[450] baofung uv-5r

[William Knapp / KC1WJ]

I bought it for a surprise gift for Christine actually. I have a dual  
band Icom HT which seems to have some problems from lack of use. 40  
bucks is a steal.

Quoting Rich <t41 at optonline.net>:

> I am soooo tempted to buy this...even though I am in the same boat  
> as Dave, I have no need/use for it...considering I have 2 perfectly  
> good FT-530's (probably the best dual band HT ever made, even 20  
> years later) as well as a 2 Meter monoband and 440 monoband HT.....  
> haha but the price is soooo cheap!!!!
>
> Maybe I should buy one as a birthday present for my little  
> brother....perhaps he will get motivated to actually use the  
> callsign he has had for 15 years!
>
> but I am probably just wasting 40 dollars.
>
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> -----Original Message----- From: William Knapp / KC1WJ
> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 2:12 PM
> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> Subject: Re: [450] baofung uv-5r
>
> Bought it -- not too sure about battery charging.
>
>
> Quoting David McKenzie <k1fsy at vhfwiki.com>:
>
>> and the url since i hit enter too fast:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007H4VT7A/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=slickguns-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B007H4VT7A&adid=0CPA1F3GJT7K3WQTD7P7
>>
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>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:38 AM, David McKenzie <k1fsy at vhfwiki.com> wrote:
>>
>>> amazon has the baofung uv-5r vhf/uhf HT for the record low price of $39.99
>>> with free shipping if anyone is interested. At this price I can't pass up
>>> getting one even though i have pretty much zero use for it.
>>>
>>
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