inputs.text: best chinese handheld yet - first radio days cannot comment much performance good signal reports vhf simplex gmrs said impressed radio background several baofeng wouxun radios pretty familiar chinese handhelds also yaesu kenwood alinco handhelds first fact radio first handheld time legal use commercial amateur radio gmrsmurs bands us really important especially ehemcomm work involved ehemergency communications need able communicate community ehemergency response team mehembers area mostly using frsgmrs ares fire department auxiliary communications service mehembers via ham radio legally single radio frs still illegal radio due high power rehemovable antenna ok first 7channels approved frs gmrs frsonly channels 814 would limits radio radio obvious radio designed us much user friendly example uses function key secondary functions number buttons pretty easy common functions true dual receive monitor listen two frequencies time also cross band repeat although concerned compact handheld may not well cross band due heat generated high duty cycle typical cross band audio quality good similar wouxun clearly better baofeng user manual complete also appears written someone speaks english first language programming software quite good one exception far tell no importexport cut paste capability means must build program file scratch rather copying one another radio hopefully chirp software capabilities become available eventually one word warning like many radios must first download radio software software knows version firmware involved not think start building program waiting radio arrive initial download erase work used wouxunbaofeng programming cable ftdi chip without connection problehems radio also uses kenwood type accessories speaker microphones wouxun baofeng radios work well