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I am looking at buying a new radio soon. I have heard lots about the Baofeng radios? Do they come programmed with channels ? Do they work with the cheap radios you can buy anywhere? Where is the best place to buy them?
 

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We were on keystone on the weekend talking to friends on Frisby with the Baofeng radios. The voices were nice and clear.

30km apart easily and clear as a bell, I know as I was half of the conversation from Keystone. JMCX was the other half on Frisby Ridge and recognized my voice on the radio(same channel for both groups as we ride together often). Had a BCA for a couple of seasons and switched to the baofeng, one of my smarter sledding decisions to date.
 

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30km apart easily and clear as a bell, I know as I was half of the conversation from Keystone. JMCX was the other half on Frisby Ridge and recognized my voice on the radio(same channel for both groups as we ride together often). Had a BCA for a couple of seasons and switched to the baofeng, one of my smarter sledding decisions to date.

If we get everyone onboard and switch to one of the higher powered channels it will be even better.
 

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The baofengs are a great radio for the price. If you buy them off amazon they’re really cheap, programming them takes a bit of time to figure out but it’s not overly complicated.

If you ride near golden B.C. you can buy higher quality pre programmed radios from a place called alpine IT. He’s a snowmobile club sponsor and good guy.
 

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First Link is the CSV file for 100 channels to program your Radio with, all good channels with mountain specific channels for golden revy etc.

Second link is to download CHirp which you can copy and paste the CSV file into.

You need the USB program cable buy the more expensive one

Buy the Baofeng radio of your choice

Copy and paste for all your friends. Also nice to change the display to Name instead of Frequency and operate it in channel mode.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jh4jo0nmlx...Share.csv?dl=0


https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home


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Just remember those chinamen will but any dam hardware into those radios, you never know what crap your going to get. I have ordered about 20 different models of baofengs, lots of Btech, several models of Zastones, TYT's , Baojie's and Quansengs. Over 200 radios of 5, 8 and 10 watts. I will add the only model I have trusted for logging roads so far is the Quanseng or the 25watt baojies and zastones
 

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First Link is the CSV file for 100 channels to program your Radio with, all good channels with mountain specific channels for golden revy etc.

Second link is to download CHirp which you can copy and paste the CSV file into.

You need the USB program cable buy the more expensive one

Buy the Baofeng radio of your choice

Copy and paste for all your friends. Also nice to change the display to Name instead of Frequency and operate it in channel mode.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jh4jo0nmlx...Share.csv?dl=0


https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home


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Why would you want a code on the FRS channels?
 

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no idea why you would want a code on FRS channels, please share a CSV of channels you use.
 
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My wouxun KG-UVD1P's never been a prob with any freq. Pull up to sign punch in freq done. Matches up to all other radios. Even the "Frozen" radio eh Joelholio.
 

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Actually all the radios i have own have the ability to just punch in the numbers, but i have never owned a Wouxun radio, their SMO-003 IP57 mics are just incredible but really hard to get into canada, i do have a supplier that can get them but he has to lie about what they are... not sure what gives there. They are not cheap though.
 
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+1 for baofengs from Ray.

We bought 5. Then buddies saw em and bought 4.
 

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I have two UV-5R radios for sale. Complete with charger, case, mic. I switched to the T1 this season as they are more compact again.
$65.00 ea for the UV-5R

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I have two UV-5R radios for sale. Complete with charger, case, mic. I switched to the T1 this season as they are more compact again.
$65.00 ea for the UV-5R

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How much range gets cut off from the tiny antenna?

RGM's kits come pre-programmed with external mic & long antenna.
Not worth the time and hassle to save $20 for the work that he's put into the kits he's selling. We bought another 12 from him last year - no reason to even look anywhere else.
 
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