Good points:
Big battery
8watts of transmit power
Doesn't discharge when left off for weeks
Quite easy to operate
Cheap to buy
Comes with 12volt car charger plug for the base
Bad points:
Feels cheap
The charger pin bent 1st time I put it on charge
Not many optional accessories as the uv5-r or the wouxun has
Need to be careful with the programming cable as the socket is quite a way down
The audio gain is quite low and no way to adjust it
The packaging is a lot less
The operating manual is not all that good
The torch button didn't work (found the issue and fixed)
I haven't had the wouxun for as long but it has a lot of good points and some bad points
Good points:
Packaging is very good
Manual is very comprehensive
It has a very rugged feel to it
There are lots more accessories than the gt3
You have a tune dial that comes in handy doing things
The fm radio has presets
It has a nice feel when you hold the radio
Charger is a better fit
Audio is better than the baofeng
Bad points:
The way you operate the menus is a little more complex
The battery's discharge naturally when turned off
No charger socket for the base (optional extra)
Can't find a bigger battery so have to charge every other night
Not as much transmit power as the baofeng
My opinion of the radios.
Ok I have used both radios fo a little while and I can't fault either of them and I think both are good radios for what they are and I feel if I had to buy another radio I don't think I could say I'd buy one over the other as each are unique.
Baofeng gt3 a good cheap radio, maybe next time I'll buy a uv5-r tp instead if the gt3
Wouxun a more expensive radio when new but I can't fault it, maybe a bigger battery would help with using it
Summary: you get what you pay for, if you want a better quality more refined radio buy a wouxun, if you can't afford a wouxun then get a baofeng tp radio, I would recommend either as I'm more than happy with them.
