Subj : Re: Baofeng UV-5R
To   : MeaTLoTioN
From : Vk3jed
Date : Tue May 14 2019 20:09:00

-=> On 05-13-19 13:39, MeaTLoTioN wrote to StackFault <=-

 Me> This is good to know, I was tempted to go for the slightly more
 Me> expensive DMR version, the one that actually DOES have DMR I mean...
 Me> but I haven't used this stuff for so long I thought I would just go for
 Me> the cheaper option for now, and then at a later date have a look at
 Me> DMR.

I've played with a UV-5R.  For the price, they are pretty good.

 Me> Are any of you HAM's still operational and you use such means like
 Me> EchoLink?

 Me> My local repeater, when it's up, is connected to EchoLink and another
 Me> that I forget the name of, and I remember when I used to use it back in
 Me> the day we used to have a night a week where we'd have it connect to a
 Me> random node on EchoLink and we'd spend hours talking to some people in
 Me> various other countries with just our little mobile or homebased rigs.

I have Echolink here and on my phone..

 Me> That was so much fun although it was equally just as much fun talking
 Me> to people nearby without the need for the internet =)

Yeah all have their merits.  That's the fun of modern ham radio. :)


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