I like the size of the radio and it fits well in my hand.

Great size, easy to carry, has good range for a 5 watt so long as trees and mountains are not in the way, good clarity .

Great radio great reception great size all-around fantastic .

The radio is perfect size , for you maybe you can work software better than me.

The radio is perfect size , for you maybe you can work software better than me.

and it dies completely within 3 weeks and will not power up or make a peep no matter what I do - swapped batteries from my other radios, tried different chargers, cleaned contacts, you name it I tried it and still dead as a

Radio works great, cannot wait to setup a local GMRS repeater with two.

That said walking outside or hiking in woods, radio works fine.

I will program the memory channels soon and see how the radio works.

works as it should and no issues, love the flashlight and built in radio, good audio as well.

You won't find a better value for a portable ham radio anywhere.

Unbelievable value for the money.

This is no Kenwood or a Yeasu radio to be sure, but for the money it is an incredibly good value.

compact, rugged, simple to use - great value for the dollar!!!

works as it should and no issues, love the flashlight and built in radio, good audio as well.

When shipped, it was missing the side black piece

It is well made, packaged well, very durable and shipped quickly

Great shipping response,Even better deal ya can't go wrong

Waiting for programming cable from another vendor (mistake on my part, it was several dollars cheaper, but shipping from China) so I have not had much of a chance to use it yet.

Radio has good range (I bought the aftermarket antenna).

You can use this radio with repeaters for almost unlimited range

Using repeaters, the range is only limited by the repeater

Good range with the stock antenna, excellent range with the optional

Great radio but be sure to get the extra Nagoya antenna for better range.

But I want to mainly highlight the wonderful customer service.

We are very pleased with both the product and the wonderful customer service we received

Fast delivery, great customers service, love the radios, GREAT price

Thanks for the good service and great product at the best price!

Poor customer service

and it dies completely within 3 weeks and will not power up or make a peep no matter what I do - swapped batteries from my other radios, tried different chargers, cleaned contacts, you name it I tried it and still dead as a

This Baofeng and similar models were not compatible with an existing radio system and repeater despite what the specifications say

Could not get the Baofeng programming software to work with the unit however

I purchased this radio to replace a Baofeng BF-F8HP which failed in less than 1 year

My first such radio, which I still have, is a Yaesu VX6, which is a more durable radio if you go out in the rain or back country, but for around the city, the VX6 is no more useful in than the much cheaper Baofeng UV5, at least for the simple repeater or simplex

and it dies completely within 3 weeks and will not power up or make a peep no matter what I do - swapped batteries from my other radios, tried different chargers, cleaned contacts, you name it I tried it and still dead as a

Great little radio for the price, although this first thing I would do when you get the radio is get a better antenna.

The short standard stubby antenna works well with local repeater use

What I found is the NA771 is a good antenna, but no better than the Expert Power in fact the EP antenna was a little better at picking up NOAA whether stations, but it was also only $10, so I would go with the Expert Power if you are looking for a good cheap antenna for this radio

Do recommend getting a better antenna but those are cheap.

The cause is up to you to decide, but I wouldn't let the charger scare you away, there's always a chance there's bad units out there, of course, but I thought I should bring this fact up for anyone on the fence because of it, like I was

It's not that it isn't a great unit, but it takes some figuring out how to operate.

This is a good unit for emergency communication when out and about.

Good radio charging unit went bad 2 weeks sent back to Amazon

For anyone working on the licensing process, I highly recommend this unit as a starter radio once you get your license.

Great radio , good quality , easy to program as a scanner YOU DO NOT NEED a p.c. or special cable to use as scanner or to program

The radios are not in the least water-resistant, and aftermarket products targetting the Baofeng are often of very poor quality (AA battery packs, battery eliminators, car chargers, etc)

I'm totally new to ham radio but I found this radio to be of good quality and super affordable.

top of these radios generally being of questionable quality control, this particular listing and any sellers selling this model are fake

Low price does not offset very poor quality of parts and ridiculously complicated programming steps

and it dies completely within 3 weeks and will not power up or make a peep no matter what I do - swapped batteries from my other radios, tried different chargers, cleaned contacts, you name it I tried it and still dead as a

Recommend additional silicone case as it has saved mine from a couple low level drops that would normally have killed it

works as it should and no issues, love the flashlight and built in radio, good audio as well.

But I give neg review to this kit because poor battery/charger combination and false ads (2 connector charger vs. 3 connector charger).

I use it for general communications on 2M and 70cm as well as for activities with my local CERT organization.

The CHIRP program doesn't support this particular model anymore

Also, the radio in the box was not the model number listed on the box

It seems other models aren't having any problems, so it is either this model or this radio.

but it does not support this model even though Amazon suggested it with this product

This means any and ALL models sold by Foscam are fakes (they have "scam" in their name which should explain

Manual programming is a bit difficult so get the usb cord and use CHIRP and make your life easier

The kids love the little bit of freedom they get as they can go ahead of us at like a museum or a place like that.

Frankly, I did not expect much from a radio in the less than $40 price range, and I had heard the UV-5R was a bit difficult to program

It might look a bit ridiculous but you will love having that little boost in signal that makes all the difference in the world.

It might look a bit ridiculous but you will love having that little boost in signal that makes all the difference in the world.

The charger doesn't work and there is no way that I have found to contact the seller to see about a replacement charger without haveing to pack the whole radio up and ship it back and reorder another radio.

Radio seems fine but the charger is very cheap, got it out of the box and plugged it in, charger was broken and won't charge the battery, lights just flash red and green rapidly

Recommend additional silicone case as it has saved mine from a couple low level drops that would normally have killed it

I use it for general communications on 2M and 70cm as well as for activities with my local CERT organization.

Original charger did not do well with water being poured on it, but everything else it still working

It doesn't work a month after I bought it, my colleagues all have the same issue

IT's an okay product, but there is a constant static issue I get with it.

The real issue is they basically ignored requests to resolve, and have not provided any details on what, if any, options are.

, I learned that I could get started in amateur radio with equipment costing less than $100, and that CW is no longer even required!I have since been issued my technician level license, and have been enjoyed learning the new hobby with this inexpensive, yet quality radio!Many people use the terms "Cheap" and "Inexpensive" interchangeably.

As for Foscam (the seller), while there appears to be a language barrier, they have responded extremely promptly to one issue I had (on another purchase), working quickly to rectify the issue and far exceeded my expectations regarding problem resolution (I had a bad battery, they sent me an entire new radio with battery!).Finally, since I brought up batteries

The RF is a little "dirty" (i.e) spurious emissions; but does not affect the operation of the radio

The older models were often accused of spurious emissions and lack of pre/De emphasis

I give this model a 3 because it did not pass the erroneous emissions test as per ARRL lab rep at the Orlando Hamcation.

Spurious emissions just make spec.so I will continue to use it

I read online that a lot of people have these problems it seems.

A lot of people may not like these chinese radios, but I've found they are excellent for the price point and hard to beat.

Pros: lots of features, nice backlight colors, cheap, listen to FM radio music stations, small, has a flashlight, easilly switch between two frequencies you are monitoring, transmit on gmrs in case of emergency, and its cheap

I failed to do this when I decided to get the black model instead of the yellow, and I lost a lot of capability as result

You can program your radio, save an image of all the settings each time you make changes, clone the info to other radios (with same firmware), change squelch sensitivity to the static squelch menu settings

Bot sure if it's a bug or if someone is barley breaking the squelch

Ofen times one is able to break squelch but their signal is lost in the background static, which is indicative of a low power signal.

While scanning, the backlight stays on unless you program the backlight to be off for waiting, in which case you can't see the screen in the dark unless you either transmit or break the squelch with the MONI