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Baofeng 2-way radio
mackcrane
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Picked up a Baofeng UV-5R radio. Is it a Scanner as well as a 2-way? Thanks.
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http://www.buytwowayradios.com/products/resources/Baofeng/UV-5R-Owners-Manual-2.pdf
Technically you are supposed have a ham license to operate. The radio is not approved for the FRS and GMRS frequencies.
Margaret Thatcher
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GNP7PTY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I purchased the Baofeng UV-82 UP. It's a newer model than the UV-5R and the UV-5RA. They're supposed to have a little more power but for a $26.99 radio, that I purchased on Amazon, I'm not really expecting to much. I guess time will tell.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GNP7PTY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I use them at work. I don't talk on it but at it for work's frequency cause talk g on it would be "illegal". Seriously, I use the fm radio. When some talks on the work frequency, the radio stops and the work communication comes through, then back to the fm radio station. I like it.
quote:Originally posted by Captplaid
Everything in this society is illegal, especially baofeng radios.
Come on and arrest me I'm wanting to get out of here anyway or I wouldn't be calling for help. [:D]
I have never tested the range on flat ground.
What range do these type radios have? How hard is it to get the license?
I don't know much about them. They advertise using them as walkie talkies that they have a range of 6K which is about 3.73 miles but I would guess that depends on whether you're standing on top of a hill or down in a valley.
As far as the ham radio goes I'd say you could listen to strong stations from all over the country you just couldn't transmit very far unless you were near a repeater or what ever it is they call those things.