Using A Baofeng UV5R Radio

The reason I am a fan of the Baofeng (Chinese for "Proud Wind" apparently), is because it makes ham radio affordable and accessible for emergency purposes.  My first ham radio I got recommended into was a very high quality but very expensive Yaesu, that was ultimately very limited.  They cost over $150 apiece in 2014. Just getting two of them cost over $300 and that did not leave me much money for anything else.  Even though there are higher quality (and more expensive) handhelds, I will choose the UV5R over them only because it saves me money to buy other ham equipment, and they can actually do a lot more when it comes to emergency preparedness.

This is a quickstart on the UV5R.

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