BTECH UV-PRO IP67 Dual Band VHF/UHF Two-Way Radio - APRS, Bluetooth, GPS, Text Messaging, Aviation Band Scanner, NOAA Weather Alerts, USB-C Rechargeable Battery

FCC ID: 2AGND-UV-PRO An amateur or part 90 radio license is required to transmit with this radio. This radio is a dual band amateur radio. It receives and transmits on the 2 meter, and 70 cm bands. It also receives the civilian aircraft band. This radio has many unique features. It has send and receive APRS capability. It has transmit and receive I-gate capability. It has digipeater capability (which currently does not work). It has a relay (parrot) function that receives and retransmits the received audio. It has a nonstandard microphone connector. BTECH sells an adapter to allow K1 style accessories. A bluetooth microphone is available also. Transmit and received audio is great. The radio has a mic gain control. The radio is programmed via a smartphone application. Also, most radio functions can be set and adjusted from the app. The app does NOT need to be running for the APRS and other functions to work. The radio has a GPS system and can work autonomously. This radio is NOT CHIRP-Compatible. APRS is awesome, supporting send and receive. It supports all common APRS symbols and allows you to send and receive messages. The I-gate works well, sending received stations to APRS-IS and receiving the same. There is a digipeater function that you run from the app. This radio uses standard amateur AX.25 protocol for amateur use and a proprietary "BSS" protocol for business/Part 90 use. The radio uses AX.25/BSS to identify and indicate position for group use and can display onscreen the bearing of other UV PRO radios in the group. It can also display bearings of received APRS stations. A Bluetooth KISS TNC is now implemented! It works great! You connect it to your computer and run your packet program, directing it to one of the comm ports Bluetooth opens and you are running. This radio has more features than any other analog radio I've ever seen. It is firmware upgradeable, and the app is upgradeable. This future-proofs the radio and allows future development of the unit. I look forward to the future with this series. It is maturing fast! Firmware updates come often. It still has some development to go through yet, before it reaches its full potential; but it is darn close. The price is very attractive. You get a lot with what you pay for. I highly recommend this radio. Edited: Digipeater works, KISS capability, Added fifth star.

Unbelievable quality and specs for the price. With limited testing in UHF and VHF saw no spurious harmonics. Radio case is solid and passed a brief "dunk" test (fully submerged). GPS location was spot on. APRS appears to work as expected to APRS.fi. Menus are easy to follow. Phone app (I liked the iPhone version and wasn't too sure I liked the Android version) makes individual and bulk programming (via CSV files) a snap - no need for CHIRP. The adapter is M1 (Motorola) and not K1 (Kenwood) as most HTs. Adapters are available for about $20 - ordered one and while it works perfectly the adapter area doesn't seal so I think the IP67 waterproof reliability is gone with any adapter attached. Ordered separately and tested the Bluetooth speaker/mic and it was inconsistent in pairing and connection (returned it). There are so many features on this radio I still haven't tested, but I'm quite happy about quality, features and price! If you've been using the very inexpensive HTs, this is a very good investment and a logical "next step" radio!! (NO - I'm not an influencer - I'm a Ham/SAR guy who needed a radio I can take into the woods and be sure it works - this is a winner!)

Radio came as described, works perfectly and is was easier to program than my UV-5RM. I did upgrade the antenna to a Nagoya NA-771 for just a little more distance and clarity.

Really enjoying this radio - especially for the price point. Lots of good features. Hope that future updates make it faster to get around the menus but the ability to program the aux side buttons makes up for that. The only thing keeping it from a full 5 stars is that the ‘left’ button is sort of sticky compared to all the rest (just annoying more than anything) and that the programming software isn’t 100% compatible with ChromeOS. It does work on phone platforms well, though. With the addition of the Bluetooth mic and a Nagoya antenna, this punches well above its class. Feels good in the hand, too. Sound is on par with my expectations for an HT. I would recommend this to a friend, especially for a reliable and capable outdoors radio.

The BTECH UV-Pro has completely exceeded my expectations. As someone who’s used the Anytone 878II Plus for APRS and analog, I was skeptical at first—but this little radio really delivers, especially considering it’s less than half the price. While the 878II Plus may be a better overall radio, the IP67 rating and price make this a much wiser investment to use for your emergency radio kit. ✅ Built-In APRS Functionality (Analog): The UV-Pro supports analog APRS transmit right out of the box (download latest firmware for best functionality), and it works beautifully. I set it up with APRS.fi and tested it on the go—it reliably sent position data with no fuss. It’s not digital APRS like the 878II Plus, but for analog APRS on a budget, it’s hard to beat. ✅ It doesn't support CHIRP, but: Programming the channels direct or thru the mobile app is straightforward. The menus are intuitive for anyone who has used a Baofeng or BTECH radio before. Plus, it supports a ton of memory channels, dual-watch, and scanning options. While the Mobile App offers a one by one editing of channels/memory setup, there is a way to use a .csv file to edit and have the app upload it to save you some time. ✅ Solid Build & USB-C Charging: It feels more premium than the price would suggest. The buttons are tactile, the screen is bright, and the built-in USB-C charging is a modern touch that makes it super convenient for travel or emergency use—no more dragging around a bulky cradle. ✅ Compare to Anytone 878II Plus: While the Anytone 878II Plus has full digital APRS (TX and RX), DMR support, and more advanced features, it comes at a much higher price point. The UV-Pro nails the APRS basics—and for analog APRS transmit, it performs remarkably well. If you're just looking for affordable, reliable APRS tracking with analog radio features, the UV-Pro is a killer value. 📌 Bonus Features: Dual band (VHF/UHF) High-capacity battery Rugged and lightweight Pre-configured APRS settings available via BTECH Full Frequency Transmit Final Thoughts: The BTECH UV-Pro is an incredible option for anyone who wants APRS capability without spending $300+. It doesn't have the Digital APRS like the Anytone 878II Plus, but for analog APRS and general ham radio use, it holds its own—and then some. Easily the best mid-level ham radio available. Highly recommended!

This is a REALLY flippin nice radio. I just received another radio the same day and just unpacking the UV-PRO was a billion times better. I set it up manually through the keys to my usual channels and it was super simple. After I downloaded the app and went through some of its functions and I'm really impressed. The connection between the app and radio allows for changes in all settings while allowing you to access the talk functions of the radio rather it being one or the other like many radios. I bought this radio SPECIFICALLY for ATAK but it is so nice I'll probably use it over my other radios when I'm not using ATAK too. I thought the price was way too high for a relatively low power 5W radio but it is so much more than its output wattage, I'll be able to use it for search and rescue, Wildland firefighting, off grid AD-HOC systems like reticulum and so much more. Even the box it came in was nice. My only gripe is the two screws for the belt clip attachment are cheap phillips heads and the first one stripped its head the first time I installed it.

These are my notes on the BTECH UV-Pro running the latest firmware of 0.8.4-2, ordered from most frustrating to least, with a few good things at the end. The summary is the channel bank system is what makes this turn from a good radio into a borderline useless radio. --- Major problems When I choose say "channel 1" as the APRS channel, then that is channel 1 on whatever bank I have selected, meaning I'll suddenly be sending APRS packets to a repeater or something like that when I switch banks, unless I waste a channel on every bank for the APRS channel. The multiple banks of channels are very limiting, I cannot set the dual VFOs to 2 channels from different banks, I'm stuck with only the channels in the currently selected bank. This makes it impossible to have a bank of simplex channels, and banks of repeaters, and monitor both a simplex channel and a repeater channel at the same time. The banks have 30 channels each, so I can't fit much in them. And there are only 6 banks total. Scan mode only scans the current bank, no option to scan all of the banks. --- Minor annoyances The app settings are confusing, there's an "APRS settings" section but that seems to be iGate/Internet related only. The radio APRS settings are under "Signaling settings" and I had to disable the "Synchronous signaling settings" option to make everything work as expected. Overall it would benefit from clearer seperation of App/Internet related settings, and Radio settings. As well as clearer naming of some of the setting options. When importing channels from a CSV file the power setting (H/M/L) is always set to High on every imported channel regardless of the CSV file setting. Activating scanning disables dual-watch, which makes sense as it's a single receiver radio, but when de-activating scanning it leaves dual watch disabled and doesn't automatically set it back to the prior setting. The screen is set back from the front plastic quite a ways, so if I'm off axis much the sides are cut off from view. It also washes out when viewed from the side, and has a bit of a flicker to it. It can send the current VFO frequency with APRS packets over the internet, but not over the radio for some reason. There's no smart beaconing option for APRS, only fixed time settings. The APRS station list on the radio doesn't show path information. There are "location request" and "call request" buttons when viewing an APRS station on the app, and tapping them sends a digital signal over the current VFO. Why these buttons show up when APRS doesn't support them is odd. Overall it's very easy to accidentally send a digital packet of some kind over the current VFO. It would be nice if it prompted me when it was going to do this, vs sending it over the digital channel selected in settings. --- Good things It does charge via USB-C PD, seems to be around 5W so a full charge should take about 5 hours. It feels well built and sturdy. The app does have useful features, like being able to TX and RX audio through my phone, it shows a handy list of received/sent audio that I can playback with a tap, there is a map and list of APRS stations, and it can send/receive messages. And of course adding or editing channels is nice and easy.

Okay to start I currently own and have used nearly every low to high dollar HT radios. The Superhets are worth their weight in price. Their tuners and filtering are truly a cut above 99% of the pack. You will soon know why spending over $300 on an HT has peak coms both in and out. There are only 3 radios that I’ve had people just offer up a signal report right away that include “That radio you are on is Cristal Clear and just sounds amazing”. Followed by “What is it”??? Surprisingly the Uv5r-mini is one of them. It’s is showing up on the bench test to be a very clean radio for the it’s price. My belief is that radio is a trash in thrash out sort of world. Clean going out translates to clean going in. There are so many things that influence clear and notable differences in the way a radio sounds to others. Checking all the boxes. We form an opinion to what others sound like to us. Baofeng has landed a winner at a remarkable price point. However most of us will agree that 5w radios just fall short in being able to push through some obstacles. Many will agree a10w radio is going to fill the sweet spot for a walkabout better over all. B-tech has made its name in being considered an upscale division of Baofeng. Clearly a fact of the matter. The use of a BT Mic has a bad rep in radio. The delays and garbling Tx gives them away every time. They do work without a doubt but with a compromise in quality's in both in and out coms. Now my point here is finding that balanced combo that checks all the boxes while using A remote BT mic. This balance simply does not exist. UNTILL NOW! Both in and out with UV-Pro combo with the BS-22 BT mic. Has a sound apparently breaking the illusion we have had in the belief it can’t be done. I have not been able to actually hear this combo myself. But the reports I’m being offered out of the blue about how it sounds Screams A CLEAR WINNER. Over and over I’m getting this. Now comes the range between the two is not a game changer but nails down a new zero delay or lag aspect that blows away everything I’ve tried. And there are many. 10 out of 10 checking the box’s. Every time. Now comes the 3rd radio. The B-tech once again. The combo of the GMRS-50Pro and the BS-22 rules the roost. I never expected to ever get further away from a radio and maintain amazing reports of how it sounds. Normally any thing over 20ft away from the radio its over. Well not any more!!! How about over 100 ft.??? Or even out to 180 ft. Still working. You will not believe this combo. At 90ft. Penetrating 3 wire fence and 2 cinder block walls with tile. Also 2 slabs of dry wall. Then inside of a bathroom steal stall. NO WAY!! But it’s true. Still able to switch channels through all that. Now to be honest the garble comes on about the last drywall but still able to speak and hear with legible notes. What a pair. Hats off to B-Tech for setting the bar way up there for the rest. Now if we could just fill the gap in 70cm on the 50pro it will be in every house and car over the land. Lack of a MARS mod is the only short coming. Sorry about the short review. Now have 2 of each. And another pro50 for my shop on the way. Down sizing on my collection. Over 25 that can’t run with this combo. The IP64 rating is just a bonus in this pairing. Just get a pair and don’t look back friends. Out!!