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Highlights

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Quality


It works great and hooks up on the radios nicely.


Great for in-car radio use, especially paired with a hand mic and external antenna.


The radio would also need to be turned off and on a few times when switching back to a regular battery to work again or the ada...  Read More


Im using this insode my house on a power supply and does not even warm to touch under heavy use

Price


Yes a few more dollars (really, not that much), but fits the radio perfectly, and i no longer see any drop in electrical demand...  Read More


It is a good value for the money.


Good enough for how cheap it was.

Shipping


But the customer service was excellent and prompt.

Packaging/appearance


The antenna is good and comes nicely packaged with all the needed parts.

Competitiveness


Works much better than the straight plug model from tenq.


I have owned kenwood, icom, and yaesu radios and the baofeng radios are just as good in my opinion.


I find good value in baofeng products, and i will likely buy another baofeng radio, this time a tri-band radio.


After reading a lot of reviews we decided to go with this one it seems this one doesn't get quite as hot as a lot of the other ...  Read More

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  • This product had a total of 922 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 16 2024.

Helpful InsightsBETA

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Would rather a more expensive better made choice but couldn’t find that


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There is a slight imperfection in the injection molding of the case making it difficult to remove


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have to slide a thin blade between it and the radio to pry it loose


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Since the radio is 8 watts you will need either an extra battery or this accessory power adapter to continue to transmit at full power during a long term event or emergency


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You can dial back the power but this may not fit the required transmission distance of the event or emergency


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    That and a tram 1185 amateur dualband magnet antenna


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The first one i purchased had stripped threads where the fuse goes so it would come apart if i unplugged it form the car


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I would suggest that a strain relief fitting should be placed on the power cord attached to the body

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