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Steve Litt via plug on 4 Dec 2025 23:29:03 -0800
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Re: [PLUG] microcenter has baofengs again
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- From: Steve Litt via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
- Subject: Re: [PLUG] microcenter has baofengs again
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 02:28:52 -0500
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On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:16:24 -0500 (EST)
"Keith C. Perry via plug" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
> 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.
It's FM only, right? Would that really be considered a "ham
transceiver"?
SteveT
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