Steve Litt via plug on 4 Dec 2025 23:29:03 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] microcenter has baofengs again


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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