Chinese 'throwaway' radios

[Dan Romanchik KB6NU]

I wonder how easy it would be to find one that's non-functional for some other reason and use the display from that radio to fix yours.

73!

Dan KB6NU
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On May 2, 2013, at May 2,1:55 PM, Elton A Sanders wrote:
> 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