Baofeng UV-17 Pro GPS REVIEW 

The built-in NOAA feature is accessed by holding down the key. There is a slight flaw in the radio's NOAA feature. If your VFO is currently in AM mode, it will retain AM mode when you enter into NOAA mode. It's not a fatal flaw. Just make sure to always have the VFO set to FM mode before accessing the built-in NOAA feature via key .

The software/firmware could give the side button, a second option. Press, OR, long press. Then I could adjust FM Radio on single press, and SCAN on long press - for example.. These are the two functions I like/need it most. You are a good teacher pal. 73 de PY2UTU

The frequency scanning range is just entered in with the number keys. Super easy.

You have to be moving laterally (i.e. walking, driving, flying, canoing, shuffling a two step, whatever) for the compass to begin working. This is because the GPS computer needs to receive at least two different location coordinates from the satellite to determine a compass orientation. This is typical of all GPS units that have a compass display.

KJ5CWV here.....I'll be listening for ya.

I ordered one of these units based on your video and man I am blown away to the quality of a $38 radio. I have been testing the TX audio quality over several nodes and nets and the UV17pro GPS is by far the winner over my other radios, ID-5100, TM400, TM7250, Leixen 898, ID-51, and YTY 380. It would really be interesting to see a review comparing a UV17's TX audio with that of a BTech 25x2. I for one am looking for a mobile radio that has the same quality of audio as the UV17 for under $125. 73, Steve WB4IZC

Barry should be in every new HT from every manufacturer.😂 Thanks for your review and your wit Freddie.👍😁

And to think we could have bought a case of beer instead!

interesting indeed

Okie ❤️

So I have two. One is the totally locked sown not going out of the ham band model with black background. Female voice. Two is same female voice with blue screen and it goes out of band FM only. No air band. All of them have the GPS logo on the top but yours is the first I have seen that has a GPS function.

You can turn on the ability to hear the DTMF tones in the DTMF menu.

It does get super hot here in Oklahoma

I've been considering the uv17 pro, but now questioning that. 1) the euro plug and adapter. 2) miss spellings in the menus. Its the little things that I dont like like that. Yes, it's a $30 Chinese radio. Your's isnt the first review I've seen with these "mistakes" so i know yours isn't a one-time miss shipment. Thanks for the good review and i am still considering this radio. Just need to do a little more of my own research. Ps. I'm in central Oklahoma also.

this radio is neat i definitely would have gotten it if it had APRS

Does anyone have the same problem as me, in the user manual it says that Power On Display can be a Message, Picture (Logo) or Voltage... Unfortunately, I only have Voltage and Picture but picture cannot be inserted into the device, it starts upload but in the end it fails... How to solve this problem? And how can the Power On Voltage be displayed a little longer, it turns off too quickly, I can't see how many volts the battery is.....

HELLO EXCELLENT VIDEO... COULD YOU MAKE A VIDEO SHOWING US HOW WE CAN MODIFY THE (INITIAL SCREEN) WHEN WE TURN ON THE HT, THAT IS, HOW WE CAN ADD (EXCHANGE) THE SCREEN (BAOFENG) WITH A DIFFERENT (LOGO) OR PHOTO? ? THIS POSSIBILITY EXISTS IN THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHICH TYPE OF PHOTO FILE (JPEG, ETC) SHOULD BE USED.....

Thank you for the review, seems like an okay radio for the price. Not sure what one would use the GPS for with no APRS, but I'm sure someone can inform me. 73s Dusty - ZL2TOY

Hello! I bought one because its Air Band seems to be very good, but mine came with firmware version 1.03. The audio is very bad. Firmware 1.27 is much better.

Good video, I was looking for the GPS functions. A couple of things I've noticed 1) in GPS mode the 20 menus other than "my place" says NEVER GET POS, maybe for the chineese satilites? That word in chinese is "MEMBER" For what its worth. 2) I noticed that when your are in the GPS mode, and you key up (PTT) it automatically sends an incoded burst, I'm assuming the GPS information over the air. I can hear it with another radio, I think if I had another GPS model it would decode it, so I'm still looking for some literature on the GPS feature.

Has anyone actually run one of these across a bench? I have two and found them to be inferior performers to an original UV-5R. The receivers aren't as sensitive on VHF. Power output is about the same. But the big difference is on UHF. The radios only put out a little over two watts compared to the UV-5R's 4 watts. The sensitivity is also considerably down from the older radios and even the VHF on the same radio. I tested both of the radios I have and they perform Identical. I first found this trying different antennas. The 3 UV-5Rs I have all were picking up a repeater about 15 miles away inside my home. The UV-17 Pro GPS radios would not. Not with the exact same antenna the UV-5R was using and sitting in the exact location. At first it appeared the squelch levels were set differently. But it ended up being sensitivity. The radios added features but is a step backwards in performance. Oh, the performance in the GRMS/FRS frequency ranges on the bench are even worse. I don't see them as serviceable on FRS/GMRS with the reduced sensitivity and the reduced power. Just use a UV-5r if in a pinch. There is a noticeable performance difference.

That never got over 1 watt. That should be the headline of this review. You had switched to the 0-5 setting when you said 5 watts. This has to be a defective radio. Baofeng can build a radio that transmits near its rated power, but quality control isn't great in general with most Chinese consumer goods, and garbage can slip through. One of the risks with buying from China, I think. I'm having one delivered in a couple days and I'll test power. I don't recall if other reviewers have tested it. If it doesn't make >1w then people should know.

Can anyone test their uv17 pro gps on node 55553? Trying but will not work??

I have the same little logo that you said meant it was "GPS equipped" between the antenna and the volume knob. And my radio which has the same owners manual as you rec'd is a UV-17M and it most certainly DOES NOT have GPS so that little logo must mean something else...

Long hold 0 for weather! Hold 3 buttons then turn on to unlock ! Forgot which 3 lol . Air mode tx about 1 foot !

I can’t seem to figure out how to “dual monitor”. What I mean is, if channel A is scanning and channel B is transmitting it will not come through. It’s essentially not receiving in one channel while scanning the other.

Thanks for the tag, but that is not my video

Just got mine in, Poger beep still going strong.

Chief, where did you get that UV-17pro gps?

Can you listen to aircraft on these?

220 Tx power ??

Looked for this exact model Nothing. Got a link for the "H" model?

The radio have APRS mode integrated?

Is this a new model? I can’t find it anywhere. Please advise where I can get one.

Can this version be programmed for 462 GMRS frequencies?

I have the GPS logo on mine, too, but it has no GPS. Where did you buy yours?

You didn't show us what a Poger beep sounds like!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Can it be unlocked or modded to work on gmrs as well?

So the GPS isn't going to work away from cellphone transmitters. I was hoping it would work when I was out at sea on my little boat, but it needs cellphone transmitters. Not such a great facility then, though I certainly would like it on my 17, when I finally manage to find one that a) isn't a fake, and b) has the various bands, c-charging etc that I want.

Turned mine on amd no "my place" GPS and no way to add

Which antenna are you using on it?

Hi what is Poger? I'm new to the radio world ...

You will not be able to see the radio display outside and there is no setting for it.

Where can you buy this radio at?

where did order it from

did I miss the link to this radio?

Lol it's "user's" as in singular, belonging to ;)

Skinny UV18H lol

Can anyone tell me, what do most users buy their Baofengs for?

Both radios seem to be out of stock.😢

The chinese actually call it "poger" - they can´t pronounce R...

Paid full price top dollar for the Radio, waited for it to arrive, The Charger was not included, even though it was supposed to be included as specifically indicated, a real low level Rip Off! Baofeng Owes Me! I won't purchase another one because of their error.

Got it censorship flag channel deleted

Ayaaa hide your location on screen. No one needs to know where you live.

RIght wing Trumpers be wanting to start a war with China. HAMs be like um no thank you, all our neat toys come from China.

I bought the very same radio...arrived yesterday......I only wanted it for its aircraft band coverage...... Folks if you want to listen to aircraft.....dont buy this radio.......the AM Airband is useless. Nick 2E0LPL.