Review of the Retevis RT3S digital-analog (DMR) radio with GPS and call recording
November 2, 2022
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For relatively little money, this model offers the following functions: work in digital and analog, GPS, speech recording, up to 3,000 recorded channels, color display, good communication quality.
For relatively little money, this model offers the following functions: work in digital and analog, GPS, speech recording, up to 3,000 recorded channels, color display, good communication quality.
properties Retevis RT3S :
Analogue + DMR
2 bands VHF:136-174MHz and UHF:400-480MHz
Three transmitter power levels: High 5W, Medium 3W, Low 1W
The sensitivity of the receiver is 0.2 µV.
Memory for 3 thousand channels and 120 thousand contacts
Built-in voice recorder (recording of conversations) until 8:00.
Weight (including battery and antenna) 258 g
Battery 2000 mAh (li-ion)
The radio is delivered in a multi-coloured box:
The hardware is pretty rich. Radio, antenna, user manual, charging case, leather case, headset, firmware cable, clip:
The instruction is in English. Quite detailed and voluminous:
Firmware cable. completely RT3S you need your own cable without Serial Port as it is built into the radio itself:
Charging glass. Operates from a 12.5V power supply:
Clips. Spring plastic. It attaches to the back of the radio with two screws.
Antenna. Standard eraser with declared support for frequencies 136-174MhZ and 400-480MhZ. Please note that in this radio the SMA antenna is the father (respectively, the SMA radio itself is the mother)
And the radio station itself. It is made of dense plastic with a Shagreen structure. Casting quality is good. Matching parts do not cause complaints. It can be seen that this is a good production.
On the front of the radio there is a color screen, above it are slots where the microphone and speaker are hidden. At the bottom of the screen is a block of keys:
At the top are the SMA female port for connecting the antenna, the LED indicator, the radio for changing channels and the button for adjusting the volume and turning the radio on or off:
On the left are two programmable buttons and one large PTT button:
On the left is a rubber plug, under which there are two standard 2.5 mm and 3.5 mm connectors for connecting headphones, tangents and a cable for firmware:
There is a battery on the back. By the way, the fastening of the clip is interestingly done here. It is connected to the battery, not the radio case. And accordingly, when removing the battery, we also remove the clip.
Now let’s move on to the menu. When turned on, the radio beeps quite loudly and the manufacturer’s logo appears.
This is what the main desktop looks like. It shows the time and date, region, two selected channels, transmission type (digital or analog), battery status, power type and signal level:
Menu items. In the menu, you can select contacts (set from the program), scan the weather, change regions, read messages (during digital transmission), change settings and turn GPS on or off (you need to preselect this option in the software). , and only available on radios with GPS).
INSIDE radios a fairly large volume margin of the speaker. Even 50-60% volume is sufficient for negotiations. At 100% volume, the radio is really loud. The quality of the speakers does not cause any complaints. If speech is from a quality source, it is transmitted naturally and well. The microphone on the radio didn’t ask any questions either. Speech is naturally transmitted unhindered. But, of course, it all depends on the sensitivity level of the microphone. The sensitivity itself is set via software. By the way, through the program you can actually configure everything. I think there is no point in buying this radio without the firmware cable.
Generally walkie talkie Retevis RT3S well It has a long list of possibilities. As in analog business and digital. No complaints about the work. It is quite powerful, the signal is transmitted without loss and interference, and the reception is also at a good level. Currently, the radio already has an established community of amateurs, and on the Internet you can even find information about various improvements and mods.
The price, of course, is not the most budgetary in the radio compared to others, but there is much more functionality here. Of course, I would like the radio to still have moisture protection.
We can only recommend purchasing if you know why you need a DMR radio station. Analogue stations are still quite adequate for normal conversations. But if you want to go digital, Retevis RT3S It will be a valuable device that will delight you.
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