True, they are, but I’ve gotten used to programming my Baofeng UV5R and have no trouble with it now.
> On Oct 19, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> 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 =
> =3D
>> nice, if you=3DE2=3D80=3D99re looking for an HT that has some voice =
> feedback =3D
>> on it. Having run a kenwood HT for years, the Th-f6A, which =
> didn=3DE2=3D80=3D99=3D
>> t have any , it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s nice to see manufacturers like =
> Baofeng =3D
>> putting out some HT=3DE2=3D80=3D99s that have some. . =3D20
>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 9:34 PM, Gary Tillinghast =
> <[log in to unmask]> =3D
>> wrote:
>>> =3D20
>>> Congrats on the new callsign, and welcome to the reflector. Many =
> have=3D20=3D
>> =20
>>> insight on many radios. They all are a welth of info. 73. Gary =3D
>> KB2YAA
>>> =3D20
>>> -----Original Message-----=3D20
>>> From: Ashley Bernard
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 7:07 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Baofeng bf-f8
>>> =3D20
>>> prime membership won=3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D99t allow for the purchase of =
> radios. =3D
>> I just =3D3D
>>> ordered last week and prime membership wasn=3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D99t =
> even a =3D
>> possibility =3D3D
>>> according to amazon.
>>> I am new up here, by the way. Just got my call sign this =3D3D
>>> morning, passed my test a week ago, and ordered two handhelds sunday =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> night, got one so far for very good prices on amazon.
>>> Anyway, 73s
>>> Ashley (kc1cps)
>>> =3D20
>>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 6:54 PM, Tom Brennan =3D
>> <[log in to unmask]> =3D3D
>>> wrote:
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Oh, Rob, I see that you may be talking about prime membership. I've =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> not even
>>>> looked at that as any kind of option. Seems pretty silly to save $7 =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> or so for
>>>> an ht <g>. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Tom
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
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