THis one is wide open and fcc certified.  AS it is programable from the 
keypad, it really shouldn't have been certified, but it is.
A cool radio for $40.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Mon, 5 Aug 
2013, Harvey Heagy wrote:

> How can your friend who works at Wal-Mart use his Baofeng in place of his
> store provided Motorola radio?  Most radios can receive on extended coverage
> bands, but they can't transmit on any bands other than the ham ones.
> Harvey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zach Shifflett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 11:10 PM
> Subject: Re: question concerning the Yaesu FT-60R , dual band hand held , 2m
> and 440 MHz
>
>
>> Hi RJ.
>> I have a Baofeng and love it.
>> I know a lot of people who have them, both on this list and off, who
>> have it as well.
>> It's really a great little radio, and I think you'll like it a lot
>> once you get it.
>> I was talking to a guy on my local repeater the other day who works at
>> a Wall-Mart store near here.
>> He had gotten a baofeng for ham use, and loved it so much that he got
>> another one to take to work and replace his store walky talky.
>> He said it was more reliable than his company provided Motorola.
>> I know it seems like it's cheap at only 40 bucks, but really it is a
>> sweet little radio with all the capability you need for a starter ht.
>> With the Nagoya Antenna I bought for it, I can sit on my back porch
>> and make it into a repeater that's 16 miles away with full quiet, so
>> it's not just a peace of junk.
>> It's a really neat radio, and the best deal you can get for the price.
>> As for accessibility, I've not played with many other ht's, but
>> according to the active elements reviews, it seems like just about the
>> most accessible handheld radio out there.
>> You might get something moderately accessible if you spring for a
>> really expensive Kenwood, but the Baofeng will do just fine.
>> You'll have to remember a couple menu options if you wanna program
>> repeaters on the fly, but it's just a matter of getting to know the
>> radio.
>> If you can operate a microwave oven, alarm clock, car stereo, etc.,
>> you can operate this little rig.
>> I heard this old guy today on a 2 meter repeater who had just come
>> back from a hamfest say that the baofeng was the most incredible radio
>> he'd seen for it's price.
>> He said it outshined a bunch of ht's he himself had bought for 3 times
>> its price.
>> Anyway, I'm not trying to sell it to you or anything, but I really do
>> love the radio.
>> Just recently having gotten my own license, I was really skeptical at
>> first.
>> Check out Buddy's eyes free guide at active elements.  There's a lot
>> of good stuff on the site about radios of all makes and models.
>> 73,
>> Zach, KK4RUZ
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