HUGE! Baofeng UV-25 10W Tri Band Hardened HT Radio

I tested a new Baofeng Radio, the UV-25, which is the largest Baofeng I have ever seen. Let's take a look at the menus and settings of the radio, test the output power, and then put it on the TinySA to see how it performs.

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[Daze]

It’s basically a Baofeng 5RM with a bigger battery and bigger speaker. To connect to chirp you use the 5RM. Very nice radio. I have 2

[jevasjunkbox]

Love my Yeasu HT, but IDK, after dealing with Baofeng quirks over the last few years, I was pleasantly surprised how well my TIDRADIO TD-H3 performs on 2m/220/440 and GMRS. And while the air band receive mode is faint, but overall it’s been my go to radio for the last 6 months, including in the car…plus, if it gets stolen, I’m only out $35 bucks. Thx for the review!

[delawrenceblue]

I just got a Baofeng UV 25 radio 📻 and love it.

[nkme]

12 or 13 years ago, in another life, I was a sales manager for a local Motorola 2 way shop. went to sell a local fire dept a new system and they were telling me all about these "new radios" that they were checking out and telling me that i couldn't compete with the price. I took a Baofeng, a Motorola, a Harris and a Tait radio. proceeded to throw all four radios against the building as hard as I could, (the Baofeng didn't survive that test), then I threw all the radios in a bucket of water. The fire chief decided he wanted his guys to have a radio that they could count on in bad situations. I got a decent sale on a Motorola system that day. The Motorola survived everything, the Harris died in the water and the Tait didn't have one of the features that they wanted.

[TurboEncab]

Have one...love it for what it is. Worked numerous 220 MHz contacts during a contest earlier this year. The display is atrocious however.

[patthesoundguy]

I grabbed a UV-25 almost a month ago, best $50 Canadian I have spent on something radio related 😎 Mine is the temporary mobile radio in the truck I just got, hanging from the air vent with a piece of wire through it with the belt clip hanging on it. The radio just feels real whether it is or not LOL.

[MargateFL]

Has the form factor like a Motorola P200/HT600/MT1000. Great size and durability.

[Instructor]

I have several of these and seem to work fine. I’ve dropped them several times and not had a problem. I think I know why it failed to work for you during your drop test. And I came to the conclusion that you tossed it so fare up in the air that you were trying to free fall it from a plane. 😂😂😂. But I do love them because I’m a retired cop and it reminds me of of the old bricks we use to use ht1000

[daveg]

Thank you for doing these review videos. I appreciate it greatly.

[MikeNMAK]

I love the idea of a 10W tri-band HT, but I would prefer it be more clean than rugged though. Thanks for the review!

[rb]

From what I've read this radio will RX on 136-174, but will only TX on 144-148.Any thoughts? Thanks!

[AndrewB]

Just like an AR. If you run dry you can use it as a club!

[kelleymclaury]

I ordered one that will be here Monday. Good video. I watched it 3 times. Couldn’t bring the courage to watch the ending. I clicked out all three times. Horrible thoughts so I avoided the viewing and the bad dreams of a flying radio. 😱😱😂😂😂

[thebnbaldwin]

Holy Bat Wing, the HT 220! Reincarnation is not a myth!

[Neil-Alvares]

Does it TX and RX on the 136 to 174 range band? Any info will be very helpful.

[jaggernautx]

If i buy the UV-25 Plus 12W GPS without a license ? would it be a problem like im from Belgium in the EU and i want to use it to chat with friends within hobby's and hiking and i got no license for amateur radios so am i allowed to own one even if i use the channels PMR446MHz? Because thhat one is legal

[russellryal]

Is the antenna a Triband, or is it yet just another Triband radio shipped with a dual band antenna?

[PUMLW]

Hello my friend, does this UV25 have a serial number? I recently bought two that did not come with a serial number.

[rcordero]

Hello I have watched your video on uv 25 radio . My question is that I can hear friend with a uv5 radio but he can not hear me how do I fix that?

[garym]

Man that display looks big enough to FINALLY display both freq & channel name when scrolling through the channels.