Radio de buena calidad, fácil de programar con el software original.

New out of the box, my RT-85 had freq's programmed in the first 16 slots on both A and B bands. The screen is just cooked enough to be noticeable, even though Retevis customer service says it looks fine to them. Other than turning on, seeing the slightly crooked screen, which is unacceptable to me regardless that its a $32 radio, and seeing the freq's in the first 16 slots, I haven't touched the radio.Retevis says they are ok with the screen being off kilter and never answered why there's freq's in it already. Since they don't care, either do I. I did the return request and its going back tomorrow. I'll get another Yaesu Ft-65Button's on the RT-85 are identical to those on the UV-5R

Great little radio for the price.
Get get the cable download chirp and you’ll be set.

Can't program it

I can't get over how nice this radio is for the price. The build quality and function is so much better than a Baofeng, and I am not a Baofeng hater since I own three of them. This radio feels like one that's three times the price. It's now my go to "cheap" radio and my Baofengs stay home. Like an auctioneer friend of mine always says, "Go ahead, it's only money!". 🤣

This radio is expensive and you can't go wrong with this purchase not to bad to program the receiver is good also transmission are clear and the battery holds change for a good long time so I recommend this to everyone... 73 From KO4VMV Debra In Florida...

I have two of these. They seem to be more solid than the UV5R and operate about the same. They look and feel more like a higher end Japanese radio. Programming can be easily done with CHIRP and you can use the same cable as the BaoFeng. Speaker mikes should also interchange.Update: The Radioddity GM-30 GMRS radio is essentially the same radio with different firmware. The GM-30 uses a USB-C recharagable battery and fits the RT85 perfectly.https://www.amazon.com/Radioddity-Handheld-Battery-Rechargeable-1500mAh/dp/B0968DXLLX

These are good little radios. Way better than baofeng and only a few dollars more. This is the same radio as the TYT just rebranded. Battery will last you a couple days of moderate use.

This is a fantastic radio, out of the box it is superior to the UV-5R in every way. It is easy to program using CHIRP or retevis's custom software. As of September 2022 some RT85's will not unlock the extended frequencies by holding F and 1 on power on or holding 1 and 7 when you power on. These button combos will simply unlock VFO mode. To get the expanded frequencies power on while holding F and 4 if the old button combo does not work. What worked in my case was I first unlocked VFO mode by holding down 1 and 7 as I turned on the radio, then powered down and held F and 4 while turning on the radio. This will let you listen to GMRS and MURS but it is still against FCC regulations to transmit on those frequencies.As with most of these super budget radios the manual is very confusing, look up the RT85 on youtube for complete walk-throughs on how to use the radio, retevis sent these out to some popular HAM youtubers and they put out some great videos.

Works great, sounds great. Well worth the asking price.

I was very impressed by quality of the speaker as well as the feel of the radio. HOWEVER, this is the strangest radio that I have ever tried to program with the keypad. Just not worth the aggravation.

Incredible value for a Ham Radio. I would recommend these 1000 times over any Baofeng product. The case is much more robust, the screen is infinitely better, and it feels like a quality item.Also, if you hold down the 1 and 7 buttons while turning on the Retevis RT85, you can operate on the expanded frequencies (VHF:136-174 MHz, UHF :400-480 MHz) including listening to all NOAA channels on the 162 frequencies.

Battery came dead and took all day to charge and wont last 2 hours software program is horrible chirp works though. Manual setup is very confusing to ad and delete channels is very complicated forget about adding the cts on rx and tx. What’s worse is the seller knows nothing about this radio. I asked if it takes noaa channel and they said no and in fact i was able to sellers need to know more about their product. Now the radio feels solid and good quality and sounds great

The radio is nice with good features, but the charger lasted 9months. You cannot buy a charger. I am trying to get mine replaced, but they are taking a long time with many emails. The charger dropped to 6 volts, which will not charge a 7.4 volt battery. Good luck!

MUY MAL RETEVIS VENDER ESTOS EQUIPOS QUE NO SIRVEN PARA NADA TOTAL BASURA POERDI MI DINERO COMPRE 15 EQUIPOS Y ME SALIERON CHIMBOS 7 HAY LOS RTENGO ARRUMADOS

Excellent beginner radio

Great backup dual band radio. Hands down beats the Baofeng UV-5R by a mile. This radio has much better build quality and sound quality and a cleaner signal.

Great battery life. Sound quality is great and it seems pretty well built. Well update after more use.

I bought this radio because our hunting channels are VHF and our racing channels are UHF. For the price, you can't beat it. Easy to manually program, battery life is good and the sound is clear.

Small in size. works perfect for my needs a great little radio.

Better than a Baofeng in almost every regard: 200 channels, better front end, cleaner TX output, good audio, works with Baofeng programming cables and speaker/mics. No Chirp support (yet), though the factory software is pretty decent. Uses a standard SMA connector rather than the oddball Baofeng connector - something to keep in mind if getting an aftermarket antenna.My only complaints are the small-ish battery (hopefully they'll eventually offer a larger capacity replacement?) and the fact that the belt clip is attached to the battery rather than the radio. Overall the radio does pretty well on a charge, so the supplied battery is adequate.Overall a great bargain for only a few bucks more than the usual UV-5R. I think this has the potential to become a "Baofeng killer" once it becomes better known.Addendum: Retevis now offers a 3200mAh battery for this radio.