Radtel RT-920 HF HAM Radio Scanner

There's a nice new Radtel that's not long been released. It's called the RT-920. Output power is reported at 10 Watts, but it puts out around 8+ Watts at full power from the tests I've seen. The frequency range is extensive. from .150KHz to 999MHz. It doesn't go all the way through though with no stops. There are some dead spaces. But all in all, it does it all. Short Wave if that's your thing, MW, LW, CB, USB, LSB / CW etc. But do note; At 30MHz and below, it can not transmit, or at least not very good. Only receive. I say not very good because it can transmit on the CB band, 28HMz and 29Mhz, but it is not very good at all. Crazy high harmonics.

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Above that it transmits from between 136MHz-174MHz and 400MHz - 480MHz. Some of the airband signals received have been absolutely amazing. Very clear. Someone said this radio has true AM, and going on how clear it was, I tend to think they are correct. It also has a noise reduction feature.

This radio is a stubby little thing. Rather thick and well made. The screen is really nice, and the speaker is very good. If you download the firmware update, It gives it a cool spectrum scope and a fix for the BFO in SSB I believe. The battery can be charged directly via a USB-C cable. Bluetooth is present. And Smartphone connect / App programming etc. There were a few problems with the software, but I think they have been sorted now.

In the video above, I was surprised that the Quansheng actually slightly beat the Radtel RT-920 in signal sensitivity on the CB frequency. Not by much though. But good on the older Quansheng! Still the best in my opinion. But both are great radios. And yes, if you want HF in a hand-held, then an unmodified Quansheng is not capable of that. And for HF, the 920 is a good quality cheap choice.