I'm looking at buying a couple of Baofeng 2 meter hand helds, there seem to be numerous models available on Ebay, would appreciate suggestions re models, power etc, any thing of interest would be helpful.
Thanks,
Jon VK5WRJ.
RE: Baofeng 2 metre hand helds.
VK2CSW > 05-03-2022, 07:07 AM
I have had a UV-5R (dual-band) for several years.
I used it to ragchew on repeaters during my commute on the train.
Not the most elegant or efficient radio but did the job.
When you compare the price to 'known brand' HT, it did stack up, especially as it spent the rest of its time kicking around in the backpack I carried to work, which was filled with laptops and cameras, so the pricepoint meant if it got damaged it wasn't a biggie. It never got broken but does bear the scars...
HTH
RE: Baofeng 2 metre hand helds.
VK2XAX > 10-03-2022, 01:20 PM
I'd be very careful of using any Baofeng radios in Australia since most arn't type approved. Additionally models such as the UV5-R have harmonics that radiate all the way up to 10GHz ! Not a clean radio at all.