Hi,
I just bought one from this link:
http://amzn.to/Sri7KU
Shortened for your convenience. $40.98 shipped. Should get it today sometime.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Nov 27, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>>>>> --=3D20
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com
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