Baofeng Baofeng uv-5r

[mmckenna]

Which brings the question as to why ICOM etc... puts the "can't be offered for sale" notice on all of their new radios, when they clearly aren't set up for out of band operations from the box...

It has nothing to do with the transmitter part of the radio.
It has everything to do with the "scanning receiver" part of the radio.

 

[MTS2000des]

KY4OA- Yes, it's a "WALKIE TALKIE" and you are right, they need to SERIOUSLY, grow up! Too much technical stuff on this site and who really cares!!
There are "choices" in this world and I'm "NEVER" going to be told what to do or not to do when it comes to making a purchase.
I'm SICK of this DEBATE 24/7 already.

That's right! The ENTITLED one isn't going to be told there are rules and told NO. You tell em Kenneth. What's the frequency? Oh it doesn't matter, it's just a walkie-talkie. Who cares if it jams my "son the cops" radio. I'm sick of being told there are rules and NO.

 

[KK4JUG]

Take a break! I need to make some more popcorn.

 

[AK9R]

Take a break!

Not a bad idea. The dead horse is well beaten.

 

[MUTNAV]

It has nothing to do with the transmitter part of the radio.
It has everything to do with the "scanning receiver" part of the radio.

yeah.... when I looked over everything again shortly after posting, I realized I had answered my own question.



Thanks
Joel

 

[W8HDU]

 

[W8HDU]

Beat and left to lay.

 

[BMDaug]

@W8HDU What is the meaning of this?

-B

 

[N4JKD]

I will say no. I have had four and of the four, three of them died and no recovery of them within a year, and sold the other one. I bought an Anytone 878 two years ago and it is running strong still. I think the transmit audio is just as good, if not better, on analog repeaters, than Yaesu, Icom or Kenwood radios. Plus, you get DMR capabilities. I can't say enough good about the radios. I just bought a new Diamond antenna for it at our hamfest back in March.

 

[TomLine]

I will say no. I have had four and of the four, three of them died and no recovery of them within a year, and sold the other one. I bought an Anytone 878 two years ago and it is running strong still. I think the transmit audio is just as good, if not better, on analog repeaters, than Yaesu, Icom or Kenwood radios. Plus, you get DMR capabilities. I can't say enough good about the radios. I just bought a new Diamond antenna for it at our hamfest back in March.

Does the DMR open a big learning curve compared to the UV-5R or just add a couple nice options? I think I'd like to try the 878 based on your recommendation. Do you program with chirp or something else? Could the 878 talk or listen on 220 or other bands for an emergency only situation? (No flogging please.)

 

[nd5y]

DMR is a huge learing curve compared to a UV-5R. Programming the digital stuff on any DMR radio is way different than analog. Chirp doesn't work with any DMR radio that I know of. See the list of supported radio models at the bottom of the page.

 

[kny2xb]

Haven't you ever heard the old expression? "If it's got t___, tires, or transistors it'll give you trouble at some point".

Been there, suffered those

 

[12dbsinad]

Been there, suffered those

Me too. Even got the T-shirt.

 

[kny2xb]

Me too. Even got the T-shirt.

That's cool

Thanks to the judge & the lawyer, I couldn't afford the coffee mug or the t-shirt

She did though

 

[kny2xb]

I don't remember who said to get rid of the judges &/or the lawyers

Would work for me

 

[W8HDU]

That's cool

Thanks to the judge & the lawyer, I couldn't afford the coffee mug or the t-shirt

She did though

As they say out west in gold county, "she got the mine, I got the shaft."

 

[kny2xb]

Oh yeah, I remember that song VERY well, R.I.P Jerry Reed