequency of the satcon from 260 to 290 mhz in the radtel RT 470 L, thank you very much.
Valmir: So sorry but I do not have access to the firmware update program. Also, I'm not the RT-470 transceiver is capable of that requency. So, unfortunately I cannot help here.
Is this a decent radio for scanning? What is the rate?
Very nice review, i have a Q how about the receiving sensitivity and sensitivity?
I would say it's very good. You need to make sure you have a good antenna, the one it ships with was good for me but from past experiences I note antenna quality can be off and it is possible to get a less than optimum antenna. If you can, put an SWR meter and see if your SWR is somewhere between 1.1 and 2.1. I got the best walking performance from a Nagoya 771 and just for fun, I used an adapter and connected to a mag mount that was tuned for GMRS. This 470 is really performing well for me. I also have an RT490 where I've seen others report sensitivity issues. I reached out to my contact at Radtels about some of those reports and he said the initial shipping RT490 was hardware version 1.03 whereas the current shipping RT490 is version 2.0 of the hardware. Since the RT470 is a newer model, I suspect that it benefited from some of the hardware improvements also.
Me gustaria que hicieras un video explicando para que sirve cada uno de los parámetros en esta radio. Saludos desde coahuila mexico.73.
Gee Bill, it's too bad you didn't show what it looked like on a tinySA, because when I checked mine I saw only 3 watts on frequency and the first harmonic at 1 watt on VHF. It's another ccr splaterbox. On the up side 1.25 meters 220 band was much better 6+ watts at 223.5. IMHO that's worth the price. Just FYI.
Great vídeo, where did You get the programming software??
The "All Band CPS" is downloadable from the Radtel website. On the download page it is #28 "Radtel RT-470 English Programming Software" which will download a "Radtel_RT-470_Programming SW.rar". RAR files are a form of compressed folder (like a ".zip" file). Here is the link
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0564/8855/8800/files/Radtel_Rt-470_Programming_SW.rar?v=1663203871
Windows 11 natively supports RAR files but if your system doesn't, just open the Microsoft Store that's part of windows and search for "RAR" and then select "Unarchiver One RAR & ZIP File Manager". This free 4.7 star application from Trend Micro will install and add RAR viewing and extracting to your version of Windows.
After the install, when you click on your downloaded Radtel file "Radtel_RT-470_Programming SW.rar" it will open the RAR and you'll see that the RAR includes a single file name "setup.exe" (not very original I agree). But it installs just fine and when complete you'll have a new program called AllBand.exe.
If you are not comfortable installing a setup.exe directly from the RAR, just have the RAR app extract the file "setup.exe" to your desktop or a folder. Next have your system virus scanner examine the file for you. I did that and after the scan I renamed the setup to "RT470 All Band Installer.exe".
As of this writing today, I'm reaching out to my contact at Radtel (Kevin Xie) and requesting that he repackage the setup and post it as "RT-470 CPS Setup.ZIP" that will make it easier for everyone. Let me know if you have any problems.
Interesting device. Is it the same as a MML JC-8811?
no, this one es equivalent to JC-8810 10W
One review on amazon claim it doesn't support repeaters is that true?
Absolutely not true. For every radio I review, I use basically the same frequency set that includes several repeaters within range of my home. Some I connect VHF and some UHF. The UHF ones are 70cm and just below GMRS bands. I don't understand why someone would make such a misguided statment.
@@hbillsmith ty
@@hbillsmith Bill I cant seem to find RX or TX Tone button for repeater operation
Radtel PC Radio Programming Software downloadable as a .Zip file from www.radtels.com
File name is "Radtel_RT470_AllBandCPS_PC_Installer_1.zip"
You can go to "www.radtels.com", menu tabs "Support", "Software Download", scroll to File name "Radtel RT-470 English Programming Software (winzip)"
or if you prefer, cut/paste this link below:
cdn.shopifycdn.net/s/files/1/0564/8855/8800/files/Radtel_RT470_AllBandCPS_PC_Installer_1.zip?v=1677029003
Hi, what lead do you use for programming?
is this the "X" version?
This x version bad
Great review. I got about the same power indicators. During the power measurement, it is necessary to turn off the power saving mode. czcams.com/video/eL6IBaz2fZM/video.html
FCC part 15 applies to all transmitters. It's the part that regulates spurious emissions and all transmitters are required to comply with part 15 to be accepted in the US. Part 95 is for gmrs/frs and a few other non amateur radio services. There was a rule change a few years ago to allow frs to transmit at up to 2 watts (if enough people do something outside of existing rules long enough and it's not harmful, they change the rules to match what people are doing). Part 97 is the part that applies to amateur radio.