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Newbie here. Patience please
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WB4CS
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Welcome to RR!
Can you provide us with more information? What do you need help with, or are you looking for reviews on the radio?
Thanks,
Can you provide us with more information? What do you need help with, or are you looking for reviews on the radio?
Thanks,
nd5y
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the UV-5R (all versions) can be found at Baofeng UV5R Baofeng UV-5R
N4KVE
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While these new Chinese radios seem to work well, they can be a real pain to program. While your average Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu are simple to program from the keypad, the Baofeng is very difficult to do simple keypad changes like offset, or pl changes. Fortunately, you can easily program the radio using a laptop & cable to set everything up, but do you want to carry that laptop with you just to change the pl tone? My Dad recently picked up an Icom HT, & I had never seen it, but I was able to program it in 5 minutes w/o ever looking at the owner's manual. A friend once showed me his new Chinese HT on the way to a Hamfest. After an hour I still wasn't able to figure out how to program the offset, or PL tones. So they are a good value for the money. but difficult to program from the keypad. Spend the extra & get a radio that programs easily..
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I've been advised to get a different hand held transceiver, a Kenwood or other. Any suggestions
Thank you
I've been advised to get a different hand held transceiver, a Kenwood or other. Any suggestions
Thank you
I think the best bang for the buck when it comes to dual-band handhelds is the Yaesu FT-60. They are good radios and rugged to boot. You should be able to buy a new one for less than $200.
mrstangblb
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I just bought a Baofeng UV-B5. Much easier to program even for a newbie like me!
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AC2OY
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Nice welcome to the addiction!!!
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