Mitex 5 watt PMR radios

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(10 December 2012, 22:51)BeardyMan Wrote: You can't beat those baofengs.

Maplins used to be good, like 15 years ago, when it was catalogue only, and they only really sold components.

Now, they knock out overpriced crap. I've not seen a single thing in maplins that I consider worth the money.

(10 December 2012, 22:03)The Local Ned Wrote: Aye Beardy , the real range will be exactly the same as what the mitex can achieve.

Believe me.

The handsets are practically identical.

I would not be surprised if both are made in the same factory
-in Shenzen
-in China
-in fact.....

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I'm probably wasting my time saying that I've had BOTH in my hand (* thanks Maplins for showing me the Mitex ) , they are very similar , both feel the same , roughly weigh the same , they both use the same connection form with accessories.....that's why I bought another BF888-S and not a Mitex.

Believe what you will , feel free to spend the extra £65 for no performance gain.

Say sorry to the mutt for me bud

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Nearly forgot - Read This

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They look good, just read the link. Might order a couple to add to the PMR set I already have. Hopefully they were kind enough to use the same chargers / battery packs in both the UV-5R and the BF888-s

Bear in mind that the UV5R can be reprogrammed by hand, and that the BF888-s needs to be compoter programmed.

BF 888 is more robust than the UV5R and more suitable for inexperienced operators as its channels are fixed by the computer download and cannot be accidentally reset by the operator. operator just has to selectthe correct channel number, nothing more.

UV5r is more flexible and offers more options. It can be reprogrammed n the field through its key pad, which has advantages in operating on un-planned frequencies.