Amazon Prime Day: Baofengs on Sale
The most ubiquitous handheld ham radio is on sale for stupidly cheap during Amazon’s Prime days. We would be remiss to not encourage you to pick up several or one of the two-packs of the 8W variety. We know you aren’t spending your shekels on ammo, so put them to good use and get something equally as deadly to the left…comms. Below are a few things worth picking up cheap, while you can still get them.
- Baofeng UV-5R MK 8W Max Power 2020 (Mirkit Edition) On sale for ~$40 less per pair than usual, comes with a programming cable and a 7″ antenna versus the normal 5″ along with chargers and standard 1800mAh batteries. You can also get a single radio for ~20$ off, but the singles do not come with a programming cable.
- Olight Odin. I am a Surefire guy, but Olight is doing something right here. Rechargeable, remote pressure switch, 2000 lumens and a rail mount for barely over $100, ~$50 cheaper than normal. You can’t beat that. Good news, even if your bases are covered there, virtually all of their lights are on sale and if you need an EDC light they have half a dozen worth a look.
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Got a couple….$75 per set on prime. Thanks for tip now I just gotta learn how to use lol.
I picked up a tri-band model for $50 (down from $64), as well as a 8W bundle pack that has the radio, extended battery, programming cable, and knockoff Nagoya antenna for $39. Looking forward to putting both through their paces.
All for the same price as 50 rounds of ammo in 2020…?
I like the Tri Band radio. There are very few people on 220Mhz so you pretty much have the band to yourself
That’s good to know, thaNk you.
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I BOUGHT THE 2PCs Baofeng Radios UV-5R MK5 8 Watt MP Max Power 2020 1800 mAh Li-ion Battery with Programming Cable Compatible for Baofeng Two Way Amateur Ham Radio Walkie Talkie, Mirkit Edition.
Took the 2 pack off of the special!
Are there any models that are waterproof?
Waterproof Baofeng
Already have 6 of the 8w radios.
Got a couple lights though.
Thank you for info and everything all of you are doing.
Just so ya know the Baofeng UV-5R MK5 is not compatible with CHIRP. Not a big deal if you’re proficient at programming from the keypad but once you get used to using CHIRP to program your radios it’s hard to go back.