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Pros & Cons
Pros
It’s durable works great. It's very portable.
Great radio for anyone looking to get into comms. Works great, no problem hitting the local repeaters on 2m. Auto-detected the com port and was able to download the config. Use bf-f8hp in chirp.
Cons
On 2 meter band was just over 5 watts, and on 70cm less than 5. Checked with bird 43 watt meter with 50 watt * load and this radio only puts out 5 watts.
The radio itself works, when you get it programme. No power, no beeps, nothing. The abree antenna included is utter trash.
Highlights
Quality
These are very cool are very well made.
This kit comes with everything you need to start messing around, getting a feel for it and the parts, and more importantly, practicing.
I purchased this radio full-well knowing it would likely be a chinese, low quality radio.
If you constantly transmit with the bigger battery you get about 5-6 hours.
Price
Honestly this thing is amazing for the price.
Being able to get licensed and on a repeater for under $100 really helps to get new people interested in ham radio.
Granted they will still end up spending the $800 on a proper radio as this thing is a pile of junk but the fact they can try it... Read More
If you are not happy with it you are out $20-$30.
Shipping
P and it came early too buy it today .
Packaging/appearance
Nice quality and everything seems to work, was shipped in nice packaging as well.
The extras in the box made a great value as well: the lanyard strap, long life battery, and handheld microphone are handy additions.
Only gripe is that they sent me the wrong bundle, but i actually received a bundle worth more, sooooo, that’s a win in my book.
Competitiveness
It comes with a ton of accessories right out of the box like the abbree 771 antenna which while not being the best 771 antenna,... Read More
I was immensely impressed that it was easy to program with chirp and the quality was way better than i thought it would be.
There are other sellers like radioddity and a few others that have positive reviews as well.
The appearance is much better than my first radio i bought from baofeng.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 1,107 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 13 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
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If youre after an entry level handheld and dont require a digital mode like dmr or c4fm
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont forget to apply for and get your fcc license
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Plus these work where cell phones dont and someone is always willing to 34telephone relay34 a message if needed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Be careful with them kinda delicate
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not super cheaply made but also not construction site walkies
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When programed properly with chirp you can easily use the radio
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now field programming it is a lot harder
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now its called a baofeng uv5r but it’s 8 watt instead of 5 watts so programming in chirp is a little more difficult
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