Subj : Re: packet radio
To   : Phigan
From : Vk3jed
Date : Tue Aug 30 2022 01:27 pm

-=> On 08-29-22 16:07, Phigan wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Ph>   Re: Re: packet radio
 Ph>   By: Vk3jed to Irish_Monk on Sat Aug 27 2022 10:49:00

 > Also a good "sacrificial radio" - if you accidentally kill it hacking or
 > dropping it in water, etc, you haven't lost too much money. :)

 Ph> I'm in no way against buying cheap radios.. There was a UV-6R on Amazon
 Ph> for $28 which at the time was even cheaper than the UV-5R could be
 Ph> found for. They were EXCELLENT cheap radios. Much better receiver than
 Ph> the 5R, much louder speaker, everything. Not sure what happened, but
 Ph> you can't get those anymore.

The 6R certainly sounds like a good bang for the buck radio. Touting Amazon
doesn't work for me, I find them frustrating, as many items don't ship here. 
I've tended to use eBay for such purchases.

 Ph> My point was that there are better things than the 5R for same/similar
 Ph> price. UV-82(hp) is definitely worth a couple bucks more.

Yeah, they do make some reasonable radios for a great price.


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