[TowerTalk] BAOFENG?

[Patrick Greenlee]

HMMMMM http://www.miklor.com/#SiteSearch was a link when I sent it.  Anyway 
Hans this IS the link you need.

http://www.miklor.com/#SiteSearch

-----Original Message----- 
From: Patrick Greenlee
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 10:08 AM
To: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com ; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] BAOFENG?

Hans, if you don't have tall the info you need then use this link ==>  Link 
to Handy Talkie Info for Hans

Scroll down the page and you will likely find everything you need.  The 
CHIRP software is not to tough to figure out (you need a programing cable 
that plugs into the radio and a USB port on a PC.)

That should get you all the info that is available via official channels. 
You Tube etc. can be a plus depending on the actual presenter.

Be careful when buying accessories as due to the number of models of radios 
with minimal differences you might get something that doesn???t work with your 
radio.  I have a Baofeng UV-5R and 4 each UV-5RA.  I ordered a high capacity 
batt at a good price and it only fits the 5R not the 5RA.  Very difficult to 
see why it isn???t interchangeable.The standard battery pack or the cigarette 
lighter powered battery eliminator is interchangeable between the 5R and 5RA 
just not the hi cap batt.  Go figure!

I paid about $40 each with shipping included.  Why 5 of these things?  When 
I showed the first one off to my wife and demoed the NOAA weather radio 
features, that it covers the marine band, GMRS, FRS, FM commercial 
broadcast, and so forth she told me to get some more so we could have one in 
her car, my truck, the tractor, etc. We run a small black Angus ranch and an 
HT is a great alternative to cell phones.  We have good coverage all over 
except in some metal buildings.  Our ranch, slowly becoming an antenna farm, 
is 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile. Don???t need a repeater.  On ham freqs I have hit 
several repeaters with it when nearer to civilization and occasionally a few 
from 25 miles away.

There is a learning curve but not so bad compared to plenty of other 
commercially available HT???s.

73,

Patrick NJ5G

-----Original Message----- 
From: Hans Hammarquist
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 10:03 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] BAOFENG?

Anybody on the list that knows where I can find user information about these 
cheapo BAOFENG transceivers? I bought one and it seems to work OK, but can't 
figure out how to use some of its features.


Best 73 de,


Hans - N2JFS
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