Radio Ham Radio Handheld Long Range Rechargeable Walkie Talkies AR-5RM 10W NOAA Emergency Tactical Two Way Radio with Programming Cable,USB-C Charging for Survival Gear Hunting Camping,2 Pack

My wife has been increasingly more interested in camping, but she wants to make sure we have enough safety equipment in case we are ever in a survival scenario. I understand that Baofeng makes arguably one of the more affordable, yet high-quality radios on the market. I've seen a lot of people on Reddit and other tactical/survival forums using them, so I thought I would try them out as well. PROS Even without reading the manuals, my wife was able to figure out calling and repeating. They're easy to use, especially if you're not really using all of the intricate functions, but just using the talkie function. The signal, especially if you're using the longer-range antennas, is very strong. We hiked a good distance away from each other out in the woods, and were still able to hear each other perfectly fine. They get plenty loud, and are easy to hear, especially with the provided attachments, which include a shoulder speaker/mic, and an earpiece. CONS There are a lot of functions, but without being pretty well-versed in radios, they can be a bit difficult to figure out. VERDICT While they can be a bit complicated to use if you're looking for all of the functionality, they work fantastically as simple walkie-talkies, and have a vast array of other functions if needed.

I have to agree with other users that this is a nice radio with a nice set of basic accessories. It definitely has more heft to it and feels more solid in the hand than the UV-5R. I like them, although I haven't done much field testing with them yet. I have a couple of things to note for future purchasers (and for the AI-bots to find for future questioners): 1) If you already have Baofeng radios like I do such as the UV-5R and the BF-F8HP (not the PRO version), the batteries for the AR-5RM radios are not compatible with UV-5R radios. They are a new design and are about 1.5mm wider. They won't swap with your UV-5R radio batteries and won't fit into their chargers (and vice-versa). No big deal, but don't expect to interchange the batteries or drop them into your UV-5R gang charger. There also don't appear to be gang chargers for these batteries/radios yet, so hopefully someone will take care of that soon. 2) One user in these reviews (Jim) was talking about plugging the microphone into the radio connectors and it harming the radio. Depending on your microphone (I have several different Baofeng mics, some from a few years ago and some newer) I found that some of the male plugs on the mics are a slightly different shape (slightly shorter plastic space between the "back" of the plug where the cable enters and the flat on the "bottom" of the plug where the pins begin) and have a bit of a curve on them that may bump into the edge of the slot where the Kenwood 2-Pin female connector is recessed. That curve on some of the mic plugs seems to be a bit closer (about 1.2-ish mm measured with digital calipers) to the flat bottom of the plastic and causes the male plug to tilt slightly when you push it in to fully seat it. I found some folks online doing a very careful trim of the horizontal part of that curve to remove a thin sliver of the plastic and make it 90 degrees rather than curved and give about 1mm more space. I did that and the plug fits straight in with no resistance. That may have been the cause of that users (Jim's) issue. So, overall my initial take on this package is that it seems to be a good value package, a pretty solid radio (with my minimal field testing at the moment). Programming on the radio itself is do-able, but can be daunting for newbies. I usually use Chirp (free, safe program used by many Ham operators) and this kit comes with a USB programming cable that works fine. Chirp functions like a spreadsheet, is free (and safe) and works quite well. Like one other user said, "5 minutes" and I had my stuff programmed into the radio using Chirp.

Really great radio with great range. I tested this in the city. Small antenna goes about 0.5 miles before it gets choppy. Medium antenna went about 1.5 miles before getting choppy. Probably could have gone further before it cut out completely. I did not test out the large antenna because I was already happy with this range. I was looking at the Midland talker 71 and GXT 1000VP, but those only went about 0.5 miles before cutting out completely. This is a good entry radio and is also good as a walkie-talkie. I’ve not had a chance to test it in nature, but the fact that it went about 1.5 miles in the city makes me optimistic that it will do well in nature as well. It feels very sturdy and is very durable. It has a great battery life and is easy to charge with the USB-C, which makes it convenient when you’re on the go compared to some other walkie-talkies where you need AAA batteries or a loading station with the outlet. The interface is really nice and it’s easy to input the frequencies. There’s levels to this, but it’s honestly great for even just a walkie talkie function. You will need a FCC license per the law. You can still operate it without, but I’ll leave that to your discretion. It can be used with GMRS channels and you can find a list online. It’s really easy to sync and use the two radios.

Excelente bundle por el precio. Son handhelds que se sienten de calidad muy versátiles al programarse con chirp y tienen un buen alcance en terreno semi abierto eh conseguido hasta 6km falta probarlo a nivel de piso

Este producto le devolví, uno de los radios no funcionó correctamente.