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Not gonna lie I've always loved my uv5-r , great emergency radio picks up NOAA broadcasts well and cheaper than "weather radios" at Walmart. Granted I don't broadcast with it
I believe only the Russians are using baofengs. According to some quick research, Ukraine is using pretty good Motorola radios that actually have encryption
Baofengs, midlands, walkie-talkies on our(Ukrainian) side is used massively in Territorial Defence Groups, self organised civilian groups, with hunting and sport guns, but in touch with local military and police. Sometimes Ukrainian Military are using UV 5(8)r to coordinate with firefighters, medics, territorial defence, police, volunteers, etc, but not in front of enemy forces.
There's a video on RU-vid where I can see Soldiers from UKRAINE 🇺🇦 Carrying BAOFENG UV-5R RADIOS.... When I saw that I thought: "Damn!! It CAN'T be that bad RADIO if it's being used in a WAR " !!!! Personally I've been using mine for a couple of years and it does the job.... 73s Around from KJ4BGW 🇺🇸 !
It is unfortunate that all those Baofeng models are derivatives of the original UV-5R. In the early days, Baofeng also released the UV-B5 radio which is not following this pattern. Some people guess that it is not really designed by Baofeng but is an externally designed type made in license. This radio has a completely different user interface than the UV-5R. It has a rotary dial to change frequence, and a better display. But most important: its receiver performance is much better. You can actually connect a roof-mounted antenna to it and still receive things, while the UV-5R will just be blown away and desensed by strong signals outside the band. It is probably not economically interesting for Baofeng to produce derived products based on the UV-B5, but when you want a better handy it is certainly one to consider. Maybe you should get one and compare it to the other types, especially when standing near to a transmitter site.
The AR152 was originally supposed to be waterproof and the case is metal. I dont know if this is the actual end product but that is worth the added price if you want a more rugged version of the BF. Some of us WANT the OD green brick!
Do not forget to make the triband modification so it can operate on 1.25 meters as well. There is a modification that will allow the radio to operate from 127Mhz to 272Mhz with a gap between 180Mhz and 190Mhz, and 380Mhz to 543Mhz. There is also a squelch modification that make the squelch work wonderfully.
@@indridcold8433 is it much the same process as the CHIRP method used to make an original uv-5r into a tri band uv-5rx3 ?? By changing the max frequency range?? I think I only changed mine from 177 to 260..... Can I also change the lower values to??
Fun Fact: The Baofeng AR-152 can be configured for use on 1.25 meters and be made into a tri-power and tri-band handheld transceiver. Please make a note of it.
@@Akinius I made a very primitive video on how to make the conversion. Please do a search on, "Baofeng AR-152 1.25 meter conversion." You will see only my video. It is the only video I have ever made. It was done with a salvaged camera so do not expect HD, with beautiful colours and great sound. But the information is there. Please have a look and spread the knowledge. I am thinking of making a second video showing how to improve the squelch response of the AR-152, also. I can not believe just how much better the squelch response is after another perimeter change I did. I just hate making videos. But, I must spread the knowledge.
lol, yeah! I have also made a statement on banggood site for this and it was like "100$ for a ugly 30$ Boaofeng Ham Radio with bigger battery? Good luck with that..." the seller respond saying "good product" 🤣🤣🤣
@@isellfoodstampz If you take the battery out, does it have a potentiometer? Can you turn it up and test it, to see if that increases the wattage? I notice this on the UV-5r model, you can feel a indent behind the sticker, underneath the battery. I've always wondered what that was for. Tuning, wattage increase.
@@pattersonlax48 never saw this or heard about it. you yankin my chain? *edit i checked mine. Theres something under there. I think just a screw for taking it apart.
I'm pretty sure it is a potentiometer. I always figured it was to increase the wattage. Because I'm pretty sure they can't ship Hand Held radios that are powered over 5 watts, but perhaps they give you the choice to increase the power yourself.
Well i did opened the uv9rpro body, it does have rubber sealed on the antenna connector and volume knob and body and all the screws. I do tested, yes able tu submersible
They have come down in price considerably AR152.... 40-60 dollars depending on options. There are better options. A big pro is the battery life. Guys can put this in their car or closest and store it until needed in an emergency. The biggest thing going for Baofengs is the price...They are cheap, they get new HAM's on the air, and they are essentially disposable.....Lost or stolen.
Tactical radio, tactical shovel, tactical spoon, tactical toilet paper... Real military radio stations are completely inconvenient for either amateur radio or civilian purposes. But they look cool and weigh decently🤦♂
I bought the 152 in a special 2 pack with 4 batteries and multiple antennas for $180 US. The price has dropped for some offerings. In my case, the huge battery capacity, larger screen being easier to see as I get older, and backlit and larger keys to help where big factors, and worth the extra in my opinion. Could I get a UV-5r cheaper? Yes. But once I buy 3 extra large capacity batteries per radio to match the massive ones for the 152, and extra antennas, the batteries alone where worth the extra cost alone. But this is what suites my application best. Others may, and are welcome to make their own choices.
Good Video thanks Lewis strange choice of mic connection/programming cable ditto very much doubt really ip68 lol but at that price not a great loss if gets damp 73 M0MBV
I've only ever owned one Baofeng years ago waste of money sent it to the recycling centre, if they had a better front end you might have a better chance of hearing something on the provided antenna.
@AdamG7CRQ: Hi Adam. Ah - there had to be at least one Baofeng-hater! They are so cheap (£20), I have 4 UV-5Rs (car, rucksack, boat & home, so there’s always one in the right place!). Never had the problem you describe. I use them with the standard stock antenna and easily reach my 3 local repeaters 12/15 miles distant, and 60 miles from elevated locations (over 1000ft/300metres). All I can suggest is you must have purchased a rogue radio. My commiserations. Iain.
I'll be buying one of these when I can find where I can get one from. I'll get the AR-152 just for the look of it if the price ever comes down enough. 73 M7TUD
In some ways your missing the point, the AR152 was aimed at the milsim airsoft market, even with its hefty price tag, it is still much cheaper than a genuine Harris or similar. The uv9r pro seems a waste of space, it is probably no more weather proof than a 5r, and requires different programming cables and accessories meaning spending more money for no advantage.
The XPR accessory connector is miles better than the two-pin Kenwood connector. That alone is worth it if you plan to use a speaker mic or other audio accessory.
@@Porty1119 Yes, agreed. But are the multi contact accessories compatible ? The Baofeng 152 is def overpriced for what you get. Hopefully the price will decrease with time.
Hello i would like to ask regarding this uv9rpro rx, i heard some ham said the rx of this radio is poor? Is it true? What's your opinion regarding rx or audio receiving with uv9r pro? Hope you will answer my question because i already purchased but still waiting for the delivery
Nice, but! does it have uhf/vhf wide band RX (air/marine/pmr) ? does any baofeng for that matter, otherwise i'll stick to my yaesu ;) which is DC to over 1Ghz rx
It's just a "militaristic" styled/cased general production Baofeng. VHF & UHF FM only. You can Rx the FM VHF Marine, MURS & UHF PMR/FRS/GMRS. I don't know if it TXs out of the Amateur bands ? If it doesn't, it's not of use to me. I think it RXs the FM Broadcast band c
Almost bought one of those because a old man i know was one but as it turns out it's gar-bage. did some research and bought the Radioddity GA-510 and i'm very happy with it.
Interesting review - thank you👍😊 Am I asking too much by looking for a hand held that does all that this does, plus AM/FM CB channels and possibly act as an aviation scanner etc? Does such transceiver exist?🤔🤔😇🤔🤔
Yes, but they aren't available for civilian purchase... 😞 The REAL version of the "military" Baofeng - the Harris Falcon PRC152. There's an improved version of the Baofeng, by Triumph Instrument - a very keen knock off of the military PRC - even down to the all aluminum casing, VHF, UHF, and low band (10m?) - on ebay for $300-400 USD. I picked up a Baofeng BF H-5 that advertises at 10 watts. I don't have any way to precisely test, but with US made Smiley Antenna I'm getting great range equal to my Icom V-86. I wanted to get the UHF version U-86, but it's only available in the Philippines and Vietnam. Go figure...
No such frequency range in this form factor and size at all. At most there are radios that cover 50 MHz (VX-5/7/8 series) to 440 MHz, and that's not continuous. But nothing down to 27 MHz.
@@OFFTAPnz I had a VX6R and from the factory only Tx's (US version) 144-148mhz, 430-450, and 220-224. Modified it will Tx 48-54mhz. It could Rx a wide spectrum from AM only Shortwave up to 930mhz FM. I really wasn't very happy with it for a few reasons and sold it. The battery life was totally insufficient, 6 hours at best. It wasn't replacement antenna friendly, and used the operator as a "ground". If you didn't hold it, it's reception suffered. . The Harris Falcon PRC152 had the coverage the gentleman was asking about, 30-225, 225-520, 760-870mhz... Several Modes AM, FM, Satellite, SINCGARS, and APCO P25. This includes VHF AM & UHF AM Civil & Mil Air. Weight - 3 pounds.The product brochure is public, but the radio is not. Though I'm sure with the right amount of cash ... Thales is another company that has a couple of Portables similar to the Harris Falcon. It would be awesome if there WAS a civilian version minus the military bells and whistles for the likes of us, and that was affordable - under $1,000 USD.
I can tell you right now you cannot be sitting in a car using a radio The Roof of the car will interfere with the Radio Always step outside before you do a test .
I recommend first seeing as many videos of ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m-p5YJgw49Q.html as you can so you first understand its function and other things about ham radio in general. Then if it suits you buy one or two..
I am having issues with this radio communicating with other radios on the same band. Is there some kind of encryption feature I may have enabled (or came on by default?)
There is supposedly a bowfing UV5R that does DMR and can be programmed straight from the keypad to access DMR systems And talkgroups Have you seen this radio and can you do a video about them and how they work and if you actually can program it to access a DMR system ?
I remember this product coming out a while back and I believe it would not support dual time slots. When transmitting on a DMR repeater it would TX on both Time Slot 1 and Time Slot 2 at the same time. That has been a while back so they may have come out with a new one that I hadn't heard of yet.
Hey can you guys use help me? Got UV-9R Pro (8 watt version supposedly) on route from China. First radio, pretty excited, but don't know nothing. What profile did you use in Chirp to program? Don't see the Pro as officially supported, but will try similar models I'm guessing? Or I'll just learn to program manually? Thank you for your video and the opportunity to ask this.
@@isellfoodstampz Thank you. Received and got them up online friday thru chirp as the uv-9r like you said. Went down a rabbit hole learning marine gmrs frs and murs. But programming was pretty easy.
@@OFFTAPnz 1k transmitters seem expensive/scarce ? I'm asking because there is a drunk fella here in Australia who constantly holds his mic down or plays audio recordings when him and another geezer get into arguments and the whole channel is locked down.
Well, I 've got news for you: Don't buy the UV-9R pro (shown in here)! There is a problem with its battery connecting mechanism which is loose and fidgety and when pressed on its upper left corner makes the radio restart!! I've posted a video on this problem so I can get a refund, please watch it to understand.
Also some of the newest baofengs don't have the FM Radio function because of the global chip shortage! They will say something that doesn't make sense like "Note: In order to comply with laws regulations, Baofeng company will upgrade 9R series walkie-talkies without FM radio function from January 1st, 2022." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QwgonYApKME.html
That radio is junk!! I bought one off Amazon and the radio is deaf(didn't receive good) compared to me 5x3 Btech. I even had a Comet sma24J antenna on it with a stock antenna on the Btech!! Besides the green isn't Army green, its baby S*** green!!! I sent it back!
When radios like this (and other cheap radios e.g. the miniature mobile dualbanders) are deaf it normally is becasue there are strong local signals near the amateur bands that completely desense the frontend. Remember there is no filtering in these radios, there is a direct conversion to (almost) DC followed by a pair of A/D converters (I/Q) and SDR logic to demodulate FM. When the dynamic range of the A/D converters is exceeded because of a strong signal within ~10 MHz they receive nothing on the tuned frequency. So the issue is not "is the antenna good enough" but "is the antenna not too good".
Take a look at the Triumph Instrument PRC 152. It's a bastard twin of the real Harris Falcon, right down to the Aluminum casing, display, keypad... It is advertised to have VHF low (10/11m) coverage and I saw one advert that claimed VHF AM civil air RX. They are now showing up on American Ebay, Shipped from the States. Prices range from $270 & $20 S&H to $350 free S&H "thereabouts". The real Harris Falcon weights 3 pounds. The Triumph is probably close to that. ... I have one of the "new" Baofeng BF H-5s that has the lines of the Motorola Saber. Advertised as 10 watts. I've got no way to precisely measure. But with the U.S. made Smiley Antenna (I can't praise those enough) I can cleanly hit the same repeaters with it that my 7 watt Icom V-86 can. I don't know anyone who works for Smiley Antenna, don't get any "discount", but they make after market HT antennas. Single band only, and cut to a specific part of the VHF a UHF bands i.e. the "150" version covers 145-155mhz etc. They actually have GAIN ! U S. pricing is $20-22, Shipping is like $10. They come with interchangeable bases SMA F, SMA M, SMA Vertex, SMA Motorola, BNC, TNC, the Icom & Motorola commercial . They offer regular and stubby sizes
Could you maybe do a video of the practical purposes. I realize communication during what I clearly call the end times is important but how does it fit in? Who would i listen to that might provide useful info as appose to more propaganda? Just Hams?
FYI, Bao-Feng make radio-control toys, which is how I intercept with them. I would not recommend any Bao-Feng product, as seemingly they are a only a more popular third-party IP-ripoff company. Quality is exactly as to be expected from a Chinese company "trying" to put on a legit front. (ie; It "works")
Funny you don't have a video of yourself intercepting any rc toys... 🥸🥸🥸 🤡🤡🤡 L I A R ! ! ! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W69nqO1X5yU.html
M3 is the original Foundation class in the UK and works very well for QRP and low power VHF/UHF users. There are plenty of M3 operators who have decided not to move to other licenses. So, what do you really mean?
No way! My ar152 is bullet proof, stops all interference and broadcasts from 5khz to 16ghz with SWR of 1:1 at 50 watts. I can even pull the antenna and becomes a hand grenade. 🤣 Where did you find yours?
the UV5R is forbidden to dispribute in the US since a while and at least in Germany to operate after 24th of November 2021... so the UV9 might be an alternative.
I'd say none of them are worth it, really. I'd rather have a UV-82, that has dual PTT, has extended battery available and uses the standard Kenwood connection. The 152, if anything, should have a huge battery life.
Don't be an elitist.. These things have their purpose. I have a Yaesu as well, but I will be adding a few of these to my bag to program FRS/GMRS/Color Dot/Etc. so I can talk to my non-ham family and friends while hiking/camping/roadtripping and the like. As a ham, I do agree that this would not be my primary HT radio, but it's fine as a low cost backup or as radio to hand out to non-hams on the fly.
@@handyhomefixer2025 I'm referring to the Receiver quality, good brands have a more sensitive receiver and a better selectivity. Today, the good brand HTs are costing close to a chinese.
@@handyhomefixer2025... What is Color Dot? Oh yeah, the MURS band. 5 FM channels 151.820, 151.880, 151 940 MHz, 154.570 and 154.600 MHz. No license required. 2 watts maximum but you can use high gain antennas unlike FRS.
@@iainmeteorscan1555- from what I understand the harmonics are out of spec so they are illegal to use. That’s why they are so cheap. Among other reasons. They would be great for listening and getting started in HAM radio!
I wouldn't touch a Baofeng again ever, I certainly wouldn't leave one on charge unattended as my first and only one blew up. You got a Ham licence, get an an Alinco or Yaesu. 2e0deq.
I don't really like the cartoonish look of the newer Baofeng/Quansheng's, etc. I still like my radios to look more functional than stylish. No K-1 port is a no go as well.
