Why does this tend to rustle the jimmies of hobbyist ham radio operators?
It's too implessive.
>>64704857It circumvents their gatekeeping and self appointed authority
>>64704857I pulled out my old baofeng UV-5R to listen for bushfire news over christmas and the charger exploded when I plugged it in
>>64704857Baofeng is to radio roughly what Hi-Point is to guns.
>>64704916but it just works
>>64704857I have a gmrs and get great range with it. Good for when my parent's internet goes out and they get worried, they can radio me and I can come over and fix it
>>64704917Indeed, like Hi-Point, Baofengs do kinda work sometimes.
>>64704857All my baofengs are essentially just gmrs radios, and I don't give a shit about the opinions of boomers regardless.
>>64704857Who cares?
