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> Do we really want to support what these chips are doing to the spectrum? So a 5W Baofeng outputs 0.000272W on the 5th harmonic when transmitting at 2M. Is i

> Do we really want to support what these chips are doing to the spectrum? So a 5W Baofeng outputs 0.000272W on the 5th harmonic when transmitting at 2M. Is it out of spec for commercial (Part 90) use in the US? No. Is it out of spec for amateur use? Yes. But does it actually matter? Probably not. 272µW at 576Mhz is probably not going to bother anyone. Especially not when transmitting infrequently as most HT users will. My personal opinion is that some people dislike the idea that people may enter a hobby without serious financial commitment. Not having to spend $300 on a HT means that unserious people might want to use a radio to talk about life instead of a radio to talk about radios. https://www.ad5gg.com/2016/09/28/baofeng-uv-5r-harmonics/ https://www.ad5gg.com/2016/09/28/baofeng-uv-5r-harmonics/

mschuster91 1y ago
> My personal opinion is that some people dislike the idea that people may enter a hobby without serious financial commitment. Not having to spend $300 on a HT means that unserious people might want to use a radio to talk about life instead of a radio to talk about radios. Agreed! But nevertheless, I'd say that adding a bit better filtering would go a loooong way, as would better quality control - and it wouldn't raise the price of the device too much. Baofengs et al are a somewhat decent way to get started and gain voice practice - I started on a Quansheng myself - but they're not useful for anything else than 2m/70cm repeater nets.