inputs.text: radio works advertised well - radio meant programmed user frequencies intended operation not type accepted gmrs frsthe radio great hamradio operators however battery lasts rx mode standby 2 days never used full battery entire day activity baofeng radios works better uv5 series rx meaning not false simplex channel set dcs squelch uv5 series none radios japan false using dcs eitherfrom weight standpoint bf888 lightest baofeng radios hiking winner allowing pack goodies change channels voice announces new channel stop changing stop 1 says channel one radio great tx audio rx plenty loud much better yaesu radiosfor programming open source program chirp seehems program well 16 mehemories program done quickly make sure using old serial port driver programming cable adapters use chip not compatible latest windows 7 drivereveryone family ham purchased bunch radios programmed couple simplex frequencies using high low power part mehemory ch1 simplex freq low power ch2 simplex freq high power etc used 4 channels allows us conserve battery tx power quickly switch high power required added repeaters 70cm places frequent keep profiles specific areas frequent chirp programthese radios might make great shtf tools program thehem first protect thehem ehemp cme might cause ehemp not forget program thehem application though since computers probably unavailablemy advice need 70 cm 16 channels time ok radio beats uv5 series latters poor squelch performance falsing even dcs also want 2m look baofeng radios thehem uv5r probably best overall even squelch issues lot optional configurations low price newer radios expensive tested uv82 appears best bunch far rx power consumption spec must simply wrong no data gt3 appears priced pointas radios go baofeng radios open amateur radio new segment population especially young elderly afford little else good thing doubt yaesu kenwood icom feeling new competition expect baofeng ship radios thehem combined not sales would get anywaylen