Baofeng's at it Again! - The UV-17R Lives Up To All Expectations!

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Our friends over at Baofeng have finally come up with a replacement for our old friend the UV-5R. Is it clean, does it live up to its power claims, any new features?
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@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I wasn't clear enough in my comments on repeater programming. If you'll look closely, you'll see that 6.4 is "repeater programing" and appears to be one page long. Remember the size of the pages in question? When you finally get to that page, its only half a page of text, no pictures and it completely skips over tones. Unless you already know what you're doing, this won't get you success. To me, this radio's target price range and audience require much more information and introduction. This radio is targeted at the new-ham or the ham-curious. If you don't know how to program a repeater already, all you'll get with this radio is frustration. Baofeng has been making radios for a long time and this is one of those things (along with filters) that they have had plenty of runway to fix. Thanks for watching.

@leejenkinson5521 6 месяцев назад

I was lucky, when I got my Pro Non GPS version I came straight to RU-vid to programme it to a local repeater, though right now have only used it for receiving and not transmitting. Currently in the UK due to do my Ham Radio license in the next 8-12 weeks.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Just imagine if you had a nice guide in the owners manual that had pictures and explanations! @@leejenkinson5521

@crossfiregaming9541 4 месяца назад

What did you mean about getting another radio that's clean? Surely you didn't mean it was dirty right out of the box, I googled it and got nothing. Sorry new to radios in General just thought i'd ask.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

@@crossfiregaming9541yep, dirty right out of the box. All of the extra markers should be below the blue line in the test.

@heliwrecker8649 4 месяца назад

I guess that's what you get with a sub $20 product 😂😂

@claytonnoble568 6 месяцев назад

My biggest issues with these "upgraded" radios is they lose all the accessories that have been produced for the UV-5R and compatible models.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Yep, it's a brand new generation of stuff to buy. 😪

@clone1137 4 месяца назад

What accessories are you talking about? Like having extra batteries and chargers?

@AdministrativeReload 2 месяца назад

@@clone1137 Yes, extended batteries and chargers.

@raavaolinorman6518 2 месяца назад

To be fair the UV 5r batteries are cheap and wouldn't be water resistant. Sometimes for upgrades you can't keep backwards compatibility@@AdministrativeReload

@dougdaniels 6 месяцев назад

Glad to see the battery says "battery". Looking forward to when the belt clip says "belt clip".

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I know, I had to use my label maker to fix that omission!

@StormChaserMommaG Месяц назад

this cracked me up! thank you for the belly laugh!

@temporarilyoffline Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@nameless-og Месяц назад

🚫 DO NOT EAT

@RandallRash 6 месяцев назад

If only these companies that manufacture radios could afford a Tiny SA to use for testing their product.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Totally agree!

@RangerReject 6 месяцев назад

Sad Ham Alert

@KG6NLWMotoRadio 6 месяцев назад

@RandallRash they can!

@haxwithaxe 6 месяцев назад

Then they would have to change how they make them and they probably wouldn't be $30 and wouldn't be able to work at all outside of the ham bands which is kinda a selling point for these.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

"in bulk" really changes things. Look at the GT-5R or the UV-19 - both clean. These radios have pennies of parts in them at the qtys baofeng will sell them. @@haxwithaxe

@K3JRZOnTheAir 6 месяцев назад

Looks like the same UI as the Talkpod radios. Nice to see that they updated and a nice radio design on the outside too. Still a dirty radio. So dirty, dirty, dirty… 73!

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

They coulda made something!

@HamRadioDX 6 месяцев назад

I've seen those menus before 😏 good work TO!

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Yep, the new normal!

@eagleviewhd 2 месяца назад

the UV-17R's I purchased are also Triband Radios: 2m, 1.25m, and 70cm bands workon this radio. Also the one 16" antenna that came with radio is a triband antenna.

@temporarilyoffline 2 месяца назад

Excellent, it's smart to get the tri-bander version!

@jesse. 6 месяцев назад

Wow. That sure is a pretty 'Feng

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Sure is!

@gregisfly 6 месяцев назад

Hey Steve, great and entertaining video, eat to follow you crack me up. Lol

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the other comment, I was curious if you were telling me to go get some lunch ;-) -- Thanks for watching!

@CoffeeandHamRadios 6 месяцев назад

Amazing video bro!

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@JonathanKayne 6 месяцев назад

I actually found a use for those earbuds that come with the baofeng radios- you can turn them into microphones for you KX2 or trusdx. And rather easily at that.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Nice!

@andreboudreau6474 6 месяцев назад

The ones I have with UV5Rs I use when hunting moose. My hunting partners also have radios and it allows me to receive without alerting my potentiel pray. Plus I usually keep the radio in my chest pocket with antenna protruding. Having the external mike is useful as I don’t have to pull radio out of my pocket ti transmit.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

@@andreboudreau6474 that's a good use for that!

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

@@andreboudreau6474 that's a good use for that!

@jonnyf9523 6 месяцев назад

my goodness your weather guy has the same voice as my weather guy

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Weird!

@eagleviewhd 3 месяца назад

I just bought a pair of these UB-17R’s on Amazon at the end of January 2024. They both came with drop in charger made for the Uv 17r, it came with two different antennas ( one about 9” long and one about 16” long (both rated for both frequency bands), they had batteries with USB charging capability and the USB charge cables. Instruction manual downloaded from Baofeng has repeater programming instructions. .

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Sweet!

@norrinradd8952 6 месяцев назад

I'll give them points for the massive screen improvement over the UV5R. My old eyes struggle to read my GT5R. I was surprised that you didn't throw the stock antenna in the trash. It must be an upgrade. Okay, I keep mine, but they're all in the bottom of the parts box.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Had to do apples:apples man! Wouldn't be fair to have the old guard working at an advantage!

@christopherschulte9126 6 месяцев назад

The UV-17 pro apparently has some APRS functionality in it. A bit more pricy, and also transmits on 220 if you want to call less than a watt useful on a handheld.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

One of these days we'll get a good radio.

@christopherschulte9126 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline Oh I have a Yaesu FT-60, and a Kenwood TOMORROW-V71A I just saw a review on the UV-17 pro a little while ago. Trust me, the 1 Baofeng that I do have rarely transmits. Way too dirty.

@mrradio2187 6 месяцев назад

$37 for the PRO on Ebay with Nov shipping. This baby xmits everywhere! No need for the FCC restricted UV-17R and it has an advertised 50 kilometers range! Outstanding!

@mrradio2187 6 месяцев назад

We don't care about dirty, out here in the sticks of rural America ain't nobody gives a flip about a few out of band signals!

@leejenkinson5521 6 месяцев назад

think I paid £18 for my UV17 Pro about 2 months ago@@mrradio2187

@ScannerJunkie 6 месяцев назад

I have that one and the 17pro gps. Gps is only on the 17pro gps. They use the same mold. Neat radio

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Does the 17pro add APRS as well?

@ScannerJunkie 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline I think no

@fragnshrapnels 5 месяцев назад

Waiting for radio's to support USB-C charging. These docking stations are fine for home. But in the field I would like to charge it via powerbank/Solar.

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

You can get a USB-C Model here: amzn.to/47IgS4R (with 220Mhz too!) Or a USB-C extra battery here: amzn.to/3uFaQ6w

@ChrisHirner 4 месяца назад

Its got some advantages like being able to edit a memory channel on the radio. On the uv5r you have to create a new channel and delete the old one just to turn on a ctcss tone that wasnt stored with the channel. ON the 17 just bring up the channel and turn it on and it stays in the memory.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

The did make some good refinements for sure. I did a video highlight ling most of them

@user-ic3sb2cs8d 5 месяцев назад

Before you get yelled at ...that hit home...😂

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

Right!

@pierrick420 6 месяцев назад

When you hit the harmonic with that guitar pick. Don't know why put made me laugh more than it should've.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

It's kinda on point, isn't it?

@chrissewell1608 6 месяцев назад

I need one of those small hard cases for my digirig, cables and HT. I will check out the video. Thanks.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@gaptastic 6 месяцев назад

Based on what you showed us, I think I like the old better. But others may feel differently and that's ok.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I think the modern look and the RSSI are good, the rest is "same old feng"

@TonyYork-KB9RAO 2 месяца назад

I have two of these 17's and they show the same spurious harmonics as yours.

@temporarilyoffline 2 месяца назад

I am pretty sure all of them will show the same spurs.

@dahveed284 6 месяцев назад

Nice review: Short and to the point. The link on Amazon shows the price today is $26.99, but that might be a black Friday price.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@d3w4yn3 6 месяцев назад

Vindicated again! Glad to see no returns to the original problem of the infamous uv-5r... but wait... still spraying at the 1st harmonic?

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

You can buy a better radio, but one that transmits on multiple bands at once... that's special!

@MrPoisony 6 месяцев назад

There are soo many different versions of this radio. Very hard to know the differences. UV-17L UV-17R UV-17H UV-17 Pro nonGPS UV-17 Pro GPS UV-17 Plus UV-17 V2 UV-17 Pro Max I ordered "Pro Max" version but I got the UV-17R.

@inthesticks1298 6 месяцев назад

I really don't know why they do this. It's one reason why I've still not ordered a Baofeng unit. The UV-17 really got my attention. Seems to be a solid radio, nice antenna, good display, but that dirty on transmit stuff needs to be addressed.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

There will be better models of the radio that are cleaner as time goes by. I already have another version that is almost 100% clean, where its dirty, you likely won't use it... so progress is happening!

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

There are a ton of models, if you got the wrong one, return it ASAP and get the one you want. There is also the UV-19 series, same body/shape, different guts.

@birdmandave 6 месяцев назад

I have a few uv 5r’s and a GT5 (uv5r knock off) I actually really like all of them. Mostly use them as scanners tho

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Not a bad price for a scanner... Even if it's slower than a uniden, it's very much cheaper.

@Bill-HRT 6 месяцев назад

TO! Nice video and nice spin on the potential uses. See you out there. 73 de Bill

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Soon!

@ryanmigliori660 6 месяцев назад

I orderd 2 of these radios. And I wanted the one that transmitting on 220 mhz. And I specifically told the seller I wanted the 220mhz one. And I only got one out of 2 that transmitts on 220 mhz. So it's a game of chance with these baofeng sellers.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

The 220mhz radio should be a "UV-17L" and the 2/70 only should be a "UV-17R". If you got a UV-17R when you asked for an L model, send it back!

@KC4NWK 6 месяцев назад

Great video! I have a UV17R that I'm about to make a video on as well. The odd part is that mine has a different display, a USB-C battery, a different sounding voice, and is clean on harmonics! It is so frustrating when these radios vary like this.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

You have the black on white model? Yep, totally agree that they should make 1 or 2 good products instead of many bad ones.

@olemissjim 4 месяца назад

mine also have much uglier font/display, but its color. I wonder if mine are counterfeit UV-17R i bought a pair (1 is orange and 1 is green) off Amazon... they have a USB-C port in their batteries.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

@@olemissjim it is my understanding that baofeng is making both of those radios - not counterfeit, but also not smart to name them the same, put them in the same "body" and give them different features.

@HamRadioCrusader 6 месяцев назад

Ok Just for Kicks, Press an Hold the Blue button on the keypad. That's how I made my GPS come on and there was also nothing in my user manual that helped. My UV-17 Pro Chassis looks exactly the same but Firmware has a different look. So after you press and hold the Blue button and get the GPS Screen then short press the Green button to see the directional screen. After that? NO CLUE!!! LOL

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Long press blue button is "search uhf" and then none of the other buttons work. Re-press the blue button and it cancels the search.

@HamRadioCrusader 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline Well Crap! It's not for a lack of Trying 🙂

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

@@HamRadioCrusader not on our part anyway! Thanks for looking out brother!

@pcfreak1992 6 месяцев назад

I was confused when you read “32Wh battery”. I mean that’s impossible in that size. If you do the math you realize that the 13 in front of it is part of the number and it should be 13.32Wh 😅

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Yep, Good Catch.

@Milcom34 4 месяца назад

Just Got Mine For Christmas 2023**** Great Little Radio. Thanks Take Care.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

Hope you have fun with it! Any local repeaters?

@Siskiyous6 6 месяцев назад

Can that one be firmware upgraded to hear SSB? I am drumming for an Nuggets episode on how to do that, and how well it works.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I don't know, this is a pretty new chip and the hacking hasn't begun yet.

@jmacbops 6 месяцев назад

The UV-17L isn't a bad radio but would be better with one simple feature. I looked but couldn't find a way to mute the sub-band. Ideally there would be a way to only display/monitor one band instead of both. I get around it by setting the sub-band to a channel/frequency with little use but it would be nice to be able to select one or both. Or, barring that, an option to mute the sub-band the way Yaesu does.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Agreed, That would be great!

@Darkk6969 4 месяца назад

Let Baofeng know as it can be added via firmware update.

@jeffworkman1982 4 месяца назад

Turn tdr off

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

Thanks @@jeffworkman1982 @jmacbops TDR will make the radio only listen to one VFO at a time, not "dual watch"

@grahamtate8394 5 месяцев назад

Great little radio only thing chirps not updated to program it do you know of any other programs?

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

Not yet, but it won't be long.

@CECS1 6 месяцев назад

I have one and just got the TID Radio h8 gen2. Nuch nicer than the Gen1

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Excellent!

@MrKeys57 Месяц назад

Just ordered one, eqv.of 40$ here in Sweden, there seems to be 3 variants of this, one with GPS and the one you have, and one tribander too - i will get the tribander - tnx for the info! - 73 Levi

@temporarilyoffline Месяц назад

Make that 4 🤣 - I just got a uv-17r plus that has a bigger battery and expanded RX coverage

@MrKeys57 Месяц назад

@@temporarilyoffline these things are going over the edge soon! lol!

@karlgant8953 6 месяцев назад

Chapter 6 section 6.4 Repeaters Programming? I really don't know but I do know I will save my money and buy a Yaesu if I ever want a HT. I am into the CW now trying to learn how to read and send code. My choice of radios will be QRP-labs. I got my order in. Also maybe use your build videos to build myself one in the future.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Excellent - the qrp labs radios are a challenge, more like a puzzle. They are designed to be mentally stimulating.

@thomashardy9994 6 месяцев назад

I have a few baofengs that I bought in April 2023. Then, I could hit repeaters miles away but recently couldn’t even use them 100 yards away on simplex. I think something happened.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

That's interesting, I wonder what happened? Do you know where the towers are?

@thomashardy9994 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline A two meter repeater is about 15 miles, and 70cm about 25-30 miles away. Now that I think about it, the radios that could open the repeaters were UV S9. When I tried to talk around my house on simplex I grabbed one S9 and one “Temu” UV5R. I bet that’s the problem. Tomorrow I’ll test them all.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

@@thomashardy9994 good luck!

@saw2much68 6 месяцев назад

How much moisture can these new ones take, I know the 2 older one's my son had both fied from morning moisture on our deer lease?

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

It has a rating of 4 on a 0-9bscale which means: “Water splashed against the enclosure from any direction will have no harmful effects”

@tyellowquill 3 месяца назад

how much cost would it add to make the backlight diffuser a semi transparent mirrored surface so if the ambient light is greater than the backlight, it becomes passively lit, like the old gameboy screens

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

That's a good idea!

@paulhartman5683 6 месяцев назад

Looks nice. My question are 1) Does it have a low battery warning? And 2) Does the audio out jack preamp have enough output to actually be useful? Those are my biggest complaints with the UV5R.

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

I had to run the battery down enough to answer you! It does have a low battery warning. For audio out, It was loud enough for me, but that's probably subjective.

@paulhartman5683 5 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline Thank You!

@lincolnpascual 6 месяцев назад

Ya know, I really should've paid more attention in Recon training when they were going over radio stuff. I recognize a bunch of terms, but honestly have zero idea what any of them mean anymore (getting old). My job was basically to put the damn drone together and hold it while my battle launched it. Everyone else did the cool techy stuff after that while I manned the rifle (I'm dumbing it down a lot... I did more than that, but I consider myself a shooter first and foremost, not a weatherman).

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Makes sense, come join us as a ham. We have cookies!

@saj2694 6 месяцев назад

Stev can you explain the tinySA display 1602 1x setting? I am not sure what that does Thanks Steve

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

There are 2 rules for FCC Part 97 on 2m, #1 is -40db below the fundamental and #2 is -25uW which when converted to dbm is -16.02dbm, any harmonics need to be below these two numbers. The TinySA isn't "Lab Grade", so take my measurments with that in mind.

@saj2694 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline Thanks That explains where the number came from. Now I notice I dont have the same options yours had, so it is time for a firmware upgrade. new learning.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

@@saj2694 I needed a firmware upgrade also.

@zacjohnson9293 4 месяца назад

Hi there! I’ve just been super curious if I could work a satellite with a baofeng. I already have a BF F8HP and an arrow antenna. The antenna doesn’t have a duplexer so I have to use 2 radios, one for transmit, and one for receive. I plan on using the F8HP for transmitting. Could I successfully listen on a UV5R or one of these things? Anything else you recommend (transmitter or receiver, I’m looking for advice)? Thanks!

@zacjohnson9293 4 месяца назад

One more thing before I forget. If I physically attach a radio to an arrow antenna (e.g Velcro on the boom) so it’s easier to hold the antenna and listen to the radio at the same time, will it attenuate the signals at all? Thanks again, KC1TOK Zach.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

Any two HTs in the setup you mentioned will work, the rest is all skill, percerverance and patience! You got this! (No problem with velcroing the radio)

@zacjohnson9293 4 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline Thank you very much for getting back! 73 from an enthusiastic technician.

@W6IWN_Radio 6 месяцев назад

❤ button Steveo, you're CRUSHING it!!! #CoffeeAndHamRadios

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, This one is doing the best so far!

@privateinformation8364 6 месяцев назад

After several years of rough use my UV-5R is on its last legs, held together with zip ties, all the buttons are bald and the potentiometer doesn't like to work at times. I'm debating getting another uv-5r or just waiting and upgrading

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

There is some news coming out about this radio soon. Stay tuned. (I don't have all the details just yet, but what I do have looks good)

@jamesm.1467 6 месяцев назад

Just get another one...

@markcaldwell778 4 месяца назад

The new radios are pretty cool with features like more saved channels and ability to charge via USB-C but take note all new baofengs may not transmit on the frequencies they are advertised as being able to transmit on because if that frequency isn't legal in your country it will be blocked by the manufacturer to comply with regulations. For example in the UK you won't be able to transmit on or above 480mh.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

Good point!

@jeffworkman1982 4 месяца назад

You can easily unlock them to get full band tx/rx

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

@@jeffworkman1982 what is the unlock procedure for the UV-17R

@1OTDM 5 месяцев назад

Are these TX locked to ham bands or can these tx on GMRS frequencies like the old UV-5R?

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

These are locked and at present there is no "unlock code" - stay tuned!

@craigspada1676 6 месяцев назад

Excellent video!, I just received the UV-17 pro L, it includes 220 mhz, have to say it works great on 220! Thanks again and 73's WA2TWF

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Do you know the power output on 220?

@Eric-bh7jy 6 месяцев назад

What radio would you recommend for hunting in the mountains and being within a few miles at the longest from your partner’s?

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I'd start with what they have already and match them. If they have nothing and you're a licensed ham, this might be a good place to start, but it depends on terrain and other obstacles if you'll connect. If you're not a ham, the GMRS license is the same price, but no test. In both cases, height means might and more watts out are better... But at about $30, it doesn't hurt to test the waters with either the GMRS version or the ham version baofeng offers. After you dive in, you'll quickly learn what more you need and there isn't any easier/cheaper method than to just get started. Have fun!

@BCM-556 6 месяцев назад

I wish this came with a way to charge via USB, then I'd get one for sure.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

You can get a model that has USB-C charging built into the battery: amzn.to/3QvB8j5

@JustAGuyYaKnow42 6 месяцев назад

My trouble with my UV17r is that the screen looks totally different, and programming software couldn't be had at their site, I had to go to miklor. It works great though, and transmits on GMRS . I bought it on Amazon. It seems they would patrol the pirates a little more. I would pay almost twice as much to be sure I was really getting the radio I expected. That said, I don't even know how such a well built radio can be built and shipped at the price point.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

There are two official versions of the 17R model - white on black and black on white... and they have slightly different features. Its a problem. As to the price point, they will sell millions of them and have all of the manufacturing in place, in volume they are still making a good profit on these radios.

@JustAGuyYaKnow42 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline mine is a blue screen with white bars at the top and bottom with a light blue background. The labels, everything look official, but I've got to assume it is a knock off since the display is so different and the software from Baofeng doesn't work.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

White on Black amzn.to/46fzzvp Black on Blue amzn.to/3R1jTaT (I thought it was black on white, haven't seen it in a while). Both appear to be official to me. Interesting that one doesn't work with the software. Have you tried Chirp? Might be too new to tell yet.

@JustAGuyYaKnow42 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline yep, no chirp. I tried a lot of the one off told on Miklor, and finally found one that worked. There are other YT channels I've seen review blue screen ones like mine. I think one provided the lead on the Miklor site.

@sergemarlon 2 месяца назад

Hey. Radio noob here, with a noob question. What do you mean by the dirty or clean in the radio signal and since it seems to matter, which clean radio would you suggest to replace this with?

@temporarilyoffline 2 месяца назад

Dirty = The radio transmits "loud" signals on frequencies its not supposed - some of which you aren't legally allowed to transmit on, and some of which might interfere with your local emergency services. My recommendation would depend on quite a few things, but I'm happy to help out. First question is always budget, second question is what digital mode, if any, does your local repeater use?

@sergemarlon 2 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline In terms of budget, I prefer the lower end. That's why I'm interested in these Baofengs. I'd prefer to spend less than 200 for 2 radios to start with. I'm afraid I don't know about local repeaters. I assume there's an app for maps maybe? I'll take a look. Edit: Possibly FM or echo link

@temporarilyoffline 2 месяца назад

@@sergemarlonThis radio will work for FM - echolink is a free app on your phone, so get on that ASAP. Get your feet wet with some cheap baofengs like this one and start playing. With this radio and the right cable, you can program from the computer, send emails, send digital text messages, beacon weather, etc. Its crazy how much stuff you can do with one of these and the right accessories. After you get started, you'll know better what you're interested in. As for repeaters, there is an app or a website from: www.repeaterbook.com

@sergemarlon 2 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline Wow. Sounds fun. I think I will get started with these then. Thanks for the advice, Nitap.

@temporarilyoffline 2 месяца назад

@@sergemarlonYou bet! Stay tuned for more!

@sleeve8651 6 месяцев назад

I have said for decades, and this seems the trend for all manufacturers, that with each new model released each year, many come close to a perfect radio design, but intentionally fall short ! It's like, if they would have just done this, or would have done just one more thing, then it would be perfect ! Seems they want to keep something in reserve for the next latest greatest ?

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

💯 agree

@Prestoux 4 месяца назад

Agreed, IPhone blew their load a few years ago so there’s barely any noticeable difference between models. I still use ‘‘em but they should throw the market for a loop and combine a tazer or stun gun built into the next iPhone. Give the people what they want!😂

@sleeve8651 4 месяца назад

@@Prestoux You know that won't happen, as there's always a few out there just waiting to sue ! They would shock themselves, and here they come ! Lol ! If they're going to put a stun gun in a phone, I hope they can set them to give a nice shock to the operator, with each incoming call ! Now that would be a hoot ! And might keep people off their phones ! Lol !

@HamTechRadioScannerDrones 6 месяцев назад

I like those DJI Microphones you are using .

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, they work great. Rumor mill says there will be a new version any day now. Here are the ones I have: amzn.to/49yHlmT

5 месяцев назад

It seems to me these are closer to the Senhaix 8600/8800 radios, which are quite nice.

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

I hadn't noticed before, but I can see that now that you mentioned it, thanks!

@SIGINT007 6 месяцев назад

I have a knock-off Baofeng BF-18H (same chassis) but the battery came with USB-C charging. No reason this one shouldn’t have that either.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

It's an option for this radio too.

@inevern8027 Месяц назад

What radio(baofeng) do you recommend for hunting use?

@temporarilyoffline Месяц назад

Unlicensed: geni.us/O1ANuU GMRS License: geni.us/f4NzTp HAM License: geni.us/qB7n7tT

@MatthewRapaport 6 месяцев назад

Nice new kit! You have way to little attenuation between the radio and tinysa! You are seeing perhaps artifacts of the tinysa. Connected direct to a radio, I transmit 1 watt through 80-90db of attenuation. 5 watts through 90-100! You'll get more reliable results.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tips!

@FEPLabsRadio 6 месяцев назад

90db? what are you trying to attenuate man, a marching band? I seriously doubt a tiny SA can hear a solar flare at -90db.

@MatthewRapaport 6 месяцев назад

Solar flare? I was talking about the HT at 5 watts connected directly to the tinysa through a 40db attenuator. It's enough attenuation to keep the sa from destruction, but not enough for a clean signal

@ChickenSandwich--OIIIIIII0-- 6 месяцев назад

0:58 in the video - Chapter 6 Advanced Features 6.4 Repeater Programming

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

See pinned comment.

@igounfazed 4 месяца назад

@temporarilyoffline So... it wasn't mentioned, and I would like to know if possible: *How many decimal points are actually programmable?* It shows *5* decimal points, but it looked like he was only able to program *3* decimal points. That seems like something worth mentioning, right? For instance, radioreference shows an available frequency of 453.5125 in an area I have been to. Three decimal point programming would not recieve the frequency without the remaining 0.0005. If the last two decimals on the unit's screen are not programmable, I think it really shouldn't show them, and mentioning if those two digits are available or not seems worth mentioning. Please...??

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

That's a great idea!

@ryanhorn4190 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for another great video TO! Also for the one on the db40 recently! I have the db25d and with the new firmware i havent had a single issue. Keep up the great work! KO4UHP

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Ryan!

@KX2U 5 месяцев назад

I would expect that they are using the same guts for all their radios that fit this footprint but only turning on certain features or bands depending on the price point. We need to have a handy ham get inside one and figure out the process of making the radio more useable. hint, hint...

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

100% agree - Baofeng doesn't make the "Radio-On-A-Chip" module that is inside, and I don't think they are packaging it up either. I'd love to play around with the chip on a "dev module". Gotta get in there and see. (This is how the UV-5R was also)

@jwbonnett 5 месяцев назад

Are you able to transmit and receive at the same time? E.g. Full duplex, though they call the ability to transmit and receive on different channels (not at the same time) on the UV-5R full duplex.

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

That is a very good question! Its like being "gluten free" - if it was, they would never shut up about it... but since they are silent, I'd assume its NOT. Now... How do you test it out to prove that? Stay tuned for a video once I figure that you. I like you're thinking!

@igounfazed 4 месяца назад

For the single channel check, I imagine a SA between to radios on the same frequency will give you yhe result you want. It should visually show you the collision occurring. For the radio itself, you would likely need a schematic to see the signal path. If the TX and RX are on the same path, then you will have your answer in visual form, looking to and from mic and speaker. Audibly, you press transmit on both units, and speak in one while listing to the other. That will give you the answer as well. For dual channel duplex, you can put one channel on the weather, and another channel to talk to your buddy. Audibly, if you can talk to your buddy while listing to the weather, you have your answer. In my opinion, I think these units do not share the same path from and to the speaker and mic. But hey, a test is a test. I would never have found out TDMA is a major strategical security problem with out testing things people said could not be done, or that didn't make sense to even try, all because I got a little curious.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

@@igounfazed great solution!

@igounfazed 4 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline You are welcomed. (Could you tell me if the unit can or can not use the 5 decimal digits? It looked like you could only program 3 decimal digits. That is a pretty big difference.)

@temporarilyoffline 29 дней назад

@@igounfazed Just got a chance to check - it will take 5 decimal digits... now is it capable of being that precise 😉

@davidwallace7761 6 месяцев назад

Apparently the UV17R Pro does have a GPS but there are other basic models that dont include it. I am about to push the button on one a bit cautious however.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Cautious is good. What are you cautious about?

@davidwallace7761 6 месяцев назад

Weather the seller is reputable enough to sell the correct model rather than do a bait and switch.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

If its amazon, the seller likely doesn't know its not a toaster... but amazon has a good return policy, so its less of a gamble.@@davidwallace7761

@jacobaccurso 5 месяцев назад

I must have missed your mention of the ability to charge via the C Type port directly into the battery? I didn’t think I skipped over anything, and I do remember wondering if you were going to point out a second charging option other than the desktop charge stand. The ability to charge with a USB/C type cord is a pretty big deal. Thanks for the review! I’m going to order one just for the heck of it. For 28 bucks, I’d be crazy not to own my 6th Baofeng! Right?

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

I didn't mention the USB-C charging in this video, my radio doesn't have it. Check this one out for USB Charging AND tri-band: amzn.to/3GmmJAS

@jacobaccurso 5 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline Ohhhhhhhh…..well, that explains it, then. You were probably wondering why I didn’t just scroll back and look for the battery pack info. I didn’t. I’m lazy. I also saw some dude saying there’s now a “UV17R Pro L” that “Works on 220.” I am assuming it also has 440, but I didn’t click on his video. Because as we’ve already established, I’m lazy. I couldn’t find this Pro L unit on Amazon, by the way. I’m sure it’s there. I don’t have to explain why I won’t be looking any further at this time. When will they exhaust the alphabet with new model designations? 73 N7WRN

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

Enjoy your new radio! @jacobaccurso 😂

@mdntblu 6 месяцев назад

Will this work both ways with the Midland GMRS radios that a lot of people use?

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Not this model, you're looking for the GMRS-15 Pro amzn.to/3ul5Tj7

@mdntblu 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyoffline Thanks

@gorillamotors 4 месяца назад

Have you performed a mAh capacity test yet on that battery? If so, what was the actual mAh rating?

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

I haven't. I don't have the test gear for that.

@gorillamotors 4 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline Well I have. I tested the 1800 mAh battery that comes with the unit (17 Pro GPS) along with 2 (two) 2500 mAh batteries from Baofengs website and a 4800 mAh battery from Amazon. All 4 batteries are within a couple grams of each other. Each of the 4 batteries were tested 3 times each. All tests show that all the batteries were between 1326 and 1362 mAh each. Not the 1800, 2500, and definitely not the 4800 mAh capacities they claim. Typical Chinese propaganda. The 17 Pro GPS has worked great so far and I have no qualms with the unit just the advertised battery capacities. Buyer beware!!!

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

@@gorillamotors thanks for the info

@BlaineShillington 6 месяцев назад

This looks more like an update to the uv-82.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I wander how long it will take them to run out of stock of the old ones?

@victorcharlie7491 6 месяцев назад

The scratches won't be on the screen protector next time lolz, i think they should be called bao-Fun! Nice radio, i like it! Tnx man!

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Nope, they'll be directly on the screen! More video content when it comes time to replace the screen!

@FRISKYBEAV3R 4 месяца назад

Did anyone else say out loud “O’Reilly.. auto parts…… ow!” After he said “Oh,oh..Oh!” ?

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

I even thought it in my head when I said it!

@DonzLockz 6 месяцев назад

I already have two Boofwangs, only to keep in the car. I have the S9 and the 9R. Why is that so dirty?🤯🤷‍♂️

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Because for some reason manufactures don't watch our videos to see what we think is important.

@bassmanjr100 6 месяцев назад

@temporarilyoffline Might be an interesting video to get your posse together and cold call their technical. Better have Google translate at the ready!

@chazznl8823 4 месяца назад

Can thisone do the same as the 5? As in if you factory reset it you can do alot more frequenties?

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

No, they locked that out of this model. Might be a new key-combo

@chazznl8823 4 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline is there any newer model that can do the same? Or are they all locked out?

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

@@chazznl8823 the UV-5H (I think) is the next new model and it's supposed to be hackable.

@w.rustylane5650 6 месяцев назад

I doubt that the manual is in English. It's probably more like Chinenglish. I have a Baufeng UV-5E and I programmed both the UHF and VHF repeaters including the CTSCC tones for the repeaters. I programmed it from the front panel as I don't have a computer cable. Cheers & 73 from K9POW in eastern TN

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

No explanation of tones in the how-to section is my biggest concern.

@scottsavoie7072 6 месяцев назад

What is the difference between the 17 and 17R models or other R vs non R radios

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Stay tuned for a video on that!

@BlokeOnAMotorbike 6 месяцев назад

not yet available on amazon uk

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! They probably haven't shipped any to UK amazon centers yet.

@craigspada1676 6 месяцев назад

I am getting on 146.00 (5.1watts) on 220 (4.5 watts) on 440.00 (4.9 watts) in my book it says 5 watts out, so it is close, did not check the sa yet let you know.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to it!

@philipstaite4775 6 месяцев назад

The one thing this radio really has going for it is cost. I have a UV-5R as well as a far more expensive Yaesu FT-5D. I use the Baofeng as a "stunt double" for the Yaesu. If I'm going to be doing something where the radio might get lost or damaged then I take the $25 radio instead of the $400+ radio. In fact my Baofeng has a pretty good scratch on the screen that would bring tears to my eyes on the touch-screen of the Yaesu. On the Baofeng? I just look at it and smile - it has already paid for itself. Is a -17R or -17R Pro enough of an upgrade to the -5R to merit an upgrade?

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

That is exactly the position I put this in for my world - disposable! Right now I wouldn't upgrade, but I do know of some interesting things coming down the pipeline that might make this radio a whole lotta fun!

@philipstaite4775 6 месяцев назад

@@temporarilyofflineThanks! I'll "stay tuned" as it were. (yes, bad pun intended...)

@THE_45th_PARALLEL 6 месяцев назад

How long does the battery last? And I will assume that with the screw on battery that the other Baofeng batteries won't work

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I don't talk on 2m much, so mine lasts forever sitting in the charging cradle and listening. You can get additional batteries and they have USB-C charging. In my current world, I'm never far away from a charging solution.

@KH07734 26 дней назад

We need the jailbreak code for this radio. Although I don’t like it that much I do like the audio much better than any other HT I own. I would love to have the options on this like the others.

@temporarilyoffline 26 дней назад

I'm sure you tried the standard key-combos just like I did... I'm waiting. I even tried pushing some random "intelligent" combos and I don't get anything promising yet. I'll let you know what I find out if I ever get the answer.

@KH07734 26 дней назад

@@temporarilyoffline I know, I keep yapping about it. I have hope that enough yapping will get someone's attention that knows the code....

@mattlove2110 4 месяца назад

Which Baofeng would you recommend to someone that knows nothing about HAM but wants the best range possible?

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

No radio will be your last radio. Getting a pair of fengs is a great place to start, cheap, lots of support and projects. A great place to get your feet wet. What mode is your local repeater? (FM, all-star, d-star, DMR, fusion?)

@mattlove2110 4 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline I'm sorry I'm looking into that, I can't answer your question at this time. So far I'm going with the Baofeng GT-5R but am still doing research. I've ordered a book about HAM but I know so little it's not even funny. I do appreciate you taking the time to help me.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

@@mattlove2110 no problem at all. Just get your feet wet and keep learning!

@nealfenster8056 6 месяцев назад

Try the harmonics with the antenna attached.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

They are probably better, but that's not how the FCC specifies the test. Would make an interesting video, it's on the list.

@djquiko 6 месяцев назад

How are the filtering qualities

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

They suck, take a look in the video for the filter sweep.

@kuzadupa185 6 месяцев назад

Any good Beos which do data transmissions?

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Check out the digirig: amzn.to/3Ne7Swv and cables amzn.to/40KxvKE and use the UV-5R+Plus model for computer data modes, or the aprs-k1 cable amzn.to/3szlVWi and a cheap android amzn.to/3G6zmQt for APRS, you bet!

@rogersmith4926 6 месяцев назад

The menu looks like from the Talkpod A36plus

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

It sure does!

@user-pg2bj7rv1t 6 месяцев назад

I didn't like the Harmonics either. SWR on 70 CM was a little higher than I expected to see, but not too unreasonable. A better quality Antenna could well solve that. MY biggest beff with Baofeng, and why I have never wanted to own a UV-5, is the difficulty in programming them. The 17's manual failure to explain how to program a repeater is another Red Flag for me. If Baofeng would address both of these issues, I WOULD consider buying one. Bruce A. Forster-AC7AA

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Bruce! I feel like they've sold enough units to afford a better manual writer by now!

@AquaeAtrae 6 месяцев назад

CORRECTION 0:42 "6.3 Manual Programming" and "6.4 Repeaters Programming" on pages 22 and 24

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@milanthemilan5015 6 месяцев назад

I wanted to buy it just for the heck of it because it have zones but you can have only single zone top and bottom,cant have two at same time.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

That stinks!

@agoraphobicadam1171 6 месяцев назад

I like the screen on it. Stay Awesome. KO4HPC 73

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

The screen is pretty good. They have a black on white version as well

@michaklein1193 Месяц назад

Is this radio capable of programming two bands v/u in a single memory channel for working the sats ?

@temporarilyoffline Месяц назад

I don't think so - you can program the offset, but probably not far enough away. This is also a half duplex radio, so while you could work sats, it would be easier if you had 2 of them.

@michaklein1193 Месяц назад

@@temporarilyoffline This is strange. My old Baofeng UV-B5 can be programed for 2 bands. I dont mind it being half duplex. I have made hundreds of qso's with the LEO sats this way. BTW my Yaesu FT-65E can not do that either.

@internetresearchagency2238 5 месяцев назад

is it better than Quansheng UV K5?

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

No, the K5 has a huge aftermarket of custom firmware that add to the fun

@skewsme7650 4 месяца назад

Another Ham Radio YTuber (Never Without Knowledge) just did a teardown and harmonics review (yesterday) of 3 separate variants of UV17 along with a UV21, he found the "plain" UV17 variant with a 2022-made board and GigoDevice ARM chip was actually giving a pretty clean output, unlike its "newer" affix-laden siblings. The most obvious difference is the LCD display shows a light-blue colored UI on white background instead of the black background. I think the plain UV-17 could become a coveted "clean" cheap ham radio and a good waterproof alternative to the Radioddity GT-5R.

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the info!

@jefcon.1 6 месяцев назад

0:55 I see it! Page 24

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

'half of'

@tomzorn8956 6 месяцев назад

It seems a whole lot like the Atomstack A5pro ... i bet it is.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Nearly identical!

@billm2078 6 месяцев назад

Do these perform better than the old bee fwangs for the noise that coke through. I drive around with my Chinese radios on scane and pick up a noise that sounds k Like a diesel running. It happens in different places on different GMRS CHANNELS.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

I don't have a way to replicate that, but I doubt it. My friend Hayden at Ham Radio DX channel will be testing that out on his RU-vid channel.

@lettherebehappiness6683 4 месяца назад

Which one is better between this one and UV 9S PRO?

@temporarilyoffline 4 месяца назад

I haven't used that radio yet.

@lettherebehappiness6683 4 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline thanks for the quick reply.

@MikeN2MAK 6 месяцев назад

That's too bad, but not surprising.

@temporarilyoffline 6 месяцев назад

Yep...

@tightspotpro6755 5 месяцев назад

be aware that they sell the pro version which is supposed to be "higher" power and upgraded screen. even ordering from ebay and all of their protections for the buyer, I still got sent the regular 17s and not the pro version. after complaining their solution was not to replace them with the correct radio but to send 'some' of my money back. I dont even think ive seen any of their radios that live up to any power rating but was hoping those would have. heck they are probably just better at putting spyware into the circuits.

@temporarilyoffline 5 месяцев назад

What was the sellers name on eBay?