BF-88ST & Six-way Charger

I think its funny that customers state these feel cheap. Well, they are. They are the most minimilist vhf 2 way walkie talkie you can buy that work and function as they should. They dont have the weather station or really anything else to talk about. These are rated <2 watts which makes them a walkie talkie nothing more. As for communication, best on the market. I was getting 3 miles relatively easy which is good for a low powered walkie. Im not sure what people are expecting with walkie talkies but these work exactly like they should without all the other gimmicks a lot of talkies have. It makes it eay to hand a child or an elder a radio and they really cant mess it up. Its perfect. I will say if you dont have radio experience these are perfect. If you are looking for 10, 20 or more miles you need a ham radio and license and so does the person you are talking too. Or you can pay $150 a radio with a yearly subscription and you can talk across country. But you cant add on radios to the Push to Talk so you have to buy a bunch at a time and they will not communicate with any other radios. Baofeng 88st are the best for the price point if you are looking for a standard walkie talkie that can communicate up to a few miles.

I have a few sets of these and for my needs, they are absolutely great! They're super easy to set up and the range is pretty good. I use them with my friends when we go skiing and range in the mountains can be tricky, but only once or twice have gotten out of range and that was always out west when some of us would venture to the far reaches of a resort. The charging dock was a big part of why I chose these radios and it works pretty well. The charging indicator lights can be a little moody, but it has always given the batteries a full charge so I don't think it's a problem. You're supposed to be able to program your own frequencies which would help keep you on your own channel but I couldn't get it to work, could be user error... but I've had them for a handful of ski trips now and we've only ever bumped into others on our channel a couple of times and have never had to switch twice in one day so I'm not worried about programming my own.

If you are strictly using these as FRS radios like it was meant to be then they are great radios, very straight forward no frills 16 channels. The body of the radio is absolutely great for everyday use if you aren’t doing any extreme activities like 4wheeling. The operations of it is easy to use, only two knobs one for volume one for the channels. The sound quality is decent and clear. The battery life on them lasts fairly long. There is an LED light on the radio for a flashlight, I think it’s pretty silly and really useless. The base charger was kinda not great when it came to indicating if the charges is complete or not however the power cord is an ac adapter to USB so you can charge this on an USB outlet. I wish it had some privacy codes to be able to adjust on a front display versus having to use a PC to program the CTSS. but for price and you get four radios, I’d say it’s worth every penny. If you are just using this for a family own store or small shop or just for a family camping trip, this set is one of the best bang for the bucks. But if you have a bigger operation or running a huge security team, these radios are not adequate. The other notable mention is that the radios came fully accessorized, each radio came with the belt clip, lanyard, their own base charger, and earphones, so the value is great. I gave it all the sub categories five stars because the quality it was producing, but overall I gave it a four star based on my opinions with the base charger and the radios not providing a privacy code to change on the fly so they don’t just broadcast with all other FRS radios nearby.

These radios transmit and recieve very quickly, and the time between hitting the PTT and your voice transmitting is the fastest I've seen. They also turn on pretty quickly. Way better in those aspects than the 450 dollar motorolas we use at work, though those motorolas are far more durable. With that said, I have sat on em, rolled around on em, dropped em numerous times onto concrete (the battery usually falls out but I put a bicycle inner tube ranger band to prevent that), for 12 bucks a piece you really can't go wrong. Realistically the range is around a quarter mile or a little more (out in the country, not straight line of sight), which I would imagine is sufficient for most people. More range would be nice but for the price I can't complain. The audio is very clear up to around a quarter mile, after that it starts to get a fair bit of static and then loses connection altogether. A very predictable usable range after getting used to them. I did get one that doesn't work quite right, it still transmits and receives but it seems like sometimes it doesn't, I just don't use that one. The belt clips are pretty flimsy, as are all baofeng belt clips. So far they have stood up well to some moisture exposure (light rain, extreme humidity, the occasional splash) with no issues. Battery life is pretty decent, I'd say around 2 days constantly on with some use, if they're turned off it'll sit there and stay charged for a pretty long time. Like I have not had one die yet (I have a bunch of these and only 3 really get used), if I turn on one of the others thats been sitting it seems no different than one that just came off the charger. I would also like to note the the audio quality/clarity is far better than that 450 dollar motorola I mentioned earlier, which was a huge surprise. For easy communication around the property or giving directions on machinery or something like that, these things are absolutely awesome amd can not be beat. They also have a little built in flashlight, it isn't very bright but it can be handy at times. It came with 4 radios, 4 chargers with a USB plug, 4 USB to 110v wall adapters (shaped like the Samsung phone wall adapters), 4 wrist lanyards, (maybe 4 neck lanyards, but that may have came with some other radios I got), 4 earpieces that plug into the kenwood style plug, 4 batteries, 4 instruction manuals that I didn't read, and I think that's it. If that's what you're looking for then I'd highly recommend em. Also don't trust any advertising that says something like "2 mile, 5, 10 mile range" etc., those numbers are straight line of sight and are not accurate with any radio ever. With any frs radio you're gonna be lucky to get 1 mile.

I have a small team in our warehouse and purchased these walkies to help with communication throughout the day without using our cellphones. I must admit I was skeptical at first but these walkies truly work at a good distance. I also purchased the warranty because these guys are very careless and I wanted to make sure they would last. A few of them needed repair but I didn't have to use the warranty because when I reached out to Radioddity they were quick with the response, feedback and even replacement for all! Customer Service was 10/10 and I would recommend this product as well as the company for your technical needs!!!

First package came with the totally wrong item. Had to take the time to return it and Reorder. Second one came correct and worked perfectly.

These radios, although cheap, seem very durable, they are plastic but they do not feel flimsy. The controls are very simple, you just turn it on, set the volume and channel and you are ready to go. Some people have had range issues, but I use it for airsoft in a pretty wooded area and have been about a mile apart with no issues, although weather and other variables can change that. The speakers and built in mic are ok, but I didn’t use it much since I have a PTT and a headset to use with it. The little earpiece that comes with it is junk though, but a decent 3rd party earpiece isn’t that expensive. I Have used it for about 4 hours straight and haven’t had issues with the battery life, if everyone else you are talking to already has radios you can take the batteries out of the other three and use them as spares, so battery life shouldn’t be an issue for most people.

Our club used 12 of these radios to coordinate parking operations in several lots spread over a mile or more at a weekend fair. The radios had plenty of audio for outdoor use. Transmit audio was crisp and clear. Although the radios are customizable using software, we just used the default settings with no issues. Batteries lasted all day and easily charged overnight for use the next day. Surprisingly good quality for the price!