Retevis MB2 40 Channel AM/FM "Plug-and-Play" CB Radio

This little radio easily became one of my all-time favorite mobiles. It’s very simple to operate, and has an amazing receive. The audio quality is very on par with more expensive radios, and its output is comparable to radios with twice the power output. *MUST match it with a quality antenna*

I honestly did not Revetis made a CB radio. I have use and currently own a lot of their products (mostly GMRS and ham HT radios). I was curious how well their CB radios work?Well here it is. This radio is very simple to install and set up. All you really need is to mount a decent CB antenna, run the coax cable to the head unit, mount the radio and plug the mic and power plug into available 12v cigarette lighter and you're ready to talk.I mounted this in my 4runner, ran the cable and plug it in and already picking up a lot of traffic since I'm about 5 miles away from a larger TA truck stop.Most of my test equipment are for ham and GMRS mobile and HT radios. So I'm not able to test the power out of this CB radio. The power cord to the radio seems like they are 14 gauge wire so I doubt it's pushing anymore than 20 watts.I really like the slick all black designs. The traditional brushes silver or chrome knob kinda looks old and outdated. Here is a radio you can mount in your vehicle and not have to worry that you installed a 8 track or cassette player in your modem car/truck.The buttons are easy to read and the volumn and squelch knob are right by each other. My only complaint is that the mic, which does feel it's well made. It's feel small and you can't change the channel from it. This requiring you to reach down to the head unit and change the channel or adjust the volumn.Overall this is one great modern looking CB radio I definitely recommend to anyone who wants to keep in communication when you're traveling via it's on the long boring highway or on the trails off roading.

I love it, I haven't really talked on it yet but I have listened and it picks up well, It will be my base station. I just need to tweak my antenna and get some power for it, bigger than I thought I hope it was the size of my car radio it's tiny.

This transceiver is a compact, inexpensive full-40 channel device that complies with the FCC requirements. I have an old DAK Mark X that needed testing and I bought this transceiver as a test "instrument" to make the adjustments to the DAK. It serves its purpose, has all of the features I needed, turns on easily and transmits at the full power allowed. It can be used with an external battery, in the car (plugged into a lighter socket, or on a wall-powered 12 VDC poser supply.

I got this on one of the sales here on Amazon.  I have it hooked up to a K30 antenna on my SUV.  It is just what I wanted, small and not fancy plus it plugs right into one of the 12 vdc outlets. I set the SWR as well as I could but it is in spec and checked the power output and it went solidly to 4 watts.  Modulation was around 30%.  The built in speaker is clear.

I really love the options. like roger beep, auto-scan, etc., but my unit is having some malfunctioning issues. AM & FM overlap each other. When I tried to do a radio check on channels that had conversation, I wasn't getting a response so I decided to do a radio check with another unit. When I tried to communicate over channel 19, it was also coming through on channel 12 as well as other channels.

Last time I'd owned a CB radio was back around 1960. Back then the problem was heavy traffic. Now, I rarely get traffic on any channel except 6 and close by channel. That is mostly skip. But the main reason I bought it was just in case SHTF.As to how it compares to others on the market, I have not way to compare.

its for my friends rv, once he gets it going ill get back to you, Merry Christmas to you and your family's

I bought this little cb for tinkering purposes really.. and what I’ve found out is that it’s well worth the price. It’s a well built radio. It’s definitely quality. The size is very convenient. I took a bit of Velcro and installed it in my vehicle. Ran the antenna cable through the inside of my door to the roof. Not really professionally installed but I don’t want to do any permanent fixes. The size holds nicely and the PTT sits nicely beside my steering wheel with an adhesive PTT holder.I checked the output and antenna with a SWR and it’s actually pretty on point. My only complaint is the 12 volt cigarette power supply. While convenient, yes, but doesn’t really push far to pick up much signal. If someone is pretty close you’ll get a clean signal but it has problems over a half mile in my opinion.

It never worked so l returned it

The Retevis MB2 is a solid little CB that has the latest technology included yet maintains a bit of a nostalgic feel. I like having plenty of knobs & buttons to access functions, not having to drill down into menu items on a CB radio. The size of the radio is small enough to work with most modern car interiors, yet large enough to be easy to use when on the road.Performance of course hinges heavily on your antenna system and I am happy with what I have seen so far. Of course CB isn't as popular as it has been in the past, but my MB2 is a welcome companion for longer road trips as you just never know who/what you'll hear out there on the road.Zero regrets with this purchase, would recommend to family or friends looking for a a feature rich compact CB.

I honestly didn't like it. I ended up going with something else. This unit is huge

Bought this for a radio to have on trips etc. It works very well, has really good audio and a lot of features for the money! Gets lots of comments!!

great compact and light radio

The retevis MB2 is a smaller sized radio. It will fit in some of the more compact vehicles.The radio is small, but full of features; many of these features are not in the owner's manual. However, there are quite a few videos online which will show anyone interested in expanding the unit's abilities exactly what to do.If this radio's performance & endurance qualities are on par with retevis' ham and gmrs units, I can see it serving well for many years to come.

Having a lot of CB experience going all the way back to the CB days of the eighties, we are no stranger to the world of CB radio, our last radio was a mobile handheld conversion. This radio is small and easy to connect with the included cigarette lighter connector, there is no need to have to mess with wiring. The radio is not full featured like our previous radios, one of the features we would have like to have seen is the the ability to control channels with the microphone. One of the features that is not commonly found on mobile CB radios is VOX hands free voice without having to press the microphone,, but we would gladly trade that feature for being able to change the channels on the microphone. While this CB radio makes a good entry level into the world of mobile CB radio, it lacks certain features that would make it more entry level friendly.

I am new to the world of CB and this is my first time using a CB. The unit seems high quality and the buttons are ergonomic. Using the microphone and changing the channels is user friendly and intuitive. This unit is made to be use in your vehicle and comes with a nice cigarette lighter socket adapter which makes plugging and powering this device easily. plug in your exterior antenna for immediate communication.