I’ve tested hundreds of radio transceivers across every price range. While MURS (Multi-Use Radio Service) radios aren’t as popular as FRS or GMRS, they offer unique advantages that make them worth considering for specific applications. MURS operates on five VHF channels between 151-154 MHz, with a maximum power output of 2 watts. Unlike FRS, MURS … Read more
Without getting into the serious commercial grade radios like the Icom V10mr, the Btech MURS V2 is considered one of the better consumer MURS radios. It is not only built on the back of the iconic Baofeng UV-82HP, which means it has over a decade of use, refinement, and manufacture of accessories before becoming a MURS radio, but it is released by Btech who has a reputation for providing nice radio kits.
The Radioddity MU-5 is a budget MURS radio with a few additional features that make it interesting. MURS radios are few and far between, making any one of them worth reviewing. This one happens to be made by Radioddity, which is a well-known brand in ham radio circles. In fact, it appears that they took one of their existing ham radios and modified it for this frequency band and re-released it as a MURS radio. That is not necessarily a bad thing.
The Retevis RB17V is my favorite inexpensive MURS radio. It is also one of the few inexpensive MURS radios at all. Most people have probably never heard of Retevis, especially people looking for their first MURS radio. Retevis has made sure that this radio is an excellent introduction to the brand.
The Baofeng NA-K61 (or just K61) is part of the family that includes the K68, NA-K6, and might have a distant cousin in the UV-K5. These radios have a large orange volume knob on the top with a shield on the side to prevent accidental volume adjustments. They also tend to have a monochrome square LCD with a pale blue backlight.
The Baofeng UV-98 Pro is another variant of the Baofeng UV-9R, sporting the same basic shape, waterproof design, unique clip, and other design aspects. This is not the first offspring of the UV-9R as it joins the likes of the UV-9R Pro, UV-9G, UV-3WP, UV-XR, and others that share many of these features.
Whether you’re just starting in ham radio or looking to upgrade your gear, choosing the right handheld transceiver (HT) can be overwhelming. We’ve broken down the best HTs into six key categories: three for analog radios based on price and three for digital radios based on price and modulation mode—DMR, C4FM (Yaesu System Fusion), and D-Star … Read more
The Baofeng UV-26 is one of several new models from Baofeng with a more curved exterior and color screen, and this one seems to straddle a line between the more traditional such as the 5RM and the curvier UV-28. While the curves can make them more comfortable to hold, and arguably a little slicker looking, is there anything more than looks to them? Read on to find out!
The Baofeng UV-5G Plus is the GMRS version of radios like the UV-5RM Plus and the 5RH Pro and the replacement for the older UV-5G. They share virtually all external parts (except the nameplate, of course), even the batteries. The question is, are they the same on the inside? Lets look at them and see if this is the same, or something different.
The Baofeng UV-28 is a larger radio than the older radios like the UV-5R, but is about the same size as some of the newer ones, such as the 5RM. The most obvious difference between it and the 5RM style radios is that it is much more curved and rounded, whereas the others are blocky. Is the difference purely cosmetic? Let’s take a look.