Best Radio For a NEW HAM (Affordable 10 watt Radtel RT-470) 

Thanks for the info!

Excellent! Enjoy it.

Oh awesome! Thanks for the tip. I'll check that out.

That is quit handy!

Right on!

Glad you liked it! I am looking forward to reviewing more of the Radtel radios.

It's definitely a big plus!

The USB charging port is good, BUT it is on the bottom! It needs to be on the side of the battery. I had to lay my 470X on its side to charge it, before I bought the charging cradle.

Hey I'm glad it was helpful. Well the rt-630 has the same key pad as this... and the lock key is the # key, the lower right one. So if you hold that key down, it locks and unlocks the rest of keypad. Try that!

This radio has much wider frequency coverage, even stock out of the box. But I will try and do a video comparing those two.

I'm under the impression that the radio, even early models, can be used with repeaters. They key is to program the repeater offset and direction, and PL tone. If you can hear the repeater but not talk on it, then it probably does not have the PL / CTSS tone setup correctly.

@@HeavyMetalHorizons » With my ver. 1.5 firmware, can it be upgraded to your knowledge? The firmware upgrades, btw, aren't automatically tuned to the radios. In other words, some upgrades can turn your computer into a "brick" if you use the wrong ones (their word). If my 470 will work, I don't really need the newer models. But I can pick up repeater transmissions with all my other radios, but not my 470. Yet I can pick up simplex transmissions, and transmit with no problem. The repeater, btw, has no CTSS settings. My other radios pick up repeater transmissions, but the 470 doesn't. No CTSS settings are necessary. Yet I can't receive repeater traffic. I'm on frequency mode. I set up one channel for tx, 355 and rx, 955. The 355 is set to MAIN.

I think, with the new firmware which I installed in a later video, yes it could.

Excellent!

No license needed to just listen!

Hi Larry. The answer is yes. This radio can operate on those frequencies, it's just a matter of programming that frequency split and PL tone into the radio, similar to how I showed in this video.

@@HeavyMetalHorizons thank you very much

Also I would be able by just using the keypad and no other special programming correct?

Larry, yes you can program it manually, with just the radio keypad.

@@HeavyMetalHorizons Thanks again greatly appreciated

Trying loading the firmware again. Sounds like it didn't load properly.

@@HeavyMetalHorizons Still followed from their official youtube channel, step by step, everything was done except that in the end the screen didn't turn on ;-( arrived 3 days ago...

RHD-771S

I recommend it because of the higher power output than the X version. Also, I am skeptical about the testing methods regarding the spurious emissions.

⁠@@HeavyMetalHorizonshave you tested to confirm the 10w claim? Also, have you seen the FCC ID for the RT-470? It’s the same as the 470x. It’s the same internal, the same radio. To be skeptical of others testing methods, yet not do/share any of your own is an interesting take. Unfortunately these Chinese electronics companies can’t be blindly trusted.

@@mattrox1221 I agree, super high spurs on this one and I'm not a purist by any means. I have BaoFengs, TID Radio, and even Talkpods in my arsenal. This thing is dirty.

Yes, the firmware, for example, can be changed.

Thank you!

It depends on the police department and what they are using.

Refer to 0:05.

@@kumasuthat was a call out to everyone with license. 🤘🏽

@@PooNinja Ah, got it. Have a good one!

He's a licensed amateur radio operator, talking about an entry-level HT. What has he said that is inaccurate?

​@@kumasuPhill must be a sad ham.

@@TheDoug625 Indeed.

I think this one, the RT-470 is the best.