BAOFENG GT-5R Upgraded Walkie Talkie LEGAL Dual Band Two Way Radio, Long Range Handheld Amateur Radio with 144-146/430-440MHz, 128 Channels, 1800mAh Battery, Headset for Adults, Support CHIRP

Small light weight used for listening plus has FM radio sound quality good not transmitting so don't know how battery will last, but for listening very good

Radio works ok, charger not working at all had to borrow the charger from a friend to use it luckily he had a spare charger. Not recommended. Can't contact seller

*** If your charging dock doesnt work, it's because the charger is bad/not powerful enough. Dig up one from a battery charger or similar that you may have round the house. I found a 12v 0.5A and it worked fine. ***I was always intrigued as a kid by radios and being able to transmit, the CB craze in the early 80's stoked my imagination as well as Smokey and the Bandit on constant video library rental.However, kit was always a bit specialist and rather expensive. Things change and now we can get little "intro" HAM radios such as this and finally listen in to the wonderful world of HAM radio and it's secrets.Well, this is a case where the imagination far outstrips the reality. First of all the radio is fine. Nice bit of kit. Solid, works well and after a few YouTube videos I was able to set it up and move around the frequencies and channels. The FM radio too is a handy little feature, not to mention the torch. Yes, dare not touch the PTT button in case...well nothing happens or is likely to but I play by the rules. Rules are there for a reason arent they? We have to preserve the sanctity of the airwaves! I dug up the local repeaters and found what frequencies are used for call ups and such and started listening.So what do you find? Well three things in order of occurance.1. Masses of static or silence...like 98% of the time2. The odd burst of Morse.3. Two guys 'of a certain' age probably called Barry and Andy talking self conciously about the weather and that they are on the radio due to the wife being at the hairdressers.That's it. Yeah...I did upgrade the antenna too so... I have to say if thats what all the fuss is about, I can see the Govt. taking back the bandwidth and using it for something more useful. Certainly draws into question the need for a license if it's this forgotten about. Yes yes I know I don't know nothing and using the wrong kit etc. At least I only invested £35 in total.Interesting initially though and I have learned some stuff but, though probably not worth the effort long term. YMMV

Radio works fine, no problem, but on my antenna analyzer its showing an output of 2W on high power instead of 5W and also 2W on low power, both bands. The supplied antenna is fine and shows an SWR of below 1.5 across 2 mtrs and 70 cm’sBig gripe for the 3 stars. As many others have said, how can you charge a 10v charging cradle with a 5v charger??Radioddity need to get their act together, then they need to send me the correct PSU.

Well packaged, does what it says on the tin 4w power accesses local repeater no problem.

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Ordered yesterday, arrived this morning, packed up ready to return this afternoon. Very disappointed.They are selling the radio with the incorrect power adapter plug which renders the radio useless and unchargable. The power Output on the plug is 5.0V….the Input on the Charger is 10V. The plug needs a higher V to work with. I considered buying a separate plug to replace this one but decided against it as I felt I shouldn’t have to do that. The quality of the radio looked great, just a shame about the incorrect charging plug. Looking at past reviews sounds like many people have had this issue, really hope someone can actually get on top of this.

Good radio managed to a connect to a repeater in north Wales. Listening to Europe and America.