Are you looking for the best handheld ham radios in your budget? Well in today's video, we break down the top five best handheld ham radios that are available on the market. I made this list based on my personal opinion and I tried to list them based on their price quality, durability, and more to see the more information about these product. I found these products much helpful for people like you. You can check out the description below also make sure you subscribe for more videos. Okay so let's get started with the video. Number 5. YASUFT60R The cheaper model I'd recommend by YASU, still not cheap, is the FT60R. This radio is dual band equipped and follows the YASU reputation of jamming tons of tech into an incredibly small form factor and then managing to make them nearly indestructible. People still have YASU radios that work just fine and still look great from before there was even the internet. If you want a product that will last and you're looking into handheld hands, YASU is a go-to brand. Sure, you can get radios with similar features and power at lower price points, but they just aren't made as well. Now, that is pretty small for radios of this stature, but surprisingly enough, you can still expect over 12 hours of usage, which was actually quite surprising to me. Number 4. TYTMD380Radio This radio has both digital and analog modes and encompasses the Nifty Digital mode, DMR by Motorola. Unfortunately, since these were originally designed to be used as commercial devices, they are not dual band, so you need to choose either UHF or VHF. Since the majority of repeaters nowadays are UHF, I've chosen to review the UHF model and not the VHF model, so we're dealing with a range of 400 to 480 MHz. This actually sounds like a lot of bad news thus far, but don't worry, good news to come. You can utilize FM-transceiving when not in DMR and you can expect a pretty good range of roughly 7 km. Number 3. Radiotid GD77 The GD77 is a digital and analog DMR-equipped dual band, capable radio operating with 1024 channels at 136 to 174 and 400 to 470 MHz. This radio is by far one of the most intuitive and user-friendly designs and honestly, I really appreciate the keypad as it's far superior to most radios I've given a review with. The radio boasts a 5 km range, which truthfully isn't amazing, but honestly, I think you can squeeze a bit more out of it with a better antenna. Speaking of that, out of the box you get two different length antennas and a 2200 mAh battery pack, which seems to be rather okay, giving you about 12 to 15 hours of battery life. The radio operates at either its low-on-what mode or its high-five-what mode. Number 2. TYT UV8000E TYT has really pushed the boundaries of what handheld hand radios are capable of with this 10-Watt cross-repeater monstrosity. I didn't mention 10 watts in my guide as a normal power output probably because it's not, and there's a good reason for that. 10 watts takes up a lot of power to implement and to offset this, TYT has jammed a 3600 mAh battery pack inside this little beast, hoping to make the 10-W repeater function actually work, and it does, kind of. You can flip it on and you can use it, sort of, but as I mentioned in my guide, small portable electronics with large power capabilities have an Achilles heel, heat. With 10 watts of power, you get about 10 minutes of usage before it becomes so hot that it starts killing itself. Awesome! Obviously, using the radio to its fullest potential wouldn't be ideal for having a conversation, but more so for gathering quick and vital intelligence, or calling for help. Aside from that, and surprisingly with how much it has to protect, this little radio is extremely tough and durable so long as you keep its internal temperatures down. The 5W power mode also works great and overall, experience with the TYT UV8000E is excellent. You have reliable transmitting power when you need it and that's what really counts here. 1. Baofong BFF8HP This particular radio was actually designed in the US specifically for people residing in the US. They wanted to make an extremely easy to use radio that is both powerful and feature packed for their North American fan base. The BFF8HP 2 way radio operates on dual bands consisting of 136 to 174 MHz and 400 to 520 MHz. Like most of the newer Baofong radios, you'll have the option to ramp up your power output for VHF applications up to 8 watts and of course, you still get the traditional option of 4 and 1 watts too. Battery life? Wow! This radio has one of the best levels of battery life of any handheld ham radio today. You can expect 20 hours of life out of the 2000 milliamp hours battery pack even in the highest 8 watts setting. They pride themselves on providing excellent battery life even with the LED flashlight on and constantly using the FM radio function, which I kind of thought was funny since I'd likely never turn on either of those, but it's still nice to have I suppose.