[washadjeffmad]

And they keep improving - I think the latest revisions come with expanded flash for custom firmware.

I've got a few UV-K5(99)s right now, and I end up giving them away to friends (even if I replace the duckies and keep the tri-bands) when new models release. With the custom bandpass and filter mods, they're reignited a very old interest of mine.

[cdchn]

The new UV-5RM have a much better display and cool features like one-key frequency copy and USB-C charging.

[runjake]

Can you link me? The only 5RM I am pulling up is a Baofeng.

Is the 5RM as hackable as these?

[windexh8er]

The Baofeng is what the parent you're replying to is talking about. I own it as well and it does have a nice display and one button copy. But I prefer the TIDRADIO TD-H3. Not as cool as the Quansheng in terms of hackable - but a phenomenal radio for the money. I bought more radios in the last year than I've bought in the last decade. I've got both Ham and GMRS licensing in the US.

[cdchn]

Thats TIDRADIO TD-H3 is pretty cool looking.

Yeah we live in an interesting time where you can get powerful HAM handhelds for a fraction of what they used to cost.

[shadowpho]

Very interesting! Where did you get them?

[runjake]

Apologies if this has some sort of referral in it. I copied straight from the Amazon app.

https://a.co/d/gEGW5gr

[shadowpho]

wow, that's dirt cheap! Definitely a impulse purchase territory lol. Is this the best cheap one to plug into PC?

[runjake]

Caveat: I'm a ham, but not an expert.

The answer depends on what you want to do or explore. You have many different options, including RTL-SDR type USB dongles for use with software like SDR# and gqrx.