Handheld VHF & 2 Meter Amateur Radio Tranceiver 5watt, TYT TH-F5 Ham Radio

First off I want to say it feels solid. Unlike the Motorola one I had that had parts rattling in it from day one and lasted 6 months. I have been using it at work with a headset as well. It accepts all headset/speaker combos that use a Kenwood style jack. I have gotten great reception with this radio and my coworkers have all commented on how clear my transmissions are with or without the headset. I can also listen to the FM radio and transmit/receive on a VHF band at the same time. It is compact and the clip is a sturdy stamped metal. It was easy to program and didn't even need the supplied computer software. I had to reset all settings to get the radio to transmit on my works channels but that is done on the unit. Good buy.

For the price the TYT TH-F5 is hard to beat. Anyone that is looking for a good starter HAM radio... this is it. As a first responder backup communication is a must. So when the power goes out and the cell-towers are jammed this can be a life saver. Oh I bought two. His and Hers.

You will need to have a Ham license.

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I purchased this radio as my first ham radio after passing the test. I was anxious to use the radio but sat and read the manual.. a few times. But I suddenly realized, no matter how much I read the manual, it still was "Hit and Miss" at best. For example, I wanted to program a local repeater's freq, so I looked in the manual, and on page 19 it says, "The desired frequency can be input directly by the keypad too, please refer to "Keypad Input Directly". Guess what? I couldn't find a page that said "Keypad Input Directly". I'm not going to bore you with other issues with this radio. But suffice it to say, I should have waited until I got my license "then" purchased a radio. If I had, I would have not purchased this one because I would have done more research on User-friendly radios. If one of you are very familiar with programming this radio, by all means send me a message, or share your findings with others. You'll probably save someone many hours of frustration.

UPDATED REVIEW: 06-07-12

After many hours of fumbling around with this HT I finally figured out how to program the CTCSS frequencies. The manual was of no real help in that the writers of this must assume you either 1, already have their products and know how to program it without an AS degree, or 2, you have the patience to sit and treat it like a puzzle. As far as the radio, I'll give it 4 stars for operability. The one person I spoke with did say I was crystal clear. But be warned, be prepared to sit down and take your time in programming it. I would start with page 35 of the manual.

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I received the radiosuper fast service and nice little hand held. The charger sent does not charge the radio. I have a message into the company to either send me a new charger or a new radio... will update when received as well as report on customer service for this company.

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This is a very good small radio and lightweight. My wife just passed her tech class license KD0RRY it is a very good beginners radio.

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