BAOFENG Radio Ham Radio 10W Long Range AR-5RM Handheld NOAA Weather Receiver 2500mAh Battery Rechargeable Walkie Talkies with Programming Cable,Type-C Charging for Camping Survival Gear,2 Pack

Warning, if you do not have a HAM radio license, be very careful!I wanted to get a walkie-talkie set that can also tune into different CB radio channels, like the NOAA channel, incase an emergency came up.The product comes everything you need to get set up, and more. Between different antenna lengths, to belt clips, handsets, charging bases, etc. This comes with everything. Not just physically, but the features themselves. It has basically everything you can think of. They even support CHIRP, which allows you to program in your settings using your PC.This thing has so many features, it'll take a long time to know everything that it does. Example, holding the number 0, will quick tune you to to the NOAA signal. I do wish setting up a FRS (Family Radio Service) channel was easier. I don't have a HAM license, so I can't talk on any non-public channels, despite the device basically not giving you any guardrails for it. If they listed what channels were FRS ready, or you could scan to an open FRS channel, that would be awesome. But going through that process manually has helped me learn a lot about this.In terms of range, I haven't hit the limit, but it's definitely in the "miles" category. Signal is clear (and can be made more clear with the extremely long antennae provided). This is also built extremely dense and solid. I have no concerns about it breaking if I were to drop it. It's standby battery life is also great, but is enhanced by it's ability to be fast charged via your phone's USB-C charger.I'm glad I discovered this brand / product. They did not disappoint.

Seems like a pretty good collection of Radios and accessories. There is a lot here, and I intend to use these as back-up radios. I normally use the longer, quarter wave antenna, but even the rubber duck antennas have decent performance. I have not tested the stubby’s with either my VNA, nor into the repeater, but I will likely reserve thes for close in simplex radio communications, as they cannot be very efficient.I used Chirp for programming the radio. I have not tested the vendor supplied software. Chirp allowed me to move my repeater list from my other radios into these radios, and the 999 memory locations will allow me to add anything else above and beyond my standard list.This radio is much better than the original UV5R.

A few notes about this radio: I have other Baofeng radios, and the 5RM does not receive as well as my UV-82HP, even when using an identical antenna. They are about the same as my UV-5R. Transmit power seems about the same as the UV-82HP. Note that I didn't do any scientific tests -- I just tried to receive and transmit to my local repeater. I had to hold the 5RM in my hand to receive clearly, while the 82HP received everything just standing on the table.Also, while you can use this radio while it is being charged via USB-C, the connected cable seems to act like an incorrectly-tuned antenna. Therefore your ability to transmit or receive while charging is greatly limited.To use this radio with the programming cable, I did need to install the provided driver from the CD. The previous driver for my other radios did not work for this one. It must have a different serial chip. I don't know what you're supposed to do if you don't have an optical drive -- perhaps get it from the Baofeng website? Anyway, it works fine with CHIRP once you have the driver installed, even if the CHIRP driver is in beta.

The media could not be loaded. Idc what all the radio snobs have to say about Baofeng. Are they cheap? Yes! Do they work and have they been getting the job done for YEARS? Also YES! And they just keep getting better and better. Even the guys transmitting in the video said they were using handheld baofengs on these repeaters lol. I’m picking up and hitting repeaters 20 and 30 miles away from me right from my living room with the STOCK 6inch whip antenna while in an urban area. I haven’t even played with the longer Abbree antenna yet. I’m also near an airport so I want to see how well it does with air bands. I will give an update on that soon.The one con I do have with this radio is of course it’s feel. It’s very cheap and plastic feeling but everything else tips the scale so greatly that I can overlook that one issue. It IS a cheap radio after all so something has to give. But once you put on the extended battery, the weight compliments the radio well. Beyond that, Programming is super easy, you can do it in field, use Chirp on computer, or use the TidRadio Bluetooth programmer with the ODMaster app on your phone which is what I did. Power is great for a handheld, sound quality I feel is average, has very good battery life 2.5-3 days of moderate use before dying, even better 5-6 days with the extended battery, and charging is super fast with USB-C. On top of all that, you’ll have endless accessories and aftermarket support to choose from. Definitely getting the family the GMRS versions of these radios. I applaud Baofeng for having an extremely affordable and reliable market for people to get into radio! I encourage EVERYONE to get their license, get a radio, and go HAM! To all, a 73!

Good radios easy to program withChirp. Good deal on two radios with accesories

Great cheap radios perfect for the unexpected.

Works well

These are great radios for the price, many features