I've had mine for a few months now, I really like it. It's serving as the mobile in my truck right at the moment untill I get a proper mobile, because I just got the truck. The battery lasts for so long its crazy. Woah... I diddnt realize it did air band! I'm going out to the truck right now to check it out.

Reminds me of the old MX Motorola police HTs from the 80s/90s.

@LinkEighty8

9 күн бұрын

That was my first thought I'm like it looks like my saber.

Two of these and a wrist strap. Fengchucks.

"Heavy is reliable, if it does not work you can always hit him with it"

@NoMissOutdoors

10 күн бұрын

Boris.....

@ek12746

10 күн бұрын

Ze Germans?

@NoMissOutdoors

10 күн бұрын

@@ek12746 who took the jam out of your donut?

@GunsandRadios

9 күн бұрын

That’s what people say about Hi Points 😂

@onesandzeros

7 күн бұрын

Haven't heard that in a long time

First glance was 'i hate it'... But then... It does remind me of what I used to think walkie-talkies should look like when I was 10 or 12, and it brings back memories XD For that reason alone, I kinda want one now XD

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

Big throwback vibes.

@colonelkernal297

10 күн бұрын

I’m re-watching stranger things and really enjoying those radio shack HTs they are using. I remember mine and was about their age when we lived by them. I’m sure that’s what did me in.

You hooked me with, "Do we really want ten watts to the dome?". 😮

@mickgatz214

10 күн бұрын

True!, just like people holding mobile phones the 'dome'... 😂 (However, a Tin Foil Hat will deflect the RF and act as a ground plane!) 👍

@wallacewillard7131

8 күн бұрын

Sure, China, Russia would like to fry our brain...

12:38 “Chungus Facts” 🤣

Good output for a small crossband repeater.

Thats one of those radios at that price point makes it easy to say "Why not" 😂 can never have enough Bofangs! Lol

Baofeng "I'm not over-compensating, _you're_ over-compensating" UV-25, lol

Whenever I hear talk about harmonics these lyrics pop in my head: It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth The minor falls, the major lifts The baffled king composing Hallelujah That feng is a major lift for sure

That is a huge radio. Even at the $60 price point I don't think many people would be too upset if they lost it or damaged it when out and about.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

Plus it counts as another person in the carpool lane!

@DarkShadowCustoms

10 күн бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse that's a good one. As far as I am aware we don't have those in Michigan.

lol the belt clip and wrist strap for that chungus. I love it.

Been doing HF since I started the hobby. Know plenty of ops who work repeater's but I never messed around with 2 meters. After your video I figured I might need to give it a try. My UV-25 is on the way.

The boat anchor of baofang

Bought it 3 months ago from that famous China website and paid about $35 delivered. I was shocked by how big it is. It's too big to carry. The funny thing is it comes with a belt clip that would yank your shorts down.

I've had one for a month or so, I love it. Not something I'd take out anywhere, but the mad battery means it's always gonna have a charge. The bendy antenna is pretty good for picking up airband - I put a RH-770 on it and it's even better. Loved the video, do some more on this (or other Chinese radios) as it's fun seeing your take on something affordable.

looks like a good radio to have around, can't wait for a further review

Good God, Josh. I thought you just had small hands. That thing really is pretty big. Good point, too. I really don't wanna be chewing on 10 watts as I use my ht. Maybe during an emergency. If I didn't have anything around to warm my head. Inductive baofeng warmer. 🤣🤙🏾

This radio has had a bit of bad press but when i first reviewed it i was knocked out by the build quality and how it performed for such little money. I have used it quite a lot with incredible results. Thanks for the thorough video. M3VWN

i love the use of the guitar pick you did there

A beast of a radio for sure! Quite an interesting thing!

I've got two of these monsters. I've read that there's an "L" version and an "M" version with slightly different PCB's. I have the "L" version which does NOT do air band. Mine tested at 11w peak on 2m, 9.5w on 70cm, and 5.25w on 1.25m. They work great on UHF, but like all my Baofengs, the squelch doesn't like to open up on VHF unless you've got a strong signal - even at the lowest squelch setting. I can put any Baofeng right next to my favorite Wouxun and the Wouxun will receive a distant 2m repeater while the Baofeng is silent. UV-5R, UV-5R8W, AR-152, UV-25 - they all have squelch issues on 2m.

now you need the Leixen uv-25d. Thats the godzilla for handheld

The comparison of this to the UV-5R reminds me of the "You Vs The Guy She Told You Not To Worry About" meme. Someone make that for the meme deck

Looks like a UV-5R with a speaker box stuck on top! 😂 Still, nice addition to the Baofeng 'Family'

The Baofeng she tells you not to worry about 😅

At that size, it should be at least 40 watts

Great opening, first thing I thought when I saw it, heavy.

That Talkpod is probably the only radio allowed in prisons. Can't hide a shank in it, so it's good to go.

BAOFEUNG and decent radio in the same sentence.......OMG!!

Pairing it with a rollup j-pole for using the high power 10 watt setting will keep the it fruther from your head.

you get KUSC. That's cool. I need this radio, since I am compensating and can't afford a lifted truck.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

9 күн бұрын

Lmao. That’s a good one.

Couple of points, one there's a reason they ship a folding antenna with it, the bendy hose antenna sucks. Two, the buttons are much larger, people with fat fingers will really like this radio.

Interesting radio. oh, by the way, your hair and bread trim looks great!

I sense this thing has HamGeek APX-8000 DNA. Similar large size and form factor to US public service radios?

Hopefully, they will come up with a baofeng helmet with an integrated 2000w linear amplifier to pair with this.

What an absolute CHONKER of a radio! I might be interested myself to see what it can do. I have some UV-5R Pros that I use, and this thing is twice the size of mine. Nice review! - KF0QNM

I think I would need a lot more functions for a radio that size to be attractive.

What about the Tidradio H8 which is a 10 watt radio and it is only $39.00. Have you heard of this one? Great videos I enjoy all of the content you have have in them thank you.

I really have no reason to buy this, but I'm going to anyway. Gotta get one before it gets prominently displayed on any new streaming military/tactical movie/show and they will be unobtanium. "Look at me, Chris Pratt! I got one too!"

Cool vid big radio to talk on

I got asked to test one today. I may do it just to compare the QC between them... also to test the battery out, interesting

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

Yes please do. More data is always good!

@HAMRADIODUDE

10 күн бұрын

Sounds like a plan! thanks for the video and information. ​@@HamRadioCrashCourse

Josh, I hope you do an antenna test using this model. I’m not sir sure about that antenna it comes with.

Looks like a 1970s hand held CB ('cept the 'tenna").

Josh: "Let me put an antenna on this so I don't blow it up." Me, chanting: "Blow it up! Blow it up! Blow it up!"

Love your content, i know everyone else does too. Thank you!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!

It is a very intriguing device! Seems better than a regular Baofeng... I want a Farsometer 200 as well! Where can I get one of those... I know Randy had that market cornered for a while. ;)

I know that you may never even see this, but maybe some else will. Studied for the extra exam and was doing ok. 80's on practice tests. Then totally got busy with life and forgot about it for a year. I took some practice and got high 60's😂. So I thought I would study up and take the teat. Now I just saw that there are new questions. How different are they? Do I have to relearn everything? Is it kind of the same but added some new stuff?? I already checked my area, (no tests at a time I can take them. I work too much.

At first, i thought this was a workout video, and then i noticed the radio. Thank goodness im lazy.

I'd buy this, just for the silly factor. And have it sitting next to my Yaesu FT2DR, FT3DR, Kenwood TH75, Icom ID-51, 52 and IC-31 and 91AD to make it feel bad about itself.

Thanks for sharing. I'm the odd duck that likes my new FT5 and has six boefengs.

bro where did you get that toph patch??

You can pound a fence post with it.

Reminds me of carrying my old Icom brick back in the day,

Excellent title

Man that display is big. Can it display both frequency AND channel name/label at the same time?

Chungas Feng has more of a Genghis Khan ring to it.😂

@HamRadioCrashCourse

11 күн бұрын

I like that. Might swap the name. 😅

I would like to see whats inside.

@jeromeGrzelak

9 күн бұрын

YES YES YES

I would like to see someone make a radio like this.... but have it be HF.

I am a straight up greenhorn rookie getting into comms…I was wondering if there is a radio unit that you can recommend that I can purchase and turn it into a manpack to be compatible with this radio and/or my UV-5R’s. Just need one for comms within the family and small prepper community and may further than that for now.🙏

UV-Chungus

At least Talkpod can serve as a bad example! I'm sure they hate that! LOL!

I bought a Baofeng AR-5RM. It seems to have the same menu and similar capabilities like air band, just lower power. Don't know what to do with it yet.

Interestingly, it also doubles as a Weapon of Mass Destruction. Beat the brakes off someone with it if necessary. Plus the fancy antenna adds a +10 modifier to damage.

Hmm that or another Abbree. Need another SHTF radio

I like mine, I can finally program it through the keypad.

Concrete destroyer

I have got one with firmware version V0.10 and Hardware V01, but this one is missing the scramble option. and the menu only goes to 45. There also seems to be a UV-24 Pro max version. I think you have that version.

Feng gang

At last a decent physical sized radio similar happened to phones back in the day the trend was smaller smaller then- now THANKFULLY phones are bigger and sure hope radios besides this one (good size the Motorola) also go that way. Maybe in my case fat fingers and bad eyesight might be why this is my preference. The fact that its 10w is a bit of a worry next to a head but be careful and hold it away a bit or drop the power lower. Anyway that's my thoughts -good review thanks.73 de VK3DET.

Love it and it's clean. What more does a man or woman need.lol 💯👍🇬🇧🇺🇲👍

I want a xts 8000 triband that can do p25 and phase 2 so I can use it as a scanner

Bigfeng!

now how do you unlock/jailbreak it lol

Maybe they are aiming this for the SHTF crew.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

12 күн бұрын

I think so.

@robustreviews

10 күн бұрын

Trust me, it’s not very robust 😂

@vhfgamer

10 күн бұрын

@@robustreviews The original baofeng was pretty robust. Why not this one?

@robustreviews

10 күн бұрын

@@vhfgamer I’ll put a video up Sunday - the extra mass causes more issues with my engineer brain switched on - these really aren’t very tough at all, they’re a LARP gadget.

@howlingwolven

9 күн бұрын

It looks like it fits in an MBITR sized pouch.

I really want a ham phone

If I get a 2m that does ten watts and it is that large, it will be $1400 IC-705.

@jstoltenburg

11 күн бұрын

Agreed! That looks like a brick!

@mm2ssbaker803

10 күн бұрын

Be sure to get a air band radio to tell air traffic where your nose is. Or at least get ADSB on it.

@jameski5oeb668

10 күн бұрын

ICOM airband doesn’t do 2m. I missed something in this reply, please explain.

@mm2ssbaker803

3 күн бұрын

@@jameski5oeb668 his nose is so turned up in the air.........

@jameski5oeb668

3 күн бұрын

My first radio was an IC-2Gat. I know that it is a bit snob ish, but I really want an IC-705.

Mine wont let me transmit on GMRS. Is there a work around?

"ear-dongle-speaker-head-thing"

I just got the Tidradio H8 10 watt not, 9 watts VHF, 7 Watts UHF 4 Watts GMRS. Looking for a high watt GMRS.

The antenna looks like a sat radio.

The UV-25 series is available in L and M versions. The M version SUPPORTS AM 108-136Mhz RX, 350- 390MHz RX and Voice Scrambling Functions (not for use on ham bands).

What's the difference to the pro and pro max version 🤔

I cannot seem to find the discount code for this...anyone know?

I cant find the discount. When I go to the site with your link the price is the same as advertised. What am I missing.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

Hmmm. Let me see.

Shades of an old Icom IC 02AT

But did they up their scan speed?

@MWhite-dv1uu

5 күн бұрын

I was wondering that too

What is scramble?

I think putting the antenna under your chin would start issues with your thyroid first. I would know, I watched a lot of ER back in the day. 😉

There seem to be at least three versions of the UV-25. L and M on the two-band, but then at least some Amazon ones are tri-band without the other antenna, and some have the other antenna and also claim 11W. Is yours really just two-band? Can the two-band ones be modified to tri-band?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 күн бұрын

Yes. I tried 220. Believe me if it was tri-band I’d be talking about it.

@dominicryan5227

3 күн бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse One of your fellow ham youtubers ( Ham Radio 2.0) did a review of the UV-25 and showed 220. He also tested overtones and found a very different result from you. But, he also didn't have a flat baseline in his nanoSA. I wonder if you are both using them in different ways? It would be really great to know that your methods are the same and that the radios really differ, not the other way!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 күн бұрын

Mine will receive 220 fine. But will not transmit there.

Saw your vape and reminded me I left mine In the break room dammit!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

Lmao

You never used the wrist strap. It might break your wrist though. 😂

Any idea if chirp will work on it? I just went to look at the specs on this, and they say it also works on 220MHz?!?!?!?! Can you check that and let us know if it really does.

@genusmig

10 күн бұрын

It works with chirp with firmware set to uv-17l

Your choice... Wouxun KG-UV9D Mte, or BF UV-25?

True boefeng brick

Beast-Feng! Yeah, naaaah. I'll bet my 5 watt Yaesu will equal or outperform it using my homebrew counterpoise wire with 1/4 wave whip.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

Get a 1/2 wave whip and you’ll really do well!

@reedreamer9518

10 күн бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse A 1/4 wave whip with a 1/4 wave counterpoise is a 1/2 wave vertical dipole, which is more efficient than a 1/2 wave end-fed.

Can somebody help me out I’m new to the radio hobby but I’m trying to get comms with a family member about 3 miles directly we both have baofeng uv-5g but we couldn’t get signal from each other what would be a good antenna I’m thinking a dipole for our attics but please give me some guidance, thanks

@jeromeGrzelak

9 күн бұрын

Antennaa and rat tail ground

@Boosted-fz7zh

9 күн бұрын

@@jeromeGrzelakwhat type of anttena

What's the gag about putting a label that says "farsometer" on a surecom?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 күн бұрын

It measures fars.

Look😊s like a Alinco.