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The kids love the little bit of freedom they get as they can go ahead of us at like a museum or a place like that.
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A little bit complex but overall great product
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With the standard rubber duck antenna it's a bit fuzzy on a distant repeater, much better with the 16" whip by Nagoya
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Frankly, I did not expect much from a radio in the less than $40 price range, and I had heard the UV-5R was a bit difficult to program
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I knew a good bit about it before my purchase and use it for work related purposes in the aviation industry.
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It might look a bit ridiculous but you will love having that little boost in signal that makes all the difference in the world.
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Set up is a bit difficult, and navigating through everything is a challenge if you're new to it, but for anyone that has radios and knows how to program them, they're great!
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It might look a bit ridiculous but you will love having that little boost in signal that makes all the difference in the world.
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A bit overwhelming with all it's bells and
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Programming can be a bit tough at first, but once you get the hang of
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Range is next to none - It starts getting a bit hard to hear someone or get signal over 500’ away
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I would recommend adding a small bit of glue so you don't lose it.
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In that case I'll be losing a little bit of money but not $100 dollars or more when compared to the more well-known brands
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The stock antenna is a bit weak, but is easily replaced.
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Programming is a bit tedious, and there are some things (like giving 6 character names to a stored frequency) that can only be done by programming it from a computer
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Manual programming is a bit difficult so get the usb cord and use CHIRP and make your life easier
