Pros & Cons
Pros
Uv-5r is a good radio for any ham operator that doesn't have the need to hop on the gmrs band. Can be used to call up & down resource roads and as another form of contact incase of an emergency. Notarubicon has a series of videos on how to use the... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Long battery life is excellent as is the look and feel.
(hits repeaters 20-30 kilometers away) sound quality is good and radio controls are very easy to use.
I'm a ham radio operator, you sent me s locked radio cant program in frequency for 2 meter an 70 centimeter, i do not recommend this radio
It's locked into the ham bands that requires an operator license / certificate.
Competitiveness
This is one of baofeng's better offerings.
Overview
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Even when my wife who was following me was a bit behind
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The handsfree headset came in clutch
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Order on wednesday on my back door friday afternoon
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After having watched notarubicon on youtube i had quickly unlocked it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Proceeded to punch in a resource roads frequency for a specific channel rr channels in bc and was picked up by a fishing buddies radio using same channelfrequency
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I live in the city so the distance is not so great
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And and you could use it as a scanner or an f
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im a ham radio operator you sent me s locked radio cant program in frequency for 2 meter an 70 centimeter i do not recommend this radio