Baofeng Radio Ham Radio UV-21R Dual Band Ham Radio Handheld Long Range Two Way Radio for Adults 5RM Rechargeable Walkie Talkies K5Plus with NOAA Weather Receive VOX 999 Channels 771 High Gain Antenna

I bought this and an Icom IC-V86 the same month. I got the Baofeng because it got 70 Centimeters, and the Icom was only 2 meters. I wish I had purchased the Baofeng first, and I could have saved $129 and gotten a dual-band radio. Plus, everything you go to buy, like a cable for Chirp or a Handheld Microphone, is 1/4 of what Icom charges.I have been a Ham Radio operator for over 30 years, and I have had a lot of different radios. I would recommend this radio; it has been great so far, and for the 2 months I have had it I have used it a lot.

This radio works very good, the battery life is amazing,the quality is above all, easy to learn and work with,

Muy buenos

Pretty consistent with the power of 5-6w in the three ham bands and the MURS and GMRS bands.Display needs to be brighter and the font size needs to be bigger like the frequency display is. There's no reason for it to be smaller than the frequency fonts.The center button between the arrows should have been utilized in some way such as an OK button in the menu or maybe a reverse shift of the repeater you are using. Or even as a programmable button would be nice. As it is it's not used for anything.Can't testify about the battery life except for the first night I used it to play FM radio as I slept and that was out of the box and played with it and programming it and it lasted a good 18 hours. I am still cycling the battery in that manner for the first three times to get the best performance I can from the battery.Had to use the UV-17R Pro settings in Chirp to program it.Airband reception would be nice but not really a big deal for me since I have several scanners if I want to do that.The short antenna is junk and I recommend not using it if you want to be able to use your new radio for very long. The AR-771 that came with it seems to be ok even in the 1.25m band but it's not perfect. It's just OK meaning it's SWR in most of the bands were below 3 and mostly around 2 and lower.I like the ability to use the USB-C to charge it but it's not clear if you can use the faster charging that you can use on your phones like the 10W and higher chargers. It just says faster USB-C charging, so I take it as faster than the cradle charger but I don't find any maximum charging rate and don't really want to burn my house or car to the ground for a $25 radio.The audio both transmit and receive is pretty good.The programming on the fly is ok but could be better. Haven't tried the frequency cloning feature but it did pick up my base radio from inside the house correctly.I like the weather radio option but I would like to have seen an alert feature especially since I live in Tornado Alley.If I find anything that I need to update on I will edit this review.

Great buy! Well worth the money!

Works as intended

Love it. Easy to program and works really great!

Has a great feature list... but a handheld radio that is only useful inside, what good is that? This display is barely readable in overcast skies or direct sunlight (see photos). Had to go find shade to change menu settings or easily switch channels. The display also turns off entirely after a few seconds. If you later glance at the radio, you will have to hit a button to wake up the display. Get a radio with a traditional LCD display; a battery-draining color LED display is not a good idea for a handheld radio.This product listing says it is IP54 certified (splash-resistant), but the manual explicitly says keep away from water to avoid damage(!!) and there is no IP rating anywhere on the product, box, or manual. False advertising!By comparison, an IP55-rated Baofeng UV9R with "waterproof" printed on the case is completely visible in sunlight and the display remains easily visible after the backlight times out and shuts off.I did test 222 Mhz on the UV21R, and it worked: I was able to hit a tall repeater ~15 miles away.This has a cell phone style keypad, but the center select button between the up-down arrows does... Nothing! It is non-functional in the menus.It's too bad... this radio has a hefty solid feel, excellent feature set, rain resistance would be welcome, and the many accessories included for the great price would make it a great value... if it was *usable*.Until they fix these deal breaking flaws in a next-gen version though, avoid this radio.