Baofeng UV-82 8W Power Test
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In this video I am doing a power test of the Baofeng UV-82 8W model. This is not the UV-82HP tri-power model. Does it hold up to its claim?
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Thanks for the tips on the buttons and the power tests you performed. I have the UV82-HP it is 1, 5 and 7 power (L, M, H) and the buttons work the same.
You are welcome! Yes, the HP is actually a high-power (>5W) radio! Cheers!
I have about five UV-82s (8Watts), and they tested very good, considering.... Frequencies 462.525 (6.4W); 142.500 (6.65W); and 146.955 (6.8W). You can't really expect 8Ws in any of these frequencies, but it's close enough. If you hit the [# Key], you can cycle through the power settings. If you can cycle through H, M and L, you've got the higher power UV-82 model. If it goes from H to nothing, you've got the standard version, and testing is irrelevant.
That said, even the standard version UV-82 is better than most of the radios I've tested, and you shouldn't fret. The good thing about the high power model is that you can put it on the MEDIUM and get 462.525 (4.4W); 142.500 (4.3W); and 146.955 (4.78W). This means its MEDIUM power settings are what most handheld radios are powered at at HIGH, and that's impressive! So it would not be a bad idea to put your radio on MEDIUM and leave it at that.
Even most expensive handheld radios don't quite hit 5Watts, right? They usually come in at 4.xW. Thus, the UV-82 (8W) comes in at MEDIUM power levels, and what most handheld radios (even expensive ones) come in at at HIGH. Then, if you need some extra push, you can inch it up two watts, from 4-point-something to 6-point-something. And you can save battery power by keeping it on MEDIUM. Thus, the UV-82 (8W) is a fabulous radio. It's the sleeping giant Baofeng.
I agree with you. When I made this video, there were UV-82s in the market that claimed and actually had 8W of output power, but there were also models like this one I tested, that claimed 8W of power but the claims were false. This is one of those radios.
@@HamRadioReviews » I hope you find one of the 8W versions. I have two SWR meters and the 82/8W models got very nice results. High: 142.000/6.3W; 146.955/ 6.8W; 146.050/ 6.8W; 460.000 5.3W; 462.725/ 5.3W. Medium: 142.000/ 4.8W; 146.955/ 4.9W; 146.050/ 4.9W; 460.000/ 4.2W; 462.725/ 4.2W.
I also highly recommend the Baofeng UV-H6. Very nice 10W radio. Average High: 8.6W. Of the two, the UV-82 (8W) is the winner. Why? Because 1) it has a flashlight, and 2) because its Medium powers are very close to what most 5W radios are on their High settings! The Medium settings on the H6 are 3.8 or 3.4, a little less than a 5W radio. The good thing about the UV-82 (8W) is that you can leave it on Medium all the time and you won't sacrifice a thing. The H6 can work on Medium, but it will be a bit anemic. Both are great radios.
hi john
I have a question: is there any difference between UHF frequencies??
for example, I mean is there any difference between 410.5 MHz vs 470 MHz??
I'm a mountain climber and I have purchased a uv82. now I want to know which frequency should I use in mountains and forests to achieve the most range? and also which frequency should I use in outdoor(such as deserts) to achieve the most range? or there is no difference between 410 & 433 & 470 MHz at all !??
@@mohammadbararti5443 » As you know, all these radios operate best in line of sight; however, if you're in the woods, you'll most likely have to penetrate trees and hills, and from what I understand, VHF will offer some advantage. That said, I generally prefer UHF. And to answer your question more specifically, some people say it's always best to use a frequency _midway_ through the frequency range. I'd choose a frequency in the 443-445MHz range. But is there any significant difference? I don't think so.
I recently did a range test with a Baofeng UV-H6 (a wonderful little radio). My wife stayed home and I took off through the neighborhood. I kept my radio in the midrange _power_ settings and it wasn't long before I found myself battling static. I then kicked up the power and my wife reported I was coming in much better, so power also is something you might want to consider. The H6 and the Retevis RT-29 Military (waterproof) are both great options, and the latter will give you a full 10 watts. You can get them in VHS and UHF with a big honking battery.
If you want to go with a Retevis, I can give you the frequencies of the channels. Notarubicon tested the RT-29 and gave it a glowing review. He was able to go ten miles with it line of sight. If money is a huge issue, I was able to get 8.7 watts out of the UV-H6. With the UV-82, it really didn't seem to like UHF very much. I got 6.8 watts out of the VHF and only 5.3 on UHF. If you have the regular UV-82 5W, it shouldn't be an issue, but if it's the 8W version, I couldn't get more than 5.3 watts out of UHF. Of course, your radio may be different.
@@johnroberts6695 tnx john u explained very well❤ i have 8w uv82 i have test in line of sight with 433.325 and 479.425 the result was bizare!! my connection lost on 433.325 mhz at 2.5 km but i had connection on 8km on 479mhz!! at the same land
I find with all these radios that if you trasmit on full power at 138.000 you will get full output from the radio. Bit of a design glitch but i do actually get the full specified power out of all my Chinese radio collection but only on that frequency.
Uuuuhhh, use a DUMMY LOAD to accurately determine Power Output. Testing into various antennas will return all kinds of different readings.
Thanks for the video. I have 2 UV-5RA and tried to use the buttons like you did here and found out that one functions like your video and the other one doesn't. I suspect it is because of the firmware upgrade on the second one I bought. Nice to know how to check voltage and set the power level with the buttons.
Terimakasih atas videonya nya... 🙏🙏🙏
BTW, it doesn't says 8W TRANSMIT power on the back side, just 8W power. It may mean that device power consumption is 8W.
I don't think so. Even if it is, it's still misleading.
Nope, the battery output would be the device input.
@@HamRadioReviews I agree
I have a so called 8 watt Tonfa hand held. That is only 4 watts too!
I have the same radio and my label looks EXACTLY like yours, except mine says: 5W.
Yes, that's the "correct" one.
The high powered Baofeng radios have a medium power setting- not just high and low. You must have a mislabeled radio my friend.
Indeed!
You have a Fake Baofeng. Noticed it was fake when I didn't see a FCC Badge on the back after you removed the battery.
Lol i think you are both refering to the waterproof one who has motorola headset connector. This radio only has low and high power
Yep, if High, Medium & Low power settings are seen, it's an 8 watt model.
@@HamRadioReviews do you know where to buy oryginal UV82HP but in Eu? i cant find any oficcial websites in eu :(
Mine is Real baofeng uv82hp with 3 output mode selector (hi/med/lo). I did adjust the internal power output trimmer (vr2) to exact 8 watts. factory release baofeng i got has only 6 watts setting on hi power output. Now settings (hi-8/ med-5/lo-0.5).
Must be a newer model.
Thx Sir for showing these test results to confirm their false claims, I purchased what appears to be between a BaoFeng UV5R & BF-F8HP hybrid variant of another branding. It claims to be capable of 10 watts power transmission which I find unbelievable even without conducting a test, it also only has High & Low power settings which as you mentioned isn't actually capable of it as new versions of UV5R & BF-F8HP 8 watts has H.M.L indications. Chinese HT radios are cheap but also are notorious for false claims, cheers.
Thanks for information
I have the same radio with the 10 Watt label 😅 and i've measured about the same power... and the battery has the 10.000 mAh label 🤣
Insane what they will put in the spec sheets!
I got one of these for $25 ! Definitely worth $25 come on .
73s ...from costa rica... nice video... but you need to put to test the uv9r plus 18 watts. Will be great...
hi! we will go to a festival with a big group of friends. so far we will have 4 walkie talkies, can l join them with one of these?
this is 5w model, the 8w model has H,M,L for output setting.
Yes, it's just that it claimed it was 8W. Thanks!
You aren't testing an 8W UV-82. You need to test an 8W model (which will have HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW). When you saw the HIGH and LOW settings, you should have _immediately_ realized you had a 5W version with a label anyone could have printed and stuck on.
I have an 8W version that has all three settings. The best outputs I have were 7.6W with UHF and just about 6W with VHF. The Baofeng 8W UV-5R comes in at 7.8W at UHF and 6.8W with VHF. But you have to watch the fake radios. Some are great, but others are just labels like yours. You should have returned yours because the 8W 82s are great and personally, I doubt you could see the difference between 8W and 5W.
please do a review, watt test and range test on baofeng BF F8 HP and BF F9 V2+ and their differences. ty in advance.
Hmmm... I might actually do that. Thanks!
if possible please do a review of the new baofeng UV5X3 triband and baofeng BF8HP tripower , power test, rang test and which is better between the two, n good review btw 👍
My UV-82 says 5V on the back. It only has Low or High settings.
Yes, that's most likely the "normal" version of the radio and it is actually 5W.
POWER DROPS AFTER 5 MINUTES OF USAGE.
Sorry for your, mi Baofeng have 3 power, low, mid and Hige, Is wonderfull
That is not a UV-82. A UV-82 has 3 power modes that cycles from left to right: "L", "M", "H"; for "low", "medium", and "high". It appears to have an 8W battery, but I'm not really sure what that proves since you stated that you swapped the battery yourself at the beginning of the video?
I think you are referring to the UV-82HP model which I am talking about at the beginning of the video: amzn.to/2Jp7ecM This is also why I made this video: if you see a plain “UV-82” advertised as being 8W, it’s most likely not.
Put it on high power instead of low power.
A particularly humid winter. Went to my safe and pulled my pet 440 radio out of cold storeage. Very quickly had a funeral. It was dead, dead ,dead, do you recommend a UV 82. ? My dearly departed was a alnico. 1 watt 440 rig. .
Heck, yeah. The UV-82s are the most underrated radio Baofeng makes. Why someone would buy a 5R is beyond me. People think they're not weather resistant when they're more resistant than they think. I love them. Their weak link is the display. Two lines.
Uv-82 and the new gt-5r on my shelf. Thanks
UV-82HP (for the US) or 82HX (for Europe) are the only official 82 based 8W models (BF-F8HP is only other official 8W model, the rest are all fakes and illegally made and sold).
Otherwise the UV-82, 82C, 82X, 82L at all 5W. I suspect the seller you bought from had it mislabeled as 8W (possibly to charge more aka scam people).
Correction: HX, not HW.
Yes, most likely. Never heard of the "HW" model though. Do you have a link?
Sadly no, they're hard to come by. and a small correction, it is the UV-82HX for Europe, not HW.
Thanks for the info, 73!
Are you sure about that?
I can't find any UV-82hx in any Baofeng website with these specifications...
Only by a shop that I bought this model and I am waiting for it.
I am afraid that it's a fake.
Can you please help?
Try a uv-82hp -- guaranteed at least for 7 watts. baofengtech.com/uv-82hp although I don't know if they ship outside of North America.
I believe some of it gets lost on the cable goes to the meter
That's strange because I have 2 UV82 8W version and both have 3 power settings: low/mid/high, and both deliver 8w easily... I don't know if you have a standard 5W UV-82 advertise as an 8W version!?!
hi DimeBag
I have a question: is there any difference between UHF frequencies??
for example, I mean is there any difference between 410.5 MHz vs 470 MHz??
I'm a mountain climber and I have purchased a uv82. now I want to know which frequency should I use in mountains and forests to achieve the most range? and also which frequency should I use in outdoor(such as deserts) to achieve the most range? or there is no difference between 410 & 433 & 470 MHz at all !??
@@mohammadbararti5443 I have the best result on PMR446!
Please, send me software programming tyt uv8000e
nice ..... they already came out with the UV6RA UV7R and UV9R ..... :)
Hello, got any links to send to my email?
i have a UV-9R plus it claims to have 15 watts on high it is only 4 watts and the battery is suppose to be 8000 MAH but i dont think it is. i think baofeng lie about the specks of their radios mine is being sold everywhere as 15 watts the manual says 5 so even the manual lies.
Sounds like not true claims.
what type of connector was connected on the swr side?
12 watts and 7.4V my uv82
How did you bring up the battery voltage on the screen???
Press and hold the "0" key. If it does not show up, you probably have an older model.
HamRadioReviews Thanks for the reply. I must have an older model, no battery info here.
Great video ! Thanks. Good info. :-)
Glad you liked it, cheers!
Should you ID with every transmission?
Помогите пожалуйста, как мне сделать перезагрузку программного обеспечения? Кнопка имеет какое-либо отношение к этому?
Συγγνώμη, δεν καταλαβαίνω. Μπορείτε να το γράψετε στα αγγλικά; Ευχαριστώ.
@@HamRadioReviews Please help, how can I do a software reboot? Does the button have anything to do with this?
@@tornikeelisabedashvili1458 You can not do a software reboot on this radio. There is a menu option to reset to factory defaults.
Eres español verdad?
Καλησπέρα έχω ένα θέμα για την αγορά baofeng και προς το ποιο μοντέλο να πάρω και πιο από όλα αυτά που βλέπω πράγματι αξίζει.Ακουσα ότι παίζουν και μαϊμούδες τι πρέπει να δω για αγορά από εξωτερικό? Ευχαριστώ
Καλησπέρα. Μαϊμούδες Baofeng δε νομίζω να υπάρχουν, καθώς... τα Baofeng τα ίδια είναι μαϊμούδες... κατά κάποιο τρόπο τέλος πάντων. Τι πρέπει να δεις για αγορά από εξωτερικό; Τα συνηθισμένα για όλες τις αγορές μέσω ίντερνετ. Επίσης, τι σημαίνει "πραγματικά αξίζει"; Είναι τόσο φτηνά, που απλά... αξίζουν για τα λεφτά τους.
use the spectrum anlayzer for power testing
This is NOT THE HIGH POWER VERSION. I think baofeng accidental written the watt to 8
Yes, it not the HP model, I am mentioning this in the video. However, a lot of "accidental printing" goes on... 8W of power, 3000mAh batteries... ;)
HamRadioReviews no its not the 8 watt version that's a 5 watt radio & model number. The correct model # for a 8 watt is UV-82HP Just don't buy any ham radio on AliExpress. The Fake Fakes
Προσωπικά ποιος baofeng νομίζεις ότι είναι ο πιο δυνατός (σε πραγματικά watt) ευχαριστώ πολύ 😉
My two Bob's worth: Great review!
Translation to English is very difficult. I dont believe the Chinese make this type of error as deliberate to gain sales. I do believe somewhere along the line of command within the company, the translation of " Overseas sales indicate this model is excellent for price but they are requesting 8w. Can we make this same model 8W capable?" has been answered with a "yes, we already make one with 8w but it costs a little more to produce". This misinterpretation may occur again on the factory floor where, a manager will recall a meeting at which his senior manager has stated "this model is 8w". Before long, your Bob is his uncle. Or more famously, "Send four and sixpence, we're going to a dance"
Westerners often lack appreciation of the Chinese business to produce such low prices. They leave no room to move on their price. Two examples
If you ask him for a lower production cost, he/she will always answer yes. They achieve this by replacing one component (a screw perhaps) with a component that has slightly less quality. One that cost him less.
If you say to a food vender "I only have $3.50, can I still have the $4:00 sweet and sour pork dumplings?"
"yes' will come the reply. Though you may receive a serving with one less dumpling.
He/she has not deceived you? No, he/she did what you asked.
I really enjoyed reading this, very interesting approach and it may as well be what happened.
THANKS HRR!
Well I was just thinking why i like your vids. Its because you're a great communicater! And then, like a brick to my head. I said to myself "of course, that's HRR's trade with or without vision, it's radio Mr Know it all at 3am in the morning'" :) ! So, i also want to say and thank you that your're a great Teacher.
Κάνε το uv-5r
that video could have taken 60 seconds
Mine was the same
If you add the low and high watts it should come to 8watts. The Chinese claim 8 watts as total power output
so its not real 8watts thanks for the details
No it's not. Please note that there is a Baofeng UV-82HP that actually is 8W. But not this model.
This is a couterfait model. The only original Baofeng is available through Baofengtech.com and it's got 7W output on both bands.
Please do not take this information wrong. The back label on your Baofeng UV-82 should say UV-82HP if it is a HP model or maybe UV-82HX. Since it says UV-82 with no H, I doubt very much that it is a UV-82 8 watt radio despite what your seller stated. Sorry. Additionally the wattmeter that you are using is not very accurate. I would not trust it. Lastly, my UV-82HP (from Baofeng Tech USA) is marked in the battery compartment as 7-8 watts RF OUTPUT., not simply 8 watts, which may be the input wattage, as we know that there is a difference between input power and output power. I suggest that you ask your dealer for a refund. 73
Not necessarily. None of my UV-82 (8W) radios are labelled UV-82HPs, yet they are clearly higher powered. Frequencies measured on HIGH at 462.525 (6.4W); 142.500 (6.65W); and 146.955 (6.8W). You can't really expect 8Ws in any of these frequencies, but it's close enough. If you hit the [# Key], you can cycle through the power settings. If you can cycle through H, M and L, you've got the higher power UV-82 model. If it goes from H to nothing, you've got the standard version, and testing is irrelevant.
That said, _even the standard version UV-82 is better than most of the radios_ I've tested, and you shouldn't fret. The good thing about the high power model is that you can put it on the MEDIUM and get 462.525 (4.4W); 142.500 (4.3W); and 146.955 (4.78W). This means its MEDIUM power settings are what most handheld radios are powered at at HIGH, and that's impressive! So it would not be a bad idea to put your radio on MEDIUM and leave it at that.
He is NOT verifying the power in the correct manner. The video is inaccurate
the power test must be with ELEMENTS BIRD-0-25W 200-400Mhz not with this shit this is total fake power test :-)
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Binatone is better
Which Binatone would that be?
HamRadioReviews mr150
Αδερφέ Έλληνας είσαι?
dummy load
Testing, testing, anyone on this channel ?
How can I help you?
Ελληνας εισαι?
нихрена не понял
Для тех, кто не понял, есть инструкции с коробком спичек и ниткой. гггг
Nice test 💩
ANNOYING..
GET TO THE POINT
Έλληνας ?
Ναι!
If it does have two power settings then it is 5 watts you genus.you just bought a fake model.lol