Baofeng UV-5R (Firmware 307) Review

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I've got a Baofeng UV-5RA... actually I have two. The led flashlight on the first went out within 12 hours of opening it, so the vendor sent me a new one and told me to keep the old one.

This is a good flowchart for on the fly programming without a cable or computer. http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/pdf/uv5r_ProgStd.pdf

Get yourself the 3600 or 3800mah battery. My UV5RA lasts for about two weeks on a single charge.

For the price, I enjoy mine. I think they are cheap, but it works... usually. I have nothing to compare it to, but I think its a quirky thing that you have to be able to tolerate to enjoy.

This is what the UV-5RA looks like.

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