Overall fantastic radio and would recommend will update if any degradation occurs.

Overall fantastic radio and would recommend will update if any degradation occurs.  Read Less

These are reliable, have clear sounding audio and decent range.

These are reliable, have clear sounding audio and decent range.  Read Less

Lousy reception even with the dual band antennai can have it next to a boefeng uv5g and only one radio will receive the noaa channels.

Lousy reception even with the dual band antennai can have it next to a boefeng uv5g and only one radio will receive the noaa channels.  Read Less

(push return button to stop scan)slow scanning, may be 3 channels per second, if you scan all 30 channels it will take 10 secon...  Read More

(push return button to stop scan)slow scanning, may be 3 channels per second, if you scan all 30 channels it will take 10 seconds, you will miss being called on your channel.  Read Less

For the price you really can’t beat these radios

For the price you really can’t beat these radios  Read Less

This radio offers a lot of bang for the buck!

This radio offers a lot of bang for the buck!  Read Less

It's a very good value for the money.

It's a very good value for the money.  Read Less

Other than a small hiccup with software from the beginning these radios are highly impressive for the price point not just anot...  Read More

Other than a small hiccup with software from the beginning these radios are highly impressive for the price point not just another chinese cookie cutter radio.  Read Less

I haven’t seen any similar radios to this model.

I haven’t seen any similar radios to this model.  Read Less

I will also say that the lack of response/revision of the bugs i discovered is not typical of retevis but in this case it is wh...  Read More

I will also say that the lack of response/revision of the bugs i discovered is not typical of retevis but in this case it is what i have experienced and that is somewhat disappointing compared to the typically high standards i have seen from retevis in the past.  Read Less

Another nice plus about the rb17p is the color display (though i prefer the black background/white text with color highlights).

Another nice plus about the rb17p is the color display (though i prefer the black background/white text with color highlights).  Read Less