Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
I've heard a lot of people say those Beofang radios are difficult (complicated) to set up.
I would assume they're also difficult for newbies who aren't ham radio geeks to use.
What if the OP's daughter, or some other family member, pushes the wrong button? Will she know how to reverse that operation and return the radio to the same settings as it was minutes ago?
I've had a dozen different brands and models of CB walkie-talkies and first-generation family radio service (FRS) transceivers over the years, and they have to be STUPID SIMPLE for anybody but you or another walkie-talkie owner to use effectively. Oh, and I've used a lot of business channel radios too, and they take a lot of training to use, and even then people will STILL touch the wrong button and change the settings. Sometimes this means they lose all communications until somebody reconfigures their radio.
Ad is old and out of date.Read the fine print....only the AM version is for the USA, FM is for other countries.
Thanks for the recommendations. Just ordered 6 of the motorolas. I'm going to try them out and set them up for the near future while I try to figure out these Anytone radios. Just for emergency around the neighborhood type stuff.I like the Baofengs because they have a great range and features that others don't have that you COULD use if you wanted too. Plus the ability to transmit UHF/VHF gives the User more power if shtf.
If you need something simpler and encrypted, check out:
Motorola Talkabout T465 (max 35 miles)
Retevis RT27 (max 8 mile range)
Midland 50 (max 30 mile range)
Would you suggest what you have? Or buying individually and upgrading that way?Baofeng UV-5R on sale:
These are what I have:
Doubles the battery capacity, if needed:
Would you suggest what you have? Or buying individually and upgrading that way?