Not the Worst GMRS Radio

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[@hiramhaji7813]

Honesty is always appreciated

[@djsoundzentertainment42]

I have to agree with you that these radios are horrible GMRS radios because they are FRS radios not GMRS radios. Also they DO have weather channels, 11 of them. Range is going to be not as good as radios over 2 watts as these are under 2 watts.

[@RKingis]

Those only do a half watt on all channels.

[@djsoundzentertainment42]

@@RKingis Retevis claims 2w on high and 1/2w on low.

[@dmikemike]

Most the newer baofeng batteries come with type C charging now btw!

[@philstyles5384]

They might be ok if you don’t key under water. Tell Stoker I said “Stay Stoked “ !

[@CaptainHat12]

In a pinch you can use dc barrel plug to 12v cigarette plug cables that will let you run a charger off of a 12v battery. Most of these handheld radio chargers seem to take 12-15v DC input power in the first place.

[@Robert-xk5pm]

Thanks for the honest review.

[@MorganAdzei]

After this video I bet they wish they never asked you to review their product I hope you sent this to them before I😂

[@cam_o_style91]

If it's a 22 channel handheld it's just a frs gmrs the full gmrs radios are the 30 channels with repeaters in puts

[@RKingis]

It's a FRS radio, and all channels are half awatt

[@dougbotimer8005]

The rinky-dink flashlight on radios, and power banks, is like bottle openers on pocket and multi tools. Even my Yeasu HAM handhelds have a flashlight mode. You have no idea how thrilled I was to discover my latest multi tool, Gerber Dual Force, DOES NOT have a bottle opener.

[@TAVAAR7]

Yup, picked up a couple UCP ones for a decent price and used Rit dye to make one a brown and the other green for weather change options. They make a great hot weather option as well as a backup layer if a tent fails when its miserable in winter.

[@bradlarson8458]

don't forget what happens to plastic/rubber when it gets cold in the winter...things break off.

[@tomcreekdevil5967]

How difficult is it to include weather alerts in the hardware? Put the weather alerts in and make the radio truly waterproof and make a lanyard loop. It might cost .001 per unit. That's 1000.00 per million units sold. Chump change!

[@SteveVasquez-e3o]

Can I communicate between a Retevis RT45p and a RT49p. I bought a bundle with the two types but cannot communicate with each other. Something I’m doing wrong?

[@enigma5760]

What would you reccomend instead of this?

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

I'm glad you are honest and thorough.

[@surfinoperator]

I own some old military radios for the worst case scenario. One for me, my two kids and ex-wife..... Don't buy cheap stuff😮🏴‍☠️🤘🙃🏴‍☠️🤘

[@dmikemike]

Curious on the battery life of these radios, was seeing a decent anount of reviews saying it wouldn't hold a charge for more than a few days with zero use.

[@GruntProof]

Not as good as the UV5R

[@robertlarsen6516]

. Thanks for the review.

[@_liquid_wolf_4280]

i love my radioditty gm 30 but its not water proof but does have usb C port for charging only

[@ApocGuy]

not sure about radios, but my ancient mobile phone(samsung b2100) had the same ratting and survived a lot more than standard says.USB-C is great, but design wise, these looks like clone of motorola TLKR series. problem with upping the quality is price range. with proper IP67, magnetic charge it would cost at least 20$$ mroe if not even more. when you get to that range, you have better selection already.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

I trust Samsung to tell the truth about their product specs a little bit more than an off brand Chinese radio company 😂

[@ApocGuy]

@@edwardfletcher7790 since most of the stuff is made in China, i wouldnt be surprised that even samsung specs arent up to scrutiny. i know their batts in mobile phones werent few years back.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@ApocGuy Samsung is like NASA compared to the average Chinese forced labour camp...

[@4coopdawg]

What a good walkie talkie with weather for shtf ? Thank you

[@joshuahale8621]

best bang for buck would be a uv k5 imo. flash that firmware and boom all! band RxTx. wouldnt tx outside the bands you are allowed its kinda messy but its getting better with every new update. 9mhz to 1.3Ghz with a SDR scanner built in.

[@markusschaffer9712]

Won’t be buying Retevis. Thanks for an honest review,Randall.

[@EvanK2EJT]

I see a LOT of comments in here about "you should get your ham license" etc. First, let me say I'm a licensed ham, and very active on the air. I also have a GMRS license. Where GMRS shines is in the licensing. With my one license, I can use GMRS with anyone in my family. Wife? Yep. Kid? Sure. Mom? You bet. In Laws? Absolutely. GMRS is way more useful for actually communicating with a purpose in line of sight scenarios. Ham radio is more fun, but we're not talking about fun, we're talking about actually being able to talk to people you need to talk to. Ham radio is a hobby in and of itself. GMRS is a radio service I use when doing my OTHER hobbies. As far as the radios go, there are some decent GMRS radios out there, but they're few and far between. The best one I've found is the Wouxun KG-S88G. Waterproof, USB C charging, superheterodyne, etc. They're also $140 a piece.....but they're actually good radios LOL (granted, the stock antenna blows, but that's easy enough to fix).

[@GruntProof]

Absolutely

[@wiredtight]

Hey, I travel around with baofeng chargers and adapters in my truck. I even keep extra batteries and charging cables and charger docs in an RF shielded ammo can… But then again you don't know me.

[@couchcamperTM]

"hey was hast du gemacht" - the kids speak a civilised language xD

[@couchcamperTM]

@@matztertaler2777 er ist eigentlich Pendler, Arbeiten in Schland und Schlafen in California ;-)

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Solid review brother!

[@jenniferbauman4802]

Good video. Good review. God bless. From Glenn CATT. In Massachusetts.

[@mikec.8556]

Have you tried the retevis RT76P 5w gmrs they have NOAA and FM frequencies .

[@GruntProof]

No

[@GST90]

I have RT45 and they do have NOAA weather. I looked up the manual for these RT45P and they also have it. The MON button is also the weather button.

[@floridadashcam]

Did they redesign this? The ones on Amazon include lanyard and WX alerts.

[@GruntProof]

Might have

[@RKingis]

I hate to be that gal, but those are FRS, and according to their FCC report do only half awatt on all channels. And the FCC has allowed FRS radios to be programmed in CPS. 😅😅😅😅😅

[@LycanthropiesSpell]

Retevis translated from Dutch means ' ass crack fish '... just sayin... .

[@GruntProof]

🤣🤣

[@edwardfletcher7790]

The actual Chinese factory name is HanRongDa. So Ass Crack Fish is an improvement 👍😂

[@NickFrom1228]

Being GMRS legal doesn't mean they can't have weather, in fact the specs for this radio list 11 channels of NOAA weather. I'm not surprised these are not programmable considering the price point but considering there are baothangs out there that cost less and are programmable, well whatever. The main thing I wonder about programming is why you want to do it for a GMRS. There's a couple dozen channels and some subcodes and that's it. Setting a repeater ctcss is about the only moderate, if that, difficulty task and hardly ever done unless traveling so the value of programming a GMRS radio is pretty limited. If water penetrated after that little activity I wouldn't want them for sure but I think the weather and programming thing are incorrect or overblown.

[@RKingis]

There are FRS radios that can be programmed in CPS, but it's more for bulk programming.

[@AndrewWisler]

That’s one advantage of the Baofeng charger and any proprietary system that uses surface contacts to charge. USB c will always have a weak point for waterproofing because the connector itself isn’t waterproof. I like the Baofeng GT-3WP, also ip67 though I haven’t tested mine for waterproofness. I think dual band ham HTs are a lot more versatile, BFs can be unlocked in 5 seconds which allows Tx on GMRS bands (or fricking any frequency in uhf/vhf for that matter) and they’re programmable. They have a flat WP connector for accessories like earpieces, similar to the Motorola HTs, though it’s a no go to fiddle with in the field because it uses a tiny screw so I just have an extra radio if I need to use that. They make a GMRS version also, but an unlocked dual band has its advantages.

[@STOKERMATIC]

So true on the charger

[@dmikemike]

Great Review👍

[@gonzalez519]

I’ve been trying to get my GMRS License on the FCC website but it keeps saying my password is incorrect….even though i can still log in….the website is trash….you need a PHD in rocket science to basically find the license test page….i still haven’t been able to get through the password page…FML! Any pointers?

[@GruntProof]

Stoker did a great rundown of the process but my stance is this: no one has ever been arrested for "illegally" using the free air

[@RKingis]

That's the GMRS test! 😅😅😅 No, that site has been the same since 2000.

[@ethanbarnes3973]

Dog. Just tune your regular radio to gmrs on low power😂 they will never know!

[@GruntProof]

low power? no way

[@ethanbarnes3973]

@@GruntProof The GMRS radio your using has a much shorter range than a baofang on hi!

[@brihno360]

I have baofeng radios that charge with USB C

[@brihno360]

Baofeng gm-15pro. Can't remember if they are ip-67, but they do have weather function

[@ckbhack]

Uh I hate to break it to you but these are FRS and 2 watts max. If you're gonna put it out on youtube maybe get your facts straight.

[@dwightweidman1702]

Just about everyone is going to the USB charging.

[@m118lr]

WAIT. Give them $..FOR ‘GMRS’?! Anyway, YAESU..60-series are GOOD radios. Also there’s the OTHER chinese ‘Quansheng’ radios..ahh, they’re ok. HARD to find batteries though it seems. 5 WATTS..or more, NOTHING less.

[@onedeadtony]

They’re ALL the worst! Get a ham license, you know you want to.

[@GruntProof]

Training = good. Community = good. But I took the Technician test for the hell of it and no question, not one had anything to do with programming or operating a radio. People just want to push buttons and talk, and they can do that without getting a piece of paper from the gov.

[@RKingis]

Actually, GMRS is better for community communication. Covers most of the family, $35 for ten years.

[@onedeadtony]

@@RKingisactually, no.

[@Dmac6969]

Is the beofang the way to go?

[@m118lr]

YAESU..

[@artcianfanojr]

Always honest.

[@stevenkeithley4336]

👊😎🤘🍻

[@pyeitme508]

Oof 😅