you can get them with 1 day shipping if you are an amazon prime member for 62 and that is 1 day shipping to your door I am going tbuy one I would get one for cheaper, but how lon gdoes it take to get here from the sweat shops?
On Aug 30, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well, I don't know about "well under", the usual price from the China/HK =
> sellers is around $48. Or buy from a US seller with US support for $65 =
> at www.importcommunications.com . But at less than $50, these really are =
> practically disposable.=20
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Aug 30, 2012, at 4:38 PM, Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> no, it doesn't talk much more than most of the common chinese ht's.
>> However, it sells for under 50 bucks which gives you the radio, =
> antenna,=20
>> desktop charger with wallwart and an ear bud head set.
>> It has a full key pad and you can enter frequencies directly, as well =
> as use=20
>> the key pad to access menus and make menu setting changes.
>> It's a well made radio, has 4.5W output on VHF and UHF, and also has =
> dual=20
>> stand by so you can monitor two frequencies at once, though not listen =
> to=20
>> both simultaniously if you get my meaning.
>> Basically it flips between two frequencies, if you want, and stops on =
> which=20
>> ever one is busy.
>> It does verbalize quite allot, though not frequency yet.
>> What it doesn't verbalize is pretty basic and nothing that can't be =
> easily=20
>> confirmed or set via the keypad.
>> You can enter tones directly with the keypad as well making it easier =
> to=20
>> know what you have set.
>> It's similar to the wouxun uv d1p and d2p radios, but half the cost.
>> It's also smaller than the d1 or d2p wouxuns.
>> It's also compatible with kenwood and wouxun accessories like speaker =
> mikes=20
>> and programming cables.
>> I suspect it's the low cost that has made it quite a sensation around =
> the=20
>> world.
>> there are currently well over 2500 members on the uv5r yahoo group, =
> and that=20
>> is probably a fairly small representation of the number of people who=20=
>
>> actually own one.
>> On the technical side, the UV5R has probably the best receiver =
> sensativity=20
>> specs I've ever seen at 0.13UV on the VHF portion of the ham band, and=20=
>
>> 0.14UV on UHF.
>> harmonics are pretty good, though it does exceed minus 40DBC on the =
> third=20
>> harmonic of VHF, which happens to be in the amateur UHF band =
> anyway...the=20
>> rest of the harmonics on both VHF and UHF are far below 40DBC.
>> The third harmonic on VHF is something like 37DBC, so 3 DB out of =
> spec.
>> The buttons on the UV5R are easy to feel and are a bit bigger than say =
> on=20
>> the ic t90A or the th F6A.
>> You have reverse and power adjustment functionality with single =
> buttons on=20
>> the keypad, along with Scan. It has full 16 button DTMF capability =
> on TX=20
>> as well.
>> It even has ANI and PTT ID along with DTMST functionality for =
> commercial=20
>> applications.
>> you have full ctcss for rx and tx as well, and you can even set =
> different=20
>> tones for tx and rx if you want.
>> =20
>> The rx audio is very clear and commercial grade loud if you want.
>> =20
>> You also of course have full tx between 136-174 and 400-470 out of the =
> box,=20
>> and 136-180 and 400-512 with software modification.
>> =20
>> Manual programming from the key pad to store memories and so on is =
> very easy=20
>> as well. You don't NEED software to program this radio...none of the=20=
>
>> current software is accessible yet anyway.
>> =20
>> hope that answers some of your questions?
>> =20
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: Baofeng UV-5R
>> =20
>> =20
>>> Does this radio talk more than the others? I must have missed posts =
> on
>>> this one. Just curious what makes it better?
>>> 73
>>> Butch
>>> WA0VJR
>>> Node 3148
>>> Wallace, ks.
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> On Wed, 29 Aug 2012, Bob
>>> Martin wrote:
>>> =20
>>>> Hi, Group:
>>>> =20
>>>> Last night, I spent a whole bunch of time learning about The =
> Baofeng =3D
>>>> UV-5R. What an amazing package for the money. Going to put the bug =
> in =3D
>>>> Santa's ear and hope that radio gets here by Christmas or sooner. =
> Some =3D
>>>> of the material I reviewed on line came from members of this group =
> and =3D
>>>> that fact assured me that I won't make a mistake getting one. The =
> only =3D
>>>> guilt trip is that I have 2 ADI HTs which work OK and which I can =
> use =3D
>>>> with sighted assistance programming. I paid twice the going price =
> of =3D
>>>> The Baofeng UV-5R for the 2 meter one and three times the price for =
> the=20
>>>> =3D
>>>> 440.
>>>> =20
>>>> 73:
>>>> Bob
>>>> KC3FI
>>>> EchoLink Node - 55127
>>>> Please visit http://www.wan-leatonks.net.
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
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