1 posted on
04/23/2024 6:45:29 AM PDT by
srmanuel
To: srmanuel
My fellow hams who have these types say, “it works...for a while”.
2 posted on
04/23/2024 6:47:00 AM PDT by
Da Coyote
To: srmanuel
3 posted on
04/23/2024 6:47:58 AM PDT by
waterhill
(Gonoonqua)
To: srmanuel
They are cheap Chinese pile of crap.
5 posted on
04/23/2024 6:51:20 AM PDT by
DYngbld
(I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!! (this post approved by the NSA))
To: srmanuel
All quiet on the ham front?
I have one early UV 5R my only 2 meter dual band radio. It’s attached to a J pole antenna at times and when so attached appears to listeners, to be more than just a hand held.
Another such radio would be advantageous if nothing more than experience programming one. My son did my original programming.
11 posted on
04/23/2024 6:55:28 AM PDT by
wita
(Under oath since 1966 in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness)
To: srmanuel
The constipated boomer snobs have a problem with anything that costs less than $200 and isn’t made within a mile of their home. Never had a problem with my Baofeng, either performance or quality.
13 posted on
04/23/2024 6:59:05 AM PDT by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: srmanuel
I have 6 of them, they all work great and are firmware modifiable. One of mine can pick up HF and SSB now. Another can do spectrum analysis. They don’t transmit well or at all outside of what they’re designed for but for the money, the mods make them better than anything you can get from ICOM or Yaesu. I paid between $12-18 (w/free shipping) for each of mine from AliExpress.
To: srmanuel
EGZUMER software, you’ll need a Baofeng/Kenwood type programming cable to load it, as it uses the mic/ear jacks not USB (dumb). USB is only for battery charging.
Well worth the money as a wideband receiver. Just remember it’s never going to transmit any usable power outside of the 144 and 440 bands, no matter what idiots on the internet claim.
23 posted on
04/23/2024 7:09:22 AM PDT by
bigbob
To: srmanuel
I just picked up my second Baofeng handheld for $20 on Farcebook marketplace. Both of my Baofengs have worked great, my first one purchased 8ish years ago and still works just fine.
25 posted on
04/23/2024 7:13:58 AM PDT by
dware
(Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
To: srmanuel
To: srmanuel
Get a Japanese-made Yaesu instead. My little 5W handheld has been flawless for years.
34 posted on
04/23/2024 8:39:14 AM PDT by
Hoboto
(I blame Hippies.)
36 posted on
04/23/2024 10:01:46 AM PDT by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: srmanuel
They work fine as long as all knobs are turned to the right.
38 posted on
04/23/2024 10:31:32 AM PDT by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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