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@@HardcoreFourSix There are a couple gmrs repeaters on krell of I remember correctly. There are dozens of ham radio repeaters in the Spokane and surrounding area. Is recommend getting set up on both for sure!

@@northmanproject4007 I know that you are aware of them (I know both of those owners), but I posted that in case there were any of your fans visiting our area. I live 5 miles west of Deer Park and we have talked on 2m and GMRS previously.

@@wheelersecuritygroup yes I do. I use both but the H8 has 10 watts vs 5watts on the H3. The H8 has a wider range mic gain. I run my H8 on 25 setting fyi. The H8 can just feels like a better radio. Great audio speaker and transmit audio. The H3 however does have more frequencies such as AM receive. I would say get both. The H3 is only 30 bucks. So it's not gonna break the bank. If you're going to use the radios to try and reach repeaters definitely get the H8. This would actually be a good video to do. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow. But yes just get both but start with the H8 imo.

@@wheelersecuritygroup the only reason I would get the H3 really is to pair it with the small stubbie tidradio antenna and you have something that will fit in your pocket but it's only good for much closer communication. Short range. But with the stock antenna it would work fine for other purposes as well. I'll do a video to compare them. Good luck.

@northmanproject4007 thank you

​@@northmanproject4007ill get them both. They are priced well

@@johnk23705 thanks for the reply and input. Yes I think something very important is the type of shtf scenario. I think that rather than being low-key and stealth I wouldn't be transmitting at all on an HT I would use something like mesh tastic instead. If it's that type of full on shtf. Mainly what I'm referring to is when I have to save my life I want more power to get out there if I need it and I want something that has a capability of multi bands and being able to charge that radio in multiple ways. Also I don't think passing out $260 radios to everyone is really feasible. But like I said it's an interesting conversation and there are so many facets is almost impossible to come to a conclusion people should just take what they can from everyone's opinion and apply it to what they think is best. 🤙

@@northmanproject4007 I agree with your take on my comment. One has to access the level of SHTF they are preparing for and the threat level. Like you, I have a multi layered plan for comms in a high threat level SHTF. Everything from hand signals, runners, meshtastic, HT's, AES 256 encrypted radios, beam antennas, Base and mobile VHF/UHF, SDR, and HF NVIS. A robust solar charging system (and small portable charging systems) with portable batteries rounds out the kit. I also have cheap hand out radios in addition to my quality radios. I take it further than most. The important thing is to have a radio and practice with it ! SHTF comms is a deep subject that would take many videos to unpack. When the threat level is high, the ability to listen to the most spectrum will be more important than talking unless it's necessary to do so. If the waters rising and you need help, the radio with the most power and best antenna will be your best friend.

@@gentibici I would buy directly from Tidradio website. The 2nd Gen changes are mostly in the firmware. The radio does perform well. No Chinese manufacturer is perfect. So I'd especially stay away from certain sites to purchase. As far as an external antenna. Yes to an extent. Performance will vary but the more antenna and the higher usually brings better performance. If you want to use a magnet mount antenna on top of the car or if you use an external base station antenna yes you will increase performance greatly. But for those applications I would just recommend a mobile radio with a mag mount. That what I use for years and works well. Plus you can remove the antenna if you need to. Hope that helps. Are you going to use this for gmrs or ham?

@@northmanproject4007 I will use it like a ham radio and I am trying to learn to get my license as soon as possible. Hope this radio will help. i just got today a icom ic24-00e for free and hope to use to get connected with both radios :-)

@@gentibici I'll check mine again and see. I'll post it when I get that done. Good luck. I actually enjoy this radio. Pretty good for the price and for what you get and performance seems good too.

@@amybackstrom9152 this one doesn't do that unfortunately.

@@grigorirasputin5020 That's certainly possible. I suppose you would have to measure each level and see. In reality I don't worry about it too much. It's not like we can change the output of the radio. It would be nice to have consistency in the manufacturing of these Chinese radios. Regardless of which brand. Thanks for the info. If you test yours maybe come back and let us know. I just purchased the 935G plus maybe I will do a test video

@northmanproject4007 I lack the equipment to test mine at the moment, but I read somewhere, a couple of years back, that these radios are hardwired not to go above .5W on 8 thru 14 and above 5W on 1 thru 7, even though you can make them show 5W or whatever on the screen.

@@HardcoreFourSix thanks for the info

@@RedFRC That's great. I just also purchased the 935G plus since it was on sale. I think it is a nice upgrade.

@@DavidAnthonyAlbert well it's so hard to know what you're going to get ordering these Chinese radios. One reviewer you see might say it has spurious emissions the next might show theirs is this clean. It's kind of strange. I honestly get tired of hoping for a clean baofeng. Hopefully yours will be when you get them.

@@MrSeasonedfries no it will not

@@RobertCarmack-e9q it pairs with it through blue tooth. It's really easy and has worked well for me so far

@@mycharmedunicorn8715 you can search your area on radio reference.com and see if there are still analog frequencies there is still a lot of analog frequencies still in use out there. But a lot of places have gone to digital so you'll have to look it up on radio reference

@@rts3262 where are you located? Some frequencies around the world are spaced differently. Also make sure your frequency step is set to the lowest setting I think it's 2.5 maybe that will match some of the frequencies you're trying to receive. Does it sound distorted on every frequency? Maybe try and find one that you can get it to set the exact frequency and see if that still does it

@@ProjectChimera-46 well the only thing that is a problem with it is that it has spurious emissions otherwise it works well. That's a whole subject to look into to learn about. There are a lot of radios that have spurious emissions. It just means it's less efficient and it transmits on harmonic frequencies off of the fundamental frequency. It's worth looking into if not just have fun and enjoy it it will work just fine. Some people don't like that because it potentially can cause interference on other frequencies.

First: you need a ham (amateur) license to transmit on the frequencies used by the UV-25. When people say these radios are trash, it is because when you transmit with the UV25 (and many other Baofeng radios) your transmissions appear not just on the frequency you set them for, but also on multiples of that frequency because the radios lack proper filtering. Those unwanted transmissions (called "spurious" or "spurs") are illegal - they violate the FCC rules that govern ham radio transmission. Some of those spurs can fall in the frequency bands used by first responders and others. The first practical implication of this is that you risk fines and losing your license by transmitting with spurs. A more serious implication is that you can interfere with others' radio communications, some of which may be important: police, fire, EMT, etc. When anyone raises this, inevitably they are assailed by trolls who argue that you're unlikely to be found out; I'm shocked how many people will freely and publicly state that they lack ethics and civic responsibility. Those folks likely also don't care about the (even larger) problem: that they will ultimately ruin ham radio for everyone by doing this: if the FCC concludes that ham operators won't self-police, they will simply re-allocate that very valuable spectrum for commercial use.

@@timmoeller5911 I found it on AliExpress. They are very inexpensive.

@@fondy44 my guess is it's a cost Factor it's probably cheaper to do it that way

@@alexkram Go into menu and choose menu 49. You can choose a group that you have programmed in. Hit enter and scan. I believe I put an example up on it somewhere. But that's where you go to do it

@@northmanproject4007 thanks for the help I’ll try it. Funny how the manual for the radio doesn’t describe how to use many features of the radio.

@@alexkram Well that's a lot of Chinese products for ya. And Wouxun is better than most.

@@lordosmhtsaras well it just depends on your situation. I always say the bigger the better. The short wave wind up antennas work ok but they are the bare minimum. The longer the piece of wire you put out and the higher you get it the better receive you're going to get

@@zipperator well I'm still waiting for them to send me a new one to review. They told me the new updated one would not do any of that crap.

@@randallminor4866 I have several videos on the 9d mate and programming it. It's a great radio and easy to use once you figure it out.

@@RonsRadioLife yes on the cell phone section I realized that after wards. I've fixed the problem thank you.

@@minutemenapparel I'm just curious which model baofeng

@@northmanproject4007 UV-5R. When I’m in the mountains on a trail, I get crazy amounts of static no matter what squelch setting I use.

@@northmanproject4007 UV-5R. Tried it out today. On setting 4 (which I set to 40), it was fairly quiet, did not hear any static until I was driving near a military base. Forgot it was on! Before up in the mountains, it would constantly have static. Default on my radio VHF 30(9) and UHF 24(9).

@@minutemenapparel Awesome

@@SK-rj1ti thanks for the great comment I appreciate that and yes this little radio really Burns through batteries so rechargeables are a must. But it's an excellent little radio. I also have three Quan shanks and several Wouxun radios. UV 8 and 9. Those are good little radios as well. But as far as scanning this one's hard to beat for the price.

@@rts3262 that's not good. The few that I have are pretty decent.

@@charmcitytoe Discriminator mod? I looked for a mod for this one I can't find anything.

@@ClassicallyNamed oh yeah. Sorry I took this one on my cell phone. Sometimes it doesn't come out the best. Thanks for watching

@@btraindavidlemke312 very true!

I have that scanner, too. The batteries held a charge for a good 3-4 hours.