BaoFeng AR-5RM Best Bang for the Buck HT.

I've got a lot of Radios and they all work well enough but when Baofeng brought out their AR-5RM radio for less than $30 bucks they really up'ed the game in the inexpensive HT market. You get VHF and UHF transmit including all the MURS, HAM and GMRS frequencies and you get receive for AM Airbands, NOAA Weather Radio and Broadcast FM Radio. The majority of frequencies you want to listen to and transmit on are here in one radio. At a rated 10 watts(I'll test it to show you it's close) it's also fairly powerful for an HT. I think it's probably one of the best "Bang for the Buck" radios you can get right now. Thanks for watching. TN.Frank Out.

[tkflanagan]

YOU OWN A DON"T need to see it....BIG DEAL this is an HT show..

[USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

I’m ordering three of these. I’m glad you support EVERYONE’S rights!

[lancebangwell]

Tested airband in my area, verified it works.

[armandogarza]

Very Good Presentation . A lot of valuable information . Thank You for the video .

[jw]

Just ordered a pair of the Baofeng AR-5RM radios with long antenna on Amazon for $62. 😃

[one_off_piece]

wow excellent video! i’ve so much to learn

[thesergeantschoice]

Great Video! always informative TN Frank!

[mandytuning]

Chirp selecting Uv17pro works flawlessly on my ar5rm. But yea, windows.

[DFASniper]

I ordered 4 of these. Waiting for them to arrive! Thanks !

[matthewmcmurtry]

literally just bought a UV-5R GMRS version and now I am going to have to order one of these lol

[timsexton]

I received mine about 2 weeks ago. On the meter, I got 10.6 watts on 2 meters and 7.5 on 70 centimeters

I’m happy. It hits repeater 9-11 miles away

[tosilveira]

thanks for this video, great insights

[iaincampbell]

Only way I can see it scoring over quangsheng UVK5 on custom firmware is being 10w instead of 5w. Quangsheng can also do digital style messages with delivery receipt and even dock mode. Quangsheng also has a spectrum display etc, also does air band (warning it will transmit if you unlock that which you shouldn't want and also transmits on harmonics out of frequency). There are also modes that do mesh networking for messages on quangsheng but unlike meshtastic it can do that at 5W!

[davidyummus]

I have turned mine into a Car Radio, ... Belt Clip mount, Hand Mic & a Mag Mount Antenna with a SMA Male fitting so my regular Antenna's screw right on to the Mag Mount, ... I can easily remove my Radio, unscrew the Antenna to put it back on the Radio and walk away :)

[randymacsgarage]

Great review sir I know nothing about this but in light of what happened in the east coast With loss of cell signal and no communication is this a good first fit for a persons SHTF bag scenario? I am completely ignorant to any of this I just an old carpenter who likes to be somewhat prepared so any information is helpful thank you sir

[DieselPusher-ql]

I see lots of questions about programming the AR-5RM with CHIRP. I've been using CHIRP next v.20240606 (June 6, 2024 release) with Mac OS and Windows 11 set to 5RM using an authentic FTDI cable. Absolutely no issues. The cheap counterfeit cloned cables on eBay and Amazon, usually about $8, will cause endless problems. If you don't have an authentic FTDI cable, spend $25 and get one!

[krisrogers]

Is there a noticeable difference in signal with the Nagoya antenna? I just received these at-5rm this week. Thanks for your advice.

[sp]

I have ordered yesterday the AR-5RM from Amazon and the brochure clearly mentions (with picture too) that to program this radio with Chirp someone has to select it as UV-17Pro.

I will have the radios in my hands the upcoming Monday so i will be able to confirm that and update my comment.

[senseipointzero]

hello sir, very imformative video👌 can you also do a power output test on baofeng 5RH-M ? thank you...

[frankswaim]

Besides the watts and flashlight/GPS, what are the available TX frequency differences between the new BF F8HP PRO and the BF AR-5RM? Both are UNLOCKED HAM radios and seem to TX on the exact same frequencies. Please advise.

I am hoping to pull the trigger and buy one this before Thanksgiving. Would the TD H3 be a better option to have as far as the number of frequencies that can be accessed to transmit?