Midland GXT1000g vs Retevis RB17P GMRS Handheld Two Way Radios. Which one is best for Overlanding?

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Midland GXT1000g vs Retevis RB17P GMRS Handheld Two Way Radios. Which one is best for Overlanding?

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Midland GXT1000g vs Retevis RB17P GMRS Handheld Two Way Radios. Which one is best for Overlanding?
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@ricdonato4328 9 ай бұрын

Please turn off the background music. It is beyond me why youtube content creators think it is important or cool to play music over their voice. We came to hear you not fight the music, which quickly becomes annoying. Many folks have hearing difficulties and the background music ruins and otherwise excellent presentation.

@ggg4runner 9 ай бұрын

I will take that into consideration. Thanks for watching!

@anthonyleetwowayradios 8 ай бұрын

I agree ricdonato. That's all family vlogs do for no reason. Don't ever hear natural noise or them talking.

@redroosterazrc Жыл бұрын

LOL can’t tell you how many times I was disappointed by my Gobot gift for Xmas. Nice review. I have the Midland as well. But have only used in a few occasions so far. Battery life definitely left something to be desired.

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

😂 gobots, it’s a Transformer that settled

@chuckg1918 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review and I definitely appreciate it from just an end user point of view. Definitely a thumbs up on the transparency and honesty!

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

None of that hollywood opacity here. Thanks for watching!

@wesoblander3648 9 күн бұрын

You definitely had some room with the Retevis for rangr. Decent sound and clarity as well

@tengyang1895 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review. Definitely going to order me a set today

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your support!

@donalderickson-si8ww 17 минут бұрын

family service is 22 channels only no license needed you radio is this year's model one half of a watt out put only privet codes are no privet we can hear you onlythe radio will do a mile in town to much cluter buildings will stop you range to zero

@ElmoUnk1953 5 ай бұрын

#1, THANK YOU!!! After getting my GMRS license I just purchased two sets (4 total) of the Retivis Radios a week ago from Amazon, and have been using them off roading with my family. We’ve also gotten crystal clear 1 mile line of sight communication at the Big Bend National Park Balance Rock Trail, Black Gap Pass, and other locations. So far, they’ve run for 10 to 12 hours with intermittent use. I wish the instructions were more detailed, and I’d like to get more familiar of the different features, but overall this is an Excellent piece of equipment at a reasonable price! 😁👍😁

@donalderickson-si8ww 14 минут бұрын

if you are using F R S radio one mile is it.

@jimw5cyn740 Жыл бұрын

Just a point to note - “privacy code or channels” do not make the conversations “private “. DCS and CTCSS codes and tones are are generally speaking - codes that un-squelch the radio. If both radios are sent to same code - you will hear the transmission on your radio if set the same way. If there is no code you or the code is different on your radio will not hear the transmission but you are still on the air and others can hear the conversation. Yeah, kind of geeky but have heard a lot of folks that believe it’s a private channel; still a party line. For what it’s worth - Jim

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I guess I should've mentioned that

@jimw5cyn740 Жыл бұрын

@@ggg4runner wasn’t belittling the video - you did a good job with the review. Just have heard some “interesting” conversations on ham frequencies when folks thought they had an encrypted secure 007 type connection😁

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

Oh dude, no worries, didn't take it that way. But, you're not wrong that given the layman's perspective of the video, I should've said that. Yeah, most people would see or hear "privacy codes" and assume that.

@donalderickson-si8ww 11 минут бұрын

marketing tactic thay say 38 miles but don't tell you how to do it

@jyo8914 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the video! Looks like the Retevis wins hands down. USB, battery life and ease of use push it over the edge im ny opinion. Not to mention sound quality. As an official member of the geezer club, having clear comms goes a long way and avoids confusion. Thank you as always for your hard work and time.

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it does just sound better for whatever reason. Thanks for watching again!

@jyo8914 Жыл бұрын

@@ggg4runner Probably 2 decades + of technological advances? LOL! I was shocked the Midland was using NiMH batteries. Oh well.

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

@@jyo8914 it's like they found a stash of old cordless phones and said "SCORE!"

@MrTracyLow Жыл бұрын

Saw the snow in the background, and there is still so much snow there for this time of year..

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can only imagine higher elevations.

@jimstoneman1732 Жыл бұрын

The off-road club I belong to here in So Cal switched from CB to Ham radios several years ago (my suggestion at the time, so we didn’t have to listen to Bubba in Alabama!), and that’s what my mobile unit is. About 6 months ago, I decided to purchase a GMRS handheld, just in case I end up on a run with someone that uses one instead of a Ham. I bought a Wouxun KG-905G based on other reviews on KZfaq. It seems to be a pretty stout unit, very well built, and I’d say the menu is somewhere in between the Midland and the Retevis, as far as simplicity goes. But I’ve yet to actually use it! I’m sure it will come in handy some day...

@ggg4runner Жыл бұрын

Ham is too hardcore for me 😅 though I'm sure you get much better range given the right equipment.

@donalderickson-si8ww 4 ай бұрын

MY rugged radio moble walkes and talkes at 45 watts it is made for off road and no extra bell and asorted buttons

@donalderickson-si8ww 8 минут бұрын

most ham radio operater's are also on the G M R S side also.

@dashcammer4322 Ай бұрын

What nimh batts do better than li-ion batts is hold a charge.

@mikeav7083 5 ай бұрын

Great Video! It's decided, I'll go for a Retevis GMRS-enabled radio. Thanks Pal !

@donalderickson-si8ww 5 ай бұрын

do not for get the license for them

@mikeav7083 5 ай бұрын

@@donalderickson-si8ww Sure, I will do everything in the right way. Thanks again my friend.

@chublez 10 ай бұрын

I know you don't wana nerd out. If you care about range just get a mobile with an external antenna. I will say be careful with midland as half of their mobiles are narrowband only amd wont play nice with wide radios...silly midland. Anyway external antenna will net you huge gains plus the better mibiles have 5-10x the power, while that's not 5-10x the range you will get a solid double or more going mobile mount.

@ggg4runner 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate you taking the time to make that suggestion. I've actually had a mobile GMRS radio for little while now too and did a ghetto comparison between a Midland and Retevis one in another video. Thanks for watching!

@donalderickson-si8ww 5 ай бұрын

I put 45 watts into a 60 watt repeter

@On2wls 7 ай бұрын

My concern is availability of the repeater function. I have several repeaters in my area and wanted the use of those if needed in an emergency. I was snookered by Midland's 50 channel advertisement. Buyer beware.

@ggg4runner 7 ай бұрын

I haven't used the repeater channels so I am not able to provide you any insight on that topic

@donalderickson-si8ww 5 ай бұрын

family service is 1 through 22 G M R S is 8 ch 15 through 22

@MUDNUT460 Ай бұрын

FRS and GMRS share the same 22 channels, the only thing different is the power output. Plus GMRS has 8 repeater channels.@donalderickson-si8ww

@On2wls Ай бұрын

@@MUDNUT460 Yes, I understand. My point was Midland's ad doesn't say it doesn't do repeater frequencies.

@MUDNUT460 Ай бұрын

@On2wls sorry, I was trying to reply to the guy above me

@franklinwill22 5 ай бұрын

Can the retevis connect to midland at same distance and channel?

@ggg4runner 5 ай бұрын

Range (distance) has many factors but yes they can talk to each other.

@doctorkayak 8 ай бұрын

Good luck using the earbuds

@donalderickson-si8ww 4 ай бұрын

I have a full head set for mine

@HM-vu9zw 11 ай бұрын

Any idea how to get retevis RB17P to talk to Rugged GMR2?

@ggg4runner 11 ай бұрын

If you disable all privacy codes (CTCSS/DCS codes) on both radios they should talk to each other just fine on standard GMRS channels. If you want to get "privacy codes" working then you'd have to refer to both manuals. Look up the actual CTCSS/DCS frequency/code for one of the radios that is already set to privacy code "X" and then find the corresponding proprietary "privacy code number" for the same CTCSS/DCS frequency/code in the other radio's manual and set it.

@HM-vu9zw 11 ай бұрын

I think I screwed something up. I reset the ch qt/DCS

@ggg4runner 11 ай бұрын

So, what I did to get the Retevis talking to Midlands is I went through each channel and got rid of any DCS/CTCSS codes so that all channels were just standard GMRS channels and then got both radios on the same DCS/CTCSS codes. I think there's a reset to factory defaults on the Retevis anyways so you can't really screw up anything that bad.

@ggg4runner 11 ай бұрын

@HM-vu9zw if both "C-CDC" and "T-CDC" are set to "OFF" then that channel does not have any privacy codes. If you still can't talk to your Rugged radio then it's a setting on that Rugged radio. To change the "C-CDC" and "T-CDC" on the Retevis click that little round button on the left side (below the PTT button) to scroll through code types and the up/down to change actual codes. Check this for more info: www.twowayradiocommunity.com/adjust-ctcss-dcs-codes-rb17p/

@HM-vu9zw 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!