Excellent power and the batteries being directly rechargeable by USBC cable (so you can have your spare charging in your car without any particular dock) is incredibly useful.

This is a great starter package for a newly licensed ham radio operator, or for a spare radio that's easy to program via bluetooth. I had some trouble at first was with the speaker mic. I couldn't get it to connect properly. I even went so far as to get a replacement, which also had the same issue. Email tech support was very helpful. I eventually figured out that when the plug is inserted straight-in, it won't fully connect. You can see a gap in the photo I took. But if I push with more pressure on the long pin side, the plug will snap in place. After a few plug-in's, the connection is easier to establish. Also, bluetooth is sometimes finicky. This may have been fixed by the latest Odmaster phone app release. I found that it helps to force quit and restart the app, and turn the radio off/on. And if it still persists, reload the RX/TX List and try again.

I have used quite a few of the CCR (cheap Chinese radios), and by far, this radio blows them out of the water. The screen is bright in daylight, with all the info needed clearly laid out on screen. You can program it via Bluetooth or on your computer with a programming cable, and it puts out nearly 10 watts on high power! Now, this is the radio I EDC, and it checks just about all my needs- USB-C charging, unlock-able for SHTF comms, bright screen, 10 watts, decent selectivity, long battery life. I am impressed with TiDRadio for listening to its customers and you tube personalities and addresses almost all of the feedback given with changes, upgrades and fixes to those concerns (spurious emissions/harmonics, battery burn, noise on transmit, etc.) Two thumbs up for TiDradios H8!

Great radio. Has scan functions and can get almost wvery frequency readily available for the public. Was able to hop onto the carrer wave of some other walkie talkies that my family took to the lake. Had almost crystal clear connection while they were over 40 miles away. (It did have frequent static but I attribute that to the other handhelds. Not this one) 5/5

These radios switch from a GMRS Radio or Ham radio with a few presses of button