Baofeng BF-888s Review
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they are amazing, they just need to bring a cheap dmr one out now.
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Yes, that would be awesome!
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There are a whole range of Baofeng DMR radios that are upwards of 70 pounds, cheap for a DMR radio but still pricey for something that probably isn't worth it. I'd rather pay a bit more for something better. As for the cheap analog baofeng stuff for a sub 20 pounds you can't go wrong.
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I've got the uv5rplus and 5rtp. Great wee radios.
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Network radios are the next thing i will have a review up soon as they give me a new heading.
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Yes thats just what i thought till i tried one for a week.......amazing
Would not be without one now, its like when CB started here in the 70s
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Would not be without one now, its like when CB started here in the 70s
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It's a mobile phone app that reduces features.
I got some early 888s then later tinny ones, with the smaller battery. Oddly the battery lasted longer in a side by side RX test.
I got some early 888s then later tinny ones, with the smaller battery. Oddly the battery lasted longer in a side by side RX test.
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actually not true i use a walkie talkie not a phone very much like the UK police use.
you can use a mobile like you can for echo link and dmr and dstar but if you use a mobile it is not the same as using a real radio.
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They have Samsung smart phones on EE, with a PTT that requires no dialing.
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who does?
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Nott's police, though I presumed all forces. Google search seems to agree
Anyone had there 888 saying 'power on' all the time. Both my earlier sets started doing it at the same time. Disturbing the power switch seems to do nothing. Charge level also makes no difference. They were in storage so I can't be 100% sure when it happened, but both did it, while both newer ones didn't. You can see both models are quite different. Early ones have better plastics and red lines on the rotary knobs. It's the audio quality that really sets them apart though. The sounders in the newer sets are tiny I'm guessing. I'm not going to use the term speaker. The old ones may have speakers, but the new ones may as well be piezo
Anyone had there 888 saying 'power on' all the time. Both my earlier sets started doing it at the same time. Disturbing the power switch seems to do nothing. Charge level also makes no difference. They were in storage so I can't be 100% sure when it happened, but both did it, while both newer ones didn't. You can see both models are quite different. Early ones have better plastics and red lines on the rotary knobs. It's the audio quality that really sets them apart though. The sounders in the newer sets are tiny I'm guessing. I'm not going to use the term speaker. The old ones may have speakers, but the new ones may as well be piezo
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They turn off for a short while. 6 or 7 seconds typically. Then power back up. Having the torch on highlights this. I had not thought of it before.
I think the only aging chemistry is the batteries. There is no low battery life issue though, and tx or rx, no difference.
Sometime they say power on power on in quick succession.
I didn't think the batteries would swap between the models, but they just needed a push. So I have a new avenue of testing now
I think the only aging chemistry is the batteries. There is no low battery life issue though, and tx or rx, no difference.
Sometime they say power on power on in quick succession.
I didn't think the batteries would swap between the models, but they just needed a push. So I have a new avenue of testing now
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Sussed it. Simplest thing look ages... battery contacts on the radio. Symptoms barely related, until you really made some effort to twist it about.