BaofengAmateur (ham) radio
Baofeng GT-5
Baofeng GT-5 is an amateur (ham) radio released in 2023. Key specs: transmit power 5 W, battery capacity 2,800 mAh, weight 238 g, VOX (hands-free).
8.1Score
Range & power4.2
Battery9.3
price range£20–30Reference price converted from USD
- Year
- 2023
- Brand
Baofeng- Popularity
- #503 of 560
5 WTransmit power
2,800 mAhBattery capacity
238 gWeight
YesVOX (hands-free)
Spec guide
How it ranks among amateur (ham) radios of 2023
Compared with amateur (ham) radios released in 2023. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other amateur (ham) radios
Why is GT-5 a good choice?
Battery capacity: 2,800 mAhbetter than 85% of amateur (ham) radios
Weight: 238 gbetter than 73% of amateur (ham) radios
Weak points
Transmit power: 5 Wworse than 92% of amateur (ham) radios
Specifications
Full specifications
Radio & range
- Dual band (VHF + UHF)
- Yes
- Frequency ranges
- 144–148 MHz, 420–450 MHz, 136–174 MHz, 400–480 MHz
- Transmit power
- 5 W
- CTCSS / DCS sub-tones
- Yes
Power & battery
- Battery capacity
- 2,800 mAh
Design & durability
- Weight
- 238 g
- Display
- Monochrome display
Features
- VOX (hands-free)
- Yes
- Channel scan
- Yes
- FM radio
- Yes
- Monitor button
- Yes
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
In collections
Two-way radios: Battery capacity from 2,000 mAh + dual band (VHF + UHF)53Amateur (ham) radios: Battery capacity from 2,000 mAh58Two-way radios: Battery capacity from 2,000 mAh + VOX (hands-free)62Two-way radios: Transmit power from 5 W + battery capacity from 2,000 mah66Two-way radios: VOX (hands-free) + dual band (VHF + UHF)80Amateur (ham) radios: VOX (hands-free)94Two-way radios: Transmit power from 5 W + VOX (hands-free)101Two-way radios: Transmit power from 5 W + dual band (VHF + UHF)113
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