Cheap Comms - Baofeng Radios

[Irving]

My problem with the Baofengs is they listen to two channels, and auto switch if something happens on the other channel. Then all the sudden you're talking on a channel you don't mean to be. That's a big deal if you're trying to use them as FRS without a HAM license and pop you over to a HAM channel on a repeater.

[brutal]

My problem with the Baofengs is they listen to two channels, and auto switch if something happens on the other channel. Then all the sudden you're talking on a channel you don't mean to be. That's a big deal if you're trying to use them as FRS without a HAM license and pop you over to a HAM channel on a repeater.

Another reason I picked up two of the UV-82, separate PTT buttons.

The channel scan can also, I believe, be coded out. ??

[Grant H.]

My problem with the Baofengs is they listen to two channels, and auto switch if something happens on the other channel. Then all the sudden you're talking on a channel you don't mean to be. That's a big deal if you're trying to use them as FRS without a HAM license and pop you over to a HAM channel on a repeater.

I'll have to play with this, because mine have never done this. Certainly not saying they don't, just saying that I've never run across this. Could be I have the channel scan/switch feature off.

[Irving]

I'll have to play with this, because mine have never done this. Certainly not saying they don't, just saying that I've never run across this. Could be I have the channel scan/switch feature off.

Yeah, I barely programmed mine the first time as is, so don't assume that I've gone through every option and am a master operator.

[brutal]

Yeah, I barely programmed mine the first time as is, so don't assume that I've gone through every option and am a Tier-1 operator.

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