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 * VHF 144 to 148&nbsp;MHz 2 m
 * UHF 440&nbsp;MHz 70 cm
-Get a Baofeng UV-5R, change the antenna to a Nagoya NA-771 or a Tram 1185 with a PL259 female to SMA female pigtail. Use [http://chirp.danplanet.com/projectc/chirp/wiki?Home CHIRP] with a Kenwood USB cable to program it. Note that the pre-amp on the Baofeng is fixed at very high. This makes it a very sensitive receiver but with poor selectivity. It will go deaf on a high gain external antenna, especially in an area with lots of RF sources.<!-- https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mobilinkd/conversations/messages/420 -->
+Get a Baofeng HT, change the antenna to a Nagoya NA-771 or a Tram 1185 with a PL259 female to SMA female pigtail. Use [http://chirp.danplanet.com/projectc/chirp/wiki?Home CHIRP] with a Kenwood USB cable to program it. Note that the pre-amp on the UV-5R is fixed at very high. This makes it a very sensitive receiver but with poor selectivity. It will go deaf on a high gain external antenna, especially in an area with lots of RF sources.<!-- https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mobilinkd/conversations/messages/420 -->
 * [http://www.uv3r.com/uv5r,html Baofeng EV-5R] site is useful.
 * [http://uv5r.net/baofeng-uv-5r-programming/ Baofeng UV-5R Programming] for a quick guide.