I have the 8-watt version of that radio, and a Tram magnet mount base with a comet dual-band antenna for my car. It's a fabulous setup!!! https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-BF-F8HP-Two-Way-136-174MHz-400-520MHz/dp/B00MAULSOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495209162&sr=8-1&keywords=bff8hp
I've been considering a tech license as well. I did purchase a Baofeng from Amazon since they were so inexpensive (note the price has gone up a bit since I bought mine). I found that just listening to the Ham radio traffic really helped me understand the concepts in the Ham license study book. Lots of technical chat and the Ham community is very willing to help noobies. Note that I have not transmitted since i don't yet have a license, just listen.
I would suggest getting one of these radios if you are thinking about the tech license; together with the study material you will learn a lot about the actual application, and Ham culture/protocol with using the radios.
I'd look at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MAULSOK or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074XPB313 for the $70 one you can pick up a yaesu ht for a little more, the 5 to 8 w is not really much of a difference, though I've had good results with the bf-f8hp.
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I just got CB certified and have been looking for a good starter radio to use. stumbled upon this one and was told was that I can use it for my local CERT(community emergency response team) duties.
But I also think that you should give a bunch of toys to kids that need em.
ALSO veterans. There are a lot of my brothers and sisters in arms that are suffering from PTSD or other conditions that prevent them from being the everyday heroes that they are meant to be.
Is there any documentation of that? I ask because I saw another thread that said the UV-5R had been discontinued in 2014, so the real current version is the BF-F8HP. I'm considering this:
https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-BF-F8HP-Two-Way-136-174Mhz-400-520Mhz/dp/B00MAULSOK?ref_=ast_sto_dp
If I was going to go with Mirkit I'd do:
I get more stuff with mirkit, but if they're fake that would be lame.