Don't Buy the Baofeng UV-5R!
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- UV-9R Pro with all the accessories seen: amzn.to/3XS9Bgn
GT-5R Pro: amzn.to/3XyxTLi
Extended USB C Battery for the UV-5R: amzn.to/3XAB8Sf
Extended Battery (non USB C) w/adapter: amzn.to/3XRy85l
Nagoya NA-771 Antenna: amzn.to/3Xzocfw
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How to adjust squelch on Baofeng HT radios :
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UPDATE: I mis-spoke in the video when I mentioned the IP rating, though I accurately said I believe the radio is built to handle splashes, not submersion as Baofeng claims.
Quansheng > Baofeng. With aftermarket firmware, I now have a shortwave/HF receiver with spectrum analyzer. I bought another Baoefeng literally the day before I realized the Quanshengs existed. xD
The Quansheng UV-K5 is definitely my favorite HT! Running Egzumer 0.22, I also run a 51" telescopic antenna when listening to 10m, 11m, 12m, 6m, etc.
We started with a bunch of Baofeng UV-5R 8w with extended batteries. I do think that the 5R transmits a little better than the K5.
Still Chinese junk. Buy an icom or yaesu
@@MVBriscoVolante Yaesu is also a junk nowadays. Sadly. I miss the old days of great Yaesu handhelds like VX-8. It's sadly all crap (with half the functionality old VX-8 had) nowadays.
The UV-9R PRO is a great bargain. Thanks for an outstanding review. The UV-5R has stood its place as the utility radio of the decade. Thanks Baofeng for keeping it relevant with accessories and upgrades. Glad to see that their are economical alternatives that make sense. Dear sir, you should be paid for this great review. You save us money !
I appreciate that, thank you!
youtube been recommending me people with less than 1000 subs the past few days
Good stuff
People with less than 1k subs arent monetized. TH-cam earns money off your view while not having to pay out the content creators.
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I wish I would have seen your video two weeks ago! I have 2 UV5Rs and sunk money into the extended batteries and Nagoya antenna. The UV9R would have been a much smarter move. Thanks for sharing and ruining my day. LOL
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Your antennas can be ported to other radios that use the same SMA connector, so no worries there. Personally I would say your upgrade if you are looking for a great cheapo radio is the Quansheng K5 radio - a webpage can flash it and make it comparable to a much pricier analog radio via custom firmware. Its quite hard to tell the difference once price is considered going with a .... Anytone 878 if you are doing analog only over a K5, the K5 has everything except APRS (which can be done with APRSDroid or the iOS equivalent) and of course digital (DMR/DStar/C4FM). I _was_ carrying a rather nice Wouxun as my at work radio until the K5. Now and then I take something else if I plan on hopping on a digital net while at work, but frankly stomaching a potential $30 loss is easier than the other options if it gets damaged/stolen. Plus if you are good with the soldering iron, you can install a $10 addon board that adds in HF. On mine I use it to monitor only, but it can transmit down to 15Mhz with an appropriate antenna. So I have a CB, 2M/70cm ham, MURS, GMRS/FRS radio all in one ... finally! If interested look up EGZumer firmware, theres stuff on YT that I watched and got learned up on prior to ordering 6mo back or so.
I switched to Tidradio a few months back and I am very happy with the change. Voice quality is way better.
@@kirkwalsh1932 I’m also a big fan of Tidradio, both the H3 and the H8, though neither one is water resistant. I did run into an issue when unlocking a GMRS H3 for use on ham bands. You can check out my other video for that.
good points! nice video. I feel like the greatest improvement in the last 10 years has been the USBC charge ports. Cheap air band and cheap tri-band are neat, but not huge for most
I just want to tell you that you're doing a good job. Nice delivery of facts and i liked how you arranged the case against the 5R vs other radios. You earned a subscription and hope to watch you grow. Cheers
Thank you i have a similar farm of Hts recently got a uv9r for waterproof or resistant reasons lol i could have saved a lot of money if i seen this video awhile ago. Thank you.
i have a Baofeng uv5s its a superb radio i still use it often after 8 years cheers matt there are good ones and even better ones i watched a youtube video about the uv5s and got one its a keeper and that was 8 years ago now
@@m3hnl The only BaoFeng I ever got rid of was a UV-82HP because I just didn’t like it that much. It was actually the first HT I ever bought. I still have all my UV5R models.
WHAT!!! Mind Blown... going to verify your claims. Be right back!
And then seeing that belt clip was a deal breaker for me
I just bought 50 k5pluses for my kids kindergarten school and got them started with roger beeps. They have a blast.
You are kidding, a licensed ham radio for a kindergarten class ?
@bulldogbrower6732 you can hear the Roger beeps for blocks. Teachers love them, too. The kids are too young for driver licenses.
The UV-5R works for What i need it for so no need to spend more money!
I agree with you on everything but the clip. The clip is the stupidest clip ever made.
Fair enough, thanks for watching!
Interesting. Seems worth checking out.
Buy a TIDRadio H8, ten watts. Great radio. Usb Charging. Bluetooth programming. Some amazing features. Great radio for $40. Some even come with a TIDRadio 771 antenna in the kit. Awesome radio
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great video thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day
Enjoyed the video! thank you.
They work fine for the things I use them for, and my philosophy of use.
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Quansheng over Baofeng any day. similar price and much better audio.
I would agree unless you care about spurious emissions. I don't think I've seen a Quansheng pass when tested on a spectrum analyzer. I know not everyone cares about that, but for me it ruled out what could have been a really cool HT.
@@MattCoversTech The newer quanshengs are clean. No spurious harmonics.
@@brianlynch9204 That's news to me. I'll have to take a second look, thanks for letting me know!
I would recommend the Retevis RT85 even though it has been around a while. The RT85 is the same radio as the Gigaparts Explorer QRZ-1, Radioddity GM-30/GA-5E/MU-5, TYT UV88, and Baofeng UV13 Pro and they use the same battery which you can get in different capacities and some even have USB-C charging ports. The radios are very clean as far as spurious emissions and if they are locked when you get them they are very easy to unlock to be able to use them for ham, MURS, FRS/GMRS, or whatever in the VHF/UHF bands. They use the K style connector that you already have a ton of. They are a true 5w or more on all the different bands, and I haven't seen it go less than 5.5w or so anywhere on any band unless I put them on low power. And yeah they are only dual band VHF/UHF but that's pretty much all you need. NO bells and whistles, just plain old simple to operate and program, which after you get used to it it's easier than Baofengs are. And right now on Amazon you can get a set of 2 for $19 with free shipping for orders over $35, and for now they have a $10 off coupon that makes them virtually impossible to pass up. They would be great for Christmas for the kids or family use.I am thinking about getting more of them for both of my sons' families. 73s and take care.
Get them UV 5K plus or the UV 17 pro
According to Baofang the UV9R has a max range with out repeater of just 5 miles.
That’s typical of any 5 watt HT radio, including the UV-5R.
@@MattCoversTech I wonder if that's because elevation and ground scattering?
@@MattCoversTech We used Motorola hand held radios vhf at sea while in the US Navy and accidently contacted a Jack in the box drive thru radio signal.
@@obsever97 A lot depends on environment and conditions. It's basically line of sight. Being out on the water, there's almost nothing that would block or attenuate your signal. You would definitely be able to go 5+ miles in those conditions, hence the contact you made by accident (a lot of businesses use Motorola radios). I am able to hit a repeater from my house that's about 30 miles away on my UV-5RTP running 5 watts, IF I go up to my second floor and transmit from there.
I don’t like the look of that big battery
More like IP 44
Crap lol i live in the uk...19.59 for the radio..nagoya 5.00 and you get a drop in charger with the radio..plus in the uk uv5r it has a usb charge port on the side.... so maybe in the usa you get a bum deal.. so 25 uk pounds all that with a nagoya antenna...
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