The Most Important Setting On Your Baofeng Ham Radio For Repeater Use!!! 

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@@SevenFortyOne yes Rob thank you and I am CB and Ham radio license operator to ! All video you do very good information! I been on Cb since September 5 1985 as base then 1992 mobile setups and April 30 2008 be Ham radio license base and not mobile much only Hand Held ones!

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I'm really not sure... I'd have to hear it in person. I've never heard what you are describing.

you would use narrow if the ham repeater you are connecting to used narrow for some reason. Most ham repeaters, however, are set to wide. Having said that, most other radio services that still operate analog VHF/UHF like fire, EMS, and businesses use narrow mode. Ham Radio is really the only holdout still using wide.

Menu item 5 on the baofeng...but it's different for others

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Thanks for the tip! My boys are rescue dogs and not pure border Collie but just the same we try to keep them out of trouble, healthy and happy. In fact, I've got to go take them for a walk now!

You make excellent points. However, to play devil's advocate I'd rather the FCC NOT mandate NFM for hams. Ham radio is for tinkering and experimenting; regulations would restrict that ability. Thanks for your thoughts!

Right...that's what the video is about...

@@SevenFortyOne I "discovered" this a few years ago when I was reading about MURS frequencies. I owned a pair of radios for this service, and they were setup for the 2 channels which allow wideband FM. I was surprised that other channels in this service used narrowband. This made me wonder if any hams used narrowband. I was surprised to find discussions by hams using narrowband below 29 MHz. I didn't think this was legal, but they claim that if their bandwidth isn't wider than an AM signal, it's permitted. However narrowband FM has issues with phase on the lower frequencies which can render it useless. So I guess that SSB is still the "best" mode for phone on HF. Anyway, several years ago I tried the same experiment that you did in your video with the same results. Narrowband is compatible with wideband, even through repeaters, but since the deviation is narrow, so is the volume.

I think we both know that these Chinese radios are here to stay. My goal here is to help people use them the best way they can and also to point out the flaws they have. I find it more effective to show people why "ham" radios are better than the cheap Chinese radios and encourage them to upgrade their equipment when they can. Outright telling someone their radio is a piece of junk is going to discourage them from getting on the air, being active, and then eventually upgrading their ticket.