Highlights
Quality
Great radio, can be programmed with chirp with no problems.
The latest version does not disappoint with the addition of 220 mhz band capability and vastly improved harmonic suppression.
These radios measured a legal and acceptable -39 db first harmonic on two meters and no detectable harmonics on 220 and 70 cm.
25m and 70cm radio with extended receive including am air band.
Price
With an under thirty dollar price tag, a useful feature set and reasonable communications capability it brought the first rung ... Read More
Overall a great deal for this package.
These are cheap and cheerful little radios that some amateurs love to hate and others hate to love.
Great price for a tri-band radio with ham frequencies.
Competitiveness
This is basically a one chip cheap radio not in the same league with more expensive ham radio offerings.
I have tried other radios but keep coming back to baofeng.
The radio seems like a genuine baofeng radio, and the battery is branded correctly.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 19 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 2 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These units were at the time ht220 mt500 and mx 360
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To program an am frequency into this radio you just have to enter the frequency
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It does not matter what is entered in to chirp
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is the latest iteration of the product changed amateur radio and two way radio communication especially in the us
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This latest model delivers about the same output power as previous models
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
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