BF-UV5R (third generation UV-5R) 5W dual-band two-way radio (136-174MHz VHF and 400-520MHz UHF) 1800mAh long battery life (USB connector)

SKU: GW50.0007

  • 51.99
Overall Rating 4.6   597
Reviews
3
A cheap way into Ham Radio.
Its not a real ham radio, but allows you to cheaply get on the air . note it will transmit out of licensed bands so even if you have a ham license, you may be breaking the law if your not careful. Understand, Ham radio people will tell you this is not a ham radio, the quality is lower, its missing important features, it doesn't have the filters and other controls a good radio will have. On the other hand,a new ham that cant afford a basic 185.00 ham hand held can afford this type radio for 30 dollars, which allows them to participate in ham radio and learn how to be a ham. Basically Ham radios are overpriced but do have more features important to hams, These radios are missing some features of a quality ham radio, however, they sell for a unbelievably low price and allow people to get into ham radio at a cheap price.. I purchased this for my go bag, and as a consumable fox hunting receiver. perfect for both.
18/11/2017
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Michael Z
5
I realized this is a good product after return and
I purchase this radio set last November and it had been working perfectly. Half year later recently, the radio did not work after i pushed the "M" key. What was wrong ? I got a new one from this seller suppot after my compaint. Surprisingly the new one worked as the same result without radio function. Now I started to doublt something wrong with my operation on the device. Finally I found, to have radio to turn on, I have to press the "M" key in a short time then release, then must hear "Turn the Mode". Do not press the "M" key for too long. I have proved this device that is good product ! Thanks !
27/10/2022
Andrew M. Burkhart
4
Decent for the price
Decent for the price, not the best I've used but with some nice features like FM radio and SD card playback. Sound quality is fairly good, with a few equalizer settings to tweak it how you prefer. Folds nicely for travel. I do feel the grip on your head is a bit much though. I think it's meant for smaller heads, like kids or teens. I'm a 32yo male and I had to extend it all the way to fit to my ears, and they don't go entirely over them - instead they press on the edges and it mildly hurts after a few hours.FM radio is alright, though it took some learning how to use it. The headphones look like they have four buttons in the shape of a diamond, but the black space in between them is a not-so-obvious fifth button used in bluetooth mode to pause and resume playback. In radio mode, press that black space to have the radio cycle between stations and store them, and once it's done you can use the volume/skip buttons to go from station to station. The instructions are not very good at communicating this so I hope this info helps someone. I had to stumble across it on my own while experimenting with it.
19/07/2022
Country chic
5
Buy it and try it. Great Christmas gift.
I bought this just until I could put in a different radio in my car and wow was I surprised that it exceeded my expectations. Now I don’t feel pressured to mess with another radio. It doesn’t go far but I don’t need it for that:).
26/03/2022
Robert Bell
5
Great for radio communications and small pa system
The mic was price below other communication mics and sound as good as the name brand radio mics.
12/02/2022
Rick History
5
Works as expected
Very easy to mount and hookup to CB radio. I have it setup in my ATV.
27/01/2022
S Henry
4
Cute and Small
I thought this would be much larger based on the product images but it's really just a tiny little copy of a retro radio. The cool thing is it really is a radio, and a speaker, and can play using a card or Bluetooth. It's very cute and has decent sound, just be aware of the size.
14/12/2021
Kenny
5
Great sound and versatile
Great radio with USB and bluetooth functionality. Awesome sound for its size and holds up well.
06/06/2021
Frankie Araiza
5
Loved them
If your radio has an amplifier or if you take the time to actually tweak all your radio bass and treble setting these sound amazing! and actually produce a pretty nice thump. For anyone rating these below 4 stars.. well I guess they didnt know what they were doing.
05/05/2021