can anybody shoot me the good the bad and the ugly on baofeng uv 32?

[Rwb]

i bough 1 waiting on it to arrive.
reason i got it,my eyes dont see like they used to do. my gt3 tp is still working great but after my trip to florida i had trouble viewing screen and programming it to local repeaters.
if eyes were better i eeded 1 id still look at a gt 3 tp. but i looked at most baofengs n screen on the uv 32 looked bigger and easier to view.
also antenna, whats best for it? biggest quirk i read in the reviews that baofeng prolly made said factory antenna wasnt great. also doi need to get extra battery for it?

 

[9C1Driver]

I know Baofeng's are kinda the Rodney Dangerfield of radio's but that's a good looking radio. For the money it seems like a good buy. I really love my Yaesu FT-70DR but I do have two older Baofeng radio's I use as well.
The only two complaints I have heard is the UV32 has no belt clip and the receive can be weak.

 

[Rwb]

I know Baofeng's are kinda the Rodney Dangerfield of radio's but that's a good looking radio. For the money it seems like a good buy. I really love my Yaesu FT-70DR but I do have two older Baofeng radio's I use as well.
The only two complaints I have heard is the UV32 has no belt clip and the receive can be weak.

i read where you but a long nogoya antenna on it cures lagging recieve,which i already have. i kinda like its looks too. maybe this be to holy grail o baofeng ?lol

 

[w9cll]

As someone who owns over thirty Chinese HTs, I can confidently say that Baofeng would be my last choice. The Radtel RT-470 and RT-490 are vastly superior in every respect. Both offer exceptionally good RX performance and clear TX audio, and their airband reception is outstanding.

 

[Rwb]

As someone who owns over thirty Chinese HTs, I can confidently say that Baofeng would be my last choice. The Radtel RT-470 and RT-490 are vastly superior in every respect. Both offer exceptionally good RX performance and clear TX audio, and their airband reception is outstanding.

so far the baofengs i own have done what i expected. only reason for the uv 32 is screen .my eyes arent getting along as well with smaller screens. maybe the uv 32 will sufice for me

 

[w9cll]

I get what you're saying, same here old eyes.

 

[Rwb]

I get what you're saying, same here old eyes.

From what i can see in pictures the uv 32 has a big easy to view screen.

I read about the rf thing.but it will be out in wide open farm country n i got several antennas that might improve it some.
As we age our eyes want us not lookin

 

[Rwb]

it arrived thursday. first day was love hate. then it started falling in place. so far its doing fine. but i ordered a better antenna.
bigger but fits in my hands real good/buttons gave a very positive feel to them. great screen easy to view. the green accents add to its looks. oh keys are lit and marked much better. i think its a keeper. but i need to buy an extra battery.
printed off a manual because the 1 came with it is way to small print

 

[Rwb]

ordered a signal stick for it. as normal it was sent out on time but a ups rookie sent it on a wild goose chase. left utah to commerce colorado,to gardina california to cirres california, then to joplin mo. might get it tomorrow.
they need to get emselves a rand mcnally and do some schooling on charting a route. no wonder freight is so high priced and more trucking companys are going broke