I can't believe that you are holding the radio by the antenna. That is bad for the radio. Just taking the antenna off and on is not good but holding it by the antenna is terrible.
@@TheNotaRubicon I have damaged radios that way. The connection from the antenna to the radio can come loose and I have had that happen. Your radio will not receive or transmit as well if you keep doing that. I have had these radios since the mid 80s and I know what I'm talking about. Through normal wear and tear, an antenna can become kinked or broken. Another way antenna can become damaged is if users pick the radio up by the antenna. This can cause damage at the connection point to the radio.
Well radio reference website is dead. Those moderators banned so many members that it killed the hobby off let alone what technology did. Those moderators did not contribute to keeping the radio hobby alive instead they killed it off by not offering any kind of assistance or information. No technical support. The salespeople in the stores always said go to that website because the salepeople didn't know a thing about the radio hobby they were just into the marketing aspect of it. So now radio reference is just a mere shell of its self. It serves them well. 🤣🤣😂🤣
I bought two of the Baofeng GMRS UV-5Rs a few weeks ago right after you did the video on the release. Received my Wouxun (Ocean) KG-UV9GX in the mail yesterday. It was a birthday present from my wife. Thanks for your reviews and information.
Once upon a time, about a year ago, i knew nothing about GMRS radios......and i was happy. Now...i've got about 10 handhelds, 2 mobiles, 1 base, antennas, meters, testers, SDR dongles, f*ing coax and connectors everywhere......but no Boofwang UV-5R. So...i'm ordering one today......just for the roger beep......cause that will complete my happiness
Being shown how to get what channel name I programmed into is the best!! I was super disappointed after buying a programming cable and figuring out how to connect it to my laptop and no channel names! Thank you! Seriously thank you!
The reddit HAM community may not seem to appreciate you, but in my opinion, you are exactly what is needed, especially for newcomers to this hobby. I have subscribed and am looking forward to joining you on this journey! Keep up the great work!
Just got my Boofwang UV-5R. Thank you so much for all your videos on the Boofwang UV-5R! Looking forward to becoming a better unlicensed HAM operator on my Boofwang UV-5R!
I don't care if it's explained by someone who knows more than me that I may not need to watch this. You never know if you might learn something. And of course, I learned something. I always appreciate these videos. 4:17 menu settings 10 and 11.
Randy...thanks for putting my logo up there! I said it as a joke and you did it. Awesome. The local sad Hams will be sacrificing goats to curse me by morning.
Thanks buddy. I'm a nookie with a uv 5rM, and bought two PRMs too. The little basics radios we're set to go, but on ctcss codes so I couldn't hear my uv 5r but it could hear them, as an ameture found this video helpful as now set the 2 minis to zero and all three can communicate, and feel confident that this advice should be sufficient to stay safe on excursions until I've studied a bit more, I'm happy for now.
As a lisenced ham I can say the light has come in handy quite often. I would like to see a brighter led, another red led for low light and an on button that works if the radio is off
Thank you - I have read the user manual many time but being a very dyslexic person it becomes very difficult task - - so - - thank you for this basic understanding. TTFN
Go back a few videos and Randy actually sharpens the pencil (I'm guessing in response to comments from... "some people"). He proceeds to break it again soon after. If you get his peculiar brand of humor, Randy is comedy gold.
Wow. This is a top notch review/explanation video. We just started using these (UV-5R8W) for Airsoft and this is an absolute must getting started video.
Excellent review of the menu items. I'm a major league radio expert and even I forget some of those more obscure settings so I found this video helpful.
About a week ago I bought the two radios deal through Amazon. it was a pretty good deal and you've been very informative on how to work this radio. my question is why are you making fun of the radio do you not like it ?
I learned about BCL today ~ Thanks! 😎 This is much more fun than reading the manual. I assume that pointing with the same chewed-up pencil is simply another hilarious and attention-grabbing prop. 🤣
Gen Xer here, who's attention span has been decimated by the modern age of reels and memes. I truly appreciate the shorter videos which are packed with important info concisely presented. Thank so much.
My friend, you are the funniest to watch explaining the baofeng radio. Kudos. I know eventually I’ll get mine going to your satisfaction 😂😂😂. Definitely going to read read the manual 😂😂. Another great video 🤙🏽 honestly I could give a shit if ever master this thing. You’re the best fricken hilarious
Being a know-it-all ham I was going to leave during the preamble until you invited me to leave if I was a ham radio know-it-all, so I stayed to the very end! There, I showed you! lol
Just discovered something worth knowing with my newly acquired UV5R. Even if TDR (dual standby) is on, if you are listening to the FM radio you can only receive the highlighted channel.
Been a while since I watched through some of your stuff again. Didn't even notice your big mouse pad. Haha I think all the Sad Hams stuff about these are funny. They work for what I need. Still gotta get programming freq (w/CTCSS) onto the channel mode side, but other than that, they work. Got a bad battery retention button with mine, but I work around it.
Does it matter what frequency I use if it's just between local friends or is there optimal frequencies in different areas? I'm on a canal in the UK💚🇬🇧🌱 trying to hook up fellow boaters with these radios & I've found your channel very helpful...👌
Randy, thank you for enlightening us with this information I now know why the Boofwang UV-5R is the foremost radio for the serious HAM operators the world over. 😀
Great introduction for beginners! I have a problem setting my new Baofeng GT-3TP (Mark III) to permanently TXR-power = low. When i change the mode (frequency/channel) or switch the channel it always resets to TXR-power = High. I want low as a default setting for all channels and frequencies. I can program it to every channel but when i switch the radio off and on again, all settings of TXR-pwr are back to 'high' as default. Am i missing something here?
If the TDR is on, how do you know which channel is talking, and do you have to physically switch channels, or is it really just using both channels all the time for receiving and transmitting all the time when on?
Hey there, I'm new to this and very confused. I got my license so complicated to get🤦 anyway now I'm trying to program my radios so I can communicate with family meme era in near by city's for 911 emergency situations . Mainly to practice for now and be able to communicate for when a situation arises. Are there any videos you have that can help with this. Or maybe you and I can connect, seeing that I believe we live near each other I think... I live in Ontario California.
Hey man! Happy new year! What are your thoughts on the Radtel RT 470? I need a radio for air bands. The baofeng uv5r max has air bands so can I unlock it like you showed us and does that help with opening up more channels?
@@TheNotaRubicon oh okay. if I’m within 20 miles of a repeater with relatively little to no major hills and just average tree coverage could I hit the repeater?
idk how i got here. maybe it was the recent convoy we did with multiple dropped calls. but i got 2 bf 888s, and soon after a uv 5r coming in the mail. and now the channel that lured me turns out to be actively posting. *roger beep*
I know you may have talked about GMRS antenna's before but I'm looking for a Mag mount with an end to plug into my hand held GMRS radioddity GM30 in place of the antenna that the unit comes with. Any suggestion's?
There are about 5 states that you can be arrested in for having this radio in your car. You are exempt if you are an amateur radio operator like me. However, if the police don't know about the exemption you are screwed. I was arrested in Kentucky. They towed my car and went through all my stuff. I had to go to court where all charges were dropped when I showed the judge the exemption in the law. Did I get an apology from the police? No.
Been enjoying your videos for a while now. The best part is your tone. These are just toys for an otherwise useless hobby. I understand they would be the final communication tool when the apocalypse hits - so, go ahead, have fun, keep it running. But at this point in human civilization everybody carries a radio, sans license, that can communicate around the world. I own a Baofeng AND a full ham radio but don't have nor need a license. Should the occasion ever require the use of either devices, having a license will be the bottom of anything anyone cares about. TL;DR - hams, your close to useless hobby does not deserve the dead serious behavior you all seem to want to push. It is no longer the pre 1970's - lighten up.
You can expand the standard UV5R VHF to 125-250 MHz (177-187 MHz locks up during transmit) and UHF to 376-520 MHz with reasonable performance on the extended range.
That UV5R GMRS radio should work great with any other GMRS radio and even those cheap bubble pack FRS radios at wallmart. Tell your friends to get one and you should be good to go. Have fun out in the back country with the radios and then come back here and give us a full report.
Dumb noob question!! I’m trying to connect to a local repeater. Site owner sent me the freq and input tone and output tone only. I plopped them into the radio, I can hear people but no one hears me. The map on mygrms shows lm in range of said repeater. Other than setting the frequency and input/output tone, is there something else I need? 🤔
Hi @NotaRubicon Productions, I am a newcomer to HAM Radios. When i was researching about these Baofeng devices, I noticed that there are two different 8 watts versions available. Do you know the difference between uv-5rtp vs uv 5r8w ? Is one of these a fake ?
Good quality ham HF units with directional antennas on the roof. You're not going to find any handheld nor low-cost/simple radios that can reliably communicate across the country.
Brother you skipped addressing Tctcs and T dcs settings? How come ? Any these settings can possibly make other party listening just transmission without modulation (voice ) through the repeater? 73
My radio won't retain the BCL setting. It turns off if I exit menu or just go to a different menu option after confirming my choice. Is this affected by another setting?
I can't believe that you are holding the radio by the antenna. That is bad for the radio. Just taking the antenna off and on is not good but holding it by the antenna is terrible.
and yet, it still works perfectly. Obviously you don't understand how antennas and radios work.
@@TheNotaRubicon I have damaged radios that way. The connection from the antenna to the radio can come loose and I have had that happen. Your radio will not receive or transmit as well if you keep doing that. I have had these radios since the mid 80s and I know what I'm talking about. Through normal wear and tear, an antenna can become kinked or broken. Another way antenna can become damaged is if users pick the radio up by the antenna. This can cause damage at the connection point to the radio.
Hahahaha 😂
That's not an antenna! It's a convenient carry handle!
Hes a troll you know that right lol@@JawTooth
The roger beep setting is absolutely the most important setting, especially when ker-chunking my local ham repeaters.
Someone, a radio reference member is having a heart attack.
Well radio reference website is dead. Those moderators banned so many members that it killed the hobby off let alone what technology did. Those moderators did not contribute to keeping the radio hobby alive instead they killed it off by not offering any kind of assistance or information. No technical support. The salespeople in the stores always said go to that website because the salepeople didn't know a thing about the radio hobby they were just into the marketing aspect of it. So now radio reference is just a mere shell of its self. It serves them well. 🤣🤣😂🤣
I think the roger beep should be a 200dB Hollywood style sonar ping. That would liven up the repeaters. 👍
I keep trying to get Roger Beep to reply. But he never answers. He's a busy man. Busy man.
@@crominion6045 One beep only Mr. Crom, one beep only.......(Sean Connery voice activated).
I bought two of the Baofeng GMRS UV-5Rs a few weeks ago right after you did the video on the release. Received my Wouxun (Ocean) KG-UV9GX in the mail yesterday. It was a birthday present from my wife. Thanks for your reviews and information.
Once upon a time, about a year ago, i knew nothing about GMRS radios......and i was happy.
Now...i've got about 10 handhelds, 2 mobiles, 1 base, antennas, meters, testers, SDR dongles, f*ing coax and connectors everywhere......but no Boofwang UV-5R.
So...i'm ordering one today......just for the roger beep......cause that will complete my happiness
Being shown how to get what channel name I programmed into is the best!! I was super disappointed after buying a programming cable and figuring out how to connect it to my laptop and no channel names! Thank you! Seriously thank you!
I can’t believe that the roger beep didn’t come first. It’s obviously THE most important setting on the radio!
After I purchased the UV-5R I was able to pass the ham test. I think it made me smarter.
The reddit HAM community may not seem to appreciate you, but in my opinion, you are exactly what is needed, especially for newcomers to this hobby. I have subscribed and am looking forward to joining you on this journey! Keep up the great work!
Just got my Boofwang UV-5R. Thank you so much for all your videos on the Boofwang UV-5R! Looking forward to becoming a better unlicensed HAM operator on my Boofwang UV-5R!
I don't care if it's explained by someone who knows more than me that I may not need to watch this. You never know if you might learn something. And of course, I learned something.
I always appreciate these videos.
4:17 menu settings 10 and 11.
Randy...thanks for putting my logo up there! I said it as a joke and you did it. Awesome. The local sad Hams will be sacrificing goats to curse me by morning.
I was about to send that to you on Twitter as I'm here trying to learn😉
Lol..I love this shit!..
Great tutorial. Just bought my first UV-5R. This really helps. Much better than instructions. Much thanks.
Thank you for another GREAT video. You are the ONLY reason I purchased my UV-5R’s. Please keep the videos coming
Cannot thank you enough! Because of you, i am learning how to use my radio. Super informative 😊
Thanks buddy. I'm a nookie with a uv 5rM, and bought two PRMs too.
The little basics radios we're set to go, but on ctcss codes so I couldn't hear my uv 5r but it could hear them, as an ameture found this video helpful as now set the 2 minis to zero and all three can communicate, and feel confident that this advice should be sufficient to stay safe on excursions until I've studied a bit more, I'm happy for now.
If you're radio doesn't have a flashlight it's not a real radio.
My flashlight has a radio.
If your radio doesn't say UV-5R on it, it's not a real radio
Oh my goodness you figured out what the sad hands are sad about their yay zoos icom's Kenwood's and Pioneers don't have flashlights
What if you use your flashlight as a radio? 🤔
As a lisenced ham I can say the light has come in handy quite often. I would like to see a brighter led, another red led for low light and an on button that works if the radio is off
I have to thank you for my first ham radio, it felt like something was missing in my life, it was all these type of radios, love your videos.
Thank you - I have read the user manual many time but being a very dyslexic person it becomes very difficult task - - so - - thank you for this basic understanding. TTFN
I have watched all of your videos intensely, I can now fly the shuttle. Thank you.
The broken pencil is hilarious 😂
Go back a few videos and Randy actually sharpens the pencil (I'm guessing in response to comments from... "some people"). He proceeds to break it again soon after.
If you get his peculiar brand of humor, Randy is comedy gold.
Not only that! The Pencill appears to have bite marks on it!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I came here to say something similar. Only a beast would use a broken pencil to point!
Reminds me of a joke my wife told me of a man and his broken "pencil", but his wife was Ok with it because " he don't do all my writing anyway"
Wow. This is a top notch review/explanation video. We just started using these (UV-5R8W) for Airsoft and this is an absolute must getting started video.
Thanks for doing these. I bought a few units for my family and your videos have been invaluable. Keep up the good work!
Excellent review of the menu items. I'm a major league radio expert and even I forget some of those more obscure settings so I found this video helpful.
“Expert” ya ya ya everyone is lying shill.
@@YasilTorvanna You live in a very 'sad' world. Hope you feel better soon.
About a week ago I bought the two radios deal through Amazon. it was a pretty good deal and you've been very informative on how to work this radio. my question is why are you making fun of the radio do you not like it ?
Clearest most concise explanation, no nonsense
you and your content is excellent. never stop. every single bit of it is beyond excellent.
I learned about BCL today ~ Thanks! 😎 This is much more fun than reading the manual.
I assume that pointing with the same chewed-up pencil is simply another hilarious and attention-grabbing prop. 🤣
You are hysterical and make my day...PLUS, I really do need to learn about my "Baofeng"! So thank you!
"Boofwang"
@@lavenderlilacproductionshahahahahahaha
Hero! Your explanations r epic. the insights r insightful. your impressions r impressionable. Bang! Wow! Stunned by your minds logic.
Gen Xer here, who's attention span has been decimated by the modern age of reels and memes.
I truly appreciate the shorter videos which are packed with important info concisely presented.
Thank so much.
i enjoy watching you and learning at the same time.
My friend, you are the funniest to watch explaining the baofeng radio. Kudos. I know eventually I’ll get mine going to your satisfaction 😂😂😂. Definitely going to read read the manual 😂😂. Another great video 🤙🏽 honestly I could give a shit if ever master this thing. You’re the best fricken hilarious
Thank you for all your 411 information.Greatly appreciated
Being a know-it-all ham I was going to leave during the preamble until you invited me to leave if I was a ham radio know-it-all, so I stayed to the very end! There, I showed you! lol
Thanks for doing this video , I'm new to the Baofeng and this helps.
Just discovered something worth knowing with my newly acquired UV5R. Even if TDR (dual standby) is on, if you are listening to the FM radio you can only receive the highlighted channel.
I finally got rid of all the interferences.. TDR to OFF!!!!! Thank you!
As Virgin newbee that was great. I will be watching this again when I get my radio.
Tactical Wisdom on the screen. Nice shout out for Mr. Joe Dolio!
Been a while since I watched through some of your stuff again. Didn't even notice your big mouse pad. Haha
I think all the Sad Hams stuff about these are funny. They work for what I need. Still gotta get programming freq (w/CTCSS) onto the channel mode side, but other than that, they work. Got a bad battery retention button with mine, but I work around it.
Thank you for the information. Just starting out in the realm of Ham your a funny Guy .
I LOVE your pencil!!! Keep it up.
Another damn video I'll need watch again, since I've already had a few beers and a bourbon 🎉 luv my uv-5r's
Does it matter what frequency I use if it's just between local friends or is there optimal frequencies in different areas? I'm on a canal in the UK💚🇬🇧🌱 trying to hook up fellow boaters with these radios & I've found your channel very helpful...👌
Very informative & helpful video, Randy. Thank you for posting this...
Randy, thank you for enlightening us with this information I now know why the Boofwang UV-5R is the foremost radio for the serious HAM operators the world over. 😀
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
I was getting the cold sweats until 8:35, thank Xenu
Great introduction for beginners! I have a problem setting my new Baofeng GT-3TP (Mark III) to permanently TXR-power = low. When i change the mode (frequency/channel) or switch the channel it always resets to TXR-power = High. I want low as a default setting for all channels and frequencies. I can program it to every channel but when i switch the radio off and on again, all settings of TXR-pwr are back to 'high' as default. Am i missing something here?
Good Mr. Randy...
How does one change or customize the roger-beep on the ol' reliable "boo-fwang" UV-5R?
Easy answer! One does not.
@@TheNotaRubiconI thank you. You've saved me a lot of needless seeking.
Great channel. Thank you.
I bought 2 of them for kayaking what channel should i use
even though I already mostly know my way around the UV5R this is the video I wish existed when I was trying to learn.
After reviewing untold number Baofengs, if you could pick only one to keep and use what model would it be?
If the TDR is on, how do you know which channel is talking, and do you have to physically switch channels, or is it really just using both channels all the time for receiving and transmitting all the time when on?
Where you able to find out?
@@leahcimd yes. You hear both, but have to switch back and forth to talk
Hey there, I'm new to this and very confused. I got my license so complicated to get🤦 anyway now I'm trying to program my radios so I can communicate with family meme era in near by city's for 911 emergency situations . Mainly to practice for now and be able to communicate for when a situation arises. Are there any videos you have that can help with this. Or maybe you and I can connect, seeing that I believe we live near each other I think... I live in Ontario California.
Can tou set up a privacy between certain radios
Short sweet and to the point. Subbed
Hey man! Happy new year! What are your thoughts on the Radtel RT 470? I need a radio for air bands. The baofeng uv5r max has air bands so can I unlock it like you showed us and does that help with opening up more channels?
Good short Video Showing the Good setting Randy @NotaRubicon Productions
Thank you, very importent tutorial, well done.
Should i go for a uv5r or uv9r plus? I am absolutely new in this field.
You should go for whichever of the two best meets your needs and has the features you prefer.
This guy makes so much fun with all of his broken pens, unusual jokes and charisma....
Hi There. Totally spot on - real useful information delivered in human speak! Thank you I'v subbed. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel
Loving the background image today. 🤙
shit i forgot to look, now i have to re-watch
Without a good home base station. You could talk between two handhelds like this over a few miles right? For a shtf situation
It depends on what is between you and the other radio but you can expect to get anywhere from 200 yards to 40 miles.
@@TheNotaRubicon oh okay. if I’m within 20 miles of a repeater with relatively little to no major hills and just average tree coverage could I hit the repeater?
The only accurate answer that anyone can give is "it depends" and the only way to know for sure is to try it.
@@TheNotaRubicon kinda what I figured. Thanks!
Me thinks that you enjoy stepping on the feelings of those sad hams. Please don't stop, its hilarious.
Thanks! Very informative.
idk how i got here. maybe it was the recent convoy we did with multiple dropped calls. but i got 2 bf 888s, and soon after a uv 5r coming in the mail. and now the channel that lured me turns out to be actively posting. *roger beep*
This is great info. Thanks!
I know you may have talked about GMRS antenna's before but I'm looking for a Mag mount with an end to plug into my hand held GMRS radioddity GM30 in place of the antenna that the unit comes with. Any suggestion's?
I do have several suggestions, but, I am struggling to understand what this has to do with the topic of this video?
Nothing how else do we get in touch with you?
I'm new at this GNRS stuff have patience
Also, do I really need a second Brennan for air bands only?
There are about 5 states that you can be arrested in for having this radio in your car. You are exempt if you are an amateur radio operator like me. However, if the police don't know about the exemption you are screwed. I was arrested in Kentucky. They towed my car and went through all my stuff. I had to go to court where all charges were dropped when I showed the judge the exemption in the law. Did I get an apology from the police? No.
Sounds like a vote in better laws issue. That's nuts.
if you turn off the TDR would it improved your battery life...? thanks
Super thank you you helped me a lot by your awesome tutorial ❤❤Godbless you
Will these CE credits count towards my HAM license baccalaureate?
Do you have a video on how to save frequencies on baofeng UV-5 G plus....not the (R). Just the plus
Are you going to do a review of the Quansheng UV-5R ?
No.
Been enjoying your videos for a while now. The best part is your tone. These are just toys for an otherwise useless hobby. I understand they would be the final communication tool when the apocalypse hits - so, go ahead, have fun, keep it running. But at this point in human civilization everybody carries a radio, sans license, that can communicate around the world. I own a Baofeng AND a full ham radio but don't have nor need a license. Should the occasion ever require the use of either devices, having a license will be the bottom of anything anyone cares about.
TL;DR - hams, your close to useless hobby does not deserve the dead serious behavior you all seem to want to push. It is no longer the pre 1970's - lighten up.
You can expand the standard UV5R VHF to 125-250 MHz (177-187 MHz locks up during transmit) and UHF to 376-520 MHz with reasonable performance on the extended range.
Good information
I just Bought 2.... Thanks Randy 😃
Thank you Brother, now I'm ready to roll
Good afternoon Randy!
As soon as the busted pencil came out I lost all ability to focus! Gets me every time! Too funny!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Good job73 Ka9zrz!
I bought the newest UV5R I could find to communicate with my friends in the back country. It was a UV5R GMRS. What have I done?
You bought a GMRS radio, which can only talk to other GMRS (and FRS) radios, not to any HAM radio... ;-)
Sh*t@@TheRealRedRooster
That UV5R GMRS radio should work great with any other GMRS radio and even those cheap bubble pack FRS radios at wallmart. Tell your friends to get one and you should be good to go. Have fun out in the back country with the radios and then come back here and give us a full report.
Is there any way to turn off the little tiny green light when receiving a transmission
No
Dumb noob question!! I’m trying to connect to a local repeater. Site owner sent me the freq and input tone and output tone only. I plopped them into the radio, I can hear people but no one hears me. The map on mygrms shows lm in range of said repeater. Other than setting the frequency and input/output tone, is there something else I need? 🤔
Hi @NotaRubicon Productions, I am a newcomer to HAM Radios. When i was researching about these Baofeng devices, I noticed that there are two different 8 watts versions available. Do you know the difference between uv-5rtp vs uv 5r8w ? Is one of these a fake ?
Thanks
I want his shirt 😂😂
Which radios would you get for friends and families to communicate in a disaster across the country?
Good quality ham HF units with directional antennas on the roof. You're not going to find any handheld nor low-cost/simple radios that can reliably communicate across the country.
Really, the only critically important setting is 'roger beep enable' :)
Ah, a fellow man of culture… glad to see you know the most important setting. 🤣
very importent tutorial thanks and so funny to lol
Where can I get an antenna like the one on your UV-5R in your video?
Thats what came with it.
I've been using my UV5R to hit a repeater 50 miles away with my yagi. 👍
However, I prefer my Yaesu 2980 because I don't get walked on during checkins at 80 watts.
These are excellent radios.
Great video! I love my boof weng!
Brother you skipped addressing Tctcs and T dcs settings?
How come ?
Any these settings can possibly make other party listening just transmission without modulation (voice ) through the repeater?
73
My radio won't retain the BCL setting. It turns off if I exit menu or just go to a different menu option after confirming my choice. Is this affected by another setting?
No. You will have to either learn to cope with it or toss it in the trash and invest $19 in a new one.