You have outdone yourself with this review I will be checking one out and you are the reason I will make the purchase, I think a lot of us have been waiting for someone to review this radio and it’s good that you did so because a lot of us were waiting on the ham geek to take off but never did. 73 KF0PYH
Great video, very informative, thank you for checking the 220 band, I am always looking for good 220, here in Richmond Indiana it's very popular. 73's Craig WA2TWF
Another excellent and thorough review. Seems like the mechanical engineer was trying to be a bit artsy-fartsy with the case design, rather odd. But can't complain about the performance which is quite impressive. You have a great day sir! 👍
Great review. Clearly Baofeng has made a copy of the Motorola APX 7000/8000 radio for a fraction of the price. It won't even begin to complete with Motorola quality, but it sure looks like a Motorola. I do like the larger radios with bigger batteries so I might give this one a try.
Interesting review Big Will, you are GREAT. Can the radio be considered as a clone of the Motorola APX, Radtel R8000, HAMGEEK APX-8000? What do you think? (Sorry for my English...)
@AlfaFoxtrot-y3b ...I actually have no knowledge of those radios you mention but I've seen others on here refer to them and I can certainly see a physical likeness to the Motorola. It wouldn't be the first time Baofeng have copied the looks of another radio as they've already done it with Quansheng. Thank you for your comment. 👍 P. S. Your English is excellent!
Hamgeek APX 8000...but the bag is too short....they should make a cage clip...speaker facing backward...hmm...charging pin facing forward....well, uv 25 for me😁
Hi power is good, but in case of existence of direct conversion receiver which is built on the RDA or Beken chip isn't good. I think 5W is enough and the superheterodyne receiver inside much better. Anyway thanks for the information!
Normally, yes. 5 watts is sufficient. But... I've yet to obtain a radio - even commercial Icoms - that actually transmit at 5 watts VHF or 4 on UHF. So an import 8/10/12 watt HT SHOULD put out the proper 4/5 watts.
@@AmirjohnSamadau that is a good question my friend. I was personally unable to connect to the radio via an android phone app. Perhaps there is an apple app for it but I certainly couldn't find one on android play store! 🤔
....actually...it is! (And I was as surprised as you were when I saw the results because normally you chuckle when you see Baofengs claims for even 10 watts!) 😲😲😲😁😜 Whiz forward to about 31 minutes into the video if you just want to see the rather startling power test results I got. It's only supposed to be 10 watts but I was getting 13 watts on 2 meters into a 50 ohm dummy load on full power! 😲😲😲
Thank you for making this. ive been looking at this radio for months with barely any reviews. Thank you
another idiot who should has no license
You have outdone yourself with this review I will be checking one out and you are the reason I will make the purchase, I think a lot of us have been waiting for someone to review this radio and it’s good that you did so because a lot of us were waiting on the ham geek to take off but never did.
73 KF0PYH
Great video, very informative, thank you for checking the 220 band, I am always looking for good 220, here in Richmond Indiana it's very popular. 73's Craig WA2TWF
What you call the back is the front just like the motorola apx radios and you can use the motorola apx radio holster clip
Will it be possible to hack this with custom firmware to add more functionality?
@@ricki-bobby .....unfortunately Baofeng don't release firmware updates to the general public so I'm afraid the answer is no.
Another excellent and thorough review. Seems like the mechanical engineer was trying to be a bit artsy-fartsy with the case design, rather odd. But can't complain about the performance which is quite impressive. You have a great day sir! 👍
It’s meant to copy the apx 7000 and 8000 series Motorola radios.
Great review. Clearly Baofeng has made a copy of the Motorola APX 7000/8000 radio for a fraction of the price. It won't even begin to complete with Motorola quality, but it sure looks like a Motorola. I do like the larger radios with bigger batteries so I might give this one a try.
Interesting review Big Will, you are GREAT. Can the radio be considered as a clone of the Motorola APX, Radtel R8000, HAMGEEK APX-8000? What do you think? (Sorry for my English...)
@AlfaFoxtrot-y3b ...I actually have no knowledge of those radios you mention but I've seen others on here refer to them and I can certainly see a physical likeness to the Motorola. It wouldn't be the first time Baofeng have copied the looks of another radio as they've already done it with Quansheng. Thank you for your comment. 👍 P. S. Your English is excellent!
@@bigwill4423 OK Big Will, thank you for your response. Talk to you soon. Bye
Hamgeek APX 8000...but the bag is too short....they should make a cage clip...speaker facing backward...hmm...charging pin facing forward....well, uv 25 for me😁
Its look like for firefighter style radio
@@Neon_Club it certainly looks like it and it's very solidly built but not really for firefighters. Thank you for your comment. 👍😎
Hi power is good, but in case of existence of direct conversion receiver which is built on the RDA or Beken chip isn't good. I think 5W is enough and the superheterodyne receiver inside much better. Anyway thanks for the information!
Normally, yes. 5 watts is sufficient. But... I've yet to obtain a radio - even commercial Icoms - that actually transmit at 5 watts VHF or 4 on UHF. So an import 8/10/12 watt HT SHOULD put out the proper 4/5 watts.
There is a DMUV32 version that is DMR hard to find is it any good compared to TYT or Radioditty
@@aaronhowell4769 I'm sorry but I don't know anything about that model.
Does Motorola belt clip APX 8000 could match with this Baofeng?
ROTFLOL! Personally I never use a "belt clip." Have seen them break...causing a really bad day. Now no radio, or radio broke.
Why do they put the charging pins in front ?
because apx 8000 also put in the front
@ but whats the advantage, im just wondering
@@Knarf14 ....I don't think there's any real advantage. They just seem to have copied the styling from Motorola? 🤔
hi have you proramier softqare for the radio by from germany do1lvs
@@vittorioschroeder3704 you can program the radio in chirp by selecting the uv-17 pro GPS radio in there.
Can it do 245.000Mhz
@CHUCKE19772 and it covers the 1.25 meter band which is 220 to 225 MHz but I'm not sure if it would tx on 245mhz? 🤔
hello bos, How to connect with Bluetooth? program channel
@@AmirjohnSamadau that is a good question my friend. I was personally unable to connect to the radio via an android phone app. Perhaps there is an apple app for it but I certainly couldn't find one on android play store! 🤔
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Can’t answer that before I watch it no it isn’t 13w
....actually...it is! (And I was as surprised as you were when I saw the results because normally you chuckle when you see Baofengs claims for even 10 watts!) 😲😲😲😁😜 Whiz forward to about 31 minutes into the video if you just want to see the rather startling power test results I got. It's only supposed to be 10 watts but I was getting 13 watts on 2 meters into a 50 ohm dummy load on full power! 😲😲😲
I'm sure it will fit the APX 8000 belt clip