Cheap HAM handheld on Amazon

[Trunk Monkey]

http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-...pr_product_top?tag=ihco-20

Reviews sum it up as a decent radio that "gets you on the air". Looks like you could get the fringe bennie of learning some Chinese, supposedly some of the voice prompts are still in Chinese.

 

[rolliges]

see thread below called "cheap little one" or something like that

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

Linky no worky!

-Alan

 

[45Kevin]

Try this.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/electronic-toys/581637-ham-cheap-little-one.html

I have one. It works fine.

It has many features that I have not even tried yet.

I am not a HAM geek.

 

[jonheld]

I have 2 of these and several GCLC folks got them as well. Unbeatable for the price. Pretty durable and lots of online support through forums.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Hi All:

Linky no worky!

-Alan

Just search Baofeng on amazon.

 

[Dynosoar]

You really need a good antenna to make the thing work worth a s***. I have one and hooked to a good antenna. I use it as a mobile unit.

Dyno

 

[Brentbba]

Went with the similar Wouxun over the BaoFeng after reading reviews of both. Just beginning to play with it. Simplex seems fine. Still need to program some repeaters.

 

[FJ60Seth]

Is this the one with the warning label that says it can cook your meat?

Sent from my iPad using IH8MUD

 

[preacherman]

I have the wouxun as well. I like it a lot. It is not as easy to use as the big names but transmits and receives just as well. I got a little cheat sheet notecard at a ham store that I carry with me it helps a lot. I also went with the wouxun because it included the programming software which makes things a lot easier.

 

[jonheld]

FYI, the CHIRP software that's available for free is a great tool for these little HT radios. I use CHIRP for my Baofeng and my Kenwood mobile. Works a dream.