Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Baofeng UV-5R: Now Available

Hat tip to PA2OLD who first posted a comment with this link.



Also, thanks to someone for the anonymous comment to the 409Shop link.

The 409Shop has the UV-5R for $56 USD. It says it is a dual band radio and is 4 Watts. in one section is says it comes with a dual band antenna, but package contents says a 400-480MHz antenna.

More to come!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Brick.
    Look at my comment for the prev' post..
    See what I've highlighted? Looks very interesting!!

    Nate.

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    My previous comment:

    BTW, Just appeared at 409Shop today:
    NEW BAOFENG UV-5R 4W 136-174/400-480Mhz
    Item ID: UV-5R+E1K

    Highlights:

    * Dual-Band Display, Dual Freq. Display, Dual-Standby (I hope U/U V/V is possible as well).
    * Channel Step: 2.5/5/6.25/10/12.5/25KHz = Good for FCC part 90..
    * 7.4V 1800mah Li-ion Battery Pack = Decent capacity!
    * Output power 4W / 1W (Max 5W) - ??
    * Member Price: USD 56.00 * Shipping Cost Included

    Link: http://www.409shop.com/409shop_product.php?id=107033

    Can't wait for some reviews.

    Nate.
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