BaofengAmateur (ham) radio
Baofeng UV-17R
Baofeng UV-17R is an amateur (ham) radio released in 2024. Key specs: transmit power 5 W, channels 999, battery capacity 1,800 mAh, VOX (hands-free).
5.5Score
Range & power5.4
Battery3.8
Features8.2
price range£15–25Reference price converted from USD
- Year
- 2024
- Brand
Baofeng- Popularity
- #530 of 560
- Series
- Baofeng UV-R · 4 generations
5 WTransmit power
999Channels
1,800 mAhBattery capacity
YesVOX (hands-free)
Spec guide
How it ranks among amateur (ham) radios of 2024
Compared with amateur (ham) radios released in 2024. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other amateur (ham) radios
Why is UV-17R a good choice?
Channels: 999better than 79% of amateur (ham) radios
Weak points
Transmit power: 5 Wworse than 92% of amateur (ham) radios
Battery capacity: 1,800 mAhworse than 80% of amateur (ham) radios
Specifications
Full specifications
Radio & range
- Dual band (VHF + UHF)
- Yes
- Frequency ranges
- 78–108 MHz, 144–148 MHz, 420–450 MHz, 161.650–163.275 MHz
- Transmit power
- 5 W
- Channels
- 999
Power & battery
- Battery capacity
- 1,800 mAh
Design & durability
- Display
- Colour display
Features
- VOX (hands-free)
- Yes
- Channel scan
- Yes
- Dual watch
- Yes
- Flashlight
- Yes
- Emergency / SOS alarm
- Yes
- Weather channels / alerts
- Yes
- FM radio
- Yes
- Roger beep
- Yes
- PC programmable
- 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: Channels from 99 + flashlight28Two-way radios: Flashlight + dual band (VHF + UHF)35Amateur (ham) radios: Flashlight41Two-way radios: Transmit power from 5 W + flashlight43Two-way radios: Channels from 16 + flashlight67Two-way radios: VOX (hands-free) + flashlight78Two-way radios: Channels from 99 + VOX (hands-free)79Two-way radios: VOX (hands-free) + dual band (VHF + UHF)80
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