The Guerrilla's Guide to the Baofeng Radio

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Here’s why the Baofeng is often referred to by hams as a spurious emissions potato:

https://youtu.be/8WJQb_zMpxU?feature=shared

It’s cheap. It desenses easily. It picks up more noise than signal and makes an unacceptable amount of harmonic interference on transmit.

If you’re really interested in having a handheld radio, get your Amateur licence and buy a Yaesu FT5D. Worth it for so many more reasons.

I got a Baofeng because it was $25-ish and I have no idea what I'm doing. My plan is to learn the basics before getting a HackRF. But I'm struggling.

I'm really interested in learning about SDR and ham radio tech. I'm trying to study for my license. I have a study guide and I've read through a lot of info, but I'm struggling to learn. I am the type of learner that really needs to know why and what the data I'm learning is used for. Looking at formulas for volts and etc so I can pass a test really doesn't help.

If anyone has any resources that explain the why instead of just what I need to know, I would be grateful if you shared them with me.

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