Baofeng UV-5R 8W Dual Band Two Way Radio, UV-5RTP Ham Radio Handheld with Earpiece, 1800mAh Battery, Desktop Charger, 128CH, Support VOX, Chirp Programming, Black

The Baofeng UV-5RTP us a superb Handie-Talkie (HT) for such a low price. It's not fair to compare this HT with expensive high-end HTs from the Japanese name-brand leaders. Those HTs sell for 10 times the price of the Baofeng UV-5RTP!For the price here on Amazon, the Baofeng UV-5RTP is an incredible value.I'm only going to mention things that I did not like...- Stock rubber-duck antenna is very poor- Sometimes HT will make noises (like squelch breaks), but this only happens rarely- External MIC has terrible sound quality (when you talk into it and listen to yourself with another radio)- Baofeng programming software is hard to useOther than those issues, this HT is excellent.I purchased separately 2 battery-eliminators + 2 external Mag-mount antennas. Then I took both radio packages with me on a family trip to the Canadian Rockies. I installed these in our 2 rental cars.We drove through the Rockies in BC and AB, and as long as we were no more that 5-mikes apart, we would communicate easily.We used our US FCC Amateur Radio callsigns on the 146.520 simplex calling frequency. No problem.I also programmed-in 20 BC and AB repeater memories using the free CHIRP application. Sadly the provided USB cable failed to be recognized by my Windows 7 OS, but I already owned a Wouxun USB cable which worked perfectly, allowing me to easily program both HTs.I am very happy with the Baofeng UV-5RTP.

Great deal. First, both of the radios and all the accessories arrived -plus. Although not pictured or described, a pair of charging bases and wall-wart power adaptors were include (from reading the reviews I was pretty sure this would be the case) Note to the seller, I suggest you add them to the description. I will check out the programing cable later but do read other reviews and info. Apparently the CHIPS (sp?) software may not work with this cable (and maybe radios) , you can apparently download a program from Baofeng. I am a one star review reader and a number of them were complaining that some component9s0 were missing. I worried about that but in my case all was well. It is apparent that this "deal" (assortment of components) are not shipped from the factory with this collection. Somewhere in the supply line someone is taking single radios in their factory boxes and adding to them the "deal" components. That means some of the factory packing (molded forms) etc. are rearranged or removed to get the extra stuff in them. In my case one box had more components than the other but once opened and laid out on the table, it was all there. I just just imagine that late in a day (or at 3 in the morning) an order might not get all it should. I'm not complaining- I appreciate the seller and the deal he is offering. I'm very happy and looking forward to exploring these awesome pieces of technology.

I rated my stars on the sturdy ness of this radio , I’ve had it for awhile now , still can’t figure it out , but because I can’t figure it out , doesn’t mean this is not a 5 star gadget . I hate when people rate items , and because they can’t read directions or have a difficult time putting it together , doesn’t mean it’s a bad item , lol 😂. I buy according to reviews ! Thank goodness I ignore the bad reviews on people judging something on what there uncapable of figure out . This looks to be a nice radio , but I can’t 5 star it due to not knowing if it works well . Cuz I haven’t put it to the test . Or even how long the charge stays on , I’m thinking due to the looks and sturdiness. This is a 5 star gadget. So I’m hoping my 4 star don’t affect any review . That this could deserve .

These units are great for the price and work very well. Programming can be a bit tough but there are a lot of YouTube videos and customers on here that can walk you through it. Delivery was same day via Lasership and had them in hand after only 16 hours of ordering. Way to go Amazon!! I recommend purchasing the larger battery and larger antenna. They really do boost the reception and transmission. If you do purchase the larger battery for this unit you may find that the battery doesn't snap in its seat properly. Don't force it by slamming or hitting it on the bottom to get it to lock in. Simply snug the battery into place as far as you can then take each thumb and push down on each corner of the battery where the locking button is. You will hear it snap into place and the battery will be properly seated and secure. Good Luck and enjoy Chewing the Fat on your new HAM radio.

I bought this because they advertise FM broadcast is possible but apparently they ran out of chips so they quietly omitted that feature the the radio will still go into that mode but have no sound. Go with the older UV5R 5watt model if this is important to you. Aside from that these are great little radios for when the SHTF.

Battery life is great on these units! We’ve been using them a few months and they are great. They have been dropped off the atvs numerous times and they still work like new. The only complaint I have is they aren’t too new user friendly. It’s a good thing they come with user manuals because you will need them to figure out how to set channels. Other than that they are worth the money! Great build quality.

I purchased this radio because I already have 2 and need one more for my family. This was a bad choice because the power that is advertised in the description is not what you get. See my pictures you can see it is 2 full watts under the promised power. Also, even though the menu has FM station the radio, it does not work on the units being shipped. I did contact the seller and they said sorry for the inconvenience. My other uv-5’s have no problem with advertised power and they also receive FM radio with no problems.

Maybe I got the one in a million uv5rtp that doesn't work with FM but the radio works flawlessly other than the FM not working.