The new Radtel RT-950 Pro

It really does it all. Features like GPS/APRS not available outside of the big name Japanese radios (Yaesu/Icom/Kenwood) and even those don’t have everything this does in one radio. Also has NOAA channels and will even TX/RX on 6m band (50mhz).

Also has a spectrum analyzer and cross band repeater functions.

$96 on Amazon. Reviews look good, I grabbed one for $77 last week when it was a lightning deal.



After playing with it a few days my initial report is this:

~Solid construction, heavy duty case material and a bit larger than my beloved TIDRadio TD-H8. Absolutely no comparison to the cheap Baofeng models.

~NICE Bright and clear color LCD screen broken into three sections for tri-watch capabilities or to show GPS position and APRS info.

~Good audio

~Easy to program manually or use a phone app via BT.

~5 Banks of 64 channel memories to organize programming.

~2600mAh USB-C Charging battery and can use radio while plugged in to charge.

~Good size keypad, with 10 or so user programmable hot keys for single button access to favorite features.




At the regular price of $96 it is a hell of a deal on what looks to be a solid radio. At $76 it’s a downright steal. I checked a few reviews before ordering and it is getting good press.

To take advantage of all the features, you’ll need to invest in a few additional antenna.

Ok, thanks for the heads up. I have put it in my cart and will watch for a 'post Christmas' sale or something to see if I can snag it at 77 as well.

Thanks for the info. !

Question, re: SW, MW, LW. My Drake SPR-4 has a 5MHz 1st IF stage for good image rejection. And a 50KHz 2nd IF stage for good selectively. Does this radio have similar?

Also, the Drake has a sharp notch filter that can be positioned anywhere in the audio band to take out squeal caused by a slightly off-frequency interfering signal. A feature enabled by that 50KHz 2nd IF stage.

Five minutes ago I didn't need another HT.

Now I need another HT.

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

^^^

30 years at the 911 thing.

Helping people, it’s what I do.

Looks really solid. I'm still rocking the Baofeng Radio AR-5RM 10W.

Thanks for costing me money

Ordered today. Coupon saved 15%.

ETA cancelled order at Amazon. Direct from radtel i can get fde.

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Heads-up if anyone is looking at the model on Amazon: The one I received today can't be programmed in the 6m band (50-54MHz).

In fairness, it looks like the Amazon product description has been changed and makes no mention of 50-54mhz. The manufacturer's page is pretty clear that 6m -is- reachable, so possibly a different version is being sold direct.

So-- visualize "sad trombone music" here-- off to their website for me also.

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Originally posted by DennisM:
Heads-up if anyone is looking at the model on Amazon: The one I received today can't be programmed in the 6m band (50-54MHz).

In fairness, it looks like the Amazon product description has been changed and makes no mention of 50-54mhz. The manufacturer's page is pretty clear that 6m -is- reachable, so possibly a different version is being sold direct.

So-- visualize "sad trombone music" here-- off to their website for me also.

“Menu”
“Radio Set”
“Work Band”
“18-64 mhz”


Make sure you have an appropriate antenna as the included one does not work at those frequencies. Try to Tx without proper antenna could damage radio.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Question, re: SW, MW, LW. My Drake SPR-4 has a 5MHz 1st IF stage for good image rejection. And a 50KHz 2nd IF stage for good selectively. Does this radio have similar?

Also, the Drake has a sharp notch filter that can be positioned anywhere in the audio band to take out squeal caused by a slightly off-frequency interfering signal. A feature enabled by that 50KHz 2nd IF stage.

No, the Drake is going to blow the Radtel out of the water on receive performance. They're totally different tools for different jobs though. You're likely going to need to move into a nicer HF base radio if you want to beat the receive performance of that Drake.