Hmmm. There might be more differences in our versions. My H7 has no problem with aftermarket antennas. I have Abbrees, and they don't fit, but my Nagoyas, Retevis and others and I've had no problems. I've also done power readings and have 8W in VHF and 6.92W--7.82W in UHF. On the tiny 33 meter my readings were 7.2W on VHF and 6.5W on UHF. The H6 doesn't have the bulky knob and I got 8.4W on VHF and 8.76W on UHF. That blew me away! The medium power was 3.42W and 3.84W on VHF and 4.27W and 3.84W on UHF. The real sleeper was the UV-82(8W). It did 6.8W on VHF and 5.3W on UHF. But here's the thing. The medium is 4.8W or 4.9W on VHF and 4.2W on UHF. That's what most 5W radios put out. So you do get some extra kick or of that model. Whether my signal bleeds into other frequencies doesn't bother me at all, as the frequencies in the Washington, D.C., area are like DAWN OF THE DEAD movies. I'm always doing scans and there's nothing happening! We've got one main repeater which largely remains unused. Besides, in a SHTF situation, I _want_ my signals bleeding into as many frequencies as I can. Until then, D.C. and many other places are dead zones.
Remember that E=I X R. Your battery indicator is showing that it is about 1/3 drained on 4/3 full. A fully charged battery will always transmit more power.
Thank you Aaron
Great review
Hmmm. There might be more differences in our versions. My H7 has no problem with aftermarket antennas. I have Abbrees, and they don't fit, but my Nagoyas, Retevis and others and I've had no problems. I've also done power readings and have 8W in VHF and 6.92W--7.82W in UHF. On the tiny 33 meter my readings were 7.2W on VHF and 6.5W on UHF. The H6 doesn't have the bulky knob and I got 8.4W on VHF and 8.76W on UHF. That blew me away! The medium power was 3.42W and 3.84W on VHF and 4.27W and 3.84W on UHF.
The real sleeper was the UV-82(8W). It did 6.8W on VHF and 5.3W on UHF. But here's the thing. The medium is 4.8W or 4.9W on VHF and 4.2W on UHF. That's what most 5W radios put out. So you do get some extra kick or of that model.
Whether my signal bleeds into other frequencies doesn't bother me at all, as the frequencies in the Washington, D.C., area are like DAWN OF THE DEAD movies. I'm always doing scans and there's nothing happening! We've got one main repeater which largely remains unused. Besides, in a SHTF situation, I _want_ my signals bleeding into as many frequencies as I can. Until then, D.C. and many other places are dead zones.
Good job Aaron. Now enough with the cute child toys and let's get back to top shelf gear! :)
Sure thing....so how do you suppose I finance that? Lol. Wanna donate that top shelf gear? Lol
Remember that E=I X R. Your battery indicator is showing that it is about 1/3 drained on 4/3 full. A fully charged battery will always transmit more power.
Can you scan with this radio and how
Does it overload/desensitize like the other baofengs when connected to an external antenna?
Why oh why does nodody ever do a receive audio test in these videos??
I have it planned to take all my handhelds out on a field trip within the week. At my farmhouse is not ideal. Appreciate the question. Stay tuned.
Seams like the bf-h6 has more power
Actually European version is the one that shouldn't have 220 band and American version should, 220 band is allocated to military in Europe.
My bf h7 has 10w but me myself have 220w...hahahaha
How did you manage to get the 220 band? If you are willing to share that info I would put it up for others to discover.