It was a remote for my apollo gate.

Dennis M. Wage

245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net

On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 1:47 PM, Aubrey Turner aubrey.c.turner@gmail.com wrote:

I'm not sure that was the right link, what came up doesn't appear to interface to a UV-5R.

But if you're commenting on the general state of accessories for radios and the UV-5R, I've seen this general thing a lot. Some accessories just don't make sense because they cost as much or more than the radio.

Here's one I was eyeing the other day: (a Bluetooth headset adapter for Kenwood radios that would work with the 5R)

• https://www.newfrog.com/product/wireless-bluetooth-

handsfree-k-type-earphone-handheld-2-way-wireless-radio- headset-for-motorcycle-racer-185236

Hard to justify for a UV-5R since it costs nearly twice what the radio did.

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This:

https://www.amazon.com/2-Channel-Remote-Control-Transmitter-Highest/dp/ B07817XYXC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1521570742&sr=8-2&keywords=nice+flor-s

costs $15 more than a UV-5R

Give me a break.

Dennis M. Wage

245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net

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If you're not adverse to a 3 week shipping time and taking a risk on Chinese manufacturing, I have found that there are some super cheap accessories on banggood.com https://www.banggood.com/search/baofeng.html for Baofengs. Antennas, adapters, headsets, batteries, etc. I've ordered from them dozens of times (for all kinds of electronics, but at least a dozen Baofeng accessories) and everything has always arrived and works. Some stuff even ships for the States and arrives in a few days (but you might pay a little more). Their $5 magmount dual-band antenna https://www.banggood.com/UT106-SMA-Female-Dual-Band-Auto-10W-Antenne-for-BAOFENG-UV5RUV5RAUV5RE-HIYG-p-1114869.html is great for a quick mobile deployment (you think the magnet isn't going to be strong enough but so far it's held up at 70mph for me).

On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 5:27 PM, Ron via chirp_users < chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:

It's not that the accessories are so much, just that the radio is so inexpensive. Since most of the radios used to cost way more than the UV5, a $50 headset was relatively cheap. The Bluetooth adapter I use is almost $200 by the time I buy the radio cable, and that doesn't include the actual headset.

https://www.amazon.com/Sena-SR10-10-Bluetooth-Adapter-Two- Way/dp/B008R0LIHO/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1521591455&sr=8- 21&keywords=sena+bluetooth

This is not an inexpensive hobby, but adapting the radios to motorcycle use is even more expensive.

In a message dated 3/20/2018 11:34:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, dwage@dwage.com writes:

This:

https://www.amazon.com/2-Channel-Remote-Control-Transmitter-Highest/dp/ B07817XYXC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1521570742&sr=8-2&keywords=nice+flor-s

costs $15 more than a UV-5R

Give me a break.

Dennis M. Wage

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