Baofeng BF-V8 Two Way Radio Review - Tested on PMR446 

Thanks! Been trying to programme these radios for ages. Thanks to your video I found the right software 👍

Hahah awesome little radio there, inspired me to do the 8 at 8 tonight - love your forum been on it for a few years really helpful site

This is a very helpful video, thanks so much. I’m looking for a cheap radio set up for me and my pal. We metal detect & often end up some distance apart. Seems like these are a cheap & cheerful way of keeping in touch.

Picked up 2 of these from Rugby Radios back at the start of the year. Fantastic little radios and still going strong.

looks like a great combination

For the price, this radial is a good valued radio . Your review was very interesting, and detailed. The output power of course is certainly very clear. Have you ever come across another Chinese radio brand called retivus? It would be very good, if you could review a retivus radio, as from experience using them, I think that they are a really good company to try out.

Great video. I got couple same set as this in green I use it with my little son it so simple to use well worth a money.

This radio is not a regular PMR , you can also program amateur UHF simplex/repeater frequencies.

I recently modified my bf-v8 frequencies and messed up, unfortunately i cannot find the default frequency settings that i backup. Can you please help me. Thanks..

As we can see, there is a "High" option adjusted in Chirp software, and it is about 2 watts of power. Have you tried to set "Low"? I wonder what would be the power with this setting.

Testing the radios with my Avair AV400 meter shows 1 amp high power and .5 amp on low power - that's as good as other 888 type radios I have. Testing with my radiated power frequency meter (white square box) shows that the radiated power is increasesd by atleast 30% using a 5R / GT5 type antenna.

Same fragile battery latch as on BF-888S? I have replaced loads of broken battery latches on BF-888S. It was not made to last.

Hello Sir could you guide me I'm having two of this also I've 2 pair bf t20 but unable to connect will you help me how to connect

Awesome radio!! Have voice scrambler?

is it licance free on europe? is it 3watt) if it is 3 watt must i have get a licance?

I note when you downloaded to settings in chirp, the deviation for each of the channels showed "FM". For PMR446 should the deviation be "NFM" instead? The option in chirp to select FM or NFM for this model is available. ( I have my BF-V8 set to nfm on the pmr channels)

Hey these look pretty useful do you know if they have a scrambler function please ?

I bought the BF-V8A model it looks the same I have no idea if it's different?

Hi every one I have a question This radio good for cruises? good also inside the ship? Thanks, Itzik,

I thought UK PMR 446 required fixed antenna?

anyone try the BF-T20, I cant get em to program on Chirp?

Good stuff

Great video loved this one. Nice little radios

That programming cable is for the UV 9R

nice little chunky radio, good performance too,, Height is might with them, 1000 ASL and above with the right take off point and you can easily achieve 60+ miles.. ;)

THE PROGRAMING CABLE THAT YOU RECIEVED IS FOR IP67 RADIOS.

Usb-C Anschluss oder welcher USB ?

Great review. USB charging is a big advantage over the BF-888. Is there a scan function by selecting ch 16 like with a BF-888?

for Canada/USA I'd program them 1-7 FRS low power, 8-15 high power [FRS15-22} 16 for CH22 with custom DCS tones (bozoo filter)

Can i have the default frequency for this unit..anyone cc an share

Would antenna cut for 1/4 wavelength of the channel 8 perform better than the stock antenna?

Wow that’s epic.

These radio's performance is far better than I expected and they are well made they don't feel cheap and the battery life is good aswell I believe they are the same as the retevis rt 67 and 667 and it will change on my retevis rt24 charger with a rubber band to hold it on

Didn't see the light go on while transmitting nor when receiving the signal?

888s darn good too.

I've got one of these too, in green, which I use on the amateur band. It's an excellent little radio. I bought mine from the same seller too. I've also got the very similar Retevis RT667 PMR446 in orange, which is also excellent. Oh yes, it should be on NFM to avoid bleed over into adjacent channels. 73 M7TUD

Is these good for road trip for 2 vehicles or more ?

This baofeng bf-v8 it's true 5800mah? & How long standby this battery? Please need feedback tq

Yeah I live in toronto ontario canada how would I get one of your radios

Do you remember what frequencies where programed out of the box?

Can these be used on a lanyard or are they a little too big?

Programming lead looks like it's for a UV-9R Plus.

programing cable for baofeng uv-9r

How to program this unit? Guys Do u have program software ? Thanks

Does anyone know the frequencies of this radio?

I have one of these (orange) that I use for 70cms. In general, I'm quite pleased - HOWEVER: 1: I don't believe they actually are Baofeng. The name doesn't appear on the box (unlike genuine Baofengs), or the paperwork, and I can't find any reference to this model on any official Baofeng website. There WAS a genuine Baofeng BF-V8, but a very different radio, a twin bander with a keypad and LCD display. 2: The battery pack supplied with mine claims 5800mAh. Nonsense! I can't accurately measure capacity, but using a little USB Tester suggests that 700mAh is enough to completely charge it. In aspects other than appearance (and gender of the electronic voice) it's virtually identical to the BF-888S - exactly the same functions, and can be programmed with the same software (Chirp or Baofeng) as the BF-888S. One good advantage is that it can be charged with a USB cable, you don't need to use the supplied base charger. Power output is the same, too - about 1.5 to 2 watts (though some advertisers are claiming up to 5 - no way!). Sensitivity is good, but the front end is wide open - a strong out-band signal can completely de-sense the receiver, making you think it's faulty. In summary, a good little radio for the silly low price, but beware of inflated performance claims.

wow an area with radio usage

a small simple radio is a carried always radio

i have this 1 and bf-888s😊

program cable is for the waterproof line

LIKE WOW

Same as the Baofeng 888 different case not technically legal removable antenna, but who cares

BF-R5 is well made but no Light, non removable antenna

5800mah??? dont joke man, thats like 1800~2200 at max

micro B or mini B ? USB

5800mAh ?? ...please

These look like my pofung radio's i bought for £16 for

bonjour , n'acheté pas cette radio , on ne trouve aucun logiciel de programmation pour cette radio !!! fréquence préprogrammé interdite en Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe Russian army will use them

Amazing 😀😀