[chirp_users] HT Recommendations

[Kent Eichstaedt]

I can vouch for the Baofeng UV-82HP. I also recently got my license and
spent a good deal of time checking out HT's.  The price plus features and
quality made the BF my choice.  I also got the programing cable, a battery
case for standard AA batteries and a battery eliminator that plugs into a
cigarette lighter.  I would suggest buying from Baofeng Tech (Amazon)
because they will handle any problems here in the USA. It was easy to
program with CHIRP on the first try.  I haven't tested it for range yet as
I live 1.5 miles from a tower with several repeaters (K9PC & N9IAA).

Kent  K9AEE

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Brent Wells <n4bdw73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave, I completely agree with a Baofeng for a starter radio, my my
> recommendation is that although the 5R is only $25 (give or take)....I
> would ahead and pay $63 and get the much stronger 8 watt F8HP so that if he
> wants to stick with the 'starter' radio for a while, he'll at least have a
> better chance of hitting repeaters.
>
> Brent (N4BDW)
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 29, 2016, at 8:02 PM, Dave Hartman via chirp_users <
> chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
> >
> > A recent addition to our radio club is looking for something to get him
> > on the local repeaters. Woxun and Baofeng come to my mind as good
> > starter radios that don't cost much and work reasonably well. Which HTs
> > would you recommend based on ease of programming, with Chirp of course,
> > reliability, and low cost? Thanks!
> >
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