Headed for lunch Saturday, friends noticed my Baofeng UV-5R handheld HT and asked about it. "There's an article on my blog," I told 'em, promising to put up a link.
So far, so good with mine, though I have worn the print off the button that switches between preset tuning and continuously-variable mode. Still works, and the little magic person inside announces the new mode when you push it. For what amounts to a disposable radio, that's pretty good.
thankyew
ReplyDeleteI bought one after reading your post. Except for the non-adjustable squelch, I've been extremely happy with it, and the guys in my club (K3CAL.org) are all jealous.
ReplyDeleteI did get the extended battery for it, and now I can go days without charging it, all for about $60 bucks total.
Ed in MD
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ReplyDeleteThere's a site on the web, found by searching Baofeng hacks, that has a method of hacking the bios to allow use on 220 as well. I haven't tried it, but by all reports, it does work.
Ed
I like mine. But I haven't been on the radio much lately.
ReplyDeleteBTW, the guys at Miklor.com (http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/) say there's no working hack to make the UV-5R into a 220 transceiver. See http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Expand.php .
ReplyDeleteBased on your recommendation I did some research and got the UV-B5 instead. I'm still figuring out the features. Nice little toy.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fuzzy.
ReplyDeleteI thought it might be too good to be true. Now I won't bother trying it and stick to 2M & 70CM.
Ed
They're down to $30ish if you shop the sellers on Amazon with a bit of care. I've picked up two along with a roll-up SlimJim from N9TAX and am getting great reception; haven't made any contacts out with it yet. Haven't tried real hard either.
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