[Using UV-82C for Part 95E]

 

First... I have purchased several BTech / Baofeng radios and all failed within weeks. The extra time and money spent trying to get them to work was ridiculous.

what are you doing to them? seen one fail cause of a power switch. that is it.

[Using UV-82C for Part 95E]

 

I have several users on my repeaters that use them and to be honest I plan to start revoking permission because of the poor audio and signal quality.

 

 

MY 2 cents, thats elitism. If you have a problem with them on the repeater, snatch up 'acceptable' radios on ebay and offer them to users at a cost + expense markup to gently encourage them.

 

I am a single dad with 3 kids and have a fleet of radios for camping/hiking. Should I spend $2k on radios or $200 for 3 HT's and a Mobile, or... i dunno, by clothes?