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The licensing fee for GMRS needs to be completely eliminated. There is no legitimate reason to have a fee when GMRS is already overloaded with non-licensed users and the FCC rarely enforces violators.

Back to the OP. I own 4 Baofeng radios and they are for the most part junk and unreliable. You will read reviews on Amazon by ham radio operators that love the Baofeng with the always present caveat of "For the price..." Each BF radio I own has a quality control issue. If they were able to consistently provide excellent quality control these would be solid radios. If you are looking to buy one just to play around these are fine. If you are looking for a serious radio that is dependable stay away from Baofeng completely. If your life were to depend on radio communications you do not want to depend on a Baofeng! Spend the money and buy a quality radio.