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Clear Reception
Customers generally praise the clear reception and excellent volume of the Baofeng Pofung Uv6r Dual-band Two Way Radio Transceiver, with some mentioning its ability to perform well in various environments and its user-friendly design. However, a small group of customers have expressed concerns about compatibility issues with programming software and the radio being made in China.
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Quality
The radio is also well constructed/durable and can withstand being dropped from waist high without any damage.
It has quality sound and the accessories we got worked excellently with the radios.
The keys of uv-6r are made of the material ptt soft rubber instead of abs material (uv-5r) which made the user more comfortable... Read More
This can be annoying at times and in my opinion gives the radio an unpolished look, as the 5r and other models never had this issue.
Price
And lastly, it is priced very reasonably for a radio with so many features and capability.
And they only cost a fraction of those.
I'm sorry that it's a five star review without a full review, but given the low price, feature accessibility, and high quality ... Read More
Competitiveness
Baofeng is not an icom, yaseau or motorola.
The 6r has a 15cm antenna which is 3cm longer than the uv-5r's 12cm antenna.
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
radio, great, quality, new and amateur. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 54 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 2 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Although i only use it to monitor channels with railway communications im sure it would function extremely well as a twoway radio
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I own a uv 5r uv 9r and two uv six our radios
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is easily programmable with chirp
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I really only get a few feet or so
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Am has distance fm kinda sux apparently unless you broadcast 100 watts
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would recommend it to anyone with a license and wants a cheap introduction into ham radio
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Less one star because theyre incompatible with chirp or stock programming software and because theyre made in china and probably arent safe due to lack of shielding
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Baofeng is not an icom yaseau or motorola
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