Baofeng moved the 0 button to the bottom of the number pad

Feels good in the hand, the volume knob is solid, the pad creaks a bit when pressed, the display is solid and doesn't seem to have any issues when it heats up

The number pad was not responding well during this

I didn't bother trying to use the included software or program directly on the radio via the number pad

The number pad finally have the zero at the bottom

Just picked up this radio to replace a Wouxon radio that has known factory defects that they wont fix as well as to replace my Anytone mobile radio that was stolen when my car was broken into and i must i a pleasantly surprised by the quality and function

Programs weird a and software is flakey but the hardware is rock solid and (as a ham

It just /works/, it works as you'd expect, it feels GREAT, it sounds GREAT, audio reports are GREAT, battery life is /insanely great/ in comparison to the UV-5R, its subtle operating changes to be more efficient than the 5R are

Programming the radio is just as easy as the 5R as it uses the same operating system

They are a little longer than the Bao Feng UV5R, which I like as it fits my hand better.

I'm guessing the radio has increased in popularity as it has suffered from price creep, now at $49 here on Amazon

The baseband signal is then brought to the digital domain using a fast A-D converter (also integrated on the chip)

"A" for technology, and a "D" for being user-friendly.