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Been watching the 2m/440 dual band HT market for a while now, hoping to find a decent priced radio that I can use when out in the field. I see a lot of great reviews for the Chinese radios that are coming into the states with the best being the BaoFeng UV-5R dual band HT.Although this is a radio with full open transmit from 100-170MHZ and 400-480MHZ, it still gets great reviews from every ham that has purchased one so far. I see on every Ham blog that mentions it that if you can get past the menu system you have a solid radio that you can get for under 50 bucks.
One recommendation that I suggest is to purchase or make your own USB programming cable. That will ease the setup and make it easier to program all your favorite repeaters into the radio.
The BaoFeng UV-5R 2m/440 HT is a solid radio that can be used out during emergency situations that will provide years of service. And if you break it you aren't out for too much money being under 50 bucks.
Just be careful where you use it since it will transmit on the FRS/GMRS frequencies as well. Some of these can get you int a lot of trouble.
You can check out the great reviews on the BaoFeng UV-5R here.
Hello I have the radio and you can do many things with it , programing is a bit to get used to but improved with the cable and program , the power out put is 4 watts ,there are many accessories that can be had with it I got mine on eBay and the price around $50 is low enough for a good twin bander HT. I have the uv5r and other accessories. the only thing it takes a while to receive the radio because of importing from china but with the tracking information and eBay guarantee, the radio was worth the wait, if you need the dealers info or other information feel free to email me . N3GWT Charles Highlanderneo1@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI assume that with Amazon you wouldn't have that wait for it to ship from China. The lowest price I have seen on this radio is under 50 dollars US new. Not a bad deal if ya want an HT that you can use for rolling around in the mud.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input Charles.