Unchained Preppers
Trading & Vendors => Pay It Forward/Other Deals => Topic started by: patriotman on February 27, 2019, 09:56:52 AM
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https://www.ammoland.com/2019/02/baofeng-bf-888s-two-way-radio-six-6-pack/ (https://www.ammoland.com/2019/02/baofeng-bf-888s-two-way-radio-six-6-pack/)
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Thats a great deal Patriotman! Thx for sharing it.
With that written, I am working on getting off of the BaoFeng teat. Moving towards my HT comms to Quansheng TG-UV2Plus. More sturdy radio, VERY waterproof, and it's max power output is 10W. Double the BaoFeng's.
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Thats a great deal Patriotman! Thx for sharing it.
With that written, I am working on getting off of the BaoFeng teat. Moving towards my HT comms to Quansheng TG-UV2Plus. More sturdy radio, VERY waterproof, and it's max power output is 10W. Double the BaoFeng's.
Same price point too, right? I saw NCS's write-up.
I may be switching to that as well. Now what to do with these 13 Baofengs....... :drool:
Do they have the same antenna connection as the Baofengs?
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Yes I think so Patriotman.
Please, I am not saying do not order as that is a great price just be aware of their drawbacks.
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I already have enough Baofengs (that 13 didn't include any I may purchase from the deal). I posted it for other people.
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:thumbsUp: Patriotman. :cheers:
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It should be noted that this model of Baofeng is UHF only, and they only have 16 channels. They are truly disposable radios. For those inclined to get a rugged, reliable radio, I'd suggest an Icom ID-51A series radio, which covers both VHF and UHF. It's has an IPX-7 rating, which means it can be immersed in a 3 foot depth of water for 30 minutes. It's fairly easy to modify for wide band operation. You get what you pay for. If the SHTF, it's a radio that you can trust and rely upon. Here's an analysis from survivalblog from last year: https://survivalblog.com/selecting-portable-handheld-two-way-radio-r/ I have both models of radios, and I've found they're about the same, though the Kenwood has more gee whiz features.
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Same price point too, right? I saw NCS's write-up.
The UV2plus is a more expensive radio around $90 each. NC Scout praised that radio, but his writeup was more about the cheaper UV-R50 which is closer in price to the Baofeng UV-5R at about $33ish.
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I have a few different types of radio in my prep stock. I have a bunch of the BF-888s radios in my preps. Due to thier low price point.
Being as cheap as they are. I have them slotted for use by others outside of my family group.
These are the things I would provide to associates for use in neighbourhood patrols, checkpoints and such.
As said before. They are almost throw away's. So have a place in my plans for my location and circumstances.
Cheers all