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Welcome Eric :smiley:

How’s that Baofeng work for you? I don’t know how they can make and sell them for the price :?

I have a Baofeng and its very difficult (but not impossible) to program from the keyboard. It’s easy with the CHIRP program and the computer cable. It operates just fine. If you buy one, get the computer cable too.

73 de w4uck

Jim

Thanks for the info. It just blows my mind that you can get a complete dual band HT for about $30 8O

Really! I paid $19.99 with free shipping on ebay. Quite unbelievable. Shipped from New Jersey.

Thanks Niko,
The Baofeng has been working pretty good for me for a few years now … Have the Extended Battery (modified to fit version), it just spent quite a few months off charger in my vehicle(more than 4months) and with the weather below freezing at times, pulled it out a couple days ago, powered on, still fully charged. Also, I wouldn’t mess with these Chinese HT’s without a speaker mic. Now if my WX Station could behave so well :lol:

I paid about

They are still for sale from many places :dontknow:

They are not technically banned, what is banned is the improper ‘marketing’ of these radios, that has been taking place in the past.

Testing done by ARRL on them was not what you would call flattering, but for the price who’s gonna complain?

Hi,

IU8CGC Tullio

QTH Caserta Italy

Hi IU8CGC.

2E0PKH 73.

Van Allen
W5VAN

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Hi Kev MW1FJK here. Penygroes South Wales.

Regards

Kev

Hi MW1FJK.,

2E0PKH 73.

Ken
KD8DWO
Tontogany, Ohio

Hi Ken

Welcome to the forum.

Chris (G6FCI)

Hi, Ken.

de 2EØPKH.

W6ZKH John Central California

Yes :smiley:

Pa0ISK / K4ISK

Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Fort LAuderdale, USA

K9NRG – not very active – Pagosa Springs, CO, USA