The 2025 US-China trade war has significantly impacted businesses that rely heavily on Chinese imports, including retailers in the two-way radio industry. Recent developments in tariff escalations have created a challenging and uncertain environment, with significant implications for companies like ours. While the current tariff pause offers temporary relief, uncertainty remains. Here is how we're responding. Read More

The Wouxun KG-XS20H is a compact mobile radio designed specifically for licensed amateur radio operators. Although significantly smaller, lighter and with lower wattage than the classic Wouxun KG-UV920P-A, it boasts a feature set that sets it apart from the typical amateur mobile radio. More impressively, this radio is configured to transmit on three ham bands. Read More

The TYT MD-380 is an iconic DMR radio and one of the most popular digital radios around. It's used by both businesses and ham radio operators as a powerful and very affordable solution for digital communications. Now it's even more so! For a limited time, get the TYT MD-380 at its lowest price ever of only $99.99! Normally priced at $119.99, this $20 discount is an historically low price for the MD-380, and it's only available at this price while supply lasts. Watch Now

The models currently in production, including the GXT1000, GXT1030, and GXT3000 have a total of 50 channels. The Midland GXT67 Pro includes 49 additional user defined (programmable) channels on top of the 22 simplex and 8 repeater channels, for a total of 99! The following is a cross reference chart that lists Midland's "extra channels" and the standard channel / privacy code that it matches up with. Read More

It is no secret that two way radios are essential tools in the manufacturing industry. Whether you have a small warehouse or a huge manufacturing plant, radios will help your company operate more efficiently. Studies have shown that radios typically pay for themselves with time savings in just a matter of months. In a manufacturing or assembly plant where an employee leaving a station could stop production, these savings are realized even more quickly. Read More

Many of our customers have longed for a true GMRS radio with the power, versatility and ruggedness of a business transceiver. Others wanted more options for a license-free MURS radio at a more reasonable price point. In this video, Rick introduces the new KG-805G and KG-805M radios, lists all of their exciting features and shows why these radios change the game for users of the GMRS and MURS. Watch Now

In this full video edition of the 2x award nominated The Two Way Radio Show Podcast, Danny and Rick introduce the latest ham radio from Wouxun: the KG-XS20H Tri-Band Base/Mobile Amateur Radio! Sit down and learn about all the features this powerful unit has to offer. Watch Now!

We discuss the complex and evolving trade war between the U.S. and China, how it reignited in 2025, and how this and a future trade deal may affect the price of two way radios in the marketplace. We’ll also take some of your questions from our blog, email and our forum. If we read your comment about this episode on a future episode, we may send you free swag! Listen Now!

The Midland GXT3000 GMRS Two Way Radio supports all 8 GMRS repeater channels with split tones and codes for each channel. This repeater capability is not activated by default. So, how do you do it? In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows how to quickly and easily activate the repeater channels directly from the keypad of the Midland GXT3000 and add CTCSS tones or DCS codes to them in just a few simple steps. Watch Now!

In a previous video, Steven from our tech department at Buy Two Way Radios showed you how to configure two Wouxun KG-1000G Plus radios into a repeater using an XLT GMRS duplexer. Now Steven is back with another tutorial. Learn how to create a GMRS or Ham Radio repeater with just two handhelds using the Surecom SR-628 Cross Band 2-in-1 Duplex Repeater Controller! It's an easy process at an affordable cost. Watch Now!

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