Best Handheld Ham Radio UNDER $100?!?

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Best Handheld Ham Radio UNDER $100?!? - Best Ham Radio 2023

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8 ай бұрын

What is the best Handheld Ham Radio under $100 for 2023? Here are my topic 9 picks that answer that question:
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@kevlarnegative 8 ай бұрын

Hello Jason, passed my Licence yesterday and wanted to say thank you, you were a big inspiration to get into the hobby. I am from Poland so I passed a full license as we don't have 3 stages like you guys. Big thank you again!

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Great job!

@paulsylvester1394 8 ай бұрын

Just as a reminder, there are also ham users who volunteer at rail museums and other museums who operate only on the premises under a group license. They do not have a ham license of their own. These less expensive radios allow us to own our radios and add features, such as reduced power or weather channels, as we see fit. Having your own radio is also a great incentive to getting licensed yourself. At one museum, on VHF, we are very disciplined and every conversation will end with our call sign. At another, on UHF, it is a Wild West show! Nobody has a clue about the call sign. Budget radios really help us, especially at big events where most operate in receive mode only. Keep up the good videos.

@bettersaferadio 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the mention Jason. BTW, the F Inflation Sale is just my November sale - I’ll be doing something even better for Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday, including on the UV7D & UV9D Plus+ with the lowest prices ever. :)

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Great!

@hugechimp 8 ай бұрын

Excellent. TY..

@CommunicationsCigars 8 ай бұрын

Glad to see some Yaesu ❤ love.

@TheGeekiestGuy 8 ай бұрын

Glad to see some ht love. It's always nice to have a couple beater ht's for coms. I don't feel as bad when I let someone use one. You usually get your monies worth with these things anyway.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Yes, true

@tkflanagan4449 8 ай бұрын

You are AWESOME!! I wish you were closer to Mass... Oh well

@jamestreanor182 6 ай бұрын

I think good to state for each which are usb-c. Dealbreaker for me for car use on the dash

@sailormike1089 8 ай бұрын

I have the UV17R and the GT5r. Also just ordered the Radioddity version of the Baofeng UV5rx3 tri band as a basic 220 radio with their nagoya version of a tri band antenna that was on the black friday sale. I also have the VX50 which I think is Alincos version of a FT65 with FT70 air band which I have both those Yaesu radios and the FT70 has better Air band recption than the Alinco. Jason, don't forget the Radio Shack HTX 202....😂😂😁which I got one on eBay and works for my local repeaters. I know you have one too!

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Yes I do!

@kchutch357 8 ай бұрын

The BTech UV5x3 was my first HT and it’s put in some work with no problems. The screen lost some pixels and BTech replaced the unit without any issues. Their customer service is top notch and being in the US made the warranty quick.

@kennygraves489 8 ай бұрын

Just got a 65r for a great deal barely used and I love it. I've been eyeing up the btech 5x3 though as well.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Good choice!

@mrkopecky 8 ай бұрын

Qrz-1 program still going. I got one last month. I tested for tech and general same time. They honored it.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Some people have reported being unable to get one for free

@mrkopecky 8 ай бұрын

Maybe $6.00 I’d have to review.

@RandallRash 8 ай бұрын

GT-5R is a good "clean" replacement for UV-5R at about the same cost.

@jneale5204 8 ай бұрын

I have the FT-4XR and it only displays single band. Even though I have a FT-2DR, I still carry the FT-4XR if I am out at an event.

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

Quansheng UV K5 (8)

@MacomaFarms 8 ай бұрын

TH-UV8000D. Cross Band Repeat in a 10W HT.

@76macleod 8 ай бұрын

QRZ and gigaparts STILL offer the Jumpstart program. The kit now runs about $25.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Correct, it is no longer free

@Wayne_VK3ECS 8 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks for the great 9HT + run down. So 1st UV17 as reviewed by Hayden VK7HH ( Ham Radio DX ) is. (A) A dirty radio on 2M's (B) uses 120 / 240 into tje base charger it cannot be charged by USB C What do you think of the Anytone HT's in particular the Anytone UV878 II +, We cant get ( because we dont have an Anytone dealer here in Australia ) Anytone. Any Anytone dealer that you recomend in tje U.S. ?. Thanks Wayne VK3ECS

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

The UV17s we have here are USB-C chargeable. Maybe they don't ship the same units to Australia. I'm not aware of an Anytone dealer that ships to Australia either

@holydaman6952 8 ай бұрын

nice video , got me wondering something .. does anyone make a budget dmr ht with type c charging or a battery eliminator? i had a rd-5r and an eliminator but i wore that thing out lol never did find if the gd77 has an eliminator .. anyway just looking for something to pop in the cup holder, hook the mag mount antenna, and plug in like i used to have with the rd-5r

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Maybe one of the Cotre radios

@richardmillican7733 8 ай бұрын

Jason, why oh why is the dual ptt on the uv-82 rarely mentioned. It's such a great feature. If theres 3 or 4 of you out hiking, fishing, hunting, everyone can have a dedicated frequency and everyone can communicate in two way, monitor and jump in to communicate with this feature.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Yes, agreed. But several other radios have this also

@davidbruner9263 7 ай бұрын

could you possibly list a few good options for radios with this feature? I am part of a Search and Rescue team and really like the baofeng uv 82 for this reason but the noise rejection of the baofeng radios is terrible. Great video as always and keep up the good work. @@HamRadio2

@richryan6326 8 ай бұрын

UV17 Pro Max thru temu 4 bands 2,1.2, .7 and noaa, 999 channels, 10 watts(?), usb-c charging so no cradle

@johnwest7993 8 ай бұрын

My (tr)uSDX HF kit in it's case with a battery pack and an antenna with a loading coil has to be the best HT. I paid under $100 for the kit and had fun building it. I've always wanted a multi-mode handheld HF SSB rig. Walking around working the USA and the world with an HF SSB HT is amazing.

@justinlehman4954 8 ай бұрын

My uv17r will do 220 band

@user-wy8lh5wj2n 8 ай бұрын

Another great HT for under $100 is the Anytone at-3208uv It is a dual band part 90 type accepted ht for $80 it is also sold as the at-518uv ii same radio different case. I use one 5 days a week at my job. It is rock solid and is also narrow band capable.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Do they still make those?

@user-wy8lh5wj2n 7 ай бұрын

@HamRadio2 Yes. They are available at Import Communications

@CQBlindHams 8 ай бұрын

What about a good DMR under $100? I like the TYT MD UV380. It also runs the Open MD UV380 firmware and can have 100% accessible for a blind ham.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Good idea, maybe I'll make a video about that

@pathfinderpolska 8 ай бұрын

Wouxun uv9d plus mate this is my last ham radio in my life. Maybe i buy new dmr or yaesu but ham radio is only one wouxun kguv9d plus mate. I feel 10W and 4 bands unlock

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

I still use my UV9D Mate often, but it isn't under $100, so it doesn't fit into this video

@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4 4 ай бұрын

Do any of these have gps

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

1pc BAOFENG Radio 5W Tri Band UV-22 Pro Outdoor Sport Two Way Radio, Long Range Handheld Portable Baofeng Walkies Talkies For Thanksgiving, Christmas Gift

@SK-rj1ti 8 ай бұрын

I think Baofengs, with their outdated RDA1846 chip, are a thing of the past. The world has moved on. The new hit is the Beken BK4819 chip. You find it in the Retevis RA89 and the popular Quansheng UV-K5, 5(8), 6 series. RX-wise (both sensitivity and selectivity), the Retevis RA89 is close to the Wouxun UV9D, which is an excellent superheterodyne radio. But unlike the UV9D, the RA89 costs well under $100. The Quansheng radios are not as sharp as the RA89 in terms of RX, but they are much better than Baos at a similar price. Plus, they are so much more fun to play with.

@marekchmura-hanik5152 5 ай бұрын

Try the DR-1801 (not DM-1801 - its fully different) used as analog radio only, despite DMR capability. Priced ca. 50 USD. It comes with a good front end, fully resistant to overload by nearby broadcast FM stations witch eliminates other Baofengs from use in city environment. Real 5W, good enough transmit audio and 1000 channel. Difficult to program though.

@HamRadio2 5 ай бұрын

I'll look that up

@robertmeyer4744 8 ай бұрын

I am looking into a tri band HT. stuck between the UV5X3 and the TYT. I like them both. I am also looking into the 4 band HT . I just may go with Btech . I have a GMRS one and a 70 Cm amp. all super. love that tri band Nagoya antenna. getting that. would like to see 900 MHz and 1296 MHz in a HT. my Alnico DJ-X11 has RX all over . no TX. I have a 900 MHz repeater buy me. the 1296 MHz is too far away to even hear. 73's

@hikingfish3 8 ай бұрын

I had bad luck with a 5X3. Mine was a dud and wouldn't transmit. Btech promptly changed it with few questions asked. Only to find out there's basically no one on 1.25m here

@kchutch357 8 ай бұрын

I have to 5x3 and can hit the few repeaters in my area without a problem. Upgrade the antenna right away or get the most out of it. BTech has great customer service too if that’s a factor for you.

@mindshelfpro 8 ай бұрын

What about the Quansheng UV-K5 that's waterproof, SSB and AM listening, and only $25?

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

It's a junk radio

@ryanmigliori660 8 ай бұрын

What about the quasheing uv k6

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Nah those are crap

@JustMe619toby 8 ай бұрын

Can the ft4x do winlink?

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Not natively but with something like a Digirig, sure

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

Radtel RT-490 GPS BT APP Programming Amateur Ham Two Way Radio 256CH Air Band Walkie Talkie VOX SOS LCD Police Scanner Aviation Type-C Charger

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

I'm looking at that one

@mezowop1 8 ай бұрын

I have the beech uv 5x3 tried to program it for the repeaters but it will not hit them I did follow the videos to program them Help lol

@baron1c 4 ай бұрын

PL tone? Or upgrade the antenna?

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

dmr two way radio digital walkie talkie DMR radio digtial TYT MD-390 digital uhf radio 1000 contacts

@RedBirdTCG 8 ай бұрын

Anyone with an understanding of these radios, I would like some input. firstly Im tech savvy enough to probably set a couple of these radios up, so whether im capable isnt the question. The question however is, Im trying to find a couple of suitable radios for me and my girlfriend to potentially communicate from range in the event of a power grid failure or something of that nature. are radios like the UV-82hp something I should even be considering, or am I confusing these devices with something else. Disclaimer I have about an hours worth of knowledge at this point, this is all alot to take in.

@ac7fd 8 ай бұрын

The first question is: do you want a radio that requires a license like basically all in this video or something license free (FRS)? Next there is GMRS which is a license that costs $35 for 10years and covers the entire family which would be my choice if I wouldn't be interested in learning for the HAM license. Then another important question: how far away from each other will you be? None of these radios will talk 10 miles over 2 hills, a forest and a city (without repeater). All of them will do 10 miles line of sight (e.g. from a mountain to another). I find about a mile range realistic in urban environment, a lot more on open range. The UV-82HP is a decent affordable choice....but requires the HAM license. If you're not interested in learning for that license: get a legal Part 95 certified radio.

@RedBirdTCG 8 ай бұрын

@@ac7fd That information helps alot. It sounds like the range wouldnt be sufficient without a repeater for my use case. I live in a rural area so im not super concerned about legality. Probably one of the only times they would ever get turned on would be in the situation described above. assuming I was closing the distance gap a bit, would the UV-9G be a decent option. I believe thats only a GMRS radio.

@gliderrider 8 ай бұрын

What’s a good handheld for satellites?

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

The Wouxun UV9x radios are full duplex

@gliderrider 8 ай бұрын

@@HamRadio2hmmm can’t seem to find that model.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

@@gliderrider UV9x, where the "x" means ANY of the UV9 models. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtuRraxnlb6pgXk.html

@keke7778 8 ай бұрын

How about QUANSHENG UV-K5 dualband VHF/UHF ? 🤔

@Superfandangoo 8 ай бұрын

The QUANSHENG UV-K5 is dirty on 2m the updated QUANSHENG UV-K6 is cleaner with a better speaker and screen, these have the beken RF chip that is opened up to fantastic open source firmware. I am suprised its not been mentioned. Cost me only £11.00 / $14 aliexpress inc shipping

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Yeah that one isn't very good

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

BAOFENG P15UV Walkie Talkie 10W High Power Long Range Dual Band FM 999 Channels Handheld HF Transceiver Two Way Ham Radios 2022

@beretta804 8 ай бұрын

What is the cheapest DMR capable HT worth getting?

@jneale5204 8 ай бұрын

I would say the TYT MD-UV380. I have the MD-380 and it's a decent radio

@beretta804 8 ай бұрын

Have you used the digital on it much?

@jneale5204 8 ай бұрын

Yes I only used it digital and it worked really good. Got some good reports from it.

@hikingfish3 8 ай бұрын

@hamradio2 Surprised there isn't anything about the uv-k5. Seems to be taking the internet by storm these days with ut's rewritable firmware.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

I haven't tried it yet

@hikingfish3 8 ай бұрын

@@HamRadio2 can't wait to get your impressions on it.

@tonyp9179 8 ай бұрын

HT means handie-talkie

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Yes

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

BAOFENG DM-1701 DMR

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Maybe. Price?

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

Radtel RT-490 GPS Bluetooth

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

I've seen that one. Maybe I'll pick it up

@Leepercomm 8 ай бұрын

The Biofeng radios are under $100. for a reason. The frontend is not that great for starters. Not to mention too much spurious emisdions for my liking. My favorite is the Yeasu FT65R.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

All of that is mentioned in the video

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

Talkpod A36plus UHF/VHF/AM/FM Multi-Band Portable Two Way Radio Transceivers, Multi-Functio...

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Again, junk

@paulhowell5011 8 ай бұрын

The yaesu ft65 may be a “Japanese” radio but it’s actually made in china.

@xmacleod 8 ай бұрын

I've seen the pictures of FT65's with their "Made in China" label, but I suspect this may have been a temporary thing (pure assumption). I have one and it is made in Japan, or at least it says it is. Accidental story time, I didn't realize I was going to say this much initially: However, the quality isn't as far above Baofeng as I would have liked. It outputs 4.75W, which is about 2W more than my "8W" UV-5R, but the sound quality is about the same as a UV-5R. Ability to hit and receive from repeaters is about the same. It actually had turned me off of Yaesu and I started looking at Icom for a bit... But Icom prices made me return to Yaesu. I ended up recently purchasing a Yaesu FT-70DR for $175 and it blows every other HT I own out of the water for picking up signals, sound clarity, sound range of the speaker, and it outputs about 6.5W and has Fusion abilities. I should have just spent the extra money the first time. (Wattage tested on high power at 146.480 MHz on all radios. I know that doesn't say everything about a radio but my testing instrumentation is very limited so it's that and anecdotes about how well I can pick up weak/distant weather radio stations is all I can provide first hand. :))

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

This used to be true but they changed it a while ago

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

GUOHETEC GH-74 Walkie Talkie DMR & Analog VHF UHF Screen Keyboard TWO WAY RADIO 1024 Channels Wireless Communication

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Haven't seen that one

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

RADIODDITY GD-73A/E

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Everything I listed here is better than that one

@Nacho.100 8 ай бұрын

Well, Im not so agree with you with this rank. In my opinion the best handheld radio right now is the Quansheng k6 with the orange screen. This radio is so fun and has a really good battery power managment holding up to 5 or 6 days in standby. With all of thous “hack“ firmware on it its has more features than all of the radios mentioned in this review including a band scope. That uv-17 only hold up for two days in standby and has a little worst receiver costing more than the k6

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

I can't imagine the K6 receiver is better than anything mentioned here, except for maybe the 'feng radios. The fact that you can hack it and add features is nice, but since those features aren't available from the factory, that says alot about the company itself.

@Nacho.100 8 ай бұрын

@@HamRadio2 Yes, the receiver is not as good as the more expensive radios, but under 30 dolars is the best. I have the k5, k6, uv17, 5R, h7 and from those radios the k6 is by far the best. The only “better“ thing from the uv17 is the flash light. I dont know if you already bought a k6 but if there is no one in your inventory. its a cheap great and fun radio even without using the alternatives firmwares

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

@@Nacho.100 I personally think that flashlights are a joke on radios, anyway. No... I don't think I have a K6, but I have seen them. I'll check on picking one up, thanks for the feedback

@Nacho.100 8 ай бұрын

@@HamRadio2 You wont regreat it, its a little full feature and power efficient device for its price.

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

SenHaiX GP8800 Two Way Radio Bluetooth Program Waterproof TPU LED Transceiver

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Same radio as that Radioddity that was on my list last year

@daytonpyro 8 ай бұрын

crazy how that radio is 27 bucks. the chirp cable is like 25 lol. go figure

@Dave44271 8 ай бұрын

You are missing some of the newer radios like Quansheng.

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

The title of the video is "best" not "newest"

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

ABBREE DM-F8

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Not familiar

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

Wouxun KG-UV8D Plus

@mitstax 8 ай бұрын

I have a useless wouxun uv9d mate . It stopped receiving audio through the speaker or headset zero support from wouxun..

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Is this under $100?

@robertvarner9519 8 ай бұрын

Since the repeaters in my area are dead, I don't need any memory channels.

@45auto 8 ай бұрын

I wouldn't put any radio on my list that isn't spectrally pure. Let the gnashing of teeth and rending of garments begin. 🙂

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Not a bad viewpoint, tbh

@jimsalabim9203 4 ай бұрын

How do you know if it is spectral pure or not?

@jimsalabim9203 4 ай бұрын

Looking for my first one. Would like good bang for the buck.

@mharrison557 8 ай бұрын

Under 100$ ? Eeerm😢

@valentinchiriac9117 8 ай бұрын

New Talkpod A36 Plus Walkie Talkie 5W Portable Ham CB Radio AM FM VHF UHF 7-Band NOAA Weather Receive Transceiver Two Way Radio

@HamRadio2 8 ай бұрын

Those are junk

@seancook4317 8 ай бұрын

just ignore people who comment the price isnt the same, fully formed adult human beings should understand how things work in the world, if they cannot then you dont need to waste time and energy, you cant help those people, you cant fix them, they are how they are, stumbling through life one mistake at a time. they never figure anything out. *bumps into a wall on my way out*