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I've had an 8 watt Baofeng. Never used it much. Grandson have been wanting to meet on air. ..so today same grandsons and son in law went to local Gigaparts to het me Yaesu handheld like theirs. I really respect Yaesu brand and am already liking this new one much better. It mskes better sense in operations. And didn't cost too much either.



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I noticed a new storefront in my little town. When a new business comes in, that's a big deal, so I stopped in this morning. Lo and behold, it's a communications shop. He deals in military surplus radio equipment, two way radios, CB equipment, and Ham radio. He also sells a little other Milsurp stuff that he gets in the military auction lots along with the Comms equipment. He also has a mobile installation and comms service business.

I've never been into this stuff, and he doesn't have his inventory fully stocked yet. But I found it fascinating. I'll have to look into all this...
 
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Unfortunately, everybody jumped on the Baofeng bandwagon and started making/selling their own versions of it, even though they all have a Baofeng nameplate. There are numerous "knock-offs" floating around out there .... to this day.

If you happened to get your Baofeng radio from BaofengTech, a US dealer in these radios, you'll actually have a decent one, and for next to nothing in cost outlay (the reason we got a Baofeng in the first place).

You'll know *your* Baofeng is somewhat reputable if, when looking under the battery cover, you see an "FCC ID ..." number; this tells you it actually meets FCC requirements for the type of radio it is (usually a commercial or HAM radio). You can look that ID up on the FCC website, and further determine that it is licensed correctly.

So, if someone is talking Baofeng, point them at BaofengTech for the reasons above. I recently purchased their DMR-6X2 radio, a Baofeng model (digital and analog), as I look into all this digital radio stuff, and try to solve distance problems (as in repeaters and foothills not cooperating with each other).
 
I have the Anytone D868UV which is virtually identical to the DMR6x2 and it's a great radio - easily my favorite handheld.

DMR itself isn't of interest to me since the bulk of the communication going on is through the internet, not radio. This radio is great because of the number of memory channels and the big, bright display. I have all the repeaters in New York State grouped by county in my D868UV which is not something I can do with any other HT I own.
 

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