Chinese 'throwaway' radios

[Elton A Sanders]

Use a programming cable to set channels and see if you can turn on the 
voice channel announcement. I could try to find you a new one at Dayton. 
Or will customs cause problems getting it to you?
      Sandy

On 2013-05-02 13:20, Iain McFadyen wrote:
> I brought my Baofeng UV-5R with me to Trinidad.
> 
> All was going well till I discovered that I have cracked the plastic
> screen and LCD.
> 
> So it looks like my experiment with cheap Chinese radios has
> progressed to the next stage.
> 
> I can still scan and transmit on the pre-stored channels but cannot
> program new ones.
> 
> With my collection of  batteries, headsets and chargers, I will
> probably replace like-for-like. Must also take note of the flimsy
> plastic screen.
> 
> :-(   Iain
>  Port of Spain, Trinidad
> 
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