Welcome Ashley. Nothing wrong with them at all, I know many who use them,
including my own wife who uses the baofeng uv5 or what ever it is, due to
financial constraints it's what I got her and it hasn't let her down yet in
a year and a half.
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From: "Ashley Bernard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Baofeng radios
> Again I am bran new to this whole thing, so someone feel free to tell me =
> to knock off if I=E2=80=99m dead wrong or missing something heh.
> I suppose that yes, These are basically cheaper alternatives to =
> your more familiar brand radios. For someone like myself living on a =
> broke SSI collecting college student=E2=80=99s budget this type of thing =
> is great because I can spend less than 100 dollars for a perfectly =
> capable blind friendly device. What more could I ask for as a person =
> who=E2=80=99s just starting out?
> 73
> KC1CPS
> PS: Hi Jackie! And thanks for the welcome from both you and Lou.
>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I know zero about Baofeng radios. If I were to ask the question, why =
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>> one buy a Baofeng radio instead of a Kenwood, Icom, or Yaesu, what =
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>> answer be? When I have read posts about Baofengs, it seems to me that =
> no
>> one claims that Baofengs are superior to the major three in some way,
>> perform better than the big three, or have better quality than the top =
> three
>> brands. I am left with the impression that Baofengs are nothing more =
> than
>> cheap. Is my perception correct? Or am I missing something here?=20
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>> Alan R. Downing
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