Retevis RB618 CHEAPEST Legal 16 CH PMR radio. (Just £11)

[@sutitigi]

Nice video Fred, PMR here in Finland , active with a lot of shops now use the 446 radios, had a film crew working at a house near me last week, even they were on 446, no digi service, just open TX, there back next week for a 7 day run, so will be listening, even the wife was interested , Finnish movie stars so she is happy to hear what happening😀

[@RingwayManchester]

Great as always Fred

[@SuperLaplander]

Very nice review, cheers Fred!

[@chrispike5773]

i have several Retevis radios they are all superb.

[@nxesr]

Mate this is insane. Definitely picking up a pair. Thanks Fred 👊

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

A really like this radio. Much better than i expected.

[@oogabooga7383]

Awesome videos Fred. I’m a new subscriber! Only new to this stuff but you inspired me to get into it. Ill check out ur other videos. Your personality is so awesome

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks and welcome

[@EdzashedFudwinkle]

£16 to buy, I was looking at these myself the other week!

[@billzebub2000]

I've just found out something about this radio from another channel. The squelch settings are the wrong way around. In the computer software's squelch settings, "0" opens the squelch, but "1" makes the radio deaf, whilst "9" is the radio's most sensitive setting. I hope this information is useful to some of you.

[@Tobinindustrial]

That's a small one Fred. Amazing how they can pack a communications radio in such a small package. This would be a great unit for groups that may be hunting, hiking, camping etc... The programming option is pretty interactive Fred.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi Andy. In the hand they are a nice radio. Much better than you would think.

[@sixiemesens5037]

Bonjour, Merci pour cette Review, j'ai compris comment lancer le Scan et j'ai pu me rendre compte de la portée des Talkie qui on un son fort et clair. Je vais mettre les miens en fonction. 👍

[@davidhooper1767]

Looks quite a decent radio for the price.

[@andrewgilbride7546]

I wonder if the Baofeng programming cable will work?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

It looks the same. In theory it should. Mind you the genuine cable is only a few quid more and works with all the other Retevis PMR kenwood style radios.

[@JohnC-lq1ny]

Hi Fred, What a great little radio, tell me if the antenna is detachable and if the Baofeng bf-888s programming cable will fit. Many thanks for a great review. Keep them coming.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi John. The antenna is fixed. In theory the Baofeng cable should work.

[@BoB4jjjjs]

Nice one.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks!

[@rizmark5522]

Hi Fred Ive bought the RB618 from Retevis. When I transmit from the boafeng pmr the RB618 receives OK but when I transmit from the RB618 the baofengs are not receiving it. Ive just downloaded the driver and software from Retevis. I was trying all day to reprogram the radio and to remove the pmr channels with the ctcss/DCS it came with using the usb lead provided by Retevis, its ONLY A CHARGER ha ha. I didn't install the usb driver either, Doh! In the end I used the baofeng programmable lead and chirp. I uploaded a saved pmr file for the Boafeng bf-888 radios. Sorry to be annoying. Its a good little radio from Retevis.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

HI Riz. Glad you got it sorted. The CTCSS codes have confused a few people with Baofengs.

[@rogersmith4926]

you can crank the power up, but you need the developer software, i dont know now where i downloadet it but its is somewhere for donwload, m,aybe i look and send you a link for download

[@radiosification]

It annoys me when companies call them "privacy codes". They don't offer any privacy whatsoever. It's very misleading for people who don't know the technical details to understand how they work.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Agreed

[@waynegoodwin3217]

Hi Fred, is the PMR radios very popular in the UK. I'm guessing it's like our UHF radios here in Australia.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

There are some nets run. I cannot say there is much going on around my QTH

[@kwakamonkey]

Lots of kids use them In the summer her inmy area of Aberdeenshire .

[@ClickinChicken]

tehehe more screen covers to pull off! is that the type of radio you need (in US) a general or family CB license for? I guess that's sort of a separate question...

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. PMR is totally license free in the UK same as CB really.

[@mycreation8306]

What about vox sensivity?need one with micro usb and high sensitivity vox.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Mostly VOX will be used with a headset. I did not test it.

[@jvdb99]

Do you know if the VOX function of the RB618 will work with an headset in an helmet?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Although i did not have a headset to test it should work once you set it up.

[@tmr2757]

Hi Fred, I was wondering if you could check the following walkie talkie : Ksun KSWCT2 Mini Netwerk Transceptor Walkie Talkie Do you know how these things work? Do you need a sim ? Can you help me because I know nothing about these things. Thanks 👍🏽

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

I do own a Network radio which works on WiFi or a sim card. See more here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIKVomSsrMqnjbc

[@PaulGantley]

Hi Fred, hoping you can help ? I bought the three pack of these radio's, and there actually pretty good for the price. There fine for what I need them for. My problem, I need to change some settings, which I cant do in CHIRP, but cant find the software for these anywhere, most links are dead. Would you have a copy or point me in the direction of where I could download it from ? Thanks & great videos 🙂 Cheers Paul.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi Paul. I checked and it looks like the radio has been dropped. I will drop them a line and see if i can get a software link for you.

[@PaulGantley]

@@CB-RADIO-UK Ah, that’ll be why I couldn’t find them on their site 😫 their website explained they offered 24/7 support, so I email them and received a response explaining they are on holidays ! Thanks Fred, appreciate your help 👍🏻

[@tacticalpirate372]

Haha that end bit lol..

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

You get some right funny looks talking to yourself making vids :-)

[@tmr2757]

Hi Fred, do you know any small sized retevis walkie-talkies with a call function?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Like a call tone ?

[@tmr2757]

To call the other person, press a button and it rings on the other side.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Not sure ive seen that function on PMR

[@n.g.gardenservicesessex1714]

Is thst a CB radio or just 2 way radio ?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Its a 446 MHz public PMR (free) band radio.

[@alanbourn4039]

Can it be programmed from chirp ? CT4089

[@2j4ez]

yes it can on the latest version

[@T.M.G2014]

What benefits from chirp would programming have

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Sometimes Chirp allows you to turn up the TX power.

[@T.M.G2014]

@@CB-RADIO-UK am gonna buy one

[@richardgroves290]

Absolute bargain at that price.

[@gabrielsansar6187]

but......... when you say cheapest... if a baifang costs 15 quid.. getting waaaaaaay more for th emoney.. shouldn`t the point be the best bang for buck >>>? if soo the boey is way cheaper

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yeah agree, for example a UV5R (well a genuine one) is poss the best value radio out there but its not UK legal to use. These PMR's are legal.

[@gabrielsansar6187]

@@CB-RADIO-UK ofcom could not care less... u could walk in with a thousand baofangs all keyed up and say `i confess i confess`... they would just shrug

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Well yeah iam not one to talk about being totally legit :-). Its important for some folk though like a family going on holiday and wanting some cheap PMR,s for the kids to use.

[@paganphil100]

Gabriel Sansar: There are much better ones available (at a higher price) but you get what you pay for.

[@johnnymac26]

For the money total bargain