TRRS #0573 - Are Baofeng Radios, Scanner Radios?

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Channel: hamrad88 · 2015 · Science & Technology

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If you do a search on Ebay for scanner radios, Baofeng amateur radios show up about 65% of the time.  So is a Baofeng amateur handheld transceiver (like the UV-5R) a good scanner radio?  I try to explain my viewpoint on this.

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