TYT TH-UV8000D High Power Dual Band Handheld Transceiver, VHF: 144-148mhz (2m) UHF:420-450mhz (70cm) Amateur Two Way Radio with Backup Battery

Power was very close to 5 watts is about equal with the bang uv82L.

So I ordered 1 unit initially. My team and I need 4 radios minimum. I already have 3 BF-UV-5R's which are.. well, they are - but they work. Easily programmable with CHIRP and for $30 you get something that works. No matter what, no BF-uv-5r goes beyond 4W so no matter what you read anywhere, they are 4W. I personally put Laird antennas on my BF's because they perform better for the 450-470Mhz range.So at first I unboxed the TYT TH-UV8000D and the very first thing I felt was better quality construction that the BF units. 2 antennas, 2 batteries, a desktop charger and programming cable all for under $90. Seemed like a deal to me. The mini-cd rom that came in the package was useless but I was able to get the units programmed using CHIRP as well I went to the HORRIBLE TYT site (slow and laggy) and downloaded their software.I also figured out how to program the units manually which has no flow whatsoever. The instructions are pretty much useless on these units and sadly not a big fan following. Ultimately it turns out that the TYT TH-UV8000D has a few major issues.1) PTT fails nearly 50% of the time. No it's not BCL, that was turned off and I used a private frequency. Whether radio to radio or repeater mode, it fails. Also when you PTT, you have a tiny little LED on the top which tells you if you are TX'ing and THAT is sometimes incorrect. While it says you are in TX mode, nothing is transmitting.2) CTCSS/PL tone decoding appears to have a nasty hum when receiving from some radios. Let me elaborate. I have an Anytone AT-778UV and an Anytone AT-779U in mobiles, 3x BF-uv-5r and 2x BF-T1. When any of those units were to TX, the TYT TH-UV8000D would receive a nasty hum during TX and EOT would change the hum for about 50ms. I changed to a channel without any PL/CTCSS and you know what? No hum.So I figured I received a defective unit so Amazon sent a replacement really fast. I can honestly tell you that BOTH units are pack in their boxes with shipping labels on them being sent back today. The replacement was just as bad. So now I am looking at more low-end units that simply work like a BF. I do not like the construction of BF units. Belt clips always break, battery clips break easily. TYT belt clips felt strong and the battery clip was very intelligently made. I LOVE the long antenna. Sadly the radio itself just fails to operate and that is worse than a battery or belt clip any day!

One of the best radios I ever had but you have to unlock it in the United State I guess it's government thing

Magic Leaf quickly and efficiently replied to question for unlocking the radio. To get the full frequency range do:- turn off the radio- press PTT and Key 1 to open the frequency

Nice solid radio. Also has 1.25M.

The description clearly shows in two places the UHF range as 400-520MHz;first in the main section - Frequency Range 136 - 174 MHz, 400 - 520 MHzand then again in the specifications section - 4.Frequency Range: VHF/136-174MHz,UHF/400-520MHzbut that is not the case, the radio will only RX/TX from 420MHz - 450MHz as pictured on the device.Make sure of the frequencies you're expecting, as I was unable to flash or re-program this radio.

The reason I bought this radio is because it has a repeater function that turns it into a repeater that other radios can use without depleting their batteries. If you throw an antenna over a branch and hoist it aloft, you can use the greatly extended range for several radios on low power and short stubby antennas, and thus extend their range.Physically, the TYT8000D is like a heavy Baofeng. The 3600mAh battery also adds weight to the radio, and the 8W output and the two antennas that come with the 8000D make it a nice package (not to mention the second battery). Unlike the Baofeng, though, is the menu, which is very different. You'll have to spend some time with the manual and perhaps a YouTube video to see how it all works.No radio is perfect, and the one drawback to this radio is its dot matrix display, but you can live with it, as it's something you can see in the daylight or at night, but it's not high resolution like the inexpensive Baofeng BF-H6. If it weren't for the extra battery power that gives it its punch and the repeater function, I'd go with the H6 any day. In fact, if it weren't for the repeater function, I'd get the H6.Again, there's no reason TYT should want to lock its radios. You have to go into the Windows program to unlock certain frequencies, which has driven me nuts. The damn thing should come unlocked and with all frequencies accessible! You can legally listen to anything on them. And besides, no one deputized TYT to act as a federally empowered entity anyway! I don't have an FCC license (GMRS or Ham) and I haven't had the time to go into Windows and tried to figure it all out. In short, I believe TYT should either show us a badge or leave us the hell alone. I can't enter the 200.000 frequency range until I go into the Windows program and figure it all out.

Came with two batteries. Have not had any issues. The repeater function works as advertised.