My two UV-3r Handhelds
I got another one; the Baofeng UV-3r+! On a rainy Sunday afternoon, after browsing a bit on internet I went to this Chinese website that sells HAM radio stuff. I already bought a few small transmitters there and some other stuff and I decided to get another one of these small handhelds.
They are almost perfect copies of the Yaesu VX-3r, and they are very cheap! Whereas the Yaesu VX-3r costs around 200 USD, the Baofeng UV-3r+ is less than 50 USD(!)
Previous time I bought the blue one in the picture above. Why blue? Because it’s not boring black; the color most transmitters seem to have!
This time I went for the camouflage one. I’m certain that, if I ever go in the forest with this one I should watch out with dropping it, because I will never find it back! 😉 It looks cute though!
Baofeng, the maker of these handhelds, is a Chinese company that makes these little transmitters plus also bigger ones. They are like the walkie talkies I used to have when I was young, only the Baofeng covers the 2m and 70cm radio amateur bands(!)
I’m not a big user of these bands but thats not the point. I’m sure most gadget lovers will agree; it’s not the question if you need it, but if you want it! 😉
Next to this handheld I also bought a few small antennas, converter plugs and other stuff, shown in the picture below. In total I spent only 80 USD! If I would buy all this stuff over here I would easily spend more than 250 USD.
So I’m sure this is not my last visit to the Chinese HAM shop! 😀
The rest of my order