🎙️ 2 Pin Shoulder Microphone for Baofeng Walkie Talkie - Compatible with Baofeng Radios BF-F8HP/F9 UV-82/82HP/82C/5R/5R5/5RA/5RE/5X3 and Kenwood BTECH Retevis TYT - Camouflage Color Review

Only one star and that's because you can't leave a review without stars. This does not carry over to the Baofeng UV-82, although it is advertised that it does. Save your money.

I use this in my radio all the time, it makes listening easier in a noisy environment. The only negative I can say is that people say my voice on the other end doesn't sound like my voice, they say my main voice sounds a bit high. Apart from that it works great.

What I like is that there is a clip on the back of the speaker/microphone. I can clip it to myself or to a shirt or pants pocket for easy access. The cable feels solid and the connection to the radio is solid. I have it for personal use. I rarely need it so it hasn't been heavily used. That said, I haven't dropped it, used it every day for a week, or anything heavy. For my light consumption this is perfectly fine.

I bought several different microphones from the factory to use with the radio. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst either. The mic looks cheap but lasted two weeks, used indoors, outdoors, dropped etc. The biggest issue is the lag. The radios we use have a delay of about half a second between pressing the button and the start of the tone. This particular mic seems to be close to 2-3 seconds. The person speaking can be heard properly, the tone is decent. In general, the microphone is not