Having said that, this radio will be my new standard HT radio when I don't purchase an Icom, Yaesu, or Kenwood. Even an easy-to-use/fun/cheap/whatever radio having many desirable features does not, for me at least, overcome a very poor or even average receiver all radios should have good to excellent receivers! I've tried 6 or 7 radios across all brands and have come to the conclusion that Baofeng rigs are just plain deaf. The Icom, Yaesu, and Quansheng all received the transmissions with ease.ДЄs much as I love the versatility and ease of use of Baofeng (it has its own niche market), I am done with Baofeng. I performed side-by-side testing with Baofeng UV-8HP, UV-5R, Yaesu FT-50, and Icom-2730a and the results confirmed what I read: The Baofeng radios were unable to receive a 5w transmission from a 3el yagi from 5 miles away (not even when holding open the squelch). I've read anecdotal reviews about the receiver so I wanted to do my own testing. Some of the junk Chinese rigs carry a 0.25uv specification. Why settle for a radio with poor sensitivity and selectivity? 0.15uv is a good receiver. It's good because it's highly programmable, it's pretty durable, and it has a wonderful receiver. I sent it back but for a prompt refund but it was such a good radio, I had to get another hence, not perfect. The first one lasted a couple of weeks and then got stuck in S9 RX on all bands/channels, and configurations. It's not perfect but I like to think of it as a really good Swiss Army Knife. An outstanding radio - far better than Baofeng

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