BaoFeng Tech just announced the release of the new UV-2501 and UV-5001 Dual Band Mobile Radios.
These may look similar in appearance to other radios, but we have re-built our mobiles from the ground up with a new menu system, audio and bug fixes, exclusive enhancements, and much more – with insight and improvements given to us from amateurs nationwide.
BTECH MINI UV-2501 (2nd Generation) 25 Watt Dual Band Mobile Radio
BTECH MOBILE UV-5001 (2nd Generation) 50 Watt Dual Band Mobile Radio
The dual-band Nagoya UT-72 arrived just in time to pair with your new mobile radios. It is an ultra-coil magnetic antenna. The ultra-coil increases the UHF Reception to 4.5dBi! We have included the necessary adapters to make these 100% compatible with our handheld radios as well.- BaoFeng Tech
Authentic Genuine Nagoya UT-72 Super Loading Coil 19-Inch Magnetic Mount VHF/UHF
When and where will i be able to find these and for how much? amazon doesn’t have any in stock.
I bought one for my younger boys for Christmas. It was non-functional. It neither received nor transmitted. On attempting to transmit, it would shut down. Documentation was minimalist. I sent it back for a refund.
Since it was non-functional, I also had to return the power supply and RT Systems programming software.
All in all an annoying experience.
Nukes-01, we had high hopes on these new little radios for starter radios (less expensive option). Thank you for your first hand review. Sorry to hear the radio was non-functional and you had to go through the return process. Thankfully, Amazon returns are fairly painless.
Does anyone else have experience with these radios?
I bought one but have not programmed it yet. These radios are not support by Chirp yet. I have submitted a ticket to Chirp requesting they add support. The included software is usable but pretty cumbersome. I think for the money these will be decent rigs.
One can create a free Chirp acct at http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home and create a new ticket requesting this model be added.
Apparently Chirp programmers have been working on adding functionality since Nov. 2015. Wait and see. Once it works with Chirp I think the radio will be a winner at $150.
I just purchased and received this radio and programming cable yesterday from Amazon. It is now supported by CHIRP. I am new to HAM, but had the radio operating and programmed with a some local repeaters within an hour. Only limited use to this point, but I was pretty impressed with how easy it was for a newbie to get it operational.
I have not been able to upload the modified “image” from chirp to the radio which is a UV-5X3. Something is missing.