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The radio works flawlessly. The baofeng uv5r is the best value ham radio on the market. There are marginally better radios, but not for the price difference. Plus there's a wide selection of accessories for it since it's so popular. Do yourself and everybody else a favor though and get your license. No the FCC won't come banging on your door, but it's the right thing to do. It's $35 for 10 years.
The baofeng UV-5R is well built and works great. I can hit the repeater 10 miles away. This one makes my eighth one that I have bought, so I have a collectionone for the whole family. I love how they are small compact lightweight and durable.