He must have an early one or there are still a few good ones out there 
because I know many people who work or worked in radio shops who have all 
put them on their equipment and all saw it to some degree.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dustin Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 12:21 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Handheld Recommendation Needed

Actually, I have a friend, who does repeater work, and he hooked up the BF 
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p to his Monitor=E2=80=A6 And didn't see any of that=E2=80=A6
73 Dustin KF5VXR


> On Nov 9, 2015, at 11:13 PM, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Actually from my various friends who check them on test equipment, the=20
> radios get worse as you get to the newer ones, not better.
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> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: Tom Fowle
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 10:21 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Handheld Recommendation Needed
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> Did you all see the qst results of field tests of various handhelds arrl 
> d=
id
> at conventions?
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> Many of the Baofang radios failed the spurious radiation tests
> disasterously.
> However the tests happened over several years, hopefully they've got 
> there=

> act straightened out.
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> I know there is contraversy about who is responsible for transmitting 
> with=
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> rig that doesn't meet FCC specs, but I wouldn't want to be an R.F. 
> poluter=
.
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> Tom Fowle WA6IVG
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>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 10:50:45AM +1300, Dave Allen wrote:
>> Hi Dave!
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>> I'm definitely happy with my Baofeng UV5R. It is a dual bander and 
>> there'=
s
>> plenty of support for it on the handi hams site.
>>=20
>> Price is US$32.99 from 409shop.com
>>=20
>> Paypal seems to be the best way to pay them. I've had better results
>> organising orders with them via Email. Use the address [log in to unmask]
>>=20
>> The non-standard keyboard takes a little getting used to, but as long 
>> as=20=

>> you
>> don't forget that, everything works great.
>>=20
>> Have just set up a new one for a friend across town. XYL even likes 
>> the=20=

>> feel
>> of this radio, but says the use process is too much like a phone to=20
>> convince
>> her to consider getting a license. Oh well, you can't win them all, 
>> but=20=

>> keep
>> trying.
>>=20
>> 73,
>> Dave
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]
]
>> On Behalf Of Dave Basden
>> Sent: Tuesday, 10 November 2015 5:32 a.m.
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Handheld Recommendation Needed
>>=20
>> Hi All,
>>=20
>> I have a friend, W6RGH, who isn't on the list, but needs a handheld
>> recommendation.  His old one has gone south.  One of the talking Chinese
>> radios would do well for him.  I think he would like a dual bander. 
>> Ther=
e
>> were so many new models coming out that I have lost track.  What current
>> model do you all like and who supplies it here in the U.S.?
>>=20
>> Thanks and 73,
>>=20
>> Dave, W7OQ=20