Most radios, including models popular in prepping such as the BaoFeng UV5R and BF-F8, have a built-in digital address book. But they’re about as user-friendly as a 1990’s VCR — it’s a big pain tomanually program the settingsvia the keys on the radio. CHIRPis free Ham radio p...
I got so wrapped up with getting my equipment, two Baofeng UV5 radios, to work that I lost sight of the goal. Update: I passed! To prepare for my test, I have been studying Dan Romanchik’s free guide “The Non-Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide” which is all good. But...