Build quality seems reasonably OK, and there isn’t much you could break. They do look and feel a bit like the real thing though. This is not the case, unfortunately, but more about that later. These radios are often referred to as ‘Professional’, as if they could compete with the Motorolas and Vertex Standards of this world. A lot of 10 Baofeng BF-666S radios (with flashlight!) costs about the same at, one Baofeng BF-888S now costs $25 at (last week they were still over $40, which was a silly price). I paid $21.65 a piece in a lot of 10, which included shipping by DHL.
Contrary to the Baofeng models, this variety does not feature a LED flashlight. There are three model numbers, BF-666S, BF-777S and BF-888S, which are basically identical radios with some cosmetic differences. The best known brand name is probably Baofeng. As I ordered 10 pieces of these radios for a local company, I took the liberty to check them out before shipping them out again. There has been some chatter about these mono-band radios, but apart from some reviews on I couldn’t find much in-depth. What’s a brand name worth? Not much if it originates from China, I’m afraid – identical radios tend to pop up under a myriad of names.
