Remember one thing about the cheaper radios: Although they may have some speech output, they're somewhat more difficult to program than the Kenwood TH-F6. Not necessarily a deal breaker,l but something to keep in mind.
Steve
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From: "Dan Eickmeier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 05:28
Subject: Re: Baofeng bf-f8
> Hey, congrats on getting the license Ashley. The Baofeng radios are =
> nice, if you=E2=80=99re looking for an HT that has some voice feedback =
> on it. Having run a kenwood HT for years, the Th-f6A, which didn=E2=80=99=
> t have any , it=E2=80=99s nice to see manufacturers like Baofeng =
> putting out some HT=E2=80=99s that have some. . =20
>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 9:34 PM, Gary Tillinghast <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
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>> Congrats on the new callsign, and welcome to the reflector. Many have=20=
>
>> insight on many radios. They all are a welth of info. 73. Gary =
> KB2YAA
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----=20
>> From: Ashley Bernard
>> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 7:07 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Baofeng bf-f8
>>=20
>> prime membership won=3DE2=3D80=3D99t allow for the purchase of radios. =
> I just =3D
>> ordered last week and prime membership wasn=3DE2=3D80=3D99t even a =
> possibility =3D
>> according to amazon.
>> I am new up here, by the way. Just got my call sign this =3D
>> morning, passed my test a week ago, and ordered two handhelds sunday =3D=
>
>> night, got one so far for very good prices on amazon.
>> Anyway, 73s
>> Ashley (kc1cps)
>>=20
>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 6:54 PM, Tom Brennan =
> <[log in to unmask]> =3D
>> wrote:
>>> =3D20
>>> Oh, Rob, I see that you may be talking about prime membership. I've =
> =3D
>> not even
>>> looked at that as any kind of option. Seems pretty silly to save $7 =
> =3D
>> or so for
>>> an ht <g>. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
>>> =3D20
>>> Tom
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
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