Retevis RT95 25 Watt Mobile Dual Band Ham Radio

[@NewHamBasicsKD9ZRO]

I just ordered the AnyTone version. After doom scrolling for quite some time, this is the best review of this radio. Yours is the only one that I've found that covers programming it.

[@wildbill1]

wow! thats exactly like my anytone 778uv only rebranded. it was my first mobile rig when i got my tech. works well and is easy to program never had an issue max power 25 watts. its currently in my truck, as i have upgraded my qth rig with a yaesu ftm 400 and a icom 7000 for home use.

[@TonyLing]

The • CRT Micron-UV • Retevis RT-95 • AnyTone AT-778 UV • Midland DBR-2500 • Yedro YC-M04VUS Is a nice cheap and cheerful radio, and it is supported by CHIRP Legacy / CHIRP Next which is nice. It is rather uncouth in a high RF environment as the front end easily overloads and breakthrough is very apparent in this use case.

[@zachoaks2424]

Not sure if anyone noted this but as of 2024 they include a programming cable.

[@glennarrant3743]

You are a problem solver!!!!! I was using an Anytone UV 5888 III in my go bag and it is a great radio, but bulky. The one thing that you said that resonated with me was about the power of the R 95 radio. My hand held work just fine at 5 watts , so what to I need 50 watts? I purchased an Anytone 778 and I an setting it up now. The 5888 now travels between my car and truck. You are the man!!!!! Thank you for all your work. This may my contingency communications bag much lighter. Glenn N6JAI

[@Johnysoutherner]

Wouldn't wanna part w/ that 5888III by chance would ya? John ~ KK4PGM

[@glennarrant3743]

@@Johnysoutherner No, but thanks for asking., Glenn N6JAI

[@andrewdodge55]

FYI when programming a repeater you can just find the frequency in VFO, save it to a channel and then add the offset and tones to the channel (and not the VFO frequency). If you do it that way you don't have to go back and resent the VFO offset and tones. Just makes it a little quicker.

[@janvelter3253]

I got the CRT Micron UV version in my car and it amazes me how good the thing works.

[@bendeleted9155]

It's semi-billed as unlocking to a GMRS radio, but I did not find any gmrs segment already in the radio once unlocked. I just typed it all into the first 30 channels and it works great. Took about an hour.

[@paulplack490]

The MFJ wattmeter you're using reads low if it's like mine. But yes, my 2-year-old RT95 does a little less than rated power. Additional negative: Mine has become mechanically unstable. I can pinch the top and bottom of the case on the side of the volume knob and the radio turns on. Speaker volume has faded since new. Still, I may buy another as a go-box radio because current drain is low for the output power.

[@smoberdeen]

Try holding the mic in your right hand with the keypad facing the palm of your right hand and place your index finger in the finger groove under the up and down buttons. I discovered this on my own and the mic fits perfectly in my hand. K8STU 73

[@DadBodGamingCollectibles]

I just got this radio for my car and love it. However, WHY does the VFO shortcut NOT work if the settings are saved to display channel name? I'd much rather see Channel x, etc instead of the frequently for FRS channels. If I set it to freq or name, it works fine, but still displays 1-22 as the frequency instead of actual name? Really not a fan of this at all. Any idea what's happening why I can't save as channel name on display if I want to use VFO at all?

[@IvanZivko]

My RT-95 just arrived, and just FYI, if you buy this radio on Retevis web, you need to specify if you also want a programming cable and antenna too.

[@timothypolhamus4515]

I spent quite a while manually programming in repeaters on the Retevis 95.. I programmed in only 2 m repeaters at first, and had not opened up the radio for the 70 cm US band. After I had programmed 32 two meter repeaters into the radio, I then decided that it was time to "open up" the radio's capability on 70 cm to match the US band plan. I did that according to the directions in this video, but to my dismay, once the radio has been opened up for 70 cm all the 2 meter repeaters I had programmed in were gone. Do you have to open up the radio first on 70 cm before doing any programming? Or did I just do something And I'm not aware of just what I did and I can't get back to the memory bank. The memory now is showing that all channels are available for programming so I'm assuming they're gone, unless I'm missing something.. Any help appreciated...

[@joeframo3347]

Hello Big mike always great videos thank you 👍

[@THESPORTINGCAMP]

Hello Mike, Thanks for the video. How does it handle the heat? Does it get really hot?

[@MrBikboi]

I believe the fan is just covered by the heatsink in that spot in the back where it protrudes, looking at other Chinese radios like this a fan is usually there. May be wrong but it seems like it would be there. For the price and for a newbie like me upgrading from a handheld this is very appealing, the display is great compared to other Chinese radios like the QYT ones. I just bought one off aliexpress with a programming cable for 159 CAD shipped, I am going to have to get a power supply I want to set it up as a base station in my house.

[@kf5hcr176]

You not Wong.

[@jaym1301]

The Retevis website says in the Features section "Full alloy body for heat radiation" and doesn't mention a fan. My RT95 doesn't have one. Also the manual warns that the case gets hot after long transmit sessions at high power. It's passive cooling only. 73.

[@K5QBF]

Cool lil radio.

[@geoffh784]

I bought the Anytonve version of this radio about a year ago and it's worked well in the mobile, it wasn't as nice to use at home with a tall high gain base antenna because I experienced regular front end overload (and I'm only in a small rural city of 100,000 people not a big city). Never the less it was such good value as a mobile radio that when my friend asked me if I'd recommend them I said yes (but explained the front end issue). However unlike my totally reliable one his experienced issues from day one and finally stopped transmitting, given the cost of sending it back overseas from Australia to get serviced or exchanged (and then back again) he decided not to get it repaired. That can happen with any radio of course but I'd suggest being cautious unless you're close to a supplier (like Radio Oddity) who can do warranty work.

[@brunobassi2440]

They are probably the FM transmission emissions. Use a filter that attenuates everything under 120 mhz

[@TomKD0QKK]

Mine had a programming cable. The radio is on my tractor. So far, so good.

[@hamradiotube]

heck yeah man, tractors on the air! You should see what K0KLB does with his! www.youtube.com/@hamradioqrp-k0klb/videos

[@ronfazer2423]

@@hamradiotube Ha! That guy sure has fun. The video with him trailering the boat with the Gilligan's Island theme was cool. Nice suggestion

[@SarahC2]

My box came with a programming cable from Amazon uk....

[@WP4PRA]

That's my go box radio!!! Love it. I have for a while now!!!

[@mikevalesenior]

hi ya don't know me but i thought ya may be able to help having theRET15 model RT95 which i have just bought i turned it on this morning and i got message on screen telling me to put password in as you would know i cant do anything with it if you have any ideas it would be good i have only had it for a wk not even had it live as waiting for ariel and cable to come thanks mike

[@clydeosterhout1221]

@@mikevaleseniorfor future reference it is 123456

[@MidAtlanticTV]

After the unlock will it transmit on GMRS frequencies?

[@KH6WI]

I bought this radio last week, was delivered yesterday. Mine came with a programming cable.

[@grappaspeziale]

Mine too

[@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595]

Where did you order it? Amazon or from Retevis’ site?

[@jaym1301]

Mine too. I got mine from the Retekess store online for $122.65. It's supported in CHIRP-NEXT and is very easy to program.

[@dkillian33]

I have the Anytone 778uv which is the same. Had it for about a year no priblems.

[@TR6Telos]

Cant find RF adjustment anywhere, any ideas.

[@bernardvercamer9566]

j'ai un souci avec mon micro, ma touche A/B n'est plu fonctionel ni mes touches numérique ou peut ton modifier pour réactionné les Touches du Micro. je vous remerci.

[@TaysonBuntng]

I am on the Fire department for my local cit.Yes.Can you program this radno for those frequencies if you know what they are

[@wrinkyscarnagecrew]

I have this one and I like works great once you get it also it's cheap

[@mauriciofloreztoro]

Tiene crosband?

[@KS0JD]

FTM 400 kind of has the same issue. I keep hitting the up down channel keys I just put the key lock on and forget about it. 73

[@n7kme]

The one thing I really am on the fence about is the whole volume adjust thing 😢

[@mattb7406]

I cant get around having to press button first to change volume. I am returning mine. I recently got a radiodity DB20-g which i think is better. It is FCC approved both GMRS and HAM, can be rebooted as a GMRS or as a ham radio

[@BakerStudiosIndy]

The main knob is easily changed to default as a volume control instead of channel in the menu. Simple and easy.

[@HamRadioCrusader]

Almost purchased one of these a few times now and backed out. Maybe you can give me the information I need to finally commit.....or walk away.

[@bmoorear]

Your videos are very helpful. I have the RA-25 and no matter what I do I cannot get the channel name to save. I type in the name, save it, change the display to channel name mode and it shows the name. As soon as I try to change channels up and down it immediately goes back to just showing the freq. Any ideas? Thanks.

[@AlvinMcManus]

So with another mike form factor this would be 5 stars and not 4.45, right? Nice prime day sale

[@Kq4hcuDan]

I just bought one in 2024/2025 as my first mobile transceiver. I plan on buying a second to put in my wifes car when she gets her tech license.

[@cnick6]

Mike, dumb question, but is your power supply set for 13.8v dc output? A friend of mine has this radio and he was getting slightly more power output..? I'd have to double-check but I think he said 24/20 on VHF/UHF. He was using a different meter and only a dummy load. I'm not sure what your setup is there...

[@hamradiotube]

Indeed it is. I'm using a Yaesu FP-1030A.

[@mikevalesenior]

hi im just using 12v battery at mo i have seen the voltage on bot of screen it always says 12volts i have seen the place to put a password in but never used it as not used radio cant understand im new to it used to use cb but long time ago i get signal but no talking nexed day i turned it on and thats the screen i got please put password in i cant even turn the radio off i have to disconect the power

[@thebear6751]

I cant get my programming cable to update for windows 11

[@dougdunlap5889]

I have one of theses but it is called Any Tone AT778UV

[@mikevalesenior]

i wonder if i can get help with this radio RT95 when i turned this Radio on i get the please input the password which i didnt set i cant do anything with this because of it being locked out if no password put in am i knackered or can anything been done about this

[@hamradiotube]

Hmm, can you hook it up to the software and delete the password there?

[@garymichael4095]

hi - as you are king of the Mac software do you know if CHIRP works to programme this (for repeaters) as I can't get CHIRP to find the USB port on my Mac. Any help would be great...thanks

[@levisorenson7873]

HI Gary, are you still having that issue? I'm assuming you probably figured it out by now, but it should work.

[@wrinkyscarnagecrew]

Hope you can tell me something I didn't know about it can't wait for the video buddy

[@patriot9455]

I did not see a plug for programming?

[@3henry214]

You unplug the mic and then plug in the programming cable.

[@patriot9455]

@@3henry214 Reasonable, the manual should let you know, lol

[@hmleeds72]

I have a fan on mine because the heat sink on the radio is bad and gets really hot

[@Johnyrocket70]

That radio has a dozen different names. If you want a unlocked radio buy a off name brand they come unlocked.

[@bitemykrank1970]

I bought one of these about 12 months ago, but have only just now taken it out of the box. Shame I actually took this long to test it, I would have sent it back if I had found out sooner that it's HARDLY anything near a 25w radio. The 3 power levels on mine are rubbish. Low is 2.2w, Mid is 8.6w and High is 16.6w on VHF. I didn't test the 70cm's as it would be lower than this anyway. Testing was done into BOTH an antenna with a 1:1 SWR and my 200w dummy load. Even for the price, which ISN'T that cheap in Australia, it's was over $150AUD to get this, it's power claims are a load of crap.

[@Marty48034]

M--maybe this one? (It's even less money.)

[@bigchew3149]

My Cousin Has This Radio & I Have The Retevis RA-25 They are 95% the same radio but I like Mine Better & Here is Why..No Blue led button on the mike or ch up n down on the side Its on the Top & you can turn the volume up n Down /Off-On With a actual Volume Knob the mic is a lot more comfortable to me ..mine shows about 20w his is about 21w on my meter Both are GMRS &/OR 2m 70cm or all 3 Like i have mine and his to I Have my GMRS License & working on the other ! In my opinion the Retevis RA-25 is the better Radio an by better i mean easier to Use But i do kinda like the meter on the other a little Better ! But Just my Thoughts as i have used Both O & Both Come With Programing Cables Now

[@stevet7522]

Be advised! Retevis and Amazon just dropped the price of this radio to $106 USD! Get it!

[@mikevalesenior]

I paid £125 that was with the Ariel but mine has asked for password i didnt set one so im now locked out if anyone has any info on this

[@chris2crazzy]

Show us the stupid flip screen mode which Is ridiculous

[@algross3338]

Seems a little pricey for what you get. 25 watts, dual watch, not 70 CM ready without extra steps. This radio should sell for $85 - $90.

[@hamradiotube]

Yeah you're not wrong.

[@davidp73]

I gave $95 for mine from Amazon about 2 months ago

[@xSikks]

Just gave $90 for mine on sale on Amazon.

[@dwatson4]

Ha ha I already own this one so you can’t make me buy it.

[@epnuzuluaga766]

I have the Anytone At778uv version of this radio in my go box. The radio is awesome for the price, plus with the Function +f6 + power trick the radio will enable "vfo" mode.

[@tomsteuverkb8dxn132]

I have the Anytone AT-778UV in my go box, in my shack, and in my truck.

[@PendejoRyan]

I also have the 778 as my shack radio and love it.

[@epnuzuluaga766]

@@tomsteuverkb8dxn132 I found that the Stryker 94HPC is a decent radio for the price as well, it's the same radio but in 10 meters. I can easily swap radios in or out of my go boy in a few seconds.

[@ckbhack]

Having a hard time finding unbiased radio reviews. Just about all of the reviews on youtube for this kind of gear are tainted.

[@hamradiotube]

I assure you, I don't have any bias when reviewing products. If you don't believe me, watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6CTen2VjquWjLc

[@ckbhack]

@@hamradiotube I'm sure Retevis or what ever mfg would never send you a cherry picked sample either.

[@douglassharafanowich8605]

Not a fan of "Dual Watch" radios.

[@TonyLing]

You are not forced to use that function.

[@MENSA.lady2]

Does the world need another 144/430 MHz mobile rig. To be honest NO.

[@SP6QKX]