When I first noticed the Baofeng radios started making an appearance on the US market, I thought little of them. I already had an FT-897d and a VX6R. But, for only a few bucks I could buy a uv3r so I did. I hated it. Cheap little piece of junk. I gave it away and bought an FT-60r. Love it. Well, it has been a few years and my Elmer has been wanting a Baofeng to play with. So, we talked each other into trying a recent iteration. As such, I purchased us a pair of GT-3 Mark IIs. Wow! They've come a long way! They still are not my Yaesu's, but they aren't the junk that was the UV3R either. Chirp makes it a joy to program and I heard a repeater tonight on it that I've not been able to hear with my Yaesu HTs.
I'm impressed. Thinking about buying a few more for the vehicles and home.
Not bad Baofeng.