My New EDC Radio the UV-3R

First of all I ordered this radio only because of the price, I thought well for $50 I need to check out this radio. My surprise when the radio arrived! 

This thing is just awesome. Let’s begin with the size, tiny is a great way to describe this radio it can easily fit in your back pocket and in fact I carry this little radio everywhere. It has become my favorite radio, my Yaesu VX-7R looks sad and lonely but it’s too big for an EDC radio.

 Signals come in loud and clear and the receiver seems to be really good for a $50 radio.  It is dual band but can only receive one frequency at a time but no problem just set the DW (Dual Watch) and it will check two frequencies and stop when a signal is received. Battery life seems to be fairly good and so far the radio lasts for a couple of days without recharging. It has 99 memories that can store TX frequency, RX frequency, power, and tone. This is a list of all the specs of the radio.  By the way if you decide to order this radio do yourself a favor and order the programing cable it is easier to program that way. Mine came with a charger that connects to a USB cable so it can also be charge using a computer. Well I will write some more later on this great find and include a video so you can se how good a receiver it has.  

BAOFENG UV-3R Mark II 136-174/400-470 MHz mini radio

BAOFENG UV-3R Mark II The transceiver is a micro-miniature multiband
FM transceiver with dual band VHF/UHF frequency coverage,
providing local-area two-way amateur communications along with unmatched monitoring capability.

VHF/ UHF  

DUAL-BAND TWO WAY RADIO

• Frequency Range: 136-174 / 400-470MHz
• Dual-Band 2 Frequency Display, Dual-Standby
• Output Power: 2 Watts
• 99 Channels + 1 Emergency Channel
• 50 CTCSS and 104 CDCSS
• Built-in VOX Function
• 1750Hz Burst Tone
• FM Radio (87.0MHz-108.0MHz)
• LED Flashlight
• Large LCD Display
• High /Low Power Switchable
• 25KHz/12.5KHz Switchable
• Emergency Alert
• Low Battery Alert
• Battery Saver
• Time-out Timer
• Keypad Lock
• Monitor Channel
• Channel Step: 5/6.25/12.5/25KHz