Great choice Aaron! 👍 It’s good to have those as backups with no cell phone coverage! I used the Midland ones when shopping at the outlets when we split up etc! They are also great for emergencies!

Good price for sure thanks Aaron enjoy your weekend and blessings

Awesome demonstration on the radios! I like the range they have and durability is a must lol I really enjoyed it y’all! 🙂🔥👏👏👍

Thanks! Great info as always. Cheers BR

I use the Wouxun KG805G, and the BTech/Baofeng V1 GMRS radios. Baofeng makes a new GMRS radio the UV-9G GMRS radio . It’s total water proof . It’s a good value. It is also a 5watt. I wish they would have made them when I was in the market for HT radio

@AgapeWarrior

2 жыл бұрын

I bought 2 or 3 baofong uv5r radios for letting the kids a wifey play with,,, they can also monitor emergency chanels and tx in emergency,, yea a little more kick and a LOT more function hard 2 beat 4 $30,,, have a tyt 9800 for a base was a little more but still not bad only $250 for the rig another 50-60 for antenna and you ARE going to be able to talk to your ht's for MILES adna gain monitor emrg freqs

We’ve got a travel trailer ordered. Gonna need a pair of these.☝🏻

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

Ya we love them!! You will get a lot of use out of them.

"Designed" It's a GMRS version of the Zastone Mini9 radio with a nice cover on it. Yes, the Mini9 existed before Rocky Talkies. They didn't design the radio, but they did make a nice case for it.

@NatsumeKonno

Жыл бұрын

Also saw someone "making" a frs radio but notice it's just a Yellow version of a retivis rb19. Lol

Good review. Lots of usable info. I counted 2 bad boys.

Good info. Thanks

Glad they work. Price is reasonable for good equipment. I'm also glad they're honest about range. If you really want to go down the radio rabbit hole look into getting your amateur radio license.

@cjlane4465

2 жыл бұрын

Dont even need your license on frequencies that fall under CB.

Cool little radios

That’s a reasonable price for the quality radio you get. Seems like a great option for sure.

Interesting info and put together well.

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert!

Thanks for the great video

Excellent Review, Thank you!😊

Great name for a product, Rocky Talkies! Inspired! Please test them in a mountainous and hilly areas.

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

I have used it in all city and Mountains and the distances are accurate of 1-5miles in mountains and 0.5-3miles in hills or thick forests. They have several informative testing videos on their site where they point out how to wire radio can work and its strengths as well as where the environment will hinder its performance. That’s what really sold it for me is that they weren’t trying to claim that they were going to be able to communicate with the moon no matter where you were I told you what they could and could not do.

Hey man! Great video!! Gonna get myself a set of these bad boys!

I did a range test with 8 different FRS radios and found the Rocky Talkies performed best. Got about 2.7 miles range in a dense urban environment!

@gideonstactical

Жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear that!

Thanks amigo

@gideonstactical

7 ай бұрын

No problem glad it helped

Been looking for some good comms. This doesn't seem that bad. Not terrible on the price either

If your still at Pend Oreille, find Green Bay over by Garfield Bay, well worth the hunt! If you head south I can point you to some fun sights and hikes.

Most FRS radios will work that well over water. Not a tough trick for any of them. At home, you'll be lucky to get much further than a few hundred yards. Still, that's enough for a lot of what many people need to do. Prefer GMRS radios as they use the same channels/frequencies and allow for higher wattage and removable/replaceable antennas. The bummer is you have to buy a license from the FCC, but it's good for your entire family - extended family - and is good for ten years.

@JohnSmith-gs4lw

2 жыл бұрын

Or just get your ham ticket for free and be able to buy and use wildly more capable radios at 1/5 the cost. Not to mention you have access to many more bands, higher power, better antenna options, and thousands of repeaters.

My only issue is that they not water proof. For $190 a pair I would expect a little more durability. My frs are does the same but also has noa and gps beacon.

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m not sure on that technical spec, I know there are water resistant.

@baronedipiemonte3990

2 жыл бұрын

The price is highway robbery... You can get the same radio, made in China, but branded ZASTONE for $40-50 U.S.

Do some testing in the hills and valleys please, most work well in open land.

@kinguin7

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's a given that none of them are gonna work through dirt.

@Uberragen21

2 жыл бұрын

Radio is a form of electromagnetic radiation, the same as visible light just on a different spectrum. Like llvisible light, many things can block a radio signal. Things like mountains and hills, IE dirt, will block a radio signal. Pretty much everyone knows (well maybe not everyone) that *line of sight* is required for these radios to work. The one exception is bouncing CB radio off the ionosphere.

Do you use buck hoodlum.

Great vid. But product links are all broken.

How does it get “more power”. Since it is 2 watt radio compared to another 2 watt radio?

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

True Ross I miss spoke, what I meant was clarity of signal compared to cheaper models that are in the 2w range that I’ve used before which can be full of static and pretty intermittent after about half a mile.

Do they have NOAA

How would these compare to Beofang? The roughly $60 ones

@18dmedic

2 жыл бұрын

These are way way over priced. You cannot have 115 channels on FRS so that is very misleading right out of the gate. FRS you have 15 channels. 2 watt radios I wouldn't mess with at all. But you have to also remember that Baofeng isn't FCC Certified for Part 95 operations on FRS. BTECH does have two radios that are compliant with Part 95 and those are those BTECH MURS V1 and the BTECH GMRS V-1.

@landminehopscotch3617

2 жыл бұрын

@@18dmedic Thanks for the reply. The whole radio thing is all kind of Greek to me, but I'm learning 👍

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty new to radios. I have used several in this license free 2w range and I’ve never been very impressed. Spending the average $60-$100 for a pair. Though I do know that this is on the higher end of the 2w range of clarity and functionality and super long battery life way out way and Out perform other models I have used in the past in the 2 W range. The thing that really sold it for me in the beginning before I ever got them was climbing magazines review. And now having use them myself daily for three months I can say of the 2w that I have used these far exceed many of the cheaper models. That’s just my experience your mileage may vary.

@landminehopscotch3617

2 жыл бұрын

@@gideonstactical Thanks for the reply. I'll definitely have to do more research. I'm going to look into these more. Reliability, range and battery life seem like the most important things. ✌️

For an FRS radio these are pretty nice but I'm not a fan of the limitations of the FRS. Now this same company would make a combination FRS/gmrs that was able to transmit on gmrs repeaters..... That would be a different story and I would really like to see one of those.

@1970HondaCL100

8 ай бұрын

Now they do.

Hey, what sunglasses are you where?

@gideonstactical

Жыл бұрын

Knockaround 👍

Did you ever try the walkie talkie or push to talk ptt apps?

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

I have not, but many of the places we are don’t have cell coverage.

Baofeng is like 30 bucks each and work better....harder learning curve though.

Designed in Colorado…. Made In China…. Was really hopefully for this product… the gutting of the American Infrastructure - we can’t even do the assembly in the states without it being even more expensive than it already is What can ya do🤷🏾‍♂️ the simplicity, thermal and shock ruggedness and the fall safety are a nice investment…

anyone knows where can i buy that kind of carabiner?

@MindfulMagi_888

2 жыл бұрын

REI

Where are they made?

@fredfellwock

2 жыл бұрын

On the web says China

100 a piece

Nice toy, bud my UV-5R and my UV-82 HT are superior in long comunication situations.

Do these radios do offset for repeater function , does the antenna come off for a additional base or mobile antenna ? 2 watts is 2 watts Any radio will have that range from mountain top, im not bashing you or your test im just saying since ive been into radio for almost 40 , years , in my opinion way to much money for that radio , again not bashing you video just my opinion

@cypherf0x

2 жыл бұрын

They are FRS radios, not repeater capable in the split frequency sense but they can use a simplex repeater.

95 for just 1? Why not a pair?

Does this work for dense urban jungles?

@joshuaasbill3131

2 жыл бұрын

I work in the radio world. Primarily on public safety systems. These are only 2watt. Get them in an urban environment and there’s no shot they work. I don’t think the company is claiming this. You really have to be line of sight. Total line of sight like he’s showing across the lake is doable. Even in dense trees the signal will get killed. Around a campsite, across water fine but do not think if you’re on a backpacking trip and you and your family get separated even 1/4m apart through trees these will work. So many things block radio signals, the worst of which is trees and structures. Also take a look at price tags. A radio that will work in an urban jungle like you’re asking is going to be in the $150-$250 a radio. Like a m300 midland or comparable beofang and Motorola. They have stronger wattage. Stronger the wattage the stronger the antenna. Yes after a certain wattage you need a license but that’s essentially free and can always be used for emergency purposes

@joellowe2215

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuaasbill3131 is there a brand or style of radio you'd recommend

@joshuaasbill3131

2 жыл бұрын

@@joellowe2215 yes. No question Midland mb400. Small and tough. 4watt so twice as powerful as what you see here. About $130 a piece or you can buy sets of 3,4 etc all the way up to 16 I think. I work for Motorola public safety division and I use the midlands at home and while camping. No their not better than the Motorola’s I work with but you’re talking two different animals. The Moto radios are thousands up to $10k a radio. I’ve tested my midlands out to approx 4miles away by car in a suburban neighborhood. That’s pretty damn good. Line of sight they’d easily do 30 miles. Also no proprietary accessories so you can use any mic, earpiece etc. if you’re looking pay attention to wattage. Wattage is like horsepower.

Sponsored content = commercial. Explains why you had zero cons on this product. I prefer an honest review over a commercial 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 Way overpriced for a 2w radio, considering GMRS can go up to 50w for the same price.

@kinguin7

2 жыл бұрын

I'm fine with infomercials, as long as it's disclosed.

Probably not 11 miles line of site but less. Can’t measure across water unless in a boat.

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

No it was true line of site 11.28mi from sandpoint, ID to Hope, Idaho across the lake. Google earth 🌍

You called them "bad boys" one time too many. Tuned you out.

Bruh there’s a booger in your nose

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

Score!

These are way overpriced they are the same frs radios they sell everywhere. They also claim over a hundred channels, 2 watts output and no license requirements. Not really sure how they accomplish over 100 channels there are only 15 frs channels you can transmit on with 2 watts. I would save you money go buy a set at Cabela's or walmart for less than the price of 1 of these.

@gideonstactical

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Han Solo, love the screen name. I’m pretty new to radios. I have used several in this license free 2w range and I’ve never been very impressed. Spending the average $60-$100 for a pair. Though I do know that this is on the higher end of the 2w range of clarity and functionality and super long battery life way out way and Out perform other models I have used in the past in the 2 W range.

@roberthicks686

Жыл бұрын

Seems like you are confusing channels with frequencies. FRS has 22 frequencies. These radios have 128 channels so you can have different DCS or CTCSS "privacy codes" for each channel but they are still limited to the 22 FRS frequencies and the .5 and 2 watt power limits on those designated frequencies.