Radio questions

[tdyoung58]

Anybody have any Intel on any of these
Suggestions for something better
Radtel RT-950 pro,
Baofeng UV25 pro,
baofeng UV-32

Looking to upgrade my eotw stash since in checking my current ones about half are DOA with known good batteries

 

[NYECOGunsmith]

Ok, how were they stored that killed them??
Get a couple YAESU FT4 or YAESU FT65, they won't go bad and you can use them on ham bands, GMRS, FRS and MURS, granted you need a license to transmit on them legally on the first two, but in the event or EOTW, that won't matter of course.
I can walk you through unlocking them so they will transmit on the GMRS, FRS ,MURS bands, as they come locked so they only transmit on the 2meter and 70cm ham bands.
Its just a code you enter to unlock them, no physical modification needed on these two. Much higher quality radio compared to the Bam Fengs, and less that $100 for either model.

 

[tdyoung58]

Ok, how were they stored that killed them??
Get a couple YAESU FT4 or YAESU FT65, they won't go bad and you can use them on ham bands, GMRS, FRS and MURS, granted you need a license to transmit on them legally on the first two, but in the event or EOTW, that won't matter of course.
I can walk you through unlocking them so they will transmit on the GMRS, FRS ,MURS bands, as they come locked so they only transmit on the 2meter and 70cm ham bands.
Its just a code you enter to unlock them, no physical modification needed on these two. Much higher quality radio compared to the Bam Fengs, and less that $100 for either model.

Stored in a foam lined hard case without batteries attached .... We're stored for a bunch of years

 

[NYECOGunsmith]

Odd, that should not have killed them.
What kind of batteries do they take? If sealed units, not AA or AAA, ODDS ARE THE BATTERIES may show as good but in fact not possess sufficient amperage to power the radios.
What make and model are the dead radios?

 

[tdyoung58]

Odd, that should not have killed them.
What kind of batteries do they take? If sealed units, not AA or AAA, ODDS ARE THE BATTERIES may show as good but in fact not possess sufficient amperage to power the radios.
What make and model are the dead radios?

I used the same battery to test them all, battery was good. The ones that didn't were a uv5r, a uv5r clone and two bf888's so it's not a big loss
Both those yaesu radios are almost $200 each now on Amazon ... Iol
Cheaper other places