| Make | Model | Bands | Power | Battery | Notes | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baofeng | BF-T1 | 70cm | 2W | SR170928 LiPo | Fixed antenna | 9100A26537 |
| Baofeng | UV-3R | 2M 70cm | 2W | BL-3 | Numeric Display | 3120464189 |
| Baofeng | UV-3R+ | 2M 70cm | 3W | BL-3L | Numeric Display | 3120464912 |
| Baofeng | BF-F8+ | 2M 70cm | 5W | BL-5 | Inverted Display | 2100063770 |
| Baofeng | UV-5RA | 2M 70cm | 5W | BL-5 | Yellow! | 1350444358 |
| Baofeng | UV-5RE PLUS | 2M 70cm | 5W | BL-5 | 2052051268 | |
| Baofeng | UV-5R PLUS | 2M 70cm | 8W | BL-5 | Blue! 1W/5W/8W Selectable | 130U822004 |
| Baofeng | UV-5RIII | 2M 1.25M 70cm | 5W | BL-5 | 5RIII00034548 | |
| Baofeng | UV-6R | 2M 70cm | 7W | BL-6R | 156R59376 | |
| Baofeng | GT-3TP | 2M 70cm | 8W | BL-5 | 1W/4W/8W Selectable | 28020901GT328261 |
| Baofeng | DM-1702 | 2M 70cm DMR | 5W | DM-2 | Slot 1 & 2 | 19DM170201906 |
| Baofeng | BF-888S | 70cm / PMR | 5W | BL-1 | No display, 16 Channel | Unknown |
| Baofeng | BF-888S | 70cm / PMR | 5W | BL-1 | No display, 16 Channel | Unknown |
| Sainsonic | AP510/AVRT5 | 70cm | 1W | Internal | APRS Beacon | Unknown |
| Kenwood | TH-75E | 2M 70cm | 5W | PB-10 | 0091420 | |
| Kenwood | TH-25E | 2M | 5W | BT-6 6xAA | 9125362 | |
| ZASTONE | UV-8DR | 2M 1.25M 70cm | 5W | AAG10X | UV8DR1702160286 | |
| Yeasu | FT2DE | 2M 70cm | 5W | SBR-14LI | APRS, GPS, Dual Standby, Digital modes, Wide band receive | 6H240034 |
| Yeasu | VX-8DR | 6M 2M 70cm | 5W | FNB-101LI | Wide Band Receive, APRS, GPS, Bluetooth, Dual Standby | 6G300359 |
| Yaesu | VX-6E | 2M 70cm | 5W | FNB-80LI | Wide Band Receive | 1E940512 |
| Yeasu | VX2-E | 2M 70cm | 3W | FNP-60 | Wide Band Receive | 4C140427 |
| Yeasu | FT-817ND | 160-10M HF 6M 2M 70cm | 5W | Windcamp LiPo | USB/LSB/CW/AM/FM/Packet/PSK-31/RTTY Wide Band Receive | 4J890081 |
| Yeasu | FT-897 | 160-10M HF 6M 2M 70cm | 100W | 13.8V DC | USB/LSB/CW/AM/FM/Packet/PSK-31/RTTY Wide Band Receive | <----To Add----> |
| iCom | IC-2720H | 2M 70cm | 50W | 13.8V | Seperate Head, Packet Ready, Dual Standby, 5/15/50W selectable | 0203683 |
| Rotel | RVC-240 | 14M | 4W | 13.8V DC | Childrens Band CB 27/81 | 20708999 |
| Havard | WT-44 | 14M | 4W | 10xAA | Childrens Band CB 27/81 | 3174 |
| China | Pixie 4.3 | 40M | 0.5W | 12V DC | CW Only | NONE |
| HF Signals | uBITX v3 | HF | 10W | 12V DC | Kit Radio | NONE |
| Batman | 600MHz | Some | 9V | Terrible | NONE | |
| Batman | 600MHz | Some | 9V | Terrible | NONE |
Having recently got my license and wanting to get out on the bands I have been using a couple of Baofeng handhelds, the GT3-TP, which is an 8W triple power transceiver, and the UV-5RE Plus, which is 5W output. Both are dual band (2m and 70cm) dual standby. For listening they are nice to use, although the original antennas are not particularly brilliant, so I replaced those with NA-771 dual band whips from Nagoya, these offered a rather nice improvement over the originals for a reasonable cost.
Having used the handhelds to participate in a few nets on GB3NB, I was getting reports of quiet audio. This is a known problem with Baofengs, even with the enlarged mic hole mod, I just wasn't getting through well enough for my liking.
As a step towards better audio and more experimentation I have acquired a Yaesu FT-817ND, giving me more bands to listen to and interest with, including access to data modes... something that I really want to play with. Naturally I have ordered the data cable that allows a serial over USB link to the radio from a computer. There was also a blue tooth version... Yeah, got that too... should give me some fun with android as a terminal. The only thing that may be an issue is interference from the blue tooth module, but there should be ample shielding to protect me from that.