I have tried this link several times and can't get it to work.  When I 
search for the uv-5r on amazon I get a whole bunch of hits.
Thanks.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sun, 11 
Nov 2012, Buddy Brannan wrote:

> Yeah, except that you have to solve a CAPTCHA to sign up with =
> Aliexpress.
>
> There's a deal nearly that good at Amazon:
> =
> http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-136-174-400-480-Dual-Band-Transceiver/dp/B00=
> 9MAXPBU/ref=3Dsr_1_9?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1352654543&sr=3D8-9&keywords=3DBaofen=
> g+UV-5R
>
> I don't know if it's the most current firmware or not, though. May or =
> may not be important at that price.=20
>
> I have one, but can't tell you if it's 4 or 5 watts. I don't expect one =
> watt matters much, who can tell the difference really?=20
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Nov 11, 2012, at 6:25 PM, "Ronald E. Milliman" =
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know why some descriptions of the Baofeng UV-5R gives the
>> wattage as 5 watts and in other places, it is described as 4 watts? =20=
>
>> =20
>> Those of you who have the Baofeng UV-5R, are they a 4 watt or a 5 watt
>> radio?  The current deal on that radio that Buddy posted sounds too =
> good to
>> pass up.
>> =20
>> Ron, K8HSY
>> =20
>> =20
>> At 07:43 PM 11/10/2012 -0500, you wrote:
>>> *Snicker* Just saw this on the Baofeng UV-5R Email reflector.
>>> =20
>>> BTW, if anyone needs a couple of Baofeng UV-5R's, check this out. =
> It's =3D
>>> kind of hard to beat, and I'm sorely tempted:
>>> =3D
>>> =
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2-Sets-Bulk-Packing-Baofeng-UV-5R-Dual-Band=
> =3D
>>> -Walkie-Talkie-Cost-Effective-Package-Fast-Delivery/627205166.html
>>> =20
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> =20
>>>> From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Subject: [baofeng_uv5r] XYL's & QRM?
>>>> Date: November 10, 2012 7:38:03 PM EST
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Well played, Ian!
>>>> =3D20
>>>>> I wonder if this group can help me. I'm having trouble programming =
> =3D
>>> my XYL.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Inbetween her massage appointment and getting her nails done, she
>>>>> noticed that I bought another $45 radio "to keep in her vehicle", =3D=
>
>>> (which
>>>>> is of course the better car and the one we use when we go anywhere
>>>>> together). This produces QRM in the form of a clicking sound =3D
>>> whenever
>>>>> she sucks her tongue away from the back of her teeth. CTCSS on =3D
>>> receive
>>>>> does not seem to filter this noise out, and all the different =3D
>>> settings
>>>>> of menu 0 seem to operate the same way. VOX was turned off long =
> ago.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> All QTH antennas except those mounted secretly in the attic produce =
> =3D
>>> the
>>>>> error message "It's ugly, take it down". I am using Windows 7 =3D
>>> Ultimate,
>>>>> and have tried various compatibility modes, to no avail. This =
> wasn't =3D
>>> a
>>>>> problem before I upgraded from YL to XYL. I suspect there may be a
>>>>> driver issue.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> I have considered getting a newer XYL with upgraded firmware, but =3D=
>
>>> the
>>>>> dialog and protocol changes demand I upgrade my software as well. =
> At =3D
>>> my
>>>>> age this is getting difficult. My spam filter is full of =3D
>>> advertisements
>>>>> for accessories, but I suspect they may contain counterfeit =3D
>>> ingredients.
>>>>> Too, I don't know if I dare take the chance of bricking my =
> equipment
>>>>> by trying to extend frequency beyond its current limits.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Ian
>>>> =3D20
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