Things to think about: 1. buy the extra battery, the single battery that comes with it can wear out in a little over 24 hours and very cold weather shortens the charge.

It does have the capability of listening to some emergency services, weather, and even the railroads

Radio gets emergency weather frequency has long battery life and every feature for two-way communication.

The fm combined with the weather band makes this radio extremely useful to monitor weather alerts and other emergencies

I use it when in the back country and great tool to pick up feeds on severe weather here in Colorado.

I really like this radio, it is the perfect budget friendly and functional solution to having a radio for weather/local emergency alerts while out and about

I use this for emergency service scanner and weather Works wonderful it's clear audio

light weight,small and excellent range.we use it professionally as well as for enjoyment.licences are required for these radios

The 70 CM band works as it should.

I bumped it up another star as they had good communication with me and said they will send out a replacement charger

Not as easy as on the old Japanese radio

DON"T bother with the so called Baofeng programming disc.

Great little H/T

The UV-5R is still the gold standard for a CHEAP but effective H/T.

Great little H/T