BrettL
Member
Anyone familiar with this radio?
Is it a good first time radio if I can get past the quirks of programming it?
I have used a Baofeng_UV5R since I got my license this year in March. It's ok for what it is. I hate it for a mobile radio in my truck. It picks up to much power line noise and its heard in my transmission at times. The scan stops well before it gets to the actual frequency the signal is being transmitted. I will have to bump it a few notches to get it on frequency. Today I thought I heard a TV station and also I heard a noise like a fax but it had some audio in it and I could hear the guy talking. It has a trashy receive but it's a $30.00 HT.
So I hope the Yaesu 8500 will be a good radio. I found some good and bad reviews about the radio. Mostly the bad was about the programming.
Is it a good first time radio if I can get past the quirks of programming it?
I have used a Baofeng_UV5R since I got my license this year in March. It's ok for what it is. I hate it for a mobile radio in my truck. It picks up to much power line noise and its heard in my transmission at times. The scan stops well before it gets to the actual frequency the signal is being transmitted. I will have to bump it a few notches to get it on frequency. Today I thought I heard a TV station and also I heard a noise like a fax but it had some audio in it and I could hear the guy talking. It has a trashy receive but it's a $30.00 HT.
So I hope the Yaesu 8500 will be a good radio. I found some good and bad reviews about the radio. Mostly the bad was about the programming.