I agree John - and you left one thing out - those BaoFengs and their CCR (Cheep Chinese Radios) cousins are rather famous for emitting a very high level of spurious signals - they are great as a disposable radio for a shore trip or out fishing, but I wouldn’t want to fire one up near serious nav electronics. They’re also not legal for Marine VHF use (no Part 80 certification) with or without a license.
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