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* VHF 144 to 148 MHz 2 m | * VHF 144 to 148 MHz 2 m | ||
* UHF 440 MHz 70 cm | * UHF 440 MHz 70 cm | ||
Get a Baofeng HT, change the antenna to a Nagoya NA-771 or a Tram 1185 mag mount 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 --> Spending more, e.g. on a Yaesu FT-60 (and Diamond SRH77CA antenna) will get you | Get a Baofeng HT, change the antenna to a Nagoya NA-771 or a Tram 1185 mag mount 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 --> Spending more, e.g. on a Yaesu FT-60 (and Diamond SRH77CA antenna) will get you better features, such as intermodulation immunity/adjacent channel rejection and being able to sort memories into groups. | ||
* [http://www.uv3r.com/uv5r,html Baofeng EV-5R] site is useful. | * [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. | * [http://uv5r.net/baofeng-uv-5r-programming/ Baofeng UV-5R Programming] for a quick guide. | ||
* [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FT-60/info Yaesu FT-60], Yahoo group | |||
=== SDR === | === SDR === | ||
