inputs.text: socalled newer 2013 model baofeng uv5ra models - buyer wellover 300 baofeng radios counting group belong not purchased amazon many always amazed lengths sellers go hype products \\newer\\ \\better\\ models perhaps give thehem benefit doubt not know betterfirst baofeng uv5r series including original still extrehemely popular uv5r explain minute normally referred many sdr radio software defined radio not true sdr product cannot use computer control radiofs functions scan wide amount vhfuhf frequencies none less large chip programmed circuit board built inside radio chip determines capability radio performevery uv5r series radio ability transmit 136174 mhz vhf 400520 mhz uhf narrowband wideband modes useful occasional frs murs use requires narrowband mode work correctlyevery model \\at least\\ 4w vhfuhf factory occasionally get batch 45w even 5w difference 4w 5w minimal best 4w radio better antenna easily outperform 5w radio standard crappy antenna baofeng ships including uv5ra 5rax 5rax modelsbaofeng not program chips differently uv5r vs uv5r series including uv5ra version 307 firmware current release radios works exactly way previous older releases firmware least back 295 release year ago claim seller release provides additional features least users perspective simply bogus since firmware inside radios features fact uv5r radios 307 firmware release exactly radio inside within firmware uv5ra radios 307 firmware releasesecond cannot way upgrade firmware unless count buying different radio comes different firmware release claim listing sellers simply bogusthird believe two thinner pieces glued screwed together faceplate uv5ra somehow stronger one thicker piece plastic original uv5r series like maybe not seen realworld use uv5ra units standard uv5r units use seehem hold well dropped desert dirt rolling hill baofeng radio usefourth biggest issue nonstandard uv5ra uv5rax uv5rax units none baofeng battery accessories except little 1800 mah standard battery work without modification unless use drehemel tool grind cut part extended battery works standard uv5r not work uv5ra uv5rax uv5raxgetting new uv5ra units not work extended 3800 mah batteries without modification not make group happy may not bother none sellers nonstandard uv5ra uv5rax uv5rax units ever seehem mention lack hardware compatibility listings buyer bewarebtw none \\aa\\ \\aaa\\ battery shell packs work uv5ra uv5rax uv5rax units either 3 different battery accessories including 3800 mah extended battery cannot use radios without hacking thehem drehemel tool work without modification original uv5r unitsso \\if\\ want \\pretty\\ radio wife calls buy one various versions uv5ra 5rax 5rax shiny face plate live fact modifying battery accessories buy later order get thehem work oh see well shiny faceplate lights flashlight hits dark thing not want night usevirtually every guy group ends carrying standard uv5r giving uv5ra 5rax 5rax wife kids since wife andor kids rarely care accessories working wife kids tend like \\pretty\\ radios no internal difference no extra features uv5ra 5rax 5rax units different looking shiny faceplate vs original still wildly popular uv5r refer m16 radios accessories match plain worknow know real background radiosf\\ want \\pretty\\ radio wife calls buy one various versions uv5ra 5rax 5rax shiny face plate live fact modifying battery accessories buy later order get thehem work oh see well shiny faceplate lights flashlight hits dark thing not want night usevirtually every guy group ends carrying standard uv5r giving uv5ra 5rax 5rax wife kids since wife andor kids rarely care accessories working wife kids tend like \\pretty\\ radios no internal difference no extra features uv5ra 5rax 5rax units different looking shiny faceplate vs original still wildly popular uv5r refer m16 radios accessories match plain worknow know real background radios