Quansheng UV-K5(8) VHF UHF Dual-Band Ham 5W Portable Two-way Radio Walkie Talki FM NOAA UV-K5 plus W/USB Programming Cable

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One of the cheap Chinese dual band hand held transceivers that have been flooding the amateur radio market across the world. Loads of features accessed by various button presses and knob turn combinations, so not the easiest device to master, but essentially simple if you just need to dial in a frequency and transmit and receive. Cheap construction means that these devices may not always quite meet the stringent rules regarding harmonic suppression and out of band emissions. That said, they work well enough and reports of interference are rare. For a newly licensed ham, this is a cheap and cheerful way to get on the air until you can afford to upgrade to better equipment. The computer programming lead is invaluable in getting things set up the way you want them. Fantastic value for money and easy to see why these have been flying off the shelves, but please use sensibly and be aware of their limitations and licence requirements. You do need an amateur radio licence to legally operate these handheld radios.

Great value good quality

Amazing radio scanner for the cost, I listen to airband AM and able to talk to a repeater that is 9 miles away from indoor

what I like about this is that it is very clear and nice when I use it I can hear the other person on the other side like he is next to me it dose not break off when I am using it and the signal it is very nice.

Did not like radio send back not ham radio friendly

Arrive on time no problems there.Item is as discribed, good quality, works as it should, have no problems with it at all thank you.

Paid nearly £50 for this and it's only £12 on other sites (quick Google search) I suppose next day delivery instead of waiting a week is the premium to pay if you're in a rush. Easy to flash new firmware and get customised settings, frequencies etc.