US Northwest Bad Bear Picnic and social distancing socializing OB style.

[Reichling]

You can get them cheaper than that... I’ve seen them as low as $25.00 but I hear (don’t know the truth to it) that the more you spend on a Baofeng the better quality it is

The $25 ones are only 5 watts (vs 8 watts). Also there are a tun of knock off ones on Amazon.

 

[M Rose]

The $25 ones are only 5 watts (vs 8 watts). Also there are a tun of knock off ones on Amazon.

Yes mine is 5 watt the UV5R. It was $25.00 for the radio

 

[reaver]

Yes mine is 5 watt the UV5R. It was $25.00 for the radio

Yeah, I ran one of these for years as my primary radio, and never had an issue with it. I used the antenna mentioned above as well as a battery eliminator. I keep it in the rig as a loaner/spotting radio as well.