UV-PRO IP67 Dual Band VHF/UHF Two-Way Radio - APRS, Bluetooth, GPS, Text Messaging, Aviation Band Scanner, NOAA Weather Alerts, USB-C Rechargeable Battery

I’m. Long time Ham operator. This radio is my new favorite radio. So many cool features. One FYI. The program software is available for iPhone and android. If you want to use the satellite feature, where the software adjusts the frequency for Doppler shift, you have to use the droid software. iPhone version works great to program and configure the radio, but not for satcom. Love the BT option to use with normal BT (phone type) headsets. With the added PTT works like a charm.

Okay to start I currently own and have used nearly every low to high dollar HT radios. The Superhets are worth their weight in price. Their tuners and filtering are truly a cut above 99% of the pack. You will soon know why spending over $300 on an HT has peak coms both in and out. There are only 3 radios that I’ve had people just offer up a signal report right away that include “That radio you are on is Cristal Clear and just sounds amazing”. Followed by “What is it”??? Surprisingly the Uv5r-mini is one of them. It’s is showing up on the bench test to be a very clean radio for the it’s price. My belief is that radio is a trash in thrash out sort of world. Clean going out translates to clean going in. There are so many things that influence clear and notable differences in the way a radio sounds to others. Checking all the boxes. We form an opinion to what others sound like to us. Baofeng has landed a winner at a remarkable price point. However most of us will agree that 5w radios just fall short in being able to push through some obstacles. Many will agree a10w radio is going to fill the sweet spot for a walkabout better over all. B-tech has made its name in being considered an upscale division of Baofeng. Clearly a fact of the matter. The use of a BT Mic has a bad rep in radio. The delays and garbling Tx gives them away every time. They do work without a doubt but with a compromise in quality's in both in and out coms. Now my point here is finding that balanced combo that checks all the boxes while using A remote BT mic. This balance simply does not exist. UNTILL NOW! Both in and out with UV-Pro combo with the BS-22 BT mic. Has a sound apparently breaking the illusion we have had in the belief it can’t be done. I have not been able to actually hear this combo myself. But the reports I’m being offered out of the blue about how it sounds Screams A CLEAR WINNER. Over and over I’m getting this. Now comes the range between the two is not a game changer but nails down a new zero delay or lag aspect that blows away everything I’ve tried. And there are many. 10 out of 10 checking the box’s. Every time. Now comes the 3rd radio. The B-tech once again. The combo of the GMRS-50Pro and the BS-22 rules the roost. I never expected to ever get further away from a radio and maintain amazing reports of how it sounds. Normally any thing over 20ft away from the radio its over. Well not any more!!! How about over 100 ft.??? Or even out to 180 ft. Still working. You will not believe this combo. At 90ft. Penetrating 3 wire fence and 2 cinder block walls with tile. Also 2 slabs of dry wall. Then inside of a bathroom steal stall. NO WAY!! But it’s true. Still able to switch channels through all that. Now to be honest the garble comes on about the last drywall but still able to speak and hear with legible notes. What a pair. Hats off to B-Tech for setting the bar way up there for the rest. Now if we could just fill the gap in 70cm on the 50pro it will be in every house and car over the land. Lack of a MARS mod is the only short coming. Sorry about the short review. Now have 2 of each. And another pro50 for my shop on the way. Down sizing on my collection. Over 25 that can’t run with this combo. The IP64 rating is just a bonus in this pairing. Just get a pair and don’t look back friends. Out!!

This radio is amazing. It works as advertised, has frequent firmware updates and is very well constructed. You really cannot beat the features for price. USB-C charging and the app is very intuitive. There is a learning curve as with all ham devices, but I figured most things out quickly. The NOAA weather alert I slowed and works as well as a standalone device. Thoroughly enjoying this radio.

This is a great radio. I have a couple of Baofeng UV-5R (10 watt). The Bluetooth a KISS TNC modem function work well. The voice range is much better than my other HT's. Seems sturdy. Easy to read screen. I downloaded the Btech UV programmer app for my android phone - nice app to program and control the phone using BT - no cables needed. The app also includes APRS support, although I will continue to use APRSdroid. The negatives (not severe) are: Currently CHIRP and RT systems don't support this radio. If must buy an adapter to use accessories with a Motorola type connector.

Let me start by saying that I REALLY wanted to like this radio as I have other BTECH radios. The UV Pro is a solid 2m/440 radio although it is a bit heavy as compared to other radios that I own. BTECH has chosen to use a cell phone application as the primary CPS software for the radio. As of this review, there is no desktop CPS software to read, enter and edit channel or any other radio information from the desktop. This is a clear departure from the rest of the industry that use programs like CHIRP. BTECH does allow you to create a .CSV file on the desktop and then upload the file to your cell phone. From there, you can import the .CSV file into their application and the app will write the info out to the radio. Butt there is a very specific format that you have to use to create the .CSV file. Fortunately, BTECH does give you an example of how the file should look. Bottom line is that it is "clugey" to read/ride mass files to and from your desktop. If you only need to edit a small number of channels, you can easily do that with their app and the changes are reflected in near real time on the radio. All that said, there are some clever features in the phone app (Android and Apple versions) that allow you to use a BlueTooth link to the radio. As a radio by itself, I would rate the UV Pro as 5 stars. But the documentation is really bad and if you want to add, edit or otherwise modify a bulk number of channels, this radio falls short of other radios in the industry. There are only 180 channels available broken into 6 "Groups" with a max of 30 channels per group which will be a limitation for some people.

Update #2 - 03 December. It's been a roller coaster, but I am pleased to report that the firmware bugs, the big ones anyway, have been resolved in the latest beta. WOAD and radiomail are now working great with send / rcv sessions successfully and consistently completing in record time. I will say that the manufacturer has been very pro-active in their efforts to resolve issues. Update 24 November. Regrettably I am reducing my rating considerably. The firmware releases for this unit are a hot mess. One thing gets fixed, older bugs return. Check out the FB group on these before buying. Original review ... I wanted something to be able to access email via WOAD or Radiomail without having to carry extra pieces. These units have built in APRS / KISS / TNC / Bluetooth. It took a couple of firmware updates, but it now seems to be functioning with both WOAD and Radiomail using Bluetooth. It also performs well in voice / phone mode. It seems pretty rugged and is fully IP-67 waterproof. Battery life is reasonably good, extra batteries are only $20 each. The only other HT I know of with similar capability is the $700 Kenwood TH D75. I've not tried the Kenwood but I understand it needs a seperate usb dongle to support IOS devices, battery life is terrible, and spare batteries are $100 a pop. One downside is that currently there is no support for Chirp or RT systems. I suspect that is just a matter of time.

I have had the UV PRO for about a week now and have been putting it through its paces. WOW. It is quickly becoming one of my favorite radios! The app works great and it's really fun to mess around with. The only downsides i have found 1 - There is no chirp support for the radio due to the zones - but there are workarounds using CSV Files 2 - The Zones don't have tons of memory channels in them... and with dual watch on you can only monitor a single zone at a time. That seems odd to me Things i Like The menu on the radio is super easy to navigate and i find what you need The Sensitivity is really really good It sounds Fantastic Feels Solid and IP67 -WIN! USB C Charging! The app Is fun It has satellite info and tracking built in the app - Even adjusts for Doppler Shift - I heard the ISS with only a signal stick - WOW Tone scanning is super easy and works fast! APRS with the Map in the App is addicting! Fun to see what and where what u are receiving in real time. I was picking up packets from over 200 miles away (on a roll up J- Pole) East to update and they seem to be rolling out updates to fix glitches quite often I like to rotate use through all my radios often... but since have received the UV PRO i cant seem to put it down For the Money i find this to be a well balanced and fantastic radio I think i will pick up the new VGC Bluetooth Mic (the one with the screen) as i have seen that it works with the UV Pro - Perfect for hiking is what I am thinking Love it 73's

This radio can not be programed by computer. I am use to programing all my radios with RT or Chirp Software. You have to use your phone. Programing channels was a pain using the phone app. You could create banks but when you viewed channels on the radio I could not tell which bank I was using unless I went through several menus. The transmit function was a bit weird. Not like any of my other BTECTs or other portables. I could not follow the radio function logic compared to the other 10 portable WT I have. I found it difficult for the phone to pair with the radio. The radio seemed to be of good build quality. The sound was good quality. The screen was bright. Maybe its a good radio but not for me.