Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk
by fapjacks on Sunday August 27, 2017 @08:01PM
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Baofengs are not actually cheap. They inexpensive af, but they are not "cheap" in that sense of the word. They're actually $200 radios being subsidized by the Chinese government to compete directly with the Japanese electronics industry. I've got like seven of those things. Those, and Morakniv knives.
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Love to see a source on the subsidization.
They certainly aren't a match for Yaesu/Icom/Kenwood, it's pretty well known that most transmit well above the FCC rules for interference [1] [2].
[1] https://kd8twg.net/2015/10/17/a-quick-and-unscientific-spect...
[2] https://sm6vfz.wordpress.com/2016/11/11/baofeng-uv-5r-spectr...