Thank you Buddy, I'll look at that.

Kent


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:09 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Baofeng BF-F8HP speech?

You might want to read the reviews on hammer.wordpress.com . There is a =
series of Baofeng radios that doesn't get very good ratings. The models =
sold by Baofengtech are probably a good bet. For accessibility though, I =
still like the Puxing PX-UV973 best.=20

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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Mobile: 814-431-0962
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> On Apr 3, 2015, at 9:53 PM, Kent Plemmons <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Thanks a bunch Tom.
> I have been considering obtaining a VHF/UHF handheld.  I was =
considering the
> Kenwood THF6A but am looking in the direction of a Baofeng.  Haven't =
decided
> yet.  I just did some web searching and found the Baofeng BF-F8HP and 
> =
didn't
> know much about it.
> Thank you very much,
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> Kent, KK4FFF, Clyde NC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Brennan
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 2:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Baofeng BF-F8HP speech?
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> Kent, its speech is exactly like the ov-5r.  Only difference is that =
the 8
> does give you a verbal low battery warning a couple seconds before it 
> =
shuts
> down from a low battery.
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> Tom
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> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html