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BTECH Launches Firmware V0.44 for BF-F8HP PRO – Packed with Smart Enhancements and User-Friendly Fixes

Wednesday,  April 16, 2025 ARLINGTON, SD – BTECH continues its commitment to innovation and user experience with the launch of an exciting new firmware update, V0.44, for the widely acclaimed BF-F8HP PRO handheld radio. Designed with extensive user feedback and practical field use in mind, this upgrade introduces significant improvements, intuitive enhancements, and crucial fixes that ensure your radio operates at peak performance. No matter how you use the BF-F8HP PRO firmware V0.44 delivers enhanced usability and versatility. Below you'll find...

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BTECH Releases Firmware 0.8.3 for GMRS-PRO and UV-PRO, Introducing a Sun-Friendly Display and NOAA Alert Fixes

Monday,  April 7, 2025 ARLINGTON, SD – If you own a GMRS-PRO or UV-PRO from BTECH, the new 0.8.3 firmware update is worth your attention and comes packed with fixes and improvements. One of the biggest highlights is the UV-PRO’s refreshed display, which is much easier to read in direct sunlight. Both radios also get a fix for a stubborn receive problem that showed up when NOAA alerts were enabled. This bug sometimes caused weaker reception and odd scanning behavior. It’s...

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New Release – BTECH DMR-6X2 PRO

Friday, September 2, 2022 Our long awaited, next generation digital handheld has finally arrived… BTECH is excited to announce the release of the new BTECH DMR-6X2 PRO, a premium dual band two-way radio that is packed to the brim with features and is our most versatile and powerful handheld radio we have ever released. The DMR-6X2 PRO is designed to be fully customized to meet the needs of both commercial and amateur users. Starting with simple customizations, the user can customize...

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No FM radio on my UV-5R or UV-9G

Blog: Why isn’t my Baofeng FM radio working?

One of the most common questions that we have been receiving lately has been: ‘Why isn't the FM radio working on my radio?’ First, before we dive into the topic, we will preface the answer by affirming that all BTECH distributed radios have fully functioning FM radios and no modifications have been made to our distributed radios or products. As we are all aware there have many hurdles to manufacturing, including a chip shortage, ever since the pandemic’s start in 2020....

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GMRS-V2 Promotional Photo

New Release – BTECH GMRS-V2

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 In 2017 BTECH revolutionized the GMRS world, offering the first advanced programmable GMRS radio, our GMRS-V1. The GMRS-V1 was one of the very first radios to update to the 2017 FCC standards allowing all 30 FRS/GMRS channels on a single GMRS radio - but the GMRS-V1 also added features never seen before in a GMRS radio including on-the-fly commercial programming, and the introduction of a VHF/UHF scanner channels combined into a GMRS radio. Due to our innovation, these features are now...

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