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[–] the_football_maestro@lemmy.ml [S] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

What do you think about the baofeng radios with ham? Pretty good to start out with?

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[–] minorsecond@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

They are fine for starting out with, but you'll probably want to upgrade soon. There are better radios for around $75 if you can afford it.

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[–] the_football_maestro@lemmy.ml [S] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

What would you recommend? Is there a good mega thread here?

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[–] minorsecond@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Most activity, I've seen here: !amateurradio@lemmy.ko4abp.com but there's a lemmy bug that's not showing a bunch of posts. That should be resolved soon.

These are good cheaper radios (The price has gone up a bit)

https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-016123

https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015573

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[–] TheThinker@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Ima be honest with ya, I believe those cheaper yaesus are actually practically baofengs component wise. But, they are still a bit better due to some higher quality components and wayyyy better QC. Just wanted to throw this out there.

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