Wanted to put together a video on why I am using a Baofeng BF-A58 over the UV5-R type radios.
UPDATE: The A58 radio seems to be discontinued & has been replaced with other models.
The GT-3WP is my favorite of them;
https://amzn.to/32vftPp
I made a video comparing the radio models here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKbtLG_jvdI
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