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Baofeng BF-X3 Plus - Tri-Bander To Listen To Illegal Satellite Hijackers 

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@brittherself
@brittherself 3 года назад
Had a friend who was into this and he said 90% of the conversation he has with people is about the audio quality of the signal.
@baronedipiemonte3990
@baronedipiemonte3990 3 года назад
Or of late, politics
@ashab1
@ashab1 3 года назад
The other 10% are doggers
@DetectiveOnan
@DetectiveOnan 2 года назад
Exactly like ham bands in Italy. "Signal report? How wonderful is my audio?", and repeat again again again..
@chriskaprys
@chriskaprys Год назад
Exactly. Cracks me up whenever I scan radio signals and listen to amateur bands; same conversation as a Skype call with your gramma 😅
@thenullco
@thenullco Год назад
😂
@siralexander3359
@siralexander3359 Год назад
To use the satellite, pirates typically take an ordinary ham radio transmitter, which operates in the 144- to 148-MHZ range, and add a frequency doubler cobbled from coils and a varactor diode. That lets the radio stretch into the lower end of FLTSATCOM's 292- to 317-MHz uplink range. All the gear can be bought near any truck stop for less than $500. Ads on specialized websites offer to perform the conversion for less than $100. Taught the ropes, even rough electricians can make Bolinha-ware.
@indridcold8433
@indridcold8433 Год назад
I found some old aviation radios that transmitted from 200Mhz to 400Mhz. But alas, it was amplitude modulated. The pirates I hear are on FM. I guess with a simple added circuit, that AM signal can modulate an FM circuit and send it thought the amplifiers that are already in the radio. I do not even think aviation uses those frequencies anymore. I think they are 108Mhz to 136Mhz AM.
@williamholshue5828
@williamholshue5828 3 месяца назад
Beginner here? How would you build one? The radios firmware or chip would not be able to show the actual frequency if it had a homemade double? This is my assumption? Would there be math or a calculation to figure out what frequency the radio is rx and tx on with the homemade mods? I guess using a frequently analyzer like the rtl sdr i’m about to get, I would really appreciate a little more depth i’m a computer guy and getting into radios so I find this stuff interesting and to have strong relationships
@YeshuaJesus-j4q
@YeshuaJesus-j4q 2 месяца назад
Are you still teaching
@JonValtandtheEvilRobots
@JonValtandtheEvilRobots 3 года назад
lol. All ham radio conversations. 1) how do we sound? 2) what kind of gear are you on 3) hey man, you gonna upgrade your license? 4) details of my latest surgery (*HF Only)
@mikeburch2998
@mikeburch2998 3 года назад
Yeah, I agree. It's remarkably boring.
@davidmartin790
@davidmartin790 3 года назад
You forgot the weather
@NeutrinoParty
@NeutrinoParty 3 года назад
Totally agree. The science and technology is fascinating but that's it for me.
@davidca96
@davidca96 3 года назад
if they didnt have so many rules like having to use your call sign constantly etc. I feel like people would be less boring, everyones always making sure they dont break a regulation instead of just talking.
@romankalinchuk2750
@romankalinchuk2750 3 года назад
@@davidca96 They make sure to stay respectful and pleasant. The FCC only requires you to identify once every 10 minutes. You can have a whole conversation and only say the call sign once. And its not like you'll have blue lights show up at your door if you forget to identify.
@indridcold8433
@indridcold8433 3 года назад
I programmed eight of the Baofeng BF-X3 Plus Tri-Bander radios for the local rural fire brigade as secondary radios. Their main radios were Motorola models. They wanted the budget friendly Baofeng radios for backup, training, and for extras when needed. Although the Baofengs are not advertised as water resistant, shock resistant, long life, radios, they can take a pounding that the Motorolas just could not take. I recently went to the local rural fire brigade to install a higher tower for the station since the old one had been damaged in a storm anyway. I noticed all the firefighters were carrying the Baofengs. I asked the dispatcher if they still used the Motorola radios. He said officially, they are still licensed to the station and they were the primary radios. But they were all broken and were not as loud as the Baofengs. They only use the Motorola base station now. The hand held Motorola radios unofficially became the secondary and extra radios because of their performance and volume.
@abyssstrider2547
@abyssstrider2547 3 года назад
@@SIGINT007 He didn't say they were new Motorola radios
@pauliedweasel
@pauliedweasel 2 года назад
Were they able to get extra batteries and chargers for the BF-X3 Plus?
@Livi_Noelle
@Livi_Noelle Год назад
The Motorola "bricks" we used on the Army in the late '90s were bullet proof. They were one of the few things that never broke.
@majklknight7455
@majklknight7455 Год назад
@@Livi_Noelle do you know specific model ?
@Livi_Noelle
@Livi_Noelle Год назад
@@majklknight7455 I don't. They were Motorola digital bricks, similar to the radios most US police officers still carry today.
@LimitedState
@LimitedState 3 года назад
I have 6 of these exact models and lost one on Duck lake recently for 4 days under about 5 feet of water. My oldest son found it with a metal detector and it was fine. It was dead at the time but after a charge it fired right up.. Def IP67
@earthsucks9555
@earthsucks9555 9 месяцев назад
Location of Duck lake?
@demolitiondavedrillandblast
@demolitiondavedrillandblast 3 года назад
Satellite pirating has been going on for a very long time Lewis, I met a guy back in 1982 , in Melbourne Australia who was one of a large group that were pirating a retired satellite that had been in geostationary orbit since 1966. From memory it had a uplink on 136 Mhz and down on 149 Mhz FM, carrier operated and unprotected. He claimed to be able to use it while mobile and chat with other pirates on West Coast USA. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATS-1
@per-bjarnemikalsen3996
@per-bjarnemikalsen3996 2 года назад
This world is a terrarium, a built, and stationary growthhouse, not a planet freely in a space!
@JeronimoStilton14
@JeronimoStilton14 Год назад
@@per-bjarnemikalsen3996 What?
@per-bjarnemikalsen3996
@per-bjarnemikalsen3996 Год назад
@@JeronimoStilton14 Satellites simply do not exist.
@JeronimoStilton14
@JeronimoStilton14 Год назад
@@per-bjarnemikalsen3996 oh ok, I thought you were being dumb. Thanks for confirming. I’d go look up when the iss transits over you and buy a cheap telescope
@per-bjarnemikalsen3996
@per-bjarnemikalsen3996 Год назад
@@JeronimoStilton14 You won't see it, please try!
@Ixquick979
@Ixquick979 3 года назад
1:20 Transponders on this satellites don't use FM modulation they simply pick up any signal on their up-link frequency, amplify it and re-transmit it on the down-link frequency, it doesn't matter if the signal is FM, AM, SSB or encrypted digital signal.
@electrocity2000
@electrocity2000 3 года назад
Yes, they are linear transponders.
@johno9507
@johno9507 3 года назад
Do they rebroadcast the signal on all satellites in the constellation?
@Ixquick979
@Ixquick979 3 года назад
@@johno9507 No.
@alexander19681
@alexander19681 3 года назад
Correct.
@nc818
@nc818 3 года назад
So what you’re saying is that one could use encryption and they will never be understood by anyone they don’t want to be understood by and also can’t be triangulated because it’s just one satellite? Unless they want to tune every available radio tower in the coverage area to listen to the uplink frequency?
@skysurferboy
@skysurferboy 3 года назад
The Brazillians are saying " where you left? I have business " apparently. Up to around the year 2005 there was a lot of pirate comms and calls on satellites in Europe. Easy to bring up a small comms carrier on a satellite transponder without anyone knowing. There were permanent installs in some places for their businesses to run calls and low level (ie dial up speed) data between offices in UK and Europe. Then broadband internet and voip came along and spolied the fun. 😉
@2E0XVX
@2E0XVX 3 года назад
the 220mhz band in the UK is for DAB radio. If your found to be keying up there, will result in you landing in court.
@crunch9876
@crunch9876 3 года назад
@@2E0XVX how do they find out who it is that’s doing it?
@absalomdraconis
@absalomdraconis 3 года назад
@@crunch9876 : Presumably by triangulation and/or trilateration. You may tend to think that you just need to focus the beam upwards to avoid their sniffer vans or something, but when you consider that whoever you're trying to evade may have receivers of the relevant frequencies on their own sats, and that budget GPS receivers can get to around a few meters reliably with 1980's era satellite technology, it becomes clear that if someone with the money (or even just pre-existing infrastructure) _wants_ to track down a satellite-targeting transmission's origin, then they _can_ track down it's origin.
@willc4k
@willc4k 3 года назад
I couldn't make anything of the first few seconds, but it's just a little bit of friendly banter there... - From where did you come out? (more like Where have you been?) - You're bipolar today, but I got my own things to do... - I bet you were cheating on me lol It's impressive how these Chinese radios managed to become this sensitive. @Jared Maddox The pirates down here are very crafty with their gear. They generally use a myriad of modified CB/amateur radio transceivers for mobile operation or scanners attached to helical antennae, which are then mounted on Ku-band offset dishes in an undisclosed location for their stationary bases. The use of stationary bases was how Brazil's Federal Police were able to crack down on some of the pirates' activities. However, they still use those satellites while on the road and also where other forms of communication are unavailable or simply unsafe (a.e give off their location/identities). Since some of them have modified versions of regular off-the-shelf CB/amateur radio gear on their lorries, they look inconspicuous to the untrained eye.
@jajajajajaja867
@jajajajajaja867 3 года назад
@@crunch9876 if you’re smart about it you’d never get caught
@Armageddon199611
@Armageddon199611 3 года назад
I`m from brasil, i listen to them to quite a long while. most of the talks are from truck drivers nowadays, drug smugglers are often to use the whatsapp. I guess the uplink is 041.000 + Great Video!
@johnbelcher7164
@johnbelcher7164 3 года назад
You Can talk to them to
@favoritos2420
@favoritos2420 Год назад
Olá. Vi seu comentário e fiquei curioso, me explique melhor sobre este lance da comunicação Walkie-Talkie e Satélites (militares ou não). É possível transmitir uma comunicação entre dois continentes por exemplo?
@Armageddon199611
@Armageddon199611 Год назад
@@favoritos2420 depende do footprint do satélite, o satcom8 vai das américas até terça parte da europa
@Armageddon199611
@Armageddon199611 Год назад
@@favoritos2420 com um baofeng simples e sem antena apropriada, impossível transmitir, só ouvir.
@favoritos2420
@favoritos2420 Год назад
Então com qual aparelho seria possível transmitir e receber mensagens? Como isto se daria?
@FrankDad
@FrankDad 3 года назад
(What you hear on the Brazilian hijacked sat) This is PP2SHT. My name is Eduardo, but my friends call me Turd...
@thewatcher5271
@thewatcher5271 3 года назад
Hey Ed, That's Not Exactly A Very Flattering Nickname, Now Is It? I Sure Hope It's Not Meant To Be Taken Literally! 8-)
@frankcooke1692
@frankcooke1692 Год назад
Baofengs are great. I bought a few for festival use, not expecting much. They exceed their advertised range and battery life. And the plastic they're made of is beyond military grade. Not bad for $18 a pop
@basicguy99
@basicguy99 Год назад
Which Baofeng is $18?
@frankcooke1692
@frankcooke1692 Год назад
@@basicguy99 bf-888s. the one without a display.
@daienaa
@daienaa Год назад
@@frankcooke1692 Yes they are extremely thin cheap plastic so militarily grade? Lol 😂
@gutstallion
@gutstallion 11 месяцев назад
​@@daienaamilitary of most countries has quite cheap quality of everything, from shoe laces to weapon of mass destruction. That's why we call it "military grade".
@daienaa
@daienaa 11 месяцев назад
@@gutstallion Oh you must be kidding. Military have had big radios built like a tank. Now they are a little more slim but the quality must be top. I feel almost sure that our country do not send all the troops into this war with poor quality lol
@davidsradioroom9678
@davidsradioroom9678 3 года назад
1. I am glad to know you are a ham, too, as well as an all round radio enthusiast. 2. I used to live in the UK in a rural area, back in the 70s. No pirate radio there, except for a one-time reception of a Dutch MW pirate. 3. I really enjoy watching your videos about radio in Manchester. 73.
@Steve_Wardley_G6JEF
@Steve_Wardley_G6JEF 3 года назад
Another great test Lewis. That little rig has a cracking audio, shame a third of it can't be used by us lot.
@MannoulaZ
@MannoulaZ Год назад
who’s louis
@danielalexandrez
@danielalexandrez 3 года назад
Truckers speaking with cobra radios modified.
@TECHOPC
@TECHOPC 3 года назад
olha ae man outro br
@minarchisttrucker2775
@minarchisttrucker2775 3 года назад
Lol I use a connex radio
@MMRYPRDX
@MMRYPRDX 2 года назад
I think they use other radios... from 27000 MHZ to 250 MHZ is a very big step. the transverters used by truck drivers they usually drop 20 mhz, making the CB radio talk at 40 meters I believe that with all the modification no CB radio reaches 250 mhz
@starrcadeius
@starrcadeius 3 года назад
You're literally the don of UK radio documentaries, thanks for the consistent content Lewis 👍
@weirdsciencetv4999
@weirdsciencetv4999 3 года назад
So how do the pirates get the satellite to repeat the signal? Is there an access CTCSS? A digital code? If so, is it a static code? A nonce that you digitally sign and transmit back? Edit: just read up on this. Frequency doubled ham radios hitting the uplink. Holy moly.
@M7BCN
@M7BCN 3 года назад
Thanks Lewis. A Tri-band Radio With good transmit audio and under £40. What’s not to like 👍 M7BCN
@nickinportland
@nickinportland Год назад
I could listen to British people talk for hours. Bottle o’ wine money mate! Love it.
@IanCliveKerrCoelho
@IanCliveKerrCoelho 3 года назад
Great video. I'm from Brazil. Truckers talking with others. PU5IAN, 73.
@RevMikeBlack
@RevMikeBlack Год назад
Just ordered a Baofeng UV-5R for $25. I'm a space enthusiast and I want to use it when watching International Space Station flybys. I don't have a ham license, so I won't be transmitting, but it will be fun to hear the ISS repeater in action. Granted, that's a very narrow use of the radio, but the low price is hard to ignore.
@richb.4374
@richb.4374 3 года назад
They are all over the HF bands too. They don't care what bands they use or who they interfere with, very rude folks.
@grindz145
@grindz145 3 года назад
I'm the same way, still a General class licence in the US after 20+ years. Growing up in the 90s that was still 3 license classes to get there, but I just never have found a reason to get extra.
@grindz145
@grindz145 3 года назад
Pretty amazing, satellite pirates. I wonder how they discovered it and what they use it for?
@theLuigiFan0007Productions
@theLuigiFan0007Productions 3 года назад
@@grindz145 Probably just extended range communications, as one would any satellite phone, but for free. I'm sure there's people who use it to stay 'under the radar' as well, if you know what I mean.
@bodazaphfa
@bodazaphfa 3 года назад
They’re not pirates unless they say YYYYyyyyaaarrrrr matie!
@timothybrown7792
@timothybrown7792 2 года назад
Unless you understand Spanish it's pointless anyway lol
@jayrogers8255
@jayrogers8255 3 года назад
220-225 is, with modifications, in use in most countries in Region 2, as well as Somalia.
@driverfilmsshortwavechannel
@driverfilmsshortwavechannel 3 года назад
Ive listened to the SATCOM pirates a few times, quite interesting how they hack them too.
@lands1459
@lands1459 3 года назад
what frequencies do they use? been trying but have no luck
@nathanlewis5682
@nathanlewis5682 3 года назад
Hacking government satellites? Or would they use scrambling, of course?
@gocarlos987
@gocarlos987 3 года назад
WTF Pra que vc quer nos ouvir Man?
@MMRYPRDX
@MMRYPRDX 2 года назад
@@gocarlos987 para saber nosso segredos... hahaha
@winterburan
@winterburan 3 года назад
there is a group of Italians who use your skynet 5B, now they use it less, but in the late afternoon something is heard every now and then 261.200 Mhz (correct)
@jplacido9999
@jplacido9999 3 года назад
161.200 MHz ?
@winterburan
@winterburan 3 года назад
@@jplacido9999 AAAA Sorry 261.200 MHZ
@winterburan
@winterburan 3 года назад
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8-nrNV8a6lI.html
@jplacido9999
@jplacido9999 3 года назад
@@winterburan I should have though that !👍 Of course ! That frequency is normal mili satcom. Brazilians, Portuguese and Italians were terrible, hacking those semi-dying sats. Nowadays, much less (crack down in Brazil and Portugal. I had to stop those guys. They were going over the top. Only the brazilians keep talking but much less than before)
@winterburan
@winterburan 3 года назад
@@jplacido9999 I am not aware of pirates from Portugal, but only from Brazil where they speak Portuguese, it comes a lot from truck drivers, also and often used for illicit purposes in the forest, smuggling and crops etc., they are really many and they were the first, my compatriots are a little less of 10 and they hear sporadically for technical issues or for connection tests on other live frequencies, the Russians are many. Ciao
@stephengunrunnerhanson3550
@stephengunrunnerhanson3550 3 года назад
And again Lewis a great video, these little radios work well and you can not blame opporaters for buying and using them. We are all on a budget these day take care Lewis 73s
@FrozenMilkOnACloudyDay
@FrozenMilkOnACloudyDay Год назад
Really a very interesting topic, video, and review all at the same time 🎉 Thank you
@toucan221
@toucan221 Год назад
The Audio from this radio sounds Superb, it is tempting to look for this and buy it. ✔✔❤❤
@carlashby6174
@carlashby6174 3 года назад
Again another informative and we'll presented video Lewis thank you Carl.
@eliotmansfield
@eliotmansfield 3 года назад
if I came home with that instead of a bottle of wine, the wife would probably belt me round the head with the radio
@forbaldo1
@forbaldo1 3 года назад
@@devondetroit2529 my wife is happy (me to) to drink De Bortoli Sacred Hill Chardonnay $4.70 $28.20 per case of 6 Australian dollar.. side line ..the radio's x2 uv 9r cost au $105 free post
@BitBanger
@BitBanger 3 года назад
Get your self a new wife!
@wallacegrommet9343
@wallacegrommet9343 Год назад
A non-drinker
@GraemeKoch
@GraemeKoch 3 года назад
I just bought one of these radios, a shame we don’t have the 220 vhf band.Thanks for a great video. De VK3GEK
@timothybrown7792
@timothybrown7792 2 года назад
You will find 1.25m is occupied by DAB radio in the UK specifically the 11d multiplex at around 222.064mhz.
@SLACKPLAN9
@SLACKPLAN9 3 года назад
Tracking my order, Mine hit LA, and hopefully it will be delivered this week. The Antennas came in yesterday. They are incompatable with my UV-5R, so they will be targeting the X3 Plus when it comes in. I ordered the black one, however, I kinda with I would have ordered the one iwht the orange trim.
@cedhome7945
@cedhome7945 Год назад
Caught this vid by accident and it reminded me of the 80s when CB was the thing .had to listen to the conversation on my mates set going along the M5 from Glasgow to Bristol.,.the high light was some Brummie wineing on and on about his wife not ironing his shirt properly... haven't used one since!
@timbrwolf1121
@timbrwolf1121 3 года назад
You can actually use these to communicate with the ISS with a proper antenna.
@h4rry815
@h4rry815 3 года назад
Are you on about an actual BNC antrnna on top of a regular scanner? What sort of antenna would you need?
@timbrwolf1121
@timbrwolf1121 3 года назад
@@h4rry815 if you can hold it steady enough a small yagi will do. It really doesn't take much power at all to reach ISS as its line of sight when its flying over
@gm5aug
@gm5aug Год назад
Hi Lewis Great video as ever. Thank you for all the work you put in. I hate to be ‘that person’, but I just wanted to point out that, while you were having your sleds on 2/70, unless you were actually moving, you were technically ‘Portable’. While the license doesn’t set these things as mandatory, there’s an important difference between /P and /M. Please don’t take this as a criticism at all - just thought I’d point it out. Best wishes. Michael GM5AUG
@tocsa120ls
@tocsa120ls 3 года назад
Just replaced my old UV-9R with this new BF-X3+ a no-brainer, really - same features, more frequencies
@user-p97g6mvbh
@user-p97g6mvbh 3 года назад
why is this in my recommended lol youtube has been giving me some odd videos to watch lately, nice video btw.
@OxfordShortwaveLog
@OxfordShortwaveLog Год назад
Another excellent video Lewis - the BF-X3 Plus is worth the money just to listen to Sat comm pirates! 73
@aedwards123
@aedwards123 3 года назад
A couple of questions, if you don't mind: What kind of hardware do the Brazilians use to transmit to the satellites? I'm guessing it needs a directional antenna and a fair bit of power. Does the BF-X3 use the same batteries and other bits as the UV-5R?
@justindunlap1235
@justindunlap1235 Год назад
It appears to be a different battery. It would make sense to redesign the battery case since they made it water and dust resistant.
@favoritos2420
@favoritos2420 Год назад
I'm also interested. I'm brazilian also, but never heard this hacking method before. If you discover how to transmit and receive, just tell me how.
@joohop
@joohop 3 года назад
Not Bad Forty Squid Lad Great Video Earthling Bless Up :)
@Draknfyre
@Draknfyre 3 года назад
I'd love if we had some geostationary amsats. Imagine reliable DX on 2m/70cm without reflectors.
@Ei2iP
@Ei2iP 3 года назад
We do it's called QO-100
@Taffy866
@Taffy866 3 года назад
Looks good, a nice video and review. Can you send me a link to that pdf?? or a picture of the UHF Satcom reference diagram?Thanks again Lewis
@computerslasagnas
@computerslasagnas 3 года назад
For those who are wondering what those guys were saying: person 1 > From where are you departing? "sais de onde?" person 2 > (I can't understand)... maracanã (soccer stadium)... person 1> from where you came, dude? "tu saiu de onde, rapaz???" person 2 > Oh, Ok! I came from Betim (City). "Ah ta, eu sai de betim" person 2 > I've slept there, I had other appointments. "Eu dormi por lá. Tenho outros compromissos" person 1 > Were you betraying me, no? "Tava me traindo, não era?"
@ianmcdonald7884
@ianmcdonald7884 3 года назад
I'm in VK. It obviously not legal to use 220 Mhz here but to listen in on those pirates, I just bought one of these radios hahaha. Also, it's on eBay as a 5 watt set not 10 watts so there must have been a few people testing the claim of 10 watts so they must have corrected the advertising. 73, VK3FIMD, Ian
@mikecowdrey2891
@mikecowdrey2891 2 года назад
It’s 5 watts per channel, Chinese add all the watts and claim the maximum
@thelydiaspringexperiment6437
What is the chipset? I wonder if the extra band can be hacked into other baofengs like 5r or 9r. I'm betting it's just firmware
@PAGANONYMOUS
@PAGANONYMOUS 3 года назад
We need more geostationary amateur radio satellites! How many are there at present? I only know of one accessible from Europe, the Es'hail 2.
@johno9507
@johno9507 3 года назад
"Such is life." 🇦🇺
@basejump213
@basejump213 3 года назад
Very good video Lewis. I'm interested in buying the same radio. 👍😊🇬🇧🍻
@m7bcwstuart84
@m7bcwstuart84 3 года назад
Great stuff Lewis M7BCW Blackpool love the tower video I can’t wait to take mine up there when this is all over 73s buddy
@wizard8838
@wizard8838 3 года назад
I have the UV-5RX3, got it ages ago, i will have a listen on said frequencies for them. When you picked them up were you using the standard antenna? De M0HLG
@RingwayManchester
@RingwayManchester 3 года назад
No mate the telescopic
@goshawkfoxhill
@goshawkfoxhill Год назад
I stumbled across this vid I’m new to all this ham stuff so if I bought a pair of baifengs and was transmitting between the two without a license I assume I’d be breaking a law? But how easy would it be to catch someone on a random channel and what would be the fines? Thanks
@bobcatcomms
@bobcatcomms 3 года назад
Great video, big fan of the Baofeng radios, nice punchy audio, 73's 29TM063 Dublin Ireland
@mikestone9129
@mikestone9129 2 года назад
I don't know anything about shortwave. Will this radio work right out of the box? Or does it have to be programmed?
@luca87375
@luca87375 2 года назад
It is actually an linear Transponder, so what you send Up will come down unchanged
@rowifi
@rowifi 3 года назад
This radio doesn't seem to show up on the baofeng official site, only from third party agents or eBay types. Weird.
@petewright2283
@petewright2283 3 года назад
I’ve just bought one of these to listen to the SATCOMS. did you program the radio or just type the frequency in? Also what antenna you using
@RingwayManchester
@RingwayManchester 3 года назад
You can do either, I’m using the g3ypq rubberscopic
@Zodliness
@Zodliness 3 года назад
These are nice little handsets, but unfortunately like allot of rubberised coated products, the rubber coating starts to break down and gets sticky to the touch after about two years.
@Knaeckebrotsaege
@Knaeckebrotsaege Год назад
orange oil takes that crap off. had to deal with this on a (pretty expensive) PC mouse that got more and more sticky from the rubberized coating breaking down. lesson learned, never buying anything rubberized again
@Zodliness
@Zodliness Год назад
@@Knaeckebrotsaege I just avoid products with a rubberised coating. I purchased two PSION S3's when they came out and they both went sticky and unusable, I said never again and stuck to that instead! 😉
@djisydneyaustralia
@djisydneyaustralia Год назад
I remember a few years back listening to some Portuguese speaking fellows, that must be what it was. I was just scanning many bands .
@paulhicks9399
@paulhicks9399 3 года назад
Great video Lewis. You should have keyed over a DAB multiplex and see if the music cuts out.
@mustaffa1611
@mustaffa1611 3 года назад
is the only reason to have a ham radio to talk about ham radio?
@indiana146
@indiana146 3 года назад
Im doing an on line course with essex hams then later ill take foundation im only over in darwen nr blackburn so i should b able to catch you my pal sugested an icom 7300 as a good beginners tranciever My health buggers me up but get my foundation illb happy as a pig in muck Set back fell going up stairs hurt back and hand but we carry on just my balance goes ive got to b careful going down stairs or im toast But im getting stuck into learning a bout radio Take care regards adrian
@jekanyika
@jekanyika Год назад
From my small foray into SDR I remember the airwaves being full of people testing out new gear.
@NOMAD-qp3dd
@NOMAD-qp3dd Год назад
That's so weird when you were chatting with that fella he sounded like outside my earbuds. i was listening to this vid on my earbuds and you sounded deep and bassy but when he spoke it sounded like coming from my phone, outside my earbuds
@stokeben1
@stokeben1 2 года назад
If the power goes down and we can't communicate through normal methods I assume these radios would still work? Looking to buy something I can keep in touch with family (in UK) if that does happen?
@SameLif3
@SameLif3 Год назад
Nice
@SameLif3
@SameLif3 Год назад
Anymore alts?
@memowilliam9889
@memowilliam9889 3 года назад
“He’s a transponster!” -Rachel Green
@hubzcaps
@hubzcaps 3 года назад
Please do a review of the uv9r plus. The craze rn. Satcom video rules drinking my coffee.
@coler154
@coler154 3 года назад
I have the UV-9R, its pretty great for what its worth.
@26DR629
@26DR629 2 года назад
Hi Lewis. What's your favourite UHF vhf handheld two way? Cheers enjoy the videos.
@GabrielM01
@GabrielM01 3 года назад
10:25 Maracanã (Soccer Stadium) 10:28 Where did you came out? Man! Where did you came out? 10:39 i have things planned 10:43 you were cheating on me wasnt you? I am a native brazilian and those guys are probably form the north side of brazil, i couldnt understand some of the stuff, thats what i did catch
@MMRYPRDX
@MMRYPRDX 2 года назад
the first line of the pirates is: what is the scale today? (work schedule ) a guy says he came from Betim (Betim is a city in the Brazilian state with the name of Minas Gerais) one of them waits atá (which is a way of confirming something or a question) and another says that the night before he slept in Betim
@MMRYPRDX
@MMRYPRDX 2 года назад
one day you could listen longer and post it on the channel, I'm very interested in radio communication
@GabrielM01
@GabrielM01 2 года назад
@@MMRYPRDX thanks for the insight
@Backyardmech1
@Backyardmech1 Год назад
Me : Sounding good! Let me know when I should flip on my foot warmer!
@badcompany3828
@badcompany3828 3 года назад
Is 225.550 the main frequency to listen on? Or is that only in the UK?
@RingwayManchester
@RingwayManchester 3 года назад
That’s the most common one,
@MikeM0XMX
@MikeM0XMX 3 года назад
Excellent video. Thanks Lewis.
@john81uk
@john81uk 3 года назад
Intresting. Only downside is you guys give the impression you love the sound of your own voice. Good radio etiquette is keep it short and to the point. No waffle 😂👍
@michaelstanley5215
@michaelstanley5215 3 года назад
On HF that is the proper etiquette, it's not the same for repeaters. VA3OTA here.
@timothybrown7792
@timothybrown7792 2 года назад
I don't run a RU-vid channel but I have done DJ'ing in the past and also did the same for a local radio station once, so Ive certainly become used to hearing my own voice. unfortunately after doing things like that you do start to love your own voice to a degree lol, perhaps without even realising so. I have no complaints with the way the channel owner presents his videos though infact I think hes pretty good and certainly thorough.
@cliveklein3076
@cliveklein3076 2 года назад
As a M6 myself, im happy to stay as is... I sometimes chair nets which makes me think shall i go to a M0 and skip 2E0 but 10W gets me where i need... Im looking into getting this Baofeng BF-X3 Plus... 73's M6EVD
@yandan7010
@yandan7010 3 года назад
Illegal, am I even 'allowed' to listen??? I'm scaaaared.
@CptCloseCall
@CptCloseCall 3 года назад
In the US, if you can recieve the signal. You can listen.
@MMRYPRDX
@MMRYPRDX 2 года назад
it's illegal to just broadcast, if the signal arrives on your radio you can hear it, just don't tell everyone because someone might get mad
@dustinmcdermont699
@dustinmcdermont699 3 года назад
I noticed how you quoted to your friend how much the radio cost in dollars. Is this normal for people in the UK, to quote the price in dollars instead of pounds? Is this just for items bought on the internet? You wouldn't say carrots are 5 dollars a kilo at the local supermarket would you?
@cappaslangmurderer
@cappaslangmurderer 3 года назад
Anticipated audience
@nicoschadjidemetriou4373
@nicoschadjidemetriou4373 2 года назад
Thanks for the good video and informations my dear friend. 73 s from 5B4ER ( Cyprus). The camera used is very clear!
@TechJB65
@TechJB65 3 года назад
Ringway Manchester, greetings from across the pond!! Have you or anyone else been able to use Chirp to program the BF-X3 plus? I did catch where I believe you said it was programmable as a UV-82x3 was that correct?
@neutralgod300
@neutralgod300 2 года назад
I'm in Canada, I would like to know if this radio, can connect to CB, cops radio, fire truck, airplane and so on? thank you
@jfrphoto01
@jfrphoto01 2 года назад
They don't work with CB (HF [27 MHz] AM/SSB/FM) and Air (AM) frequencies. These radios are VHF/UHF FM only. They can work on public safety frequencies (PD,Fire, etc.) just don't transmit or, well, take a guess as to what will happen! They also work on Amateur radio 2 meter and 70cm bands but that requires a license. Don't know if you have MURS in Canada but they work on those frequencies as well (151 - 154 MHz FM).
@duaneshuster6366
@duaneshuster6366 Год назад
Bf X3 there is other radios out there with 220 in them too. Including the new Quansheng , Anysecu uv-K5 with extended reciever 220 mhz transmit. Hey if a freq ain't being used and radio service is dead then talk on it.
@hexadecimal7300
@hexadecimal7300 Год назад
No idea about now but in the 80's you could just about get free worldwide comms if you knew the right frequencies to use and where to point your antenna, using Spread spectrum. If anyone noticed they would have to "cut off their nose ro spite their face" to stop you , no one ever did.
@WJ6FRadio
@WJ6FRadio 3 года назад
Outstanding video! I might just have to take a look at this radio for myself.
@sampointau
@sampointau 3 года назад
All the power outputs for Chinese handhelds are rubbish, they just say higher power to get the sales. Maximum output will always be between 4 and 5 Watts !!!
@tiggydorset9041
@tiggydorset9041 3 года назад
Great video. I have a Baofeng tri-bander (not the model you are showing), knowing it's a useless band for the UK. I now have something interesting to go looking for on the band. Thanks for that. I'm a 2EO, and like you rarely ever transmit over 10 watts. Quite happy with this and have absolutely no urge to go full. Seems like a cracking little radio. I might have to invest in another Baofeng just for the hell of it. Thankyou for your content, keep up the good work. 73, 2EOKKV
@obionemoreslice2479
@obionemoreslice2479 3 года назад
I understand none of this, still enjoying the whole video 😄
@JaynBea
@JaynBea 3 года назад
Enjoyed the video and assessment of the tri-band Hand held. 73, KN6NPK
@meruliouslacrimens5154
@meruliouslacrimens5154 Год назад
The motorola models were the ones used on platforms on network southeast regional railways. Once in a blue moon you would pick up a stray taxi cab.
@raymondmartin6737
@raymondmartin6737 3 года назад
While as you said we have the 222-225 band in the US, and similar in 🇨🇦 Canada, it may be allowed in this whole hemisphere, if my memory serves me correctly. There are quite a few repeaters on that band here. I wonder if anybody does use DMR on that band, as my Anytone D-578 has 222 Mhz, although low power of several watts, does let me work a number of 222 Mhz repeaters. Some here are linked to 2 M and 70 CM repeaters. I never knew about the Brazilian Hackers, I guess higher up in the band above 225 Mhz, because of our use of 222-225 Mhz. I wonder if these hackers are receivable on our side of the Pond? Ray W2CH
@jplacido9999
@jplacido9999 2 года назад
Yes they are. Scan 240 mhz upwards
@favoritos2420
@favoritos2420 Год назад
@@jplacido9999 Olá. Como seria possível transmitir e receber mensagens usando satélites? Quais equipamentos seriam necessários?
@jplacido9999
@jplacido9999 Год назад
@@favoritos2420 Olá. Para os satélites militares em final de! vida seria necessário um equipamento de radioamador mas modificado de forma "pirata" para emitir e receber de 220 a 400 MHz (aproximadamente), ou um conversor externo que faça o mesmo, e respectiva antena (móvel ou fixa). Mas isso é ALTAMENTE ILEGAL, pelo que recomendo que faca o exame para radioamador e utilize satélites artificiais próprios para esse fim. É menos prático, mas é legal....
@n1vca
@n1vca 3 года назад
Thanks for the review/advertising ... some S/N comparison with similar radios would have been interesting. Which antenna did you use for this SatCom demo, that didn't sound like a telescopic whip?!
@RingwayManchester
@RingwayManchester 3 года назад
It was the antenna linked below
@n1vca
@n1vca 3 года назад
@@RingwayManchester Wow, that is a remarkable Signal/Noise ... RX and Antenna seems really good. I have had ultra low noise preamps on dipoles for this band with preselection via an Airspy HF+ and the reception was maybe just as good. I am really impressed by that bare radio and not even a fully symmetrical dipole - respect.
@aussiedazvk4djh889
@aussiedazvk4djh889 3 года назад
Great video mate. 👍🍻
@alwaysbepreparedwithjeff3245
@alwaysbepreparedwithjeff3245 3 года назад
Thanks Again For Streaming
@cpt.rogers1396
@cpt.rogers1396 3 года назад
I'm a bit new to the hobby but I recently acquired one of these handhelds and I was doing a power test but it appears the unit is optimized for use around 255mhz perhaps, I used a RS-40 power meter and a 25 watt dummy load and got a reading of 10 watts at 255mhz, testing at UHF 452.550 got me about 5-6 watts, and 144.500 was around 6 watts. At first I suspected my power meter was faulty so I tested it on a standard UV-5R and got a standard reading of 5 watts on UHF and 6 on VHF which is about normal. This makes me think the unit was optimized for around this frequency instead of the usual 230mhz band which gave me a reading of around 6 watts as well. It's really bizarre how these Chinese radios act some times.
@stevemumbling7720
@stevemumbling7720 3 года назад
Good one Lewis, very interesting. Does the Baofeng manual quote 10w? Is there ever any English language pirates on the satellites?
@MMRYPRDX
@MMRYPRDX 2 года назад
you will rarely find someone speaking English... but it is still possible if you keep trying
@ThePJN91
@ThePJN91 3 года назад
Don’t speak a word of Brazilian but really want to listen to some pirate satcom! Great video as ever 😎
@Isochest
@Isochest 3 года назад
Brazilians speak mainly Portuguese but with a different accent (sotaque) than spoken in Portugal.
@whatabouttheearth
@whatabouttheearth 3 года назад
Wait until the satcom pirates from Brazil get their minds elation stolen by psychic spies from China and cowboy magiCIAns from Virginia watch the entire thing.
@computerslasagnas
@computerslasagnas 3 года назад
Those at the end were saying: person 1 > From where are you departing? "sais de onde?" person 2 > (I cant understand)... maracanã (soccer stadium)... person 1> from where did you came, dude? "tu saiu de onde, rapaz???" person 2 > Oh, Ok! I came from Betim (City). "Ah ta, eu sai de betim" person 2 > I've slept there, I had other appointments. "Eu dormi por lá. Tenho outros compromissos" person 1 > Were you betraying me, no? "Tava me traindo, não era?"
@liliuMAX
@liliuMAX Год назад
@@computerslasagnas The first guy speaking to the radio sounds like he has a bahian accent
@jacobgutowski1369
@jacobgutowski1369 3 года назад
Love your videos thanks for making my day interesting.
@ecv03
@ecv03 3 года назад
I will like to know more about the pirate satellite operations. Can you do a video on that subject?
@14KiloWhisky
@14KiloWhisky 3 года назад
🤣🤣
@jamiesuejeffery
@jamiesuejeffery Год назад
I don't know how RU-vid brought up your channel for me. I guess it is because I have always been fascinated with radio. So greetings from The United States. Kirk KB7QOD
@MetalMatt2510
@MetalMatt2510 3 года назад
These better than the baofeng uv-5r plus ?
@okhamradio
@okhamradio 3 года назад
Hello! I'm listing them too! Nice job 👏
@gr1ff1ngton
@gr1ff1ngton Год назад
Were Chris & Brian expecting your call?
@budgreen4x4
@budgreen4x4 3 года назад
Didn't they retire all the SATCOM stuff in the early 2000s .....
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