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Pros & Cons
Pros
This radio is a great starter radio for the new operator. Great for those who don't have all the money in the world to drop on sick gear. Already had a baofeng for myself, bought a spare and one for my son.
The radio is great for the frequencies it can transmit on. Easy to buy a cheap extened antenna to extend range even farther. The external mic keys up on band b even if you have band a selected. Check for a list of amateur radio repeaters in your area.... Read More
For the price, these things are solid performers. The battery life is exceptional and take several hours to recharge. The cases are rugged.
Comes with programming cables, basic set up instructions, speaker and ear piece. Only negative is the instructions are inadequate, and it took me two weeks to figure out how to program it.
Cons
Tid radio is known for making copies, counterfeits, and fakes. Spend the few extra bucks for products from a reputable manufacturer. Do but uv82 from sellers who are truthful in their advertising.
The docs say to use chirp to program. The baofeng software is very user unfriendly. Zero starts if i had the choice.
Highlights
Quality
I use it every day its durable the clips held so far and the battery is suprisi gly good
They are pretty good radios and the range on them are good as well don’t have to be in the same area as the other radio and can... Read More
I bought a much better quality one for programming but in reality the one that came with the radios is adequate
I could not copy the programming from my other uv82hp btech version 8 watt radios because of the firmware mismatch
Price
No need to spend more this is great value
Overall the value for your money is extraordinary
I cant believe that these can be sold for such a low price
They have decent range for what they are and very good for the price
Shipping
Recived it fast and works just like advertised
Tidradio shipped me their 348 watt34 version of the baofeng uv82 with hn5rv01 firmware meant for a different radio
Packaging/appearance
Comes with programming cables basic set up instructions speaker and ear piece all packaged well
Competitiveness
The radio is made with more quality than many of its rivals and the four greatest baofeng radios are the 1 uv5r 2 uv82hp 3 bfh6 and 4 bfh7
I replaced these immediately with nagoya na771 available from amazon
Further reading online states that some distributors of the baofeng radios opted to not include the necessary sdr chip to recei... Read More
It does enter 34frequency mode34 which is better than the other model i had that stayed in 34channel mode34
Overview
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- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 787 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 23 2024.
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I’m a volunteer firefighter so i needed something dependable
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The external micspeaker feels light and cheap
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When using the external mic it keys up on band b even if you have band a selected
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Radio works well price was good the one eature that does not work is the fm broadcast button plays no audio on either radio but everything else works great i may get a few more
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Charger is cheap and will break
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Batteries should be replaced every two years
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Never leave the radio on and in the charger
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Bought a spare and one for my son
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