A few days ago, I was chatting to a friend on the repeater about the Baofeng UV-3R and what a useful radio it was. He was interested in getting one, but explained he didn't use eBay. Rather than have him pay £50 in the UK, I said I would order him one.
It arrived today. I had ordered a UV-3R Plus, rather than my Mark 1 model. What are the differences?
The Plus has dual band display. In practice, I don't think this is a big deal.
The Plus came with a dual band antenna rather than two mono band antennas
The Plus comes with a drop in charger. The charger tray can be powered from the USB style charger that comes with the rig, although I plugged the lead to an iPhone charger.
Although it is entirely adequate, I feel the build quality on the Plus is not quite as good as the Mark 1. What do I expect for £32.90?
Although I have not had any QSOs - it is my friend's rig, after all, performance of the rig seems as good as the Mark 1. I was able to blip up GB3TD and GB3UK from inside the house.
The Plus came with two earpiece/ microphones - the standard one and an added bonus.
I hope my friend will be pleased with it!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Another rig for (almost) £30 - the Baofeng UV-3R plus
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4 comments:
I'm surprised you find the Plus less well built than the original, Tim. I got one a few days ago and to me the UV-3R+ definitely felt more rugged on a par with a Wouxun or the smaller Yaesu VXs. They are certainly fantastic value though!
Hi Julian. Perhaps it's just this one. The frequency change control didn't feel quite so positive.
Certainly not a major problem.
The plus not as well built as the MkI .. Sorry but I totally disagree, plus mkIII is much better built than the mkI
Don't feel you need to apologise for disagreeing, but thank you :-)
As I said to Julian, I suspect it was an issue with the individual unit. The tuning control on the Mk III I used was sloppy compared to my Mk I.
I'm pleased it's not a general issue and it certainly wouldn't stop me recommending them!
Tim
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