Retevis RT86A Heavy Duty GMRS Radio with Mic Gain

Very good product for the price. Pretty clear signal untill you get out of range

This is my second set of Retevis Handhill radios and I am very pleased with this purchase. The radios are very well-built and feel very high-quality and they perform exceptional. I bought these to go hiking and camping out west and they more than met my expectations. They had great range and good quality sound they were very easy here and operate. I did not use them further than a mile and a half because of my needs, but they were very clear and performed above my expectations.

We purchased 4 units for about $42 / piece including sales tax in November 2023; thought that it might be useful to have some backup communication devices for the neighborhood. We also thought it might be useful (and fun) to communicate while walking the dog or talking with our kids 3/4 mile down the road without going through a cell phone. Assembly was easy, the first full charge took just a couple of hours. In our area, we found that the units had an effective range of around 3 miles - with a significant deterioration in quality of transmission beginning as soon as 2.75 miles, but not always. At the maximum distance, we were able to communicate between our house and a take-out stand roughly 3.25 miles away with slightly rising elevation in between .. maybe 30-40 rise on one side and an eventual 40-50' drop to the fast food place - with forests, homes and a high school in between .. this took place late at night with less traffic in the area. This set transmits longer and clearer than any set we had previously owned (from many years ago).

Got these to use while traveling with family. While driving several vehicles pulling RV's it's help avoid possible accidents when trying to lane change or alert of hazards up ahead. Petty good range when we get seperated due to heavy traffic.

So far works great and battery life is very decent, just one thing: In City you can use it up to 1.5 miles I tried it in camping area like mountains with trees goes up to 5 miles.

Excelente alcance y gran duración de la batería. Justo lo que puedes pedir por su precio.

Appears to be quality radios with easy to use functions. Display is very easy to read and use. Sound quality is good and like the flashlight on walkie Talkie to be able to use if needed. Has good surdy antennas along with belt clips. Unsure of actual quality of use,range or battery life because haven’t got to use them as of this review

Sound quality is very good and so far the battery life has proved good as well. They’re very easy to clip on to belt ,pocket ,or to the tractor cab. We’ve used sun up to sun down. We would recommend to anyone.

Do not underestimate these radios... I got a solid city mile with these. Great for any wearhouse, special events, loss prevention, etc... The only down fall is the green LED monitor stays on for a bit after radio traffic is over.

We are a HUGE apartment complex management team and we are still under active construction. We performed a clarity test at the center of the property being the base point we had someone hold a radio while my technician and myself went to all edges of the property line and into the furthest buildings and apartments from eachother. There are 5 apartment buildings, each one with about 15 units on each floor, and we found 0 blank zones. About a mile down the road is a Walmart. I was talking to my team from inside the Walmart to our active construction/half occupied apartment complex with the radio at about 40-50% clarity. I bought this for emergency communications but they’re so darn good we all just have been using them every day.

Bought these three times now, durable, survives drops, commercial kitchens, use on the floor and with younger host staff dropping them. Their charging is finicky but so long as you train staff to align the tabs it works (but it does require that extra step of training for something that should be intuitive but isn't)

Has a nice range. Communication was nice and clear, did not encounter any static. Perfect for our hurricane box. Battery is long lasting and charge fast.

Works really well for daily communication and the distance for use is really long.

They work so well at far range. The batteries last long to. The clip on back of radio and the one on back of hand held extension broke on first day so I bought a pouch for them. I was so impressed with range and battery life, that the clips breaking didn’t bother me to much.

I work in a 20 story building and I have to admit these walkie talkies work great , whether I'm in the bsmt area or in an apt the reception is incredibly clear ,no lag no interference, my only problem is battery life isn't great but is decent, it's durable , comes with great accessories ,all in all I'm very happy with this purchase that I brought another set

I am located in brooklyn and my warehouse is about 400 feet away from the office. I tried 1st major leading companies but did not work well. This walki talki is great i will give you 5 stars as it work in brooklyn NY other did NOT

These radios are not top quality, but that is to be expected given how inexpensive they are. They are mostly functional, but audio quality is grainy and sometimes calls don’t go through for seemingly no reason. That being said, they do function 90-95% of the time, they are made of a durable plastic, they work within the range I need them to, and they seem to hold a charge well.

These radios work very good. The only issue so far is the charging base. Some units we've noticed don't charge easily when you set in charging base.

I’ve purchased several radios throughout the year to use for various security reason. These radios performed well and met my expectations.

I have had all kinds of radios including military communications during my service as I was a com operator. And these are Absolutely great radios, got 5 miles between us with lots of trees and 2 huge hills. One radio arrived damaged but still works. That's why the 4 star instead of 5. Overall I would purchase again and recommend them.