Retevis RT95 Mobile Review - Is a budget mobile radio worth it?
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- I've been using the Retevis RT95 Mobile Ham Radio in my Jeep TJ as a daily driver for a little over a month now. How did this radio stack up in the elements 24/7? I've done a full review of this $100 mobile.
The RT95 is getting a new home in my new Jeep JK. Help me decide where.
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Thank you for a through evaluation. To me this is the essence of amateur radio, a basic radio with straightforward controls at a reasonable price. Bells and whistles add to more confusion during crucial times when the radio is truly needed.
Mounted on an angle on the side where your door opens up I think it'll work good deal with the velcro pad
Nice little radio great company Bob😊
Beautiful Jeep beautiful❤
Just picked one of these up in the US but under the Midland brand, pn DBR2500. Same radio as the Anytone AT-778UV and Retevis RT95. Software is on the Midland website and they run specials. Got it plus the programming cable, shipped in the US for $107. Hopefully Chirp will support it soon.
This radio can be pretty confusing because it's so loaded with Menus, however You go thru the menus clearly and get right to the point. Very helpful! ...I already have an ICOM mobile for My truck but because this Anytone At-778 (same as the Retevis RT95) is so tiny and light I'm using it as a backpack radio instead. . In this application it offers more power than an HT while I'm on hikes.. Thanks again for your straight-forward and excellent video.
What do u use to power it on hikes?
Thanks for the update Bob! Good luck finding a mounting location.
I'm still on the fence about the radio, but I do love your review of it.
Thanks.
Put it right where you want and need it to go. Eventually, your wife will come to terms with it. You are making very valid points on placement, (and yes I am also happily married).
A little more money, but a Yaesu FT7900 with remote head works great. Main body in the back near the tailgate. High so no water. Remote head is very small and can go left of the driver on the dash.
I have the Anytone identical to that radio. They are really nice in my book. I just find my memory for mic programing a pain. 73' N6ZKI.
Great video thansk you. I just got the Anytone version of the retevis, works great
I have 2 of the Rt95. One in Shagg and one in my Car. 73 de DO1MH
Welcome back bud. Nice Jeep, the document I sent for my antenna install will work on the 2008, mine is a 2007.
I'll check it out again. Thanks.
K6UDA Give me a holler if you need help. I'm not an expert installer but I've done all the work on my Jeep and I know that thing inside and out. I'm also in Fresno if you're ever on the road and want to stop by.
I tried the Rugged Ridge CB mount in my 2014 JK - works OK depending on the size/weight of the radio, but I didn't like the display being up that high. I eventually got the Yaesu FTM-400 and a glass mount on the windshield for the remote head and the radio is mounted under the driver seat. Also put a small remote speaker behind the covering around the roll bar/speaker mount just above the driver's seat by cutting out a piece of the foam padding
I’m thinking of that same setup. I’m testing that radio and I really like it. Aprs would be very cool too.
I've been wondering how it was performing. Good review!
I just got a TYT TH7800 also a budget radio hoping to get it hooked up soon
Great. Enjoy it and get on the air.
@@K6UDA I have an icom I've been using for a long time and a beofeng I can't use now that they are banned 73s KD8ZLR standing by
Thanks for the follow-up review!
Sold the TJ? eek!
If you go with a headless unit you may be able to fit in a pelican like case, just put some holes in for the cables and mount anywhere it fits. I haven't tried this method but it seems like it may work.
73s
-David KG5UBB
Awesome review, really like your style, subbed 👍
Excellent verbiage
Dr bob
keep it there and trade in the wife. lol
Simple solution right?
Love is grand, Divorce, $50 Grand.
lol
Same radio as an Anytone at-778uv,as the Midland dbr-2500
And in Europe CRT micro UV.
and Stryker SR-94HPC lol
Some factory in China is very busy
Thanks looks good
Hmm. If you mount it on the dash, it seems like it would get cooked in hot weather. Up above you'd have to deal with the dangling mic cord. Can you go down low in front of the shifter?
is that a fobus holster on your hip?
VE7 IOX
Can you compare this to the anytone 778uv?
Also I HATE NEW VEHICLES BECAUSE MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT CREATING MOUNT POSITIONS FOR ACCESSORIES LIKE THIS
I'd use one of the Goose Neck mounts that mount to the seat bracket & allows the radio to be moved around some via the flex mount.The radio is light enough that it should work just fine & it won't be on the floor of the vehicle.I have heard that some of these radios drop off in the output power when they get HOT.Have you tested yours for this issue? Thanks & 73
good radio, but why you didnt use external antenna?
What cable and antennae would I use? Just ordered one.
in your case you have limited mounting options without installing a t-bar in the roof trying to the high and dry..
Confer with the wife though she will not have much say n the matter..
REMOTE HEAD may be the only legal way to go in this scenario you may have to go with a shielded cable scenario and find someway of mounting the radio or radios bases in a water proof container.
At this stage the only option in a radio I can suggest would be is a yaesu 817/857 and its replacement digital only radio to cover what you need and I would expand the radio into the cb band because you aren't going to get a a traffic report from the ham band that is for sure
Is the external box (bottom area) made by metal? I'd like to attach the rtx on my car dash where I installed a magnetic mat. Thanks
If you mount it on top of the dash is it clear of any airbag deployment?
I'm pretty sure its clear but thanks for the alert.
I love my 2005 Rubicon, Getting my radio install going. I am going to pull the top to put in a custom overhead rack system to mount radios, gun racks, etc.... having a machine shop means options, but also means it takes more time. Does the software function on Linux, or is it limited to the clunky world of Windows?
I think it’s a windoze software thing.
I’m bob
WA6YRV
I have the 2021 4xe and have the same installation issues . How to get power to battery
And where to install
I love this radio
Center console under the arm rest
Far left on the dash- works great for my ft-2900 in my Tj, and that’s with a smaller Jeep and a much bigger radio.
Also, thanks for the update!
Got a pic?
K6UDA I can send one, just let me know how you would like me to!
Found your fb page, sending em
my other half would just have to ride in her own vehicle, the radio would go where you wanted it. LOL!
140 degree + temps right on the radio is not a smart move..
I have a 2018 2 door jk with a Yaesu FT 857, I mounted my head up above the mirror with a modified rugged ridge cb mount. I wonder if you would have room for your light switch panel under your radio if you went with that? I can send you a pic of my set-up if you would like but I do not have a light switch panel there. I mounted my radio under the passenger side seat but was thinking about mounting it in the back on one of the side panels.
I'd like to see it. email me at k6udaradio@gmail.com
You have fun toys and fun problems Bob. I'm jealous. :)
between the seats !
You spelled Peoria wrong. Lol N9TDE 73.
Is that a external speaker jack on the back? This might work for the RZR If I could connect it to a headset.
it is and you can.
Hey Bob, Did you program this radio using Chirp?
It's not supported by chirp.
It is now.
Change the wife 😂😂😂😂. Got the anytone same radio. Very very happy. Icom is a better radio but definitely not 5x better. I can see the Chinese totally taking over the market very soon.
Any trips to "intermod alley" while using this radio?
None. Well, mostly none. AM radio went null on Xmit.
Overhead console
I've bnen to Peoria, IL but where is Pieoria
somewhere east of me.
I´d rather keep it in your desired location. That way you can operate it while you keep your eyes on the road which in my opinion is what really matters. Goodluck with your wife, lol.
Put it in the location that makes the most sense. Your wife will get over it.
Nickelback.... unsub. LOL, JK.
Cheers! Chris - NI7I
Slow scan
intro I thought I am gonna watch porn
If it's not computer programmable I don't buy it anymore.