Review on 📻 BaoFeng Tri-Band Portable Two Way Radio with Dual Antennas and Long-Lasting 3800mAh Battery by Steve Quinn

Transmitter not fully tested. I decided it was worth sharing what I have as other reviews helped me with the purchase. True tri band. The radio feels solid, although the charging dock and adapter seem cheaper. Worked for a couple of weeks on the first charge. Used several hours a day for listening/scanning. Glad to have the extra 1.25m band as it is used by one of the busiest local repeaters. No complaints about the sound quality. It's definitely worth buying a programming cable to get all the channel management features, such as: B. switching off the broadcast function for radio channels (e.g. NOAA Weather Radio). I ventured into a cheaper Tenway Baofeng USB programming cable and successfully programmed to Chirp using an OS X computer.YMMV Minor issues: It only takes about 2800mAh (not 3800) to fully charge the battery. Can be refreshed after more cycles, but this seems too far from rated capacity. - Frequency mode scanning does not have a stop frequency like authentic 5R3s with updated firmware, making this feature a little less useful. Channel mode scanning works fine.