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PRODUCT REVIEW BAOFENG GT 5R DUAL BAND HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER REVIEWED BY
STEVE FORD, WB8IMY WB8IMY ARRL.  NET ACCORDING TO BAOFENGS ONLINE
ADVERTISING, THEIR GT 5R TRANSCEIVER DEPARTS FROM ITS PREDECESSORS IN ONE
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT WAY 100 LEGAL VERSION WITH THE COMPLIANT TRANSMIT
RANGE AND SPURIOUS EMISSION, COMPLIES WITH FCC EQUIPMENT RULE PART 15B AND
PART 90.  BAOFENGS INTRODUCTION OF A TRANSCEIVER THAT CAN ONLY TRANSMIT ON
AMATEUR FREQUENCIES IS A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT.  STILL, THERE IS THE MATTER
OF SPECTRAL PURITY.  OVER THE YEARS, THE ARRL LABORATORY HAS REPEATEDLY
FOUND A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF BAOFENG TRANSCEIVERS TESTED BY THE LAB TO BE NON
COMPLIANT WITH FCC EMISSION REQUIREMENTS.  ACCORDING TO BAOFENG, THIS ISSUE
HAS BEEN REMEDIED IN THE GT 5R.  DID THEY SUCCEED?  MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.
DUAL BANDS, AND MORE THE TINY BAOFENG GT 5R CAN ALMOST DISAPPEAR IN A SHIRT
POCKET, OR WITHIN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.  DESPITE ITS SIZE, THE GT 5R
OFFERS DUAL BAND FUNCTIONALITY AT OUTPUT POWER LEVELS SPECIFIED AT 1 W OR 4
W SEE TABLE 1 FOR ARRL LAB MEASUREMENTS.  THE FREQUENCY RANGES INCLUDE 144
TO 148 MHZ, AND 420 TO 450 MHZ, AND AS BAOFENG HAS STATED, THE GT 5R WILL
NOT TRANSMIT OUTSIDE OF THESE RANGES.  IT WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 136 AND 174
MHZ AND 400 AND 480 MHZ, BUT IF YOU ENTER A FREQUENCY OUTSIDE THE AMATEUR
BANDS AND PRESS THE PUSH TO TALK BUTTON, NOTHING HAPPENS OTHER THAN THE
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