So there I was, talking to KE5FV on my scratch-built 17 meter BITX, when in walks my son Billy with this walkie talkie. "Hey Dad, I'm cleaning out my room -- could you use this?" I'd seen it before but I thought it was some Family Radio Service device that he had picked up. But no! It is one of those very cheap Baofeng UV-5R FM transceivers. I soon found myself scrolling through menus, trying to figure out how to use the strange new appliance.
I got it on 70cm and soon established contact with a Bill W3HXF -- that was my first ever UHF contact. We then switched to 2 meter simplex.
It works fine. I've been looking for something different. This could be fun. Any suggestions on how to make the most use of this thing?
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