Best Baofeng Radios 2024 - [don’t buy one before watching this]

[@erickcoelho408]

Hello guy, why not Baofeng-UV 21 Pro Walkie Talkie ???? This isnt good one ?

[@Robb-jf7vg]

I have always found Yaesu to made an extremely reliable and durable radio.

[@ibabnormally4752]

Being an obvious ham radio snob, you should stick to Yaesu. Otherwise, your opinion is not really needed. Enjoy your crap Yaesu battery life.

[@jtwrightjr]

Basically, this top 5 is a UV-82, 3 UV-5R‘s in different accessory pack configurations, and a BF-H8, which is Baofeng Tech‘s (US-based Baofeng manufacturer) spectrally clean (FCC and sad ham approved) version of a UV-5R. The BF-H8 is the best UV-5R, but Baofeng Tech just released an upgraded model with better features for a few bucks more. Just saying.

[@Wendy-y1d]

Well wich one do i choose?

[@jtwrightjr]

@ For a beginner, I would suggest the BF-H8, which is part of Amazon’s Black Friday sale ($45.00, regular price is $62.89). The BF-H8HP Pro is the upgraded model I mentioned is $69.89, and has added benefits if you’re looking for things like upgradeable firmware and GPS. I am planning to get the upgrade.

[@Wendy-y1d]

@@jtwrightjr oke thank you i will look into it never hade a walkie talkie but really want one

[@darielrodriguez6984]

Hello Sir, Thank you so much for your list and detailed explanation. Would you ever consider the "Baofeng-walkie-talkie UV-21 PRO V2," I´m a total noob and have no clue about this new world of 2 way radio comms. My primary /main use will be to ensure a consistent reliable communication with my inmediate family/ friends in case of Natural Disasters or Emergency, No longer tahn 10km aways from each other, Second Case Scenario, Scanning emergency channels and matain communications for rescue or EVAC. thank you so much

[@itsapittie]

The UV-21 series is essentially a "ruggedized" UV-5r. I haven't handled one, so I don't know how much more rugged it really is, but there's no reason to think it wouldn't be as capable as the 5r and 8hp radios. I suspect the internals are essentially the same. It should be capable of 10 km under favorable conditions; i.e., good line-of-sight positioning. From my yard I can consistently communicate with a repeater almost 30 miles away using an f8hp. Both my house and the repeater are in elevated locations, which is very important for radio communications. So, yeah it should work just fine for your anticipated purpose, with the caveat that I don't know how rugged and moisture-resistant it really is.