Cheap Comms - Baofeng Radios

[Vitesse304]

Is there a need to purchase the cable for programming if you're just going to use the FRS frequency? I guess I'm asking if they're ready to go right out of the box with FRS frequencies?

[.40isthenew.45]

Is there a need to purchase the cable for programming if you're just going to use the FRS frequency? I guess I'm asking if they're ready to go right out of the box with FRS frequencies?

If you don't expect to be traveling and/or exceeding the number of memory locations on your radio, you probably won't need to change things very often. Borrowing a cable, or just meeting up with another member to program the radio the first time is a good option. I would offer, but by the time you drive to Pueblo, it may be cheaper (and faster depending on traffic) to just order a cable of your own...

If anyone else needs the use of a cable, I have one for the handhelds and one for the btech mobile that I would gladly make available.

[thedave1164]

Is there a need to purchase the cable for programming if you're just going to use the FRS frequency? I guess I'm asking if they're ready to go right out of the box with FRS frequencies?

as long as you know what freq the channel you want to use it, you can simply punch in the freq while in VFO mode