Purchase Date:

June 6th, 2026

Purchase Price:

$25.92

Description:

This was the first non-Motorola branded radio that I bought. Personally it's an okay radio. For the price it works well. However, I would much rather have a commercial radio, not a hobbyist radio. It's not a terrible radio though and it's cheap too!

Info:

Brand: Baofeng

Model: UV-5R

Product Line: UV Series

Release Year: 2012

Frequency Band: VHF (136 - 174MHz) + UHF (400 - 470MHz)

Maximum TX Power: 5W

Voice Modes: Analog

Signaling Methods: DTMF

Channel Capacity: 128

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