Good review. Great info. What you said about Part 97 rules - I had not heard that or thought of that before. Very interesting.

I have been very happy with my UV-82. I also managed to get one of the limited Radioddity UV-82x3 tri band models.

New Ham here I have learned a lot from your channel Thanks and keep up the good work

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

I'm happy with my Baofeng GT-3TP, for the price several years ago it has been well worth it. Got the Baofeng UV-5R free through the local ham club and it is not as good but is okay for free.

I bought some uv5r HT'S here in the uk, and the desk chargers came with a fixed USB connection! My 7 port (powered) USB bus, handles all 4 to charge with no problem in my camper van

How 'bout a review on the Baofeng UV- 9g! I just bought one throw in my B.o.B. Great info as usual man!!

Great review, as always! Just picked up UV-S9Plus from Amazon for the USB charging ability. On 70cm, power out was 1.4, 6, 10 watts and on 2M, it was 2.3, 6.7 and 9.5. Quality control on these is pretty inconsistent (another UV-S9Plus did 9 watts on High and Medium and 4 on low). I used a 771 antenna instead of a dummy load. Agree, not much difference between 5 and 8 watts..more worried about that stock Baofeng antenna!! LOL Battery won't swap out with UV-5R and kinda hard to find online.

I just bought this radio off Amazon. Label on back states it is 5 watts. The programming and design are almost identical to the UV-5R, but the battery is 2200 mAH and so far, outlasts both of my UV-5R's. The UVS9Plus is a tad taller, but seems slimmer. With the stubby antenna, it's perfect for your pocket, and mine is YELLOW !!

I have the GT-5R which works all right, and picked up the UV-5RX3 this week after seeing your review on it a couple of months ago. (More people should use the 1.25m band if only so the FCC doesn't try to sell it off again.) I picked up replacement antennas for both of them. So far they work great. Now, if they'd add D-Star and APRS to the tri-band model, we'd really be talking...

I have a GT3TP that I have used marginally over the years and it has been ok - I just got a Yaesu FT70 a few months ago and it was definitely a good upgrade 😁

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed.

I bought one for $30 to leave in the car since it is USB charging and I have to say I am very impressed for $30. Receives more than some of my more expensive radios and transmitted at over 7 watts on the meter. Best part is I did not have to do the funny thing to unlock it because the people at Baofeng where nice enough to leave it unlocked. I guess they knew I would NEVER use is any way other than what the FCC intended. Can’t beat it for a $30 throw away.

Thanks for the Boo-fwang review

I recently purchased a Baofeng UV-S9PLUS and it has almost all the features you talked about the UV-9SPLUS. It also has the USB-A charger for the battery as well, which is a great feature. It is not advertised as 8W, though. It is a 5W radio like yours. 128 memory channels and three bands 144/220/440MHz. I purchased a Radioddity RD-301 three band antenna to replace the stock one that was only 140/440 (on a three-band radio?) yeah.

@ChrisZwolinski

Жыл бұрын

I got this version as well. Came with a bunch of accessories that were thrown out by one of my kids when the dog stole the box and took it upstairs. They never looked inside. Doh!!!

The radio works well. I haven't checked how much squirt it has. I was able to flawlessly connect to a 200 foot tall 220 repeater 6 miles away. I'm in Florida. No hill to valley help here.

The BaoFeng UV-9S Tri-Band Radio looks just like this radio. Its kind of cool it has 220-225.

I have purchased for our volunteer fire department the Baofeng UV 82c. This is listed as a part 90 certified commercial radio. I bought 2 of these about a year ago we have not had any problems, so we bought an additional 12 units. I would like to get your professional opinion on these radios. Harbin VFD.

I have had an 8W rig, VU8X, and it got as hot as a firecracker at 8w

Ha, another original UV-5X re-skin. Great video

One other point, I'd recommend for any frequency out the ham bands, that you might monitor, set the transmit inhibitor so you don't transmit outside the ham bands accidentally.

Thanks flor the video

@HamRadio2

Жыл бұрын

No problem

just getting into this hobby, i just picked up this radio after watching this, worked fine at my girls house, got the NOAA weather channel working, sounded great. picked up all of other stuff but it was just white noise. Anyway, i get home and i cant even get the weather.. idk if its cuz the phone or power lines towers with the 5g are right behind my house or i didn't get the 8 watts.. FM radio works tho.. EDIT: nevermind. it started receiving the NOAA channels

I have this radio, although my label on the back of the radio says 10W... but yeah I only get 5W out. Still the USB charge is awesome on it, and it's not too bad

Question, what's the output look like is the transmitter clean or are there lot's of spurs? Thought I'd ask and see if you tested that. Thanks.

I bought one of these radios for Jeep-to-Jeep communication on a recent trip. They did not preform well. Regardless, the reason for my comment is to mention changing power settings. On mine (same model), to cycle through the three power settings, all I do is hit the #/key button. No need to go into the menu.

I appreciate the power testing. So many claims are made by radio manufacturers and so many claims fall short of reality. I'm subscribed and eagerly await future reviews!

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I was going to ask the highest watt power you have tested, but you answered that the difference between 4 and 8 watts wasn't much in reality. That's what I want to hear about, reality. Been looking at the Icom V86 but not a lot about it on KZread.

Review bj-218 mini mobile? Mine (all that I have seen) was advertised at 25watts UT apparently there is a 10W version and I have it. Thanks

Can that charger charge the 3800 size battery fot the UV5R family?

Can somebody explain what is going on with the resurgence of the old/original UV-5 body style? It's easy to identify compared to the current Baofeng lineup because it's slightly taller, has the band button, and most importantly, and frustratingly, uses a 2 tab battery that isn't compatible with the "BL-5" 3 tab style.

I LOVE MY BTECH UV82HP AND TYT 8000E

The MFJ SWR meter has a display so well planned that even George Jetson could use it.

I got a tri band bf-r3 I was gonna send it back because the battery meter doesn't work. Then I put it on the meter and was shocked. 12 watts on vhf 3.5 watts on uhf. It would be a sin to send 12 watts back.

Did you say it tx out of band ? If so …. Try it on the watt meter in the commercial portion of vhf/uhf into dummy load , like around 150.xxx. And 450.xxx or 460.xxx

I'm curious what the "wide" TXP setting would read for power. Does that wide setting come back if you reset the radio? I wonder if that "wide" setting was less of a glitch and more of a "testing" setting that can only be set in software or at the factory... maybe it's 8W and that's how they justify it. Still false advertising if that's the case since it can't be manually selected for, but I'd still be interested to see what power that odd setting transmits at.

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing. It's probably a bug

Are there any confirmed Baofengs on youtube that show more than 5 watts?

Especially for a UHF/VHF radio unless your on a mountain top the notice in performance will be almost negligible anyways with 3 extra watts of power. I picked up the uv-9sx which is the triband one and have had mixed results with it

Technicality, but it’s S9 not 9S, sorry 😇 Like you say, I have 2 of these, both which put out different figures. But also, on a dummy load yes not much more than 4 watts, on a decent antenna, either HT type or ladder line j-pole, it can go up to 7.1 Out of the whole heap of Fengs I have, the better ones are this and the UV-B3 plus, both have the charging point in the side, both use same batteries Thanks for your continued work out there Brian, U.K.

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

Technically it's both. The sticker behind the battery says S9, but the box and radio say 9S

@briantheminer

2 жыл бұрын

@@HamRadio2 😂

review bfh6, bfh5, uv9rush, tidradio h6 pleaseeeee

Maybe the Wide is for Wide Band, i wonder if it has Narrow band and if their perhaps could be a difference

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

That's usually another menu

@ki4mox989

2 жыл бұрын

@@HamRadio2 I understand I wonder if it’s informant you maybe … who knows with china

I bet that is a UV5r with a different case look at the lights and button locations they are the same place. Open it up with a UV5r ??

I have loads of these PMR Handhelds' I love em. Iv'e just brought the baofeng VUS-9plus 50km 10 watt version of this radio, you have now got me wondering weather i have done the right thing Buying them. Although they were Quite cheap to be fair, And i do have 2 Radioddity 10 watt Radio's, an ABBREE 10 Watter. a HYS 25 watt mobile radio, EXE. i wondered if you would review my baofeng 50km 10 watt VU-S9plus please, And see if you can at least put my mind at rest that i haven't waisted my money. My other handhelds go about 10 miles, well according to results on google 50km is about 31 miles or so, But were not gonna get that though are we to be honest. My girlfriend has learning difficulties and i use them to keep her safe, so the further they go the better really.

There are 2 version. UV-S9PLUS uv-9s tribander. They seem to be about the same radio. Mine came from abbree. It also blips. It's pretty cheesey. I've been using a bf-h6 baofeng and it's alot better. Honestly I don't talk on hts or repeaters much. I really Iike the bf-h6 baofeng alot. I have a Yaesu ft4x and uv md380 and several fangs. Bf-h6 baofeng is the best I've seen on Amazon.

Hello, is the UV S9 tri band approved by the FCC (USA) please? Thanks.

@HamRadio2

Жыл бұрын

Some of them are

@intrieri1

Жыл бұрын

@@HamRadio2 Could you tell me the number of this approval by the FCC (USA)

Who made your LED sign? Looks sharp

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

www.gifts4hams.com - they have been a sponsor for years. Great people.

@gatoreye2000

Жыл бұрын

@@HamRadio2 Too bad they are out of business. Really neat stuff too.

I commented below

Why doesnt the PTT work on railroad frequencies

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing it isn't a legal radio for those frequencies.

When you do the spectrum analysis, try out the GT-5R for a clean signal. It's FCC approved and has been tested by Dave Casler as a clean radio - ham band only on TX.

Hola, baofeng uv-6ra buen handy lastima el clip en la bateria 73 desde Argentina

A Heathkit built from a kit does not have Part 97 certification.

Because it was mentioned, technically, per the FCC, all Amateur Radios that have a scanning function must have Part 15B certification to be legally imported into the US. So, even though our amateur tickets allow us to use whatever, this radio technically isn't legal to import (legal to buy though). While some don't care either way, when you get a radio that's gone through the rigors of Part 15B testing and certification, you can reasonably expect (but not always) a higher quality radio, because they cared enough to follow the law and didn't otherwise shy away from such scrutiny. Even if you are a free-banding prepper, even though the rules may not concern you, sometimes you want a more solid build and something that will likely last longer as such, from a more reputable manufacturer. Then again, sometimes disposable gets the job done also. :)

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark.

I find it funny how much work and lies they come up with to keep selling the same radio with slight variations in packaging. If they addressed the short commings just mildly it would sell at twice the price and like gangbusters.

If you really want to use a vehicle for charging electronics add a battery isolator with secondary battery and inverter.

Use UV5R family batteries? Will watch.

@HamRadio2

2 жыл бұрын

No I think they're a bit different

@DominicMazoch

2 жыл бұрын

@@HamRadio2 You are right. Bottom of this rig batteries ate different.

I ordered one of those on eBay when they were new and it advertised 12 watts. It was extremely cheap, so I gave it a try. Yep, it was fake and I got a refund.

Oxbow radios have USBC charging right into the battery. So you can charge just the battery without the radio. Why did Baofeng make some dumb proprietary plug?

A Baofeng UV5R with different clothes..

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You can never have enough cheap HT's....

It makes me genuinely angry that people lie about these specs. 8 watts is a lot better for distance in the woods than 4 or 5. This fraud is actually punishable in this country, too. I bet Amazon and ebay would accept returns because of this fraud.

@ronfazer2423

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I believe the higher watts is where you see a difference in pushing around trees and houses. In suburban Chicago I can hear school buses with 45 watts at 7 miles away. To my knowledge they are not using a Tower Repeater.

25$ vs 150$ radio