Most mono band hand helds from China are UHF radios, but this one is VHF. The factory specs look fine, but we all know that these don’t always equal reality. For $45.50 (409shop) it’s yours. Apart from black also available in Toys “R” Us candy colors.
I see that it is listed as being a mono band, and the display looks that way too, but if you look at the printing on the edge of the screen, it says VHF/UHF…. lost in translation? Or maybe its “one screen fits all”?
I think the latter. The screen of the UV-5R for example also has icons which are not used.
Mono band VHF? Odd. The text under the display identifies the yellow radio as a “Q1 VHF/UHF FM Transceiver.”
Text on a box and the electronics inside are two different things in China. They don’t necessarily match
You can’t beat ‘Engrish’!
I am totally put off by segmented displays. It’s 2012.
I need dot-matrix, and I’ll have it at a mere few dollars more.