Retevis RT95 Mobile Review - Is a budget mobile radio worth it?

RT95 Dual Band Transceiver Mobile Amateur Radio

“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.”

Description:
RT95 Mobile Radio has nice housing, stoutness & stability, advanced and
reliable functions, perfect & valuable. This amateur mobile radio especially designsfor drivers and it pursues philosophy of innovation and practicality.

Main Feature:

Adopt superior quality material, better technology and high quality radiator toensure stable and durable operation
180 degree rotatable TFT LCD display
Full alloy body for heat radiation
Amateur mode and professional mode for different operation requirement
Distribute buttons reasonably, convenient for operation
Separate band width setting for each single channel, Wide 25K, Middle band20K, Narrow band 12.5K
200 programmable memory channels, identified by editing name
Separate CTCSS, DCS, DTMF, 5Tone setting for each single channel,

rejecting extra calling from other radios

Various scan functions including CTCSS/DCS scan function
Smart menu control and PC programming control
Voltage level protection
LCD brightless control
Automatic power on function
Main unit and microphone key lock function
5Tone signaling for data transfer,alarm, all call, ANI, remote kill, remote

waken

DTMF-ANI or 5Tone-ANI for automatical calling recognition
Password function
Dualwatch function
Talk around function
Frequency reverse function
Offset function

Specifications

GENERAL
Frequency Range		VHF:144-148MHz UHF: 430~440MHz
Number of Channels		200 channels
Channel Spacing		25K (Wide Band) 20K(Middle Band) 12.5K (Narrow band)
Phase-locked Step		2.5KHz, 5KHz, 6.25KHz, 10KHz, 12.5KHz, 20KHz, 25KHz, 30KHz, 50KHz
Operating Voltage		13.8V DC ±15%
Squelch		Carrier/CTCSS/DCS
Frequency Stability		±2.5 ppm

Antenna

Comet mobile antenna of 430MHz band – ASF-430

April 15, 2015

The Double Bazooka Antenna – A Review

October 04, 2015

RQ-84 – The classic “Quad” full-size has ten elements for 10m, eight – 15 m, six – 20 m, and four full-size elements on 40m band

August 18, 2015

HF Mobile Autotune Whip Antenna 1.6-30 MHz 200W – STEALTH 9360

February 19, 2015

A Simple Wire Tuner

October 28, 2015

9+ BAND HEXTENNA™ FULL-SIZE HF+2M/220/440MHZ

November 03, 2018

MONSTER YAGI FOR 20M

December 03, 2015

John Stanford, KF6I at SteppIR Antennas

February 12, 2018

Review

W6LG Makes A Dummy Load From Christmas Lights, Dummy Load That Lights Up The Room

December 25, 2018 in: Review No comments

Jim shows the two ways that he makes Christmas Lights into an Antenna and a Dummy Antenna. RF from his linear amplifier lights up the bulbs. Read more