High Power Portable Radio For Emergencies, SHTF & The Coming Apocalypse - Retevis RT29 High-Power HT

[@01superduty89]

10wt doesn’t equal 10 miles lol. Go test on of these in the forest. 1 mile at best.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Go test onE of these in the desert. 10 miles easily ... So I guess it depends on where you test - but any moron knows that.. Well, except for you apparently.

[@anthonyfmoss]

Haha, you’re the moron who got pinned this time! There’s always one!

[@vitogriffin6575]

10 watts equals 10 watts. Even in the forest, if you're brave enough.

[@evocati6523]

We get over a mile in brush country (aka lots of trees) with 5 watt radios

[@N2YTA]

There’s no specific transmit power to distance ratio. There are a great many variables including terrain, the quality and location of both antennas, the sensitivity of the receiver, extraneous RF in the area, and probably others I haven’t thought of.

[@WTx1971]

HAM radio was valuable when the electricity went out in February in Texas. It was my only source of local news for a week.

[@MrRob1426]

Thankfully you had that. Unfortunately I live in Louisiana and last week all I had was a generator and a tv antenna. I was only able to watch maybe 20 channels.

[@cali2texas78]

I just used my cell and charged it off milwaukee light. A valid point though everyone should have backup 2 way radios in the house even if it just shoved in a closet somewhere.

[@togeika]

A couple summers ago, we lost power for 3 days due to wind. I used an old Radio Shack inverter on the car battery and a long extention into the house to run my laptop, modem, wifi and charge the cell phones. I made a promise to my self, to by a generator before the end of the year (you could't find one for a couple hundred miles around during the outage) and I did. I also bought two 100w solar panels and controller and 3 110AH heavy duty forklift batteries along with a 1000w pure sinewave inverter. One of the batteries is on the DC backup sump pump but can be used to run the blower on the natural gas furnace. Also have a dozen portable batteries. THe best one runs my CPAP in outages and when camping.

[@Chris-ro8ft]

The SadHam humor is absolutely priceless… 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@TheNotaRubicon]

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[@justanothergunner1847]

Any chance you know what the stock frequency’s are ? I can’t find it anywhere online.

[@18dmedic]

@@justanothergunner1847 glad I'm not the only one you can't find them either.

[@christietolbert244]

I got a pair of these radios and I am more than amazed. I live in Tifton Ga and I can talk all over town with these radios. Your great review of these radios helped a lot! And by the way, your videos are fun to watch because of your humorous personality 🙂. Thanks again!!!

[@stevespencer5158]

UHF or VHF? Thanks

[@deeperone123]

Bought mine and tested out here with lots of trees and it worked fine even at 16 miles…..

[@thomaswinovich9391]

the best humor on the internet

[@JohnnyG193]

YUP!!! And we’ve seen it all- ham, GMRS, sad hams... This guy is by far the BEST.

[@michaelt.3805]

Another great honest review, Randy. Thanks for your time as always.

[@bendeleted9155]

Randy, your off-road videos are outstanding! Nice work. 💪🇺🇸👍

[@JohnQ9089]

Thanks for the video. I keep seeing those radios and wondered if they actually had longer range. 6 miles is pretty damn good, I'd be more than happy with that

[@hamhouke]

I have both the UHF and VHF versions of this radio and they are fantastic. Dead simple and do exactly what you would need an inexperienced operator to do. They are tough radios and have battery life for days. Program them up with some simplex frequencies or your local repeaters and go to town. Have I tested them on MURS and GMRS frequencies with a dummy load in a steel container and do they transmit? Yes. Would I use them on these frequencies to transmit outside the container? Absolutely not. Am I a licensed HAM, also yes.

[@ephjaymusic]

Hello! Are there any standard frequency charts for VHF channels? (Similar to GMRS) Is there any hidden wisdom to programming custom VHF frequencies to 3 decimal places? Cheers!

[@robert_starling]

What software did you use to program them? MFR Software or something else?

[@GeneralConsultant]

I only recently discovered your channel...Bravo!! You crack me up, your info is spot on, and...I'm a HAM...just not a sad one! Great Job. Thank you!!

[@embassylifeinternationalmi1500]

I bumped into you on KZbin and LOVE your channel. I purchased a BAOFENG UV5R more than a year ago, still in the box until now. I was prepared to get a HAM License (which I will maybe in the future) but I like the GMRS knowledge. I did not know that. Thanks for your knowledge and I supported your site purchasing through your Amazon acct.

[@joerivs80]

One of the best videos you’ve posted so far! I am literally walking back-and-forth down an ice rink flooding the ice to begin the season in a couple days. I have my AirPods in and “listening quote to KZbin while I work. I was laughing out loud and everybody was looking at me.

[@lincolnshirepoacher894]

We use the RT-21's at work, and they do quite well around an industrial plant.

[@thestig007]

I firmly believe that all legal disputes should be settled in a KZbin comments section. They are experts on all matters.

[@robertcade4435]

Thank you for giving a clear and accurate review of the RT-29. I am a quasi sad ham, as well as a licensed GMRS operator, and was confused with the advertisement information from Retevis as I did not see any mention of a Ham license being required to operate the radio when there is no actual emergency. Your review very clearly pointed out when the radio could legally be operated and when it could not be legally operated by a person that did not have a Ham license. In general, I find your reviews to be enlightening, somewhat humerous, and always entertaining. Thanks!

[@chrisgullett4332]

You need a license to use it, period. Using radios in emergencies covers all radio services and radios, not just this radio. An emergency means a real emergency, not something minor. Lost in he woods and starving with a broken leg, that is the type of emergency that would allow you to use a ham radio without a license. You can but any radio, you just cannot transmit on any radio, unless it is an emergency. I think the reason it says nothing about a license is because this radio has not been certified by the FCC, which means you're not supposed to use the radio even with a license. I looked on the FCC page, and this radio has not been certified.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

It would seem that a lot of people don't care about any of that and based on the FCC's complete lack of enforcement over the last 10 years, the FCC doesn't care either.

[@chrisgullett4332]

@@TheNotaRubicon Complete lack of enforcement? Is that what you were told, because that is not true. The facts show that a lot of people get fined and even lose their right to own a radio. You should stop believing everything you are told. Some have even went to jail. My personal favorite is the guy who had already been fined years ago for harassing people on the CB. Then years later they catch him again. They gave him a warning, then out of nowhere he starts doing it again, but even worse, so they fined him and took away his radio privileges for a couple years. Then he does it again, but this time he is challenging the government while transmitting, and he ended up getting arrested for it. I have personally seen countless cases where people have been fined, lost radio privileges and even jailed. They are in fact enforcing it, just like they enforce TV and broadcast radio. TV networks and radio stations also get fined all the time for breaking the riles. You think they're not paying attention, but they are always watching and listening. They will literally come and measure your antenna to make sure your antenna is not too big, and will even make you take it down, move it or whatever else to make sure your antenna is in accordance with the rules. Those people claiming the FCC is not enforcing the rules, are either lying or misinformed. Get on your radio and start doing things you are not supposed to do for an entire day, and see how fast they send you a letter or knock on your door. Prove to yourself they are not enforcing the rules. Come on chicken, do it.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Thankfully the FCC, by law, is required to make every enforcement public, which they do in their public enforcement database which is easily searchable by anyone with a web-browser and an internet connection. Apparently you dont know this, or have not looked through it, because if you had, you would know there the FCC has enforced basically nothing since 2012. You people claiming the FCC is enforcing all these rules and people are are getting in trouble (since 2012) are either lying or misinformed.

[@chrisgullett4332]

@@TheNotaRubicon Oh I just remembered a lot of the January 6th crowd was fined and charged with improper radio use. The FCC even shutdown repeaters in the DC area that day because of the radio usage. The myth the FCC is not enforcing rules is absurd.

[@thealmightyshaytan2059]

I own a Baofeng UV82 which I am very satisfied with. Hopefully, I'll get my RT29 tomorrow. Can't wait to have an awesome penetration experience that only an RT29 can offer. Thanx for your video, bro!

[@tommyj1811]

My tactical team for the government was ready to deploy, you foiled us again!!!!

[@k9policexj]

UPDATE: After using the Retevis RT29 for a couple months in Search and Rescue training, I can honestly say it outperforms my Motorola HT 750 VHF by many fars, lol. I have only one real complaint: the Retevis speaker mic is not that great. That being said, they (Retevis) does sell a optional speaker mic jack that will allow you to use two-pin plug in microphone...I went with a Kenwood speaker mic and it sounds far better then the Retevis by far. I'm using the VHF version and can honestly say for the money this thing works great in the wilderness setting.

[@xsailor1970]

You sir are hilarious!!! Thanks for all the great comedy and occasional radio content. 😉

[@Blaculo]

Wise preppers would reprogram these to other, unused frequencies for their own radio network in the apocalypse, in minecraft.

[@PolishX]

You had me at "Chinglish" @ 4:03 I about water boarded myself with my after dinner gin & tonic .....You sir are comic gold

[@echobase1648]

"Transmit long time G.I."

[@JimMurphtube]

He had me at "Exuding smelly smell" which is right from the manual.

[@wushock92]

Great job once again. I totally agree with your impression of the scrambled audio: sounds like SSB on a non-sideband radio.

[@brettberger-KM6MCI]

Great content and entertainment as always Randy 😎

[@alpha6tango860]

…Randy…. Come on…. Get your Tech license already! I’ve had a amateur radio license for decades… and I’m not a sad ham nor a regular “chit chat” ham. I’ve used the radios as a tool. I’m an off-roader , scuba diver, bowhunter, and competitive shooter. It doesn’t make you an instant dork. What it does is open up a whole lot of useable radio waves and infrastructure of repeaters that GMRS will never catch up too. I would talk to my buddies on a repeater until we got into simplex range. It’s very useful. Just do it damn it.

[@hikerboyz]

Hi, I am a sad ham, a very sad ham because I feel it's a shame that you don't have your amateur radio credentials so that you can review more sad ham radios. I really enjoy your videos and your humor. I would like to give my sad ham endorsement for Retevis, a most underrated company. I own lots of Retevis gear and I find that it is great value for an inexpensive price.

[@randyguay7115]

I have had mine for almost a year now both vhf and uhf . 4 of each . With thee more fars nagoya antenys and thus far i have had amazing results in the south georgia swamps and surrounded by many pines . And my surecom shows anywhere from 8.5 to 13 watts . I absolutely love these for the money you can't touch them and even better when paired up to thee rt99 in its repeat mode you can easily quadruple your range . This hunting season i will be putting a base station antenna on a push up pole 30 or 40 feet hook to rt99 in my truck to test how many fars we can get.

[@photolabguy]

Exuding smelly smell. Love it! That's what these sad hams are full of. Smelly smell.

[@theunfazed7109]

I use them to communicate with my buddy back and fourth when we are at our own houses and dont wanna text or use a phone. Just general chit chatting. Dont care about some sort of dumb rule. As long as folks dont use them for malicious purposes, it's fine in the people's eyes.

[@W9TSB]

Love the Sad Ham animation! 🤣

[@GF_Burke]

It's got what plants crave.

[@dreamweb69]

As his favorite viewer and a ham, I do believe it’s illegal for any use of encryption or scrambling with any ham radio:) sending out the black helicopters now:)

[@rdsmith334]

Not on a business license. 100% legit, not-“privacy” code, encryption.

[@concernedpatriot9314]

Did he say Ass Ham ?

[@W2IRT]

Correct. Out of the box and without reprogramming, the RT-29s are on amateur frequencies and any kind of encryption is illegal. Doesn't matter if it's simple inversion that's been around since the Second World War, analog rolling code, DVP, AES, or FHDSS. If the intent is to obscure communications in any way it's illegal. Even non-standard 10-codes and the like are a no-no. If your intent is to be covert and code your messages in any way it's against the FCC regs. Interestingly, though, there are a number of proprietary amateur digital voice modes that are not entirely mainstream and whose CODECs aren't in scanners. Things like Yaesu System Fusion VW mode, or Icom's D-star, for example. They're not encrypted or coded in any way, but they're also impossible to monitor unless you have a compatible radio.

[@martirjd]

Really. What is DMR or Fusion? What the FCC does say is that we can not talk in codes. For example: "the deer has jumped the fence" which would be code talk to really mean that "a man is cheating on his wife". Usually code talk is done for nefarious purposes.

[@mrbyamile6973]

There has been some "code talk" on our local repeater but mostly just talking about politics or disparaging local politicians, hams tend to be right leaning and our state is being taken over by left wing craziness. So even though political speak is generally not supposed to be talked about on ham radio, how can we talk about much else with the debauchery going on in the news right now?

[@t.j.speakman7723]

QC QC Your killing me dude! Another gem. Thanks Randy

[@dianaklien1560]

Yeah, I was skimming the manual when I came across these lines, giggled and then quoted them to my husband in a serious tone. We had a good laugh!

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

CQ not QC means SEEK YOU. Good program. Ive been a happy ham since 1983. 73 from VE3 land

[@RicardoSariego]

IMPORTANT! Many people complain about problems when trying to communicate with the Walkie through the "RT29 RadioSoft" software... One way to avoid communication errors with the Retevis RT29 is to remove the antenna before connecting it ... Without the antenna the upload/dowload runs smoothly.

[@TJF8]

As a Happy Ham, I really enjoyed this informative video.

[@MrStanwyck]

Great video Randy…. I might pick up a pair, as I am a happy Ham…. LOL…. Have a good evening….

[@DonzLockz]

Haha, sad HAM was hilarious with extra attitude today!😄👍 Impressive radio's, worth looking into considering current times.🤔✌

[@JP-tl8rr]

Great video and review, watched your jeep video you did and that was great also. Jealous of the trails you get to ride as here in Florida we just have a lot of mud and muck which really destroys a jeeps brakes and universal joints. On the bucket list to do moab, thanks again for sharing.

[@taz7778]

Dang another radio I’m gona have to buy because of you haha. Great video once again and I also enjoy ur off-road videos that’s how I found your channel in the first place look forward to more if you decide to post Them sincerely your favorite viewer.

[@shermdog6969]

So needing help to get my next beer out of the frig does that count as an EMERGENCY?😉

[@DC-ok6bk]

Contacting a friend to confirm his refrigerator is running (so that his provisions don’t spoil and this saves his life) would seem to qualify as one of the potential unlicensed use cases!

[@echobase1648]

Only if it's not Coors![🤣

[@waynedoomad2573]

😅😅😅

[@ddixon72]

I agree the best off roading videos I have watched yet on You Tube.

[@behnkem1]

Is this one of the Radio on a chip transceivers, or is it a Superheterodyne type?

[@jalex12181218]

Bro, Randy ... you are the man. Got me into radios... thanks. 808 state of Hawaii.

[@rayplaag5665]

Sir you are a hoot and i like the dry humor and the shirt also ..I am a licensed amateur radio operator good in QRZ ..anyway baofeng was all the rage a few years back with new hams...Gona check these radios out ..not sure about repeater splits and PLs ..If they work with Chirp ..might be a good deal all my Icom hts are getting old like me..:)

[@randomstuff3672]

DAMMIT!!!!! I was ready to order until they said I could not put the battery in my microwave oven.

[@irvinyoung9947]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@2thumbsdown]

You could do some real secret squirrel stuff with that radio! Great video.

[@CathPrepUni]

Great test! I wanted to see the real world SWR wattage test. Thanks!

[@FosterFarmsOk]

I'm starting to think I'm not the favorite viewer. Like Randy is talking to the viewer behind me.

[@amamsurri5454]

I am the viewer behind you

[@sa-bq1mr]

No, it's me

[@ramrod175]

🤣🤣🤣

[@duff8402]

I wish you were a ham just so I could get this quality of review for ALL the things. No other youtuber does reviews that are worth a shit

[@grigorirasputin5020]

I used to really enjoy Ham Radio 2.0. The guy has some really good equipment reviews, but I was literally getting fatigued from his seemingly endless "live casts" or whatever. Too long, too much unimportant bs, etc. I hated to but I unsubscribed. Randy, OTOH, knows our time is valuable!

[@WalterGreenIII]

To have an amateur radio station, means that you have an amateur radio station license period which in turn means that you have to be a licensed amateur radio operator. When I first receive my amateur radio license they sent me booth and amateur radio station license and a wallet license. Now these must be printed out, however it still applies when you print out the PDF it has both a station license and a wallet license. That way you don't have to carry around a large document roughly 8.5 x 5-6 inches

[@N2YTA]

If someone who is unlicensed buys amateur radio equipment for emergency use, they’re going to be very disappointed if an emergency ever happens. Their money could be better spent in other areas.

[@briantheminer]

Got mine First thing, took scramble off, a pain to do it, so I can use with other radios. Second, they were both set on low power….. pain to set, but did it Third, found scan button easy Last,,,, retevis help email was fantastic, helped quickly and effectively to my questions Now let’s see how many U.K. fars we get 😏

[@dutchbeef8920]

How many UK fars did you get in the end?

[@mikemoscato2995]

I believe all written instruction guides from now on should be written the same way!❤😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@foreclosureofadreamurbex5420]

I want these for my "emergency" situations. 😉

[@chrissewell1608]

Looks good. I hope you follow up with the waterproof testing phase.

[@viewatyourownrisk]

Is it true that the scramble function also works for listening to Imperial Probe Droids?

[@leokelly359]

your favorite viewer is watching with anticipation

[@cb4x4]

My wife speaks fluent Inversion Scramble......

[@gus9225]

Now that is funny!!!! :)

[@scottdetter]

Just like Charlie Brown’s Teacher.

[@ephjaymusic]

🤣

[@Kghost0311]

I wish mine did, I swear that's all she hears when I speak

[@jpillera]

You gotta show us your ultimate SHTF scanner review.

[@martinbroenkow4497]

Black Bear Diner is the best part of any road trip!

[@duanejackson6718]

Cool radio! Probably an ideal choice for a survivalist.

[@000bobbyb]

I was just about to order a couple of the Baofengs you seem to love, but then I saw this new video. Now I don’t know what to do! I was about to press “buy now”! Could you offer me some advice please? I’m totally green, no idea what I’m doing. But over here in Australia things are getting really bad. I’m ready to head inland with my family to get away. Need coms. Any advice would be very much appreciated. Love your channel BTW. Dry humour, my favourite.

[@ChrisOakesCO]

Nice radio! The part I don't like is no keypad for manually programming or frequency tuning. 10 miles in the city without the assistance of a repeater is very impressive though!

[@Petkow66]

You don't get 10 miles in city.

[@k9policexj]

Just bought one for search and rescue operations...got the VHF version to be compatible with our statewide frequencies. The only thing I don't like is the belt clip... It's kinda flimsy. Radio is easy to program and simple to use. We'll see how it stacks up to the Motorola HT750 I've used for years..

[@willbrink]

I have the NR30 which is 10w, water proof, etc. and still bit confused as to the differences to the RT29.

[@EvanMoon]

I was watching dry bar comedy it’s funny. But I clicked on this video because you are ridiculously funny

[@greenflagracing7067]

FCC rules permit a licensed amateur (ham) to operate on frequencies outside of his license grant. A Technician could use the Extra frequencies to save life or property if there's no other option. But no one is going to get in trouble if someone without any license uses a radio to save someone's life.

[@kingduckford]

10 watts is a lot of power for a handheld, and the power drop on the dummy load test could be indicative of overheating. Could you do the test again with a longer key down time? How hot did the rig get during use? What military grade certification did it get? Interesting looking HT, might even be worth it to many. I would like to know moar.

[@Texas1FlyBoy]

The slight power drop during transmit was more likely that the battery was being drained. The more you transmit, the more it uses the battery. 😉

[@N2YTA]

The measuring equipment we use is not calibrated laboratory grade items. If they were they would be extremely expensive. The stuff we use is “for reference only”. The most accurate way of measuring RF power is to transmit into a dummy load of a known value and monitor the waveform on an oscilloscope, calculate the RMS voltage, and then calculate the power using ohm’s law. The voltage measured is likely to be very accurate any error would be in the value of the load. We say the dummy load is 50 ohms; however that isn’t the case at every frequency. If the radio is supposed to produce ten watts and you measure nine the radio is functioning just fine.

[@davehopper1519]

Very informative your videos are very good thanks 😊

[@terrykeil6751]

Hello, I enjoy your videos. I have the RT29 in VHF, it seems you and other videos focus on UHF radios, is there a reason for that? From the little I know VHF is for long distance outdoors and UHF is for inside buildings. Have you done a video explaining the difference?

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Wow 6 miles and 10 miles away on simplex that is impressive Randy 15:00 @NotaRubicon Productions

[@robl884]

I gotta admit; that IS a handsome wrist strap.

[@falloutforever88]

They're great vehicle radios range is very good on UHF dot with scrambling and mag antennas. In theory of course.

[@jirish008]

I am a subscriber and I like this video and being a favorite viewer.

[@dalechappy925]

Humorous you are and i like it. I just need facts. Your out bro.

[@EverydayAdmin]

Great video and interesting radios. Might have to pick up a pair.

[@sangoi24]

Big fan. Got a question for you. I picked up the RT29D. Should they have the same working distance as the RT29 that you are reviewing?

[@mrwizworks]

I use these on GMRS and they rock. ‘nough said

[@destinedla9398]

Wait....Wait...Wait.... Did he say "Ching-lish". LOL!!! Man... I am falling out of my chair laughing!!!! Classic!

[@davidbrass2562]

Retevis does make a GMRS version of this radio. It is the RB23. It is limited to 5W bit does use the same accessories.

[@johngoold1218]

So I can't program these for any GMRS frequencies, correct? That's what I understood from the video & the info above. Thanks for a great channel, BTW. I upvote every one I watch.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I programmed mine for GMRS frequencies.

[@Petkow66]

You can program it to GMRS frequencies, but i is illegal. GMRS hand held radio is limited to 5W max and must have fixed, nonremovable antena.

[@gridtac2911]

​@@Petkow66 not illegal... FCC regs are not laws.

[@tippytoe964]

Great review

[@pooljunki1]

I knew I was your favorite

[@Sonny_V]

Is it legal to Own a Cleaning Mat like that in California?

[@grigorirasputin5020]

Only if the magazine in the diagram is pinned so it holds ten or fewer rounds.

[@Sparkfly88]

I bet it is made from things that cause cancer in california

[@grigorirasputin5020]

@@Sparkfly88 In California, even bunny pharts sre known to cause cancer.

[@HapaBoi61]

Known by the state of cancer to cause California.

[@Shnick]

Once you delete the magazine, yes.

[@TwoFeatherChannel]

Those part 97 rules are Scary. I'm afraid to hear those rules being read out loud.

[@2148aa]

Try the bible old testament out loud and you will lose your religion.

[@OutdoorsTech]

I was right it is a retevis rt29. the sad ham part had me rolling. love the video

[@grigorirasputin5020]

I'm not trying to be a smarta-- (for once). Seriously, was it the VHF or UHF version you and your ham friend range tested? Thanks for the great video

[@TheNotaRubicon]

We tested the UHF version - I mis-spoke when i said VHF, as mentioned in the correction in the Info-section.

[@grigorirasputin5020]

@@TheNotaRubicon Thank You! I thought it was UHF but wanted to be sure. I likely will buy a pair for a friend who lives in an area susceptible to flooding and other issues so she can keep in touch with a friend about three miles away. FRS/GMRS has not worked for that, unfortunately. Yes, you are probably reading my mind, nuff said.

[@mr.bluegrass9723]

have you stopped off roading? i miss the ones you have done and I always look for any new ones.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Still go out every weekend, just dont make videos of it anymore because nobody ever watches them.

[@DC-ok6bk]

@@TheNotaRubicon I did! Does that make me your favorite viewer?

[@rustywp]

WAIT! Ham radios do not HAVE channels! What is this thing?

[@maximiliannagler3613]

I love your videos. Your humor and irony is fun. You really helped me a lot with this video, because I finally found a usable handheld radio that will work just fine in times of crisis. The range is really outstanding due to the 10 watt transmitting power. Can you tell me what exact frequency values are preset on the 16 channels from the factory? Thanks a lot for your great work !

[@stevenkhan4344]

What would the advantage be with UHF versus VHF? Would range be more with one? I know it has the same power. But doesn’t VHF have more potential to skip off the atmosphere and IHF have more ability to penetrate objects?

[@thebogwalker]

Nice video! Really dig that radio

[@keithbeasley5862]

I see it’s been a minute…but just received my RT29’s. I find your KZbin format, awesome, hilarious and informative, for that, THANK YOU! My question before I attempt to program as a newbie, will I be able to program the WATT per channel for ease of use? If not clear, I’m wondering if I can make CH 1, 5 Watt, and CH 2-5, 1 Watt, and CH 6-16, 10 Watts… and so on. I’m not licensed, nor do I plan to be. This is for emergency except for the 1 Watt Channels, which are intended for my brother and I while on our Dual Sport ADV rides. Thanks for your insight…

[@TheNotaRubicon]

IIRC, using the software you can set each channel to a different power level, L, M, or H.

[@GF_Burke]

Thought about getting my HAM. Excited and all. Got my radios setup and programmed for the repeaters and started listening. After a while, I found out all these nerds talk about is radio equipment. That's it. So, na., not interested anymore. But prepped for real shit.

[@sockeatinggolden8316]

Heard it best described as a hobby that uses itself to talk about itself.

[@grigorirasputin5020]

GF, you need to get you a radio capable of hf (1.8 - 30 MHz) reception with SSB capability on receive. Then you can hear what REAL hams talk about!!!! Hemorrhoids, back trouble, prostate trouble, incontinence, headaches, fecal impaction, and much, much, more. If you aren't already there, you will be chomping at the bit to upgrade to General or Extra so you can partake of these conversations.

[@jamestucker8088]

The test is a piece of cake. I watched 3 u-tube videos and now I am passing the practice tests. I just want to get the real equipment for when the SHTF. Its also a little bit better than GMRS equipment.

[@W2IRT]

@@grigorirasputin5020 Bwahaahahah. You ain't kiddin'. The 80m Prostate Net.

[@iggy151]

It's kinda like sitting in the forest listening to the good ol' CB boys. Talking about all manner of medical condition, and admittedly amazing-sounding meals.

[@stevenbruce4143]

I smelly smell a good radio.

[@yuriys.6352]

Have the same retevis rt29. In a village where lives my father I could speak to him above the forest, maximum range was 2,6km.

[@rftech1608]

another great video very nice radio

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