Someone should drop them a note on that. Gary KB2YAA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [baofeng_uv5r] XYL's & QRM?
Yeah, except that you have to solve a CAPTCHA to sign up with =
Aliexpress.
There's a deal nearly that good at Amazon:
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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
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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=
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> 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.
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> Ron, K8HSY
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> 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
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> 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.
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>>>> 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
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