BAOFENG 5RH PRO Ham Radio

GET YOURSELVES COMMS, the GPS location Ping is a Bonus n these if you lost comms, This Kit is perfect for Husband and wife Or Local Team building Training with Neghiborhood groups utilizing Comms, Tactical Training, Township Support, Emergency training Preparedness for community help. We are our First Responders.

Update i have now given this a 5 star seeing customer service is such a good service. I will be doing more business with tidradio. Thank you for your help.

Without APRS this would be a 2 star radio and the reality is the APRS is a battle to get working in JUN of 2025. First order had a dud in it that would not TX or RX however the second set was fine. It is very easy to program stations in using the keypad and display. That sounds like a given, but its only recently possible in a radio at any price point and this one is intuitive. Audio sound (to my ear) is great on FM RX and reasonable on AM RX. The display is hard to read in the sun, but you can see it well enough to use the radio and maybe well enough to program a channel if you are already familiar with the menus. RX in general is marginal with a squelch that is too high. Unfortunately adding a better antenna results in worse RX presumably due to the AGC and/or front end design. for 5 stars this needs: -support for a programing SW that allows CVS list imports. 640 channels means nothing if I have to type them all in. -Improved RX design or at least adjustment of squelch set points to allow use with better antennas like the UV5R has in chirp. -Path forward for APRS functionality to everyone. -overall bug work on the firmware. Too many little things are wonky like how NOAA weather alerts behave. Strong points: -Very easy to set up and use with simplex and repeaters -FM audio RX is great -Great battery life and USB-C charging -APRS sorta works now if you are willing to put in a lot of effort. That's impressive at this price and a first for the affordable market.

These are really nice radios. I had difficulty in the programming area, transmit and receive offsets. I also didn't have anyone to contact to help. By the time the company called back, I sent them back. I did later order another one along with a programming cable recommended by an experienced ham operator.

The manual is not for beginners. It is hard to understand. There is no CHIRP software available. The listing says to use Baufeng's software from their site, which I don't trust. One review claimed that the software download is infested with malware. Will not attempt. Don't want to destroy my PC or the radio. Baufeng jumped the gun on releasing this model. With no CHIRP available, there is no reliable way to program this radio. Debating on whether to keep these radios. Also read that this model does not produce 10 watts as stated in more than one review. This could possibly could be due to the antenna. The antennas that came with these devices appear to be about as cheap as they get. I will try a better antenna to see results. Will most likely return. Apparently no OEM extended life batteries. So this particular model appears to be somewhat worthless, also with advertised GPS but no apparent way to access this feature. Just looked at the manual which states in the specs 7 watts max. So either this is the wrong manual or Baufeng is lying about this supposed 10 watt radio. Updating my previous statement in this comment from most likely return to definitely will return. I expected a lot more from Baufeng. Very disappointed.

This radio is promising but almost completely unsupported. The programming software is difficult to find and the firmware updating software is impossible to find without signing up on dodgy websites. The APRS activates every 30 seconds when it is turned on without any possibility of changing the broadcast time. The Bluetooth exists but doesn't connect to anything. This radio needs some major software and firmware upgrades before it is really ready for use. I may be returning these radios. If these issues get fixed I will update this review.

With the state of the world one can never be to prepared. Having an alternative way to get information and communication is a must for emergency situations. Multiple ways to charge this device make it easy to adapt to all situations. Designed to be small, discrete, and maximized functionality. Lots of features to learn. The 2 in 1 pack is a great value for your buck. Don't be caught unprepared for any disaster!

Love the color screen and battery life. Easier to program than the earlier baofeng radios. Was able to connect to a repeater in minutes.