r/Baofeng is a subreddit with 60k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses baofeng, radio, uv 5r, uv5r, and programming, and they frequently recommend/review antenna, radio, and walkie talkie.
An *unofficial* source for everything related to Baofeng radios, and other similar models
Popular Themes in r/Baofeng
#1
Solution Requests
: "Good radio for starting out?"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Recently acquired this radio it transmits however, it barely picks up my voice any advice oh how to fix?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Baofeng
#1
Baofeng
: "A list of every Baofeng model."
232 posts
#2
Radio
: "Is it worth getting one of those cheapo chinese talkies that can receive CB and Shortwave Radio ?"
131 posts
#3
Uv 5r
: "Baofeng UV-5R in Chernobylite"
86 posts
#4
Uv5r
: "Honda UV-5R :)"
67 posts
#5
Programming
: "Got a baofeng DM32-UV and I'm trying to program it using the DMR CPS program, but it doesn't work"
59 posts
#6
Antenna
42 posts
#7
Help
34 posts
#8
Transmit
21 posts
#9
Repeater
: "Question regarding connecting to a local Repeater, from a Baofeng Radio Ham Radio Handheld AR-5RM 10W"
16 posts
#10
Newbie
15 posts
Products Discussed in r/Baofeng
Antenna
4 reviews
#1
Diamond
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Nagoya
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Signal Stuff
5.0★ from 1 review
Radio
4 reviews
#1
Baofeng
3.8★ from 4 reviews
Walkie Talkie
4 reviews
#1
Baofeng
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Retevis
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
BTech
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/Baofeng
Yearly
+11k members(22.9%)
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Last updated: May 31, 2026