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Pros

These are very well built and have some heft to them. Not entirely a bad thing as i wouldn't want to smash my walkie-talkie if i dropped it on accident. Nice belt clip that feels sturdy in use.



Cons

The pre-loaded ctcss & dcs tones cannot be removed by using the * on the front panel. These radio will not connect to repeaters right out of the box. You need to remove the ct code and leave the code for the individual.

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Quality


Aluminum construction and rock solid fit and finish.


These are seriously nice in both construction and features.


Left one of them powered on after a full charge and battery lasted roughly 15 hours.


Found them quite difficult to program and very little information online about them.

Price


Might seem counterintuitive but today usb ported battery chargers are more the norm on the road and in the wild making this an ...  Read More


Its a darn good radio for the price if you are willing to be patient with getting the right programming and learning how to use it.

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I had to contact retevis through facebook to get the correct program emailed to me, after which i was able to correctly program...  Read More


I contacted retevis and they provided a replacement charger right away.

Competitiveness


They cover the area without a problem and are much better than the frs radios we were struggling with.


I am replacing very old garmin rhino units and these fit the bill nicely.

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    radio, good, easy, quality and great.
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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 27.5% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 56 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 25 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The only down side to these radios is you have to program them in order to turn off the ctc code and there is no way to turn it back on unless you use chirp


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One of the chargers had an issue out of the box


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Tested the range and in a medium town in the midwest they went for close to 2 miles


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Left one of them powered on after a full charge and battery lasted roughly 15 hours


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Retevis rb17p gmrs handheld radio these just say quality from the moment you open the box


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The radio feels solid and rugged in your hand


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It was hilly forest the entire distance between us


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My buddy said it sounded like i was standing next to him

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