Yep, does what I want.
Okay, everybody says China radios don't last. I took a chance and seem to have gotten a good one. Check the origin of all those so called great radios: Japan, Korea, Philippians, who knows where else. Facts are, if you could find a radio, totally designed and made in the USA, it would probably cost thousands. Chances are it would be a good radio but it would be a target for anyone who wanted it more so every time you took it out you would have to have it chained to your arm. I wanted a cheap radio. One that did what I want it to do but is not so expensive that I would have to put my old lady on the street to fund a replacement. Trust me, if you knew my old lady you would understand, that would take a very long time. With my Baofeng BF-F8+ ($36.59) if I drop it in the lake or the pool, or if someone is dumb enough to steal it, I just order another. With a $40 Baofeng, you get what you pay for, I feel I can't say the same for a $400 Kenwood or $900 Moto. Just maybe these cheap radios will influence the "big three" to reevaluate their prices.
Dave/kf5zuq
73 y'all
Okay, everybody says China radios don't last. I took a chance and seem to have gotten a good one. Check the origin of all those so called great radios: Japan, Korea, Philippians, who knows where else. Facts are, if you could find a radio, totally designed and made in the USA, it would probably cost thousands. Chances are it would be a good radio but it would be a target for anyone who wanted it more so every time you took it out you would have to have it chained to your arm. I wanted a cheap radio. One that did what I want it to do but is not so expensive that I would have to put my old lady on the street to fund a replacement. Trust me, if you knew my old lady you would understand, that would take a very long time. With my Baofeng BF-F8+ ($36.59) if I drop it in the lake or the pool, or if someone is dumb enough to steal it, I just order another. With a $40 Baofeng, you get what you pay for, I feel I can't say the same for a $400 Kenwood or $900 Moto. Just maybe these cheap radios will influence the "big three" to reevaluate their prices.
Dave/kf5zuq
73 y'all