Product Review

BL-5 AA Battery Pack for BaoFeng BF-F8HP, UV-5X3, and UV-5R Series Radios.

This is the BL-5 AA Battery Pack for BaoFeng UV-5R, UV-5X3, and BF-F8HP series radios.

It works on:
BF-F8HP
UV-5X3
UV-5R (every model UV-5RA, UV-5RB, UV-5RE - etc). Models with wider bases, such as the UV-5RA take a bit more effort to install the battery pack on (but will still work)

Specifications:
Size: 112mm x 48mm( Lx W)
Thickness: 16mm x 30mm
Weight (packaging weight excluded): 41g


How to use the BL-5 AA Battery Pack:
You can use 6 AA NiMh/ NiCd cells (1.2V) OR 5 AA Alkaline/ Zinc Carbon cells (1.5V) & 1 dummy AA (which is included).

**If you use 6 AA Alkaline or Zinc Carbon cells, the receiver works but the radio won't transmit

Includes:
BL-5 AA Battery Case
1 Dummy AA (required for use with 5 Alkaline batteries)