I just picked up two, new ones, under $70 incl tax and delivery
I just picked up two, new ones, under $70 incl tax and delivery
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I used 2 Beofangs for hunting this year. I had a buddy program the codes. Google frequency channel's... for the equivalent of commercial channel 1 to 12. The radio worked at range with clear sound (farthest call was about 2-3km). Rarely the odd amt of clipping could be heard but I think it was my buddies walking with their radios on. These radios were small and easy to keep in my pack plus the charge was excellent left one off the charger all week and used it no problem.
Now the bad
-the band button on the side switching it to radio mode is too easy to push
-also the flashing light is similarly easily engaged
- I somehow turned on a horrendous siren one day when turning it on in the tree stand...not sure how.
- switching to Chinese mode complicated programming the radio when done accidentally and you only know English.
- buy 2 radios that way whatever you do can be undone by using the other as an example.
This advice may be redundant for regular radio users but my only previous walkie talkie were made by Fisher Price. There's more functions and abilities built into these radios than I understand.
Last edited by philhut; 12-01-2017 at 12:51 PM.
A whole new world would open up when one has Ham Radio Licence and these radios (and others including high power mobile units, base stations, even long distance communication)... I would encourage everybody to get licenced...
My uv5r were nice and clear for almost 3 miles. I bought (I assume fake) antennas from china. Didn't try them with the factory ones. Only problem was I could hear the other guys on the FMR? Channels (the cobra or whatever hand helds from Canadian Tire) but couldn't talk to them.
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Still waiting for these to come back in stock
Buyer pays shipping and insurance. Be specific about what you want.
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