Re: [PLUG] microcenter has baofengs again

["Keith C. Perry via plug" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Just to put this out there....  Not all Baofengs are created equal.  Quite a few models can be "dirty" in the sense that there can be significant harmonics in other bands.  A number of ham guys on Youtube do tests to show this so buyers are informed.  I don't think I've seen this particular model tested so I don't know one way or the other.

I get it... it's a $20 radio.  I have a couple of Baofengs myself.  That said, they as well as Wouxon and Tidradio (also Chinese) have models that are clean for not much more money.  For Baofeng though, I would stick to models under the Btech brand since they are in the states.  Their Baofengs models tend to be a better quality.  The new UV-5R Mini (https://www.baofengradio.com/products/5r-mini) has however been tested by a number of people and that one has had good results too.

-$0.02 😎

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Subject: Re: [PLUG] microcenter has baofengs again

I didn't know they ever carried them! I take it they're in that aisle
with all the other impulse buy items by the registers? Do they have
any other ham stuff?

Walt

On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 07:04:25PM -0500, Rachel plays Linux via plug wrote:
> Not that too many PLUGgers need a new cheap ham transceiver anymore, but
> I'm in line at MicroCenter and they have the UV-5RX for 20 bucks. Might be
> a good present for a nerdy nibling.

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