Baofeng UV-5R ham radio, talking from Atlanta to Seattle
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- I use my Baofeng UV-5R handheld ham radio to make a 2100 mile contact. I make contacts from Georgia to California, Washington and Arizona. Learn how Echolink works and why Baofengs cause controversy.
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I have great respect for ham radio operators, a ham radio operator helped me find my family in Somalia after the civil war.
care to share more on this story
It seems 90% of conversations using ham revolve around the fact they're using ham.
S H until the day you need to use it for something else. 😉
Like sports when group of men meet, it's an obvious common interest.
Hf conversation has a lot about the respective operator's national political climate and their nation's current events. VHF and UHF is about ham radio equipment. Regardless, all I have is a communications receiver with an antenna on the roof of my house. I have no transmitter. I am not even an amateur radio operator. I just listen in. I do have an old radio I installed in my vehicle back in 1996. It is still working in there but the band is nearly dead.
Lol! Radio check! Been there done that many times. I'm getting back into it when my new radio arrives after a 25 year break. Need a new license I suppose.
Ham operators are essential in national emergencies. That’s why the FCC allotted numerous frequencies for ham operators.
Over the past 3 years I have purchased 4 boafengs of different types. I just ordered another 2 UV5Rs at less than $22/each from Amazon. They are the main reason I got my technician license, and have participated in local radio nets. The hobby should be embracing them. I was the youngest person on the radio nets by at least 20 years (and I am in my 40s).
Many do not seem to realise that it is not a money game. It is a communication hobby and service. If you can transmit on a homemade radio, converted from an ancient CB, that is allowed. But the money snobs are so stupid that they are killing their own hobby and their own service. Already some areas are dismissing amateur radio operators from storm preparation exercises. They are not a friendly bunch. I fully agree with you. The budget minded radios should be welcomed far above the ones that cost as much as used cars. When something horrible happens, it is the budget radios that will be everywhere, license or not. The super expensive radios will be very few and far between.
So you have to have a license for the ham walkie talkies?
@@godbless6939 There is no need for a license to own any amateur radio equipment, use it for receiving, and even working on a piece of amateur radio equipment. The license is only to transmit on the airwaves. I have set up many amateur radio stations, repaired equipment, even build antenna tuners, power supplies, antennas, and modified radio equipment from one radio service to operate on the amateur radio bands. I could easily get the amateur radio license. But many forget that it is a hobby and service for communication. It is not a hobby for the most expensive equipment and insulting those that operate budget equipment, and self built equipment. Thus, I stay an equipment technician only, and do not get my license.
@@indridcold8433 facts,💯
@@ridge7524 Unfortunate facts. Oh well, I will keep building the radios and setting them up. When the equipment snobs die off and the airwaves become a friendly place, I may get my license. Strange that the equipment snobs do not seem as knowledgeable about making antennas and tuners than the budget minded operators. I guess the equipment snobs just buy the antenna and the tuner and the budget minded operators make their own.
Good video Brian! Thank you, I am currently studying for my technician license and did a whole bunch of research on purchasing handheld unit and the Baofeng was highly rated. I am thinking making this my first radio. They are also FCC approved.
Ham radio was the original Internet. As a kid we used to talk to people all over the place.
@Arriaga Two don't think that became a thing till the 90s
And today people avoid each talking to each other
I keep telling my youngest daughter about how before the internet @www Radio Amateurs had a thing called packet radio where we sent messages around the world and even into space during the MIR era...we addressed a lot of our packet messages to All @ww or world wide using a program called jnos and a protocol called TCPIP which stood for Transfer Control Protocol Internet Protocol and all before the so called Internet...
Total green question: Is the baofeng radio throwing like 10-20 mile connection to the repeater on the mountain top and the repeater actually connecting 2100 miles to the Seattle or what is going on? Thank you.
BBS's was the original Internet. Ham Radio was the original Social Media.
Added to my list of apocalypse items.
Machete? Check. Baofeng UV5r? Check. Cyanide tablets? Check.
@Z80 Corona brought me here
I have shot skip from Maine to Barbados 2,200 plus miles on 4 watt's.. Get yourself a CB and a good basestaion antenna. No internet no repeater need. So when the world's coming to an end who cares what somebody across the country is doing in California you want to know what's going on in the area you are.
I bought one of these a year ago. Way to complicated. Now i need to learn how to use it
The time is growing near. Stock your Jeep, true 4x4, or 4x4 pickup truck now. It is almost time to run. Do not bother with modern, "4x4s," they are pure garbage. Concentrate on 4x4 with high ground clearance, no GPS, nothing controlled by computer, except maybe timing spark. Anything past 2006 is likely not a true 4x4. Very few were made after that. Stock spare petrol or diesel. Have transceivers for as much frequencies as you can get. When running, stay as far away from main roads as possible. Cut through fields, abandoned properties, and undeveloped land. Listen to the public as well as the government bands. My Jeep is already stocked and ready to go. Bring a firearm.
This was so awesome. I'm studying for my Technician and going to be taking the test next month. My mom and uncle were HAMs back in the 70s and 80s so this has been something I've wanted to get into for years.
I use a TYT UVF-9 and have used it a lot. I've been told it sounds as good as the more expensive radios. I talked to a guy who was talking to someone else with a TYT UVF-1 and neither of us were impressed with it. I'm using the radio as it came with original antenna.
Iv never seen anything like this with a hand held. My interest is sparked
its the same as VOIP, many HAMS do not consider this actual Ham Radio communications, its listening and talking over the internet.
I for one never got into it for that very reason even though I have Echolink. BUT to each their own, 73 de KD6SBR
@@lt4324 its fun to pkay around with no and then but in a real emergency situation these services wont be available. A lot want to just play HAM and the rest will be the ones with communication if it ever came to it
@@lt4324 anything that gets someone using the equipment is a positive.
it's akin to thinking your wireless headset through the PC/internet has a 12,250 mile range....; it is undoubtedly only a sub-5 mw transmitter, good for getting perhaps 2-3 miles...on a good day
Get a baofeng uv 82 hp it's like the best radio for 30 bucks n o problems
I love your content speaking with people, please make more! Great for new hams to get an understanding and appreciation for the hobby.
My grandfather had ham radio back in the 60's and 70's and I still remember his call letters
My Uncle Kenny was a HAM operator for decades. I regret never picking his brain and learning the details.
Thank you very much for this video, I really like the straigh forward and down to earth style of the material that you upload.
73 & DX from LU1AID
The HELL with 5G I'm throwing away my Samsung $1,500 cell phone and getting this for $50 bucks and I'll be able to talk to NASA!!! Priceless
Seriously
Fr 😍 I wanna talk to NASA omg
Screw 50 bucks, you can find this thing on wish for about 25 bucks!
Amen Man !!!
Totally Excellent!...Saved me a bundle of money come DOOMSDAY....You catch my drift...Transmitting from the NUCLEAR BOMB SHELTER 22 feet in the ground via mirror link and repeaters...With a LICENSE....Hello Moscow?....Beijing?....Ho Che city?....Tehran ?....Hello? ANYBODY OUT THERE....??? DC?....We got hit first with a ELECTRO MAGNETIC PULSE BURST 50 miles above us....Then minutes later a 10 MEGATON NEUTRON BOMB BURST ABOVE US AT 3,000 feet...The OVER PRESSURE DESTROYED SOME INSTRUMENTS...It was HORRIFIC...A “9” on the Richter scale...But we still have a hermetic seal on the bunker....Hello?....hel....
I always though that ham radio is so important , I was in a fatal car crash back in 1976 and ham radio saved my life to call for help and assistance by calling the Australian Flying Doctor! I was half way accross the Nullabor driving from Perth to Sydney. Just to give you some idea Perth to Adelaide is like flying from London to Moscow.
Ham radio is alive and well in Oz - the little handhelds are useless beyond a few KMs but we use powerful HF sets that can cover the distance
That's awesome, this is a GREAT video! This is exactly what amateur radio is all about. Thank you sir, keep up the great work!
Great video, I am just getting started with the hamm radio and am trying to learn as much as I can . Thanks and God Bless
The UV-5R was my first cheap Chinese radio purchase, having bought Yaesu and Icom in the past. I just recently purchased the 5X3 because I wanted the 220 band. Both are really nice radios. As for Echolink, I use the app on my smartphone. I used to love using the Evergreen Intertie that connects Northern California to Oregon and Washington, but it's been several years since I've been on that.
Thank you for your vids. I've had a UV5R+ for years and mainly used it to listen, but you've motivated me to finally get my license so I can transmit. I've been reluctant because I'm dyslexic and get very nervous about written tests. Thank you Brian!
best of luck. You can take practice exams with the actual questions online or using an app.
It's not a written test, it's a multiple choice, check-the-box test. Go to hamstudy.org, it's fantastic: free online but for a few dollars the phone app gives you complete portability. I used hamstudy for three weeks, and took and passed all three tests in one sitting :-)
@@HamRadioInAction hi. What type of walkie talkie would you recommend a person without access to Internet, for maximum range?
@@Bingbang.1 Way too many variables to answer. Most of the time it seems the limiting factor is what can you afford. Hf goes further but you need to pass 2 tests. I got a contact in England from Florida on a baofeng sitting in my couch.
@@ronrico2620 ok very interesting. is it using the internet? or is it completely independent ? if you get what i mean .
thanks for taking the time to create and post this video keep up the good work
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment.
Brand new to HAM radio. Still learning the ins and outs. This is a very informative video for me when dealing with long distant communication. Something I have not seen yet. Very cool. Thanks!
Love it. Your Joy of Hamm is priceless.
this is awesome I was using that repeater that day for that orv event discussed and I remember you calling in. I was using a baofeng also. that repeater is very busy and reaches a long way.
This is radio cool: I used to be a independent over the road trucker . I used a super chipped up C B radio for many years. I could talk to people from states away. It always helped me know what what I was about to get into down the road.....
This is higher frequency, and skip does not play a part.
"using the internet" aw man I was so amazed until hearing this
I know right, boooo :(
Real men use HF
That’s true, it use to be a challenge to transmit long distance through the ionosphere or a repeater tower to other operators.
not to mention being tracked by big brother.....when the shtf and the net is down...or shut off by the powers that be....then what do you do?
Sooo, why didn’t you show how to make the repeater you’re hitting use EchoLink to hit the other EchoLink repeater. That would’ve been a video worth sitting through and Informative
This is a great video on radio etiquette and demonstrating the power of Echolink repeaters. I got my license Sept 2018, so it's all very new and exciting for me. I got the same radio with a Nagoya NA-771 15.6-Inch antenna. Thank you very much! KD2QKG - Brooklyn, NY
My 1st listening to an actual communication. I’m am ready to purchase baofeng rather uv82 or uv 5r waiting for a response for a TH-camr. Wondering also where to study for my test. And is a tactical foldable antenna better than the 771 antenna?
No way!! My dad lives in Renton Wa. And my brother lives in Newnan Ga. north of Atlanta. That’s great... made my day
I remeber my older friends playing with high power amplified radios back in the day. I was just a youngin’.
They were talking to people in Australia from his garage. He was saying the neighbors used to get upset at the bleed through into their land line phone conversations 😂🤦🏼♂️ Awesome stuff.
I was just the young tag along broke kid without a job at that point.
Now I’m back to give it a go..
Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Lookign forward to seeing more of them. I'm in the process of studying for my tech license. Most videos out there don't explain connections properly. Thank you.
Wow, this was a great demo, thank you for making it. I'm studying for my Technicians License and hope to test very soon. I've got a UV5R on order. I wanted to start affordably until I know/learn more. I didn't know about Echolink, I hope there are repeaters in my area that support it. I'll give it a try when I'm licensed. Thanks again, thumbs up from me.
@chaosfactor333 hi. What type of walkie talkie would you recommend a person without access to Internet, for maximum range?
how can I get the info for the license
I bought the 5 pack Baofeng UV-5R for prepping, since I'm on the Oregon coast with the cascadia subduction zone 200 miles offshore. If we have a full rip 9.0 , they'll come in handy. Just studying for the technician license, going to take it soon. It's really got me interested in Ham radio, and I belong to the local CERT organization, with a strong Ham presence. I'm a retired LEO, thanks for the video.
What a nice park you have there. A beautiful spot to exercise your HAM hobby. Thanks for sharing.
Bought two and am learning to use them . Thanks for not showing us crap how to reach out and contact people. Appreciated. Jest./sic.
wow! I used to play amature radio 30 years ago in China when in middle school. so excited to hear those terms again! 73!
Good promo video for ham radio. Thanks for your work, 73 W6DRO (Continuously licensed and on the air for 65 years)
I love how he says “I don’t get too many views so you won’t be famous...” well atm there 3/4 a million views lol. Well done and thank you for the info!
Adam
The New Woodworker
OMG! Small world. I live in Texas. I raised my kids in Roswell. We played at THAT park all the time!!! I just stumbled across this video.
Love it i have one and mostly listen to the fm radio so many good stations i could never get.
Than you for sharing all this important info....very helpful.
That was the coolest thing ever! My inner child was like😳🤩😂
Lol 👍🏿
Thanks for sharing! Big up from South West Europe, Italy!
I am living in The Netherlands (EU) en just saw your video. Great ! THX !
I’m in Sydney and on my cheapest radio even cheaper than my Uv5r is my baofeng bf888s (70cm band) got 150kms/ over
90mls to mt panorama to a friend at the Bathurst 1000 which ramping up for the year
Using our club repeater couldn’t be more happy.
I too got into hobby first with Uv5r and as well have bought a few yaesu rigs to have home and mobile sets including HF for dxing.
Think the wingers should settle down embrace baofeng and recommend people upgrade we’re possible
73
Not many views only half a million. Congrats great demo!!! Thanks...
Great demo...thank you, Brian!
Dude, that was great. Weather conditions influence a lot, but reaching this far is great. There is software (freeware) that helps you out to calculate using your UTM coordinates, and it's spectacular for newbies (just like me).
Thanks for sharing buddy. Getting my license soon!
I used to love sitting my grandparent's basement listening to skip on their CB base station in Pittsburgh. We would get responses from people in Texas and Florida. Cool stuff and that was back in the 70's! I'm still searching for a two way handheld that is capable of reaching 15 miles so I can talk with my daughter who lives with her mother. Yes we have cell phones today but I would LOVE to educate her on how people used to communicate long distances years ago remotely. Not that 15 miles is a long distance lol. Most 2-3 watt units have an urban range of 1-3 miles. Claimed 25 miles but that HAS to be in like Kansas or from a mountain top. Handhelds today are made for cruise ships, camping, ect.
@Peter You literally have zero listening skills
@Peter He literally says "echolink" (via internet) in the video and its in the description too? This isn't rocket science my friend
Actually, you can do that by making a tape ruler antenna called a Yagi antenna.
Its directional like an old TV antenna. When put in the vertical position and pointing it in the direction of your daughters house and put up about 15 feet. You will have a 4 times power increase. She would need one to, pointing back towards your house.
I build all of my antennas. From 2 meters, 70 cm, as well as HF antennas for all my communication gear.
I learned all this from taking my ham tests and bought Gordon West's books.
Technician class book and
General class book.
If u decide to buy the books, insure they are for 2021 tests. They change the question pool, every few years.
Worth the money, especially when Katrina happened years ago. All cell phones went down and ham radio was only communications out back then.
Do a TH-cam search for tape ruler yagi antenna and learn how a simple tape ruler can increase a 5 watt radio to the equivalent of a 20 watt radio, by using a directional, yagi antenna. The more elements a yagi has, the more gain the antenna will have. I built a 4 element yagi antenna for 70cm and hit a repeater 40 miles away.
It also works for any frequency whe. You know the math and use an instrument called an swr meter to tune your antennas.
I don't use echo link at all.
I liked your video. I also use the Baufeng UV5R and i reach repeaters at 50 kilometers from my qth. I like these small and cheap radios. I also got a CRT Space-V that i bought for just under 100 dollars new. It has got 17 watt, scanning and all the subtones and stuff. A stationary radio that fits in your palm. I put the magnet antenna on the car and go. Thank you again. 73 de SM6OCS Sweden.
Hey buddy it's good seeing you Joe from Carrollton Georgia you have a very good video❤
I started with echolink about 20 yrs back and it's indeed a shortcut way to bypass CW and HF to talk to distant "HAMsters". Less antenna knowledge is needed to run echolink but ham radio + traditional antenna is exactly where the fun of amateur radio is derived from.
Hey man, how do you connect your radio to EchoLink? I have a baofang UV 5R
@cubingbros9782 ever figure it out?
"Little" town called Renton, that one gave me a chuckle!
Jacob Latham haha same
Only 100k... That is a small town.... Sincerely, a Texan
Same here. Lol
Man, I used to ride mountain bikes at that park all the time! Right on, brother, thanks for the video!
This is really cool, thanks for sharing.
I thought this would be some cool tutorial video about weather conditions, tropospheric ducting, etc, buuuuut an EchoLink video is cool too! I really like your channel.
This is how excited I was when I spoke with someone over in Germany from Rochester NY in 1986 on a BBS. Echolink is useless when the internet is down, but is cool when available.
Hey Brian: this is really great stuff!! I am afraid I am way too old to learn this stuff but it sure is interesting Good job well done. Thank you very much
Really cool video man, I wouldn't count on not being famous just yet. 😉 I believe HAM is going to have a comeback.
"Ham" has been making a comeback ever since the discontinued CW for licensing. Interestingly, now that people aren't scared of learning it to pass exams, they want to. With digital modes such as FT-8, JT-65, SSTV and others, it gets the interest of people who wouldn't find rag chewing interesting per se.
If people dinnt have to have a licence mabey more people would have them! I mean I'm going to get the book to study for the test but I have learning disability and don't know if ill pass the test. So I may never be able to talk all I can do is listen
i learned something new today, thanks
Wow... just came across your channel sir (3 years later). That's impressive. I'm near you here in Marietta, GA... near Sandy Plains and Hwy. 92. I'm new at this and learning as I go along. Let me know if you got a minute! So much to learn here!
Thank you for getting me into the hobby
This video randomly popped up in my recommended
Fantastic video, Brian. I have recently got my licence here in Ireland and have just been validated for echolink, so I am hoping to make many QSO's worldwide until I get a HF setup over the next couple of months. All the best and 73's, Jason EI3IQB
Congrats, welcome to the hobby. Don’t have Ireland in my HF logbook yet.
@@HamRadioInAction Thanks Brian. I am hoping to get up and running on HF as soon as possible, as 2m analogue is very quiet here. I might even catch you on HF in the future. Keep up the great videos!! 73's, Jason EI3IQB
@@HamRadioInAction so explain what license you need
thank you so much
i am taking my tech class in january 2020
i just bought a Yaesu FT-65 Handheld
i will keep in touch
how did it go?? Yaesu must be a premium brand!
That's cool and wish you all the best, over and out.
Ok this dude is more helpful then Facebook groups, I’m subscribing
I must be the only one salivating at HAM radio
You're not 🤤
love black sabbath. And you're not the only one
If you decide to take your test, I say, look for Gordon West's technician class book and General class book on ebay. Under $30bucks. Make sure it is for 2021 testing.
Good Luck.
Another nice thing about Echolink is that you don't even need a radio to connect to repeaters. You can use a laptop or mobile device with an Echolink app. I use this to check into a RACES net on a repeater that I can't reach from the house.
I'm born and raised in Roswell Ga. Love that park! Cheers from Virginia!
This is awesome. Im in the north metro ATL area as well in a city called Canton but I frequent Roswell and Alpharetta all the time for work. Hopefully I'll catch you on the air one day!
I have just purchased a uv5re. Have not had a lot play time. I have had my call 32 years. KB4ZXY JAX. FL.
The only guy on TH-cam who didn’t click bait his thumbnail! Thank you.
Nice Job. I think it is important to have active ham radio operators in the country. In an even of an Emergency ham radios can bridge the gap between citizens, local, state and federal government services as well as other ham radio operator stations that are working with citizens to help connect people.
been on hf for about 5 years just bought a uv5r cant wait to play with it
Awesome video Thanks for sharing!
Pretty cool. I’m in Tennessee but from Cumming GA. Spent lots of time running around Roswell and Alpharetta.
Whats some good stations for north ga
I didn’t become a ham until I moved up to Tennessee so I really couldn’t tell you. Mostly work DX and local VHF so far. Have a friend down around Dawsonville N4STG that would probably know.
Just moved to the state about a year ago from Southern California. I absolutely love it out here.
I enjoyed the video and it gave me food for thought.
So clear reception 👏
I have owned a Baofeng 5r for a couple of years using it every now and then mostly listening to marine channels. A while back we had a power outage for a couple of days and after 5 hours the cell phone towers went out, the operators skimped out on battery backups. I rediscovered my 5r and could listen to broadcasts and communicate with others.
So you don’t need a licence then so ya ? I’m in Canada , just bought a couple of these to use as walkie talkies with my brother who lives 25 miles away. Will they work and do we need to get registered ?
i was using echolink when i was in china over the phone app, and it work well, good video
how i get echolink call sign?
@@hasnat9545 You don't "get an Echlink callsign", you get a "General class FCC amateur radio license" by studying and taking the test. Once you have your license and callsign you can register with Echolink. It's free, but you must have an amateur radio license and callsign.
Wow... that is amazing! I am just beginning to learn about HAM Radio.
My dad would have love this stuff He Was The only one in the family That understood this Ham radio Talk he used to set an Listen To them talk back-and-forth for hours.
I have talked to Syracuse NY nation wide net from Texas on mine while 41 miles away from my repeater using a DBJ-1 antenna .
9:20 dude catches a fish in the background
Lmao, dude I skipped to that and fell out of my chair. Thank you for the laugh
Lol I wasn't paying attention to him because I wanted to see him catch the fish
@tlw987
Which arguably is more exciting than the video lol.
Made my day lol!
Fucked up... i clicked hahah
Very cool HT illustration. Subscribed first time here. Roger that.. :)
Thank you I saw it on wish wasn’t sure if I could use it to call my mom and my nieces n nephews in Atlanta I’m in Oshkosh so immma get us all one thanks for the demonstration your a life saver
I'm an amatuer myself VA3EDW and I love this kinda stuff
Great upload. On a handheld, awesome. Dying breed needs to be brought back. We used to call the Caribbean and South America on a home based unit. We had a very good repeater nearby. Wonder if the handheld can reach so far?
lov it just got my first ham radio same as yours .next step is to get a home base cb thanks for the demo as im new to all of this
I live in Jamaica and I was thinking about my family during this post apocalyptic world and wondering how to communicate if I have to go and hunt for food, thank you 100% for this
That’s why I’m here!
Great video. I like that you are using the original Baofeng antennas. I have got better luck with my Nagoya antenna and using handheld yagi antenna for SOTA operations. Cheers 73 KX4IG
Brian, great video as always. I use Echolink all the time. Also some of the other digital modes. I am KD4NSZ. Could you explain to the croud, or even make a video of how we connect our handheld to Echolink? I think some folks get lost with the setup of going from the HT>Echolink>Repeater> Echolink>other Repeater with Echolink>other HAM. Thanks.
I am planning to make a video on how to do it. You use your radio like a phone and use DTMF tones to connect...I wish Brian would answer the question I posted earlier about it but did my own research on how to do it.
After I graduated from university in 2015 I went and got my ham radio certification (Amateur Extra). Spent a bunch of money on gear and learning morse code and working the bands on cw & voice & data. After a few months I sold all my stuff because no one actually wanted to talk to me, they just wanted my call sign.
It COULD be your beard...
My dad is 67 and been doing this his whole life. They like their radios and stuff. I remember the tubes... Morse code key. I regret not learning more about it. I own multiple of these radios and been too lazy to learn them....
you need a video on how to key into your repeater (that had echolink) and join an echolink conference room.
These are great tools for SHTF scenarios regardless what the licensed operators think. When it all goes down (hopefully not) no one gives a sh%t about a license Im using it. By the way you can technically use it for "emergency use only" if you do not have a license. I commute thru some rural areas that do not have cell service and this is a great backup for the price. They are running about $35-$50 a pop now.
You can use it in life or death situations but those with licenses will know how and get priority.
Are these the best ones for when shtf? Do these reach the furthest distance for a hand held?
@@jacksonhagg depends where you are at. I’m in Florida and it’s pretty flat and I’ve gotten 4-6 miles on them on a good day but in north Georgia in the mountains o would get like 1-2 miles max. I have these just for family members who live near me should we lose cell service. It’s a good investment.
Great video! Just bought two! Hope you have a video on how to use them!
Thanks for sharing
I've learned alot from you
Interesting! In the late 80s, I really got into BBS (precursor to the internet). I think the fascination is with people doing instant communication while being separated by great distance. 30 years later, most of us don't get it, as we've been spoiled with the internet. But to watch this and remember those BBS days, it makes me kind of understand how exciting this hobby was before the 90s changed everything... and how special it is to still get excited about it. My Baofengs brought me here.
BBS is still relevant in places which dont have telecom towers..
@@Arvinderwalia1976 BBS required telephone land-lines. Are you saying some places are doing dial-up BBS because they have no internet service providers for dial-up?
@@Gruuvin1 hey! What I meant was that it is used on places which has difficult terrain to be linked with cell towers.. as the antenna on the hand set can deliver message to a echo link (land lines or cell tower) present 30 miles across or even more..
Do you remember node hopping trying to get for one side of the country to the other
Baofeng's are great. they get more people into the hobby inexpensively versus having the hobby slowly die off.
@happy mass shooting usa cause it is Chinese brand name company
Unfortunately older radio operators trash talk so much garbage to new hams upcoming into the hobby. And they act like there better then people, well that's what I've encountered
el pocho Dan me too. Old hams have tried to discourage me from even stating. Now I know who’s worth talking to and ignore the others
@@kentcyclist lots of old hams not every one keep acting like the education needs to be complicated and or they want to keep the standards so high that no one can pass or take away privileges all while trying to censor the 1st amendment. Old hammers and the FCC should make it easier to pass the technician and general license it's like thier tyrants, pushing away new comers. It's like anti gunners they keep fucking good ppl to get in the game or restricting ppl from it.
Us "old hams" want one thing. We want ham radio to forever remain a technical fraternity. We welcome new people who are eager to take the covers off their radios, and figure out how they work. Then to learn ways to modify their radios to do things they were not originally designed to do, and to take equipment from other services and modify that equipment to work on ham frequencies.
We reminisce the good ol' days when technological advance was not driven by professionals with engineering degrees, but rather by the hobbyist designing and building circuits down in his basement after work.
So yeah, if you tell us you have no desire to ever read a schematic diagram or heat up a soldering iron, all you want to do is get on the air, chat with people, and make new friends, we "old hams" will give you the cold shoulder. Because that's not what ham radio is all about.
Show an interest in technical matters, and you'll get plenty of encouragement from us.
Just found your channel today. I’m totally new to this, and excited that there’s a handheld option. Thank you so much for the info !! Liked and new sub.
I use my Baofang radio for Search & Rescue. We can communicate directly with our Sherriff’s office dispatch, communicate with deputies and city officers on patrol, we can communicate with our air posse (airplane search team) we can also talk directly to our EMT/EMS response teams along with the LifeFlight helicopter pilot when in remote locations. For $70 dual band radio, it is quite surprising what we can do with them.
I used one about 30 years ago, when I talk, all neighbor's TV completely out of order, even my father's TV, hahaha, that's a long lost memory.