What you see here is highly recommended especially since you will be possibly carring your Baofeng UV-5R radio hooked to a strap on a backpack or even inside it. It is study and water resistant.

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I couldn't believe that the local Franklin North Carolina EMS guy answering the phone had NO clue what were the radio frequencies for the police/sheriff, fire and even the EMS.

Thanks to Mia, the editor of Franklin Press, who looked up and found what I needed to program in the frequencies for us!

This is one of the first on your To Do List after receiving your Baofeng UV-5R radio: find your local frequencies and program them in!

Hugh Simpson