Last year I ran a group buy for NWI for the Baofeng UV-R3 "ham" radio.
You can see the thread here:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...aofeng_uv_3r_mark_ii_dual_band_ham_radio.html
Looking to see if there is an interest in doing a group buy for the new UV-5RE version of the radio. This is what the radio looks like:
The group buy would be for the radio + USB programming Cable along with the option to buy optional items (mic, extra antenna, AAA battery pack replacement, car antenna) @ cost [no discount for these items]
I am in talks with the vendor from Hong Kong that we worked with last time to see what type of discount we can get. It will probably be along the same lines of the prior one.
discounts at
5+ radios
7+ radios
14+ radios
Don't know the prices yet but the radio + usb cable from the vendor at retail cost is $54 right now. So at the $14+ I suspect it will probably be $50 (but don't quote me yet on this price).
In any case I'm looking to see how much interest we have for this. You don't have to be from NWI to get in on the group buy but we will have to coordinate getting the radios to you. In the last group buy I ended up mailing some (at cost to person) to those in Southern Indiana while some in NEI picked them up for that area.
--update--
The programing cable for the UV-3R WILL NOT work on the UV-5R version.
UV-5R looks like this & has 2 prongs.
the UV-3R using only 1 prong.
You can see the thread here:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...aofeng_uv_3r_mark_ii_dual_band_ham_radio.html
Looking to see if there is an interest in doing a group buy for the new UV-5RE version of the radio. This is what the radio looks like:
The group buy would be for the radio + USB programming Cable along with the option to buy optional items (mic, extra antenna, AAA battery pack replacement, car antenna) @ cost [no discount for these items]
I am in talks with the vendor from Hong Kong that we worked with last time to see what type of discount we can get. It will probably be along the same lines of the prior one.
discounts at
5+ radios
7+ radios
14+ radios
Don't know the prices yet but the radio + usb cable from the vendor at retail cost is $54 right now. So at the $14+ I suspect it will probably be $50 (but don't quote me yet on this price).
In any case I'm looking to see how much interest we have for this. You don't have to be from NWI to get in on the group buy but we will have to coordinate getting the radios to you. In the last group buy I ended up mailing some (at cost to person) to those in Southern Indiana while some in NEI picked them up for that area.
--update--
The programing cable for the UV-3R WILL NOT work on the UV-5R version.
UV-5R looks like this & has 2 prongs.
the UV-3R using only 1 prong.
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