The few differences that there are between the Baofeng Mini 5R and Mini 5 can make a big difference if you’re someone who’s into airband. The main difference with the updated Mini 5 is that aviation [AM] reception has been improved and sounds much better on the Mini 5 than it does on 5R. Although […]

The Baofeng DM-32UV is a great, well built digital DMR + analogue dual band transceiver radio. It has lots of great features, like GPS, good airband reception, USB-c charging, clean harmonics when transmitting, and good receive capabilities on both analogue and DMR. It’s a big chunky radio, made of tough plastic, so is well suited […]

So, what’s the difference between the Baofeng Mini 5R and the new Mini 5i? The answer is not much at all. They are almost the same radio. There are a few minor differences to the keypad button layout, battery thickness and internal board, but not much else really. The circuit board in the Mini 5i […]

The Baofeng UV-K61 is a nice transceiver radio that closely resembles the Quansheng UV-K5 (8). They are almost identical is appearance and features. Although the Baofeng UV-K61 does have more channels than the Quansheng UV-K5 (8). 999 channels for the K61, and 200 channels for the Quansheng. Last time I checked, the Baofeng UV-K61 is […]

The tiny, shiny and very new 5 Watt Baofeng UV-5R Mini walkie talkie is one of the latest radios released by Baofeng. It’s certainly their smallest new release. It has many features, including Bluetooth, USB charging, Dual band / dual watch, 999 memory channels, colour TFT display and a decent battery life. It also comes […]