Dave, I completely agree with a Baofeng for a starter radio, my my recommendation is that although the 5R is only $25 (give or take)....I would ahead and pay $63 and get the much stronger 8 watt F8HP so that if he wants to stick with the 'starter' radio for a while, he'll at least have a better chance of hitting repeaters.
Brent (N4BDW) Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 29, 2016, at 8:02 PM, Dave Hartman via chirp_users chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
A recent addition to our radio club is looking for something to get him on the local repeaters. Woxun and Baofeng come to my mind as good starter radios that don't cost much and work reasonably well. Which HTs would you recommend based on ease of programming, with Chirp of course, reliability, and low cost? Thanks!
-- Dave AC2GL
-- Dave AC2GL
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