[arm-allstar] Baofeng Products

[Terry Bethlehem]

I was going to say something but didn't.  Many hams are looking for great
deals money wise. Not everyone can afford a big 3 radio. Me paying $500+
for a ht is not in my regular budget. I spoke my mind and didn't try to
upset anyone. I'm not trying to start an arguement. I'm just giving my 2
cents.

On Jan 10, 2018 7:33 PM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Justin,
>
>  That was an unnecessary smart-ass comment. I never said the Baofeng's had
> bad audio. In fact their audio quality is quite good. It isa the overall
> quality of workmanship that is a problem. The majority of the radios work
> just fine. The problem is you never know what you are getting. They are
> also not always on frequency but a simple ajustment can fix that.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 3:03 PM, "Justin Reed via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > I’ve bought several 888’s for walkie-talkies for my children, just to
> have
> > a pair that work. They are that bad. And my kids would still rather play
> > with a real radio.
> >
> > And I’m kind of confused when the self-appointed gatekeeper of Allstar’s
> > superior audio quality even mentions using these as hotspots.  Ugh.
> >
> > Justin
> > NV8Q
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Jan 10, 2018, at 11:04 AM, Chris Souleles via arm-allstar <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have recently had quality problems with new Baofeng products
> purchased
> > from Main Trading Company.  I am wondering if anyone else has experienced
> > problems with Baofeng.  On two BF888 radios, one arrived stuck on VOX no
> > matter what (tried turning it off with CHIRP, Baofeng SW and manual), and
> > the other is ok.  On three UV-82HP radios the DTMF buttons for A,B,C are
> in
> > the wrong order on the keypad.  On all the radios the keypad instead of
> > A,B,C order the buttons are C,A,B.  Once I figured this out I can work
> with
> > it since I now know what buttons do what.  One of the UV-82HP charging
> > cradles didn't work and I had to have a new one sent.  The dual PTT
> speaker
> > mic arrived stuck on transmit even when no are buttons pushed and I am
> > having to have it replaced.   Is it just my bad luck or is anyone else
> > experiencing this type of thing with Baofeng.  I realize the stuff is
> > inexpensive but for me the minimum threshold is that it actually works.
> > Chris - W6CS
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