Excellent video! ..You're succinct which really helps in any video. And showing the receive at specific distances was ideal.. Seeing the signal getting weaker as you got farther away, I was thinking how the signal would be stronger overall on two-meter, because the band just talks further. Plus the longer wave cuts thru the leaves better if you're in the woods. Two-meter wavelength at about 38" -vs- 70cm at 12". Again - Great Job!
I like your range test. I cant believe some people in the comments threatening to "take the video to the FCC " or demanding that you give your call sign. I didn't know it was a law to prove your call sign on a youtube video to appease other people. Ill give the benefit of the doubt and say you definitely could have used your call sign at yhe beggining and just edited it out. People demanding your call sign is ridiculous, petty, and the equivalent of seeing someone park and get our of their car at Walmart and running up to then and saying "do you even have a drivers license ? Show me or i wont believe you and ill report you!"
I'm glad you did a video on this radio I was totally shocked when I saw it I love the size I love the 3800 milliamp battery and the 2800 milliamp battery comes with a nice long antennae and such a great deal on Amazon beautiful little radio I wish they made it if you can talk to the company about producing a new one just like it only waterproof and one metre drop proof that would be an awesome thank you for sharing it. I love mine watch him watch gets me where I need to go 👍 73
I will say this.... if you want to prolong the life of you re-chargable battery, you must give it a good 6 to 8 hours (overnight) charge before the first use. It builds up a memory inside the battery and you should allow the battery to become dead once a week and then fully charge it again. I noticed you said to put it together and you are ready to go. No.......There is no telling how long those batteries sat in that box before it arrived at your house. Allow a full hot charge before first use.
So do you have your license yet? I have mine. Just the first one the technician class, but I am legal when it comes to operating said Baofeng. As for that stock antenna, its junk. I suggest the ABBREE 18.8 inch antenna. The program you use to set up frequencies and repeaters is called CHIRP and you will need a programming cable. But at least you showed the range, with the stock antenna. A good after market antenna will stretch your range out too 3 to 3.5 miles.
What about a set of the Motorola talkabouts. I got 4 of t460. I know can’t program them but they got good range. It has 22 channel lots of sub channels. You get good ones used. Got 4 for 20$ yardsale.
I'm not surprised that I found you when searching for info on this! I'm just worried I'll get in more trouble for some stupid shit like this than with my firearms lol so trying to learn a little before making the purchase
I don't don't really think it's a big problem. I do have my HAM license though, but don't use it that often. If you stick to unregulated freq's there are not really any problems.
I used the antennas in the box and it got about 1/4 mile before it crapped out. I tried it through one wall of my house. Would that cut it down that much? Or am I not using a good frequency? I know literally nothing about radios
Good video. My personal opinion, the music choice seemed to interfere with the review content. Maybe it was the volume. Not sure. Good short video though.
Complete Noob Question: I know it "loses signal" at 2.5 miles, but isn't that also with the stock antenna, and not use a "repeater" or whatever? Would the signal be more clear being on a cliff top, or with a longer antenna? etc?
I have two (2) of the BaoFeng UV-5R Dual Band Two Way radios. Am I allowed to use these radios to communicate with my family or do i need a license? I just need them for stuff like camping trips and communication in the house while my wife is upstairs and I am down in the basement. Is it legal for me and my family to use them in the home or camping trips?
An FCC license is required for operation, or a licensed operator needs to be present, and all regulations need to be adhered to. A technician's license is not difficult to obtain. It requires a bit of studying, but it is not rocket surgery. :)
According to “the books”, you can’t use these for anything other than HAM frequencies with a HAM lic. Even if you have a HAM lic, you can’t legally use these one the FRS/GMRS freq either due to the wattage and the fact that the FCC hasn’t approved these for that purpose. Even a GMRS lic won’t allow you to use these. There is literally no legal use for these outside of HAM. However, the FCC doesn’t really give a crap, and neither does anyone else except grumpy, single, keyboard-warrior HAM operators. Don’t do stupid things with them (like Interfere with EMS or police) and nobody will care. We use these on fishing trips on GMRS freqs just to keep in touch across the lake or up/down stream. Nobody is even within range, much less on our freq to give a crap about who’s going back to camp to make lunch. I promise nothing you’re doing is interesting enough for anyone to care, much less report, investigate and write you a ticket. Side note: the FCC has literally never given anyone a ticket or even a warning regarding Baofeng radios. Ever.
These only transmit from 136khz up to 467khz, I have been wanting to find me a unit that can scan in the 100-130khz AM signal that my local airport uses to listen to aircraft and tower but so far I haven't found any solutions that don't cost an arm and a leg.
Question about this radio, can you monitor police frequencies while communicating on channels without transmitting to police or can you only do one or the other? Basically when I go on car cruises with others I want to be able to talk to them on channels but with police chatter in the background.
There is a way to do this, but it's not fool-proof. You can set up one frequency to listen to the Police and the other to communicate with others. There is a function that will run on your normal frequency and then swap over to the other (police) frequency when it detects a signal, you must be careful or you may accidentally transmit on the cops frequency. Take a careful look at the "chinglish" Baofeng manual and you will find the function.
Baofeng stopped making these in 2014, now made by? I bought one in 2016 for fun, it broke first day. I understand these are suitable for some people but if you have took the time to pass ham exam I wouldn't touch these with a barge pole and I certainly wouldn't leave one on charge unattended. This is no criticism of your video. 2e0deq.
I've actually been looking into doing a custom set up. But for now you can get a number of PTT adapters that will allow you to run comtac's or any other connectorized radio.
Thanks for pointing this out! I have not had the chance to use anything from Quansheng, but they definitely appear to perform better then the Baofeng for a comparable price.
There are too many factories and many many brands for these kinds of cheap chinese radios with poor quality control. You really need LUCK to get a good one. Last time, we had a big game in the mountains. Almost every radio (we had a lot of radios including Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese and even a few of pricy Motorola digital radios) could not work. Only my cheap radio (5W) and TRI 152 (10W with a big antenna) could barely communicate.
Because you can't connect to repeaters with those midlands. A repeater will save your life if you get stuck in the middle of nowhere and don't have cell service.
@@adamloughran Correct, I don't know of a repeater in my state, or the surrounding states that isn't locked. That started in the 90's when the repeaters were abused by non licensed operators.
IS THIS A JOKE ? You are transmitting on a ham bad with no call sign . These radios are SO illegal for what you are talking about unless you have your tech. license or higher . Yes they are good ( for the price ), but DO NOT meet FCC specs , even in the ham bands most of the time unless you just get lucky . DONT GET CAUGHT. and yes , I have my extra license.
Thanks for your comment Scot! I also have my Extra license. As far as I can tell, operating the UV-5R is perfectly legal if you transmit only on proper ham bands, and stay within your bandwidth. There are still folks who will transmit without a proper license - and we should do everything we can to influence them to act responsibly, and if possible, legally. Regards, Hoffman Tactical
Scot, chill out dude. There are thousands of these out there being used by campers, kids, people on cruise ships etc etc none of whom have a "license". The fact is nobody enforces the rules. Speeding is illegal, running red lights is illegal, millions of people do those things every day and never get caught. I am sure the FCC, with their minimum number of enforcement officials, have bigger things to worry about than some kids playing in the woods with "unlicensed" radios. You Ham junkies should stop trying to scare everyone with this license crap. The horse has left the barn my friend.
@@HoffmanTactical Just curious what are proper ham bands ? I live in Ca & thinking about getting my licence . You explain things well . Thx ! Good work bud .
Last rule....GET AN FCC LICENSE TO BE A LEGAL OPERATOR. USING THIS RADIO WITHOUT AN AMATURE RADIO LICENSE TO TRANSMITT IS ILLEGAL...PERIOD! AND I SHOULD SHOW THIS VIDEO TO MY LOCAL FCC ENFORCEMENT AGENT TO SHOW THE VIDEO PROOF OF YOU BREAKING THE LAW.
@@cjlane4465 first of all. CB is an AM transmitting radio. This radio transmits in FM. Secondly, the CB frequencies are in the 29 Mhz frequencies not in the 70 cm bandwidth. Yes this radio can transmit on both FRS and GMRS frequencies. But even with a license both for ham radio and gmrs, this radio is rated for 1 watt on low power which in turn makes it automatically illegal on the FRS bands. This radio also does not meet any of the narrow band requirements for transmitting on either FRS or GMRS....therefore it is illegal to use in that regard based on FCC guidelines. I am a licensed operator for both gmrs and for AMATURE RADIO. I know what I'm talking about. Here is the problem with his recommendation and the video. He wasn't transmitting on gmrs or FRS frequencies in this video. He was transmitting on the amateur band frequencies. He claims to be licensed but until he posts his call sign on here....I ain't buying it. Now I will post my Amateur Radio call sign so you can check me out. I don't run my mouth without knowing what I am talking about. I'm recommending you don't either. Don't ever preach to someone that invested his time checking the legalities of this for the last year. Oh and last thing. This radio does not have an FCC approval rating at all. Not part 15, 90, 95, or 97 compliant. Don't tell me I'm wrong for something I know is right. KC3QPJ, AARON PS. instead of listening to bullshit from others, you should educate yourself as I did.
@@cjlane4465 I hope you are being sincere. I wasn't trying to be a dick. But it is frustrating for alot of people that invest the time to do things legally watch others blatantly do whatever the hell they want to do. I will add one more thing. It is ok to use this radio to monitor without a license. A kid like this saying he is an amateur extra license holder is a straight up liar. A real amateur operator or GMRS license holder would never recommend this radio for gmrs. It is a decent radio for amateur radio operators though.
@@farmhousehamradio4774 well i wouldn't have deleted my nonsense and admitted wrongdoing if i wasnt sincere. And little tip when trying to educate people, though youre "not trying to be a dick" your first comment is pretty confrontational. If you had just posted the comment you told me, not only would it have educated hoffman, but it would have educated me and i wouldnt even have had contact with you. I want to get into HAM but if its filled with these types of personalities, maybe ill skip the clubs and just stick to my own ham activities.
oh hey its the 3d printing guy being even more relevant in my life. thanks for what you do. subscribed
Excellent video! ..You're succinct which really helps in any video. And showing the receive at specific distances was ideal.. Seeing the signal getting weaker as you got farther away, I was thinking how the signal would be stronger overall on two-meter, because the band just talks further. Plus the longer wave cuts thru the leaves better if you're in the woods. Two-meter wavelength at about 38" -vs- 70cm at 12".
Again - Great Job!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video. Brief, straight to the point, informative and explanatory. Great job and thank you.
Young man you made a great video proud of you thank you for sharing this 👍
I like your range test. I cant believe some people in the comments threatening to "take the video to the FCC " or demanding that you give your call sign. I didn't know it was a law to prove your call sign on a youtube video to appease other people.
Ill give the benefit of the doubt and say you definitely could have used your call sign at yhe beggining and just edited it out. People demanding your call sign is ridiculous, petty, and the equivalent of seeing someone park and get our of their car at Walmart and running up to then and saying "do you even have a drivers license ? Show me or i wont believe you and ill report you!"
It's pretty silly. I should change my address over to my PO Box, that way I can share the call without being doxed.
Amazing video, no wasted time, keep up the good style 👊🏼
I certainly hope you found something helpful. Check out the rest of our videos!
I needed a good short video on this. Thanks man
thx so much for the review i just got one a day ago and i am so exited
Great! Let me know if there are any other videos you would like to see.
@@HoffmanTactical sure! 😁
Straight to the point 💪💪
Good test methods, realistic wooded area test. Thank you.
Thank you for getting right to the point. Great video.
I'm glad you did a video on this radio I was totally shocked when I saw it I love the size I love the 3800 milliamp battery and the 2800 milliamp battery comes with a nice long antennae and such a great deal on Amazon beautiful little radio I wish they made it if you can talk to the company about producing a new one just like it only waterproof and one metre drop proof that would be an awesome thank you for sharing it. I love mine watch him watch gets me where I need to go 👍 73
I think they do.
Needs to be green, dark earth or camo too.
Wonderful review. Have you tried comparing UV5R with Motorola T82. Which one should I buy?
I will say this.... if you want to prolong the life of you re-chargable battery, you must give it a good 6 to 8 hours (overnight) charge before the first use. It builds up a memory inside the battery and you should allow the battery to become dead once a week and then fully charge it again. I noticed you said to put it together and you are ready to go. No.......There is no telling how long those batteries sat in that box before it arrived at your house. Allow a full hot charge before first use.
That's nothing but hogwash. Lithium Ion batteries don't have "memory" like you state.
I'm sure the memory effects long isn't a think anymore with batterys
That advice is a myth
I might be good advice or not I don't know just to make shirts out of a charge so I can keep on using it without plugging it in so yeah okay
Thank you sir for your information .
Great video, hope you put out more on how to operate for a simple man,,,,, thanks
So do you have your license yet? I have mine. Just the first one the technician class, but I am legal when it comes to operating said Baofeng. As for that stock antenna, its junk. I suggest the ABBREE 18.8 inch antenna. The program you use to set up frequencies and repeaters is called CHIRP and you will need a programming cable. But at least you showed the range, with the stock antenna. A good after market antenna will stretch your range out too 3 to 3.5 miles.
Thank you for commenting! Yes, I Hold an Amateur Extra license. What you say about the antenna is too true.
Regards,
Hoffman Tactical
@@HoffmanTactical what is your callsign?
In Canada it's illegal unless you're licensed but we don't chase down that stuff. We got other stuff like poaching and pet polar bears to look after
@@weldorguy thought it was legal?
@@HoffmanTactical "Extra class" 👍👍👍
Really cool and useful video. But I have to say, this video look like was directed by Wes Anderson!
What about a set of the Motorola talkabouts. I got 4 of t460. I know can’t program them but they got good range. It has 22 channel lots of sub channels. You get good ones used. Got 4 for 20$ yardsale.
Great fast review
Thank you
I'm not surprised that I found you when searching for info on this! I'm just worried I'll get in more trouble for some stupid shit like this than with my firearms lol so trying to learn a little before making the purchase
I don't don't really think it's a big problem. I do have my HAM license though, but don't use it that often. If you stick to unregulated freq's there are not really any problems.
Is this a good police scanner? Will it pick up 300 mhz range
Can be, though a lot of LE have moved to the X25 system, and it's harder to pick up on.
Dude!!!! So glad i warched your review. Whats the range in the city?
It really depends on where the participants to the conversation are located.
Install a counterpoise. Very cheap way to extend your radio's range in tx and rx
I used the antennas in the box and it got about 1/4 mile before it crapped out. I tried it through one wall of my house. Would that cut it down that much? Or am I not using a good frequency? I know literally nothing about radios
Hi! What did you do to make the both radio communicate in a mile range? Please help me.
Boa tarde.
Qundo abro o radio pelo CHIP. O menu settings fica todo em branco. Poderia me ajudar?
Did you use Uhf mode or VHF mode in the woods? If I am correct Uhf will get through better than?
VHF should do better just thinking about it, but I've not experimented much.
Good video. My personal opinion, the music choice seemed to interfere with the review content. Maybe it was the volume. Not sure. Good short video though.
It was. Checkout the latest video!
@@HoffmanTactical Will do! Just ordered one.
Should I get this or the sacom fpcn30a?
Well i got 2miles with 2W
Thank you man - test is real informative)))
Complete Noob Question: I know it "loses signal" at 2.5 miles, but isn't that also with the stock antenna, and not use a "repeater" or whatever? Would the signal be more clear being on a cliff top, or with a longer antenna? etc?
Yes! This was about worst case.
I have two (2) of the BaoFeng UV-5R Dual Band Two Way radios. Am I allowed to use these radios to communicate with my family or do i need a license? I just need them for stuff like camping trips and communication in the house while my wife is upstairs and I am down in the basement. Is it legal for me and my family to use them in the home or camping trips?
An FCC license is required for operation, or a licensed operator needs to be present, and all regulations need to be adhered to. A technician's license is not difficult to obtain. It requires a bit of studying, but it is not rocket surgery. :)
It is technically needed, but the FCC doesn’t really enforce it because they don’t have the manpower
According to “the books”, you can’t use these for anything other than HAM frequencies with a HAM lic. Even if you have a HAM lic, you can’t legally use these one the FRS/GMRS freq either due to the wattage and the fact that the FCC hasn’t approved these for that purpose. Even a GMRS lic won’t allow you to use these. There is literally no legal use for these outside of HAM.
However, the FCC doesn’t really give a crap, and neither does anyone else except grumpy, single, keyboard-warrior HAM operators. Don’t do stupid things with them (like Interfere with EMS or police) and nobody will care.
We use these on fishing trips on GMRS freqs just to keep in touch across the lake or up/down stream. Nobody is even within range, much less on our freq to give a crap about who’s going back to camp to make lunch. I promise nothing you’re doing is interesting enough for anyone to care, much less report, investigate and write you a ticket.
Side note: the FCC has literally never given anyone a ticket or even a warning regarding Baofeng radios. Ever.
Princess laya just reviewed rebel communication equitment to fight the empire.
Why i cant transmit or recived less then a 1mile
Good
Lose the obnoxious music...it really detracts from an otherwise good video!!
3:10 good stuff bud
Is the uv82 better than the uv5r?
How many watts is this
How can I enter low frequency numbers like 78.650 ?
You cant.
These only transmit from 136khz up to 467khz, I have been wanting to find me a unit that can scan in the 100-130khz AM signal that my local airport uses to listen to aircraft and tower but so far I haven't found any solutions that don't cost an arm and a leg.
Question about this radio, can you monitor police frequencies while communicating on channels without transmitting to police or can you only do one or the other? Basically when I go on car cruises with others I want to be able to talk to them on channels but with police chatter in the background.
There is a way to do this, but it's not fool-proof. You can set up one frequency to listen to the Police and the other to communicate with others. There is a function that will run on your normal frequency and then swap over to the other (police) frequency when it detects a signal, you must be careful or you may accidentally transmit on the cops frequency. Take a careful look at the "chinglish" Baofeng manual and you will find the function.
Hoffman Tactical thank you for this reply
nice!!! :)
can u help me set gmrs. u had a vid and i lost it. many thax 73,kb3aum
If getter better antenna Your range will extend substantially for a few bucks
Baofeng stopped making these in 2014, now made by? I bought one in 2016 for fun, it broke first day. I understand these are suitable for some people but if you have took the time to pass ham exam I wouldn't touch these with a barge pole and I certainly wouldn't leave one on charge unattended. This is no criticism of your video. 2e0deq.
Good informative review..... Could have done without the piano 😉
What do you do for a headset solution for these?
I've actually been looking into doing a custom set up. But for now you can get a number of PTT adapters that will allow you to run comtac's or any other connectorized radio.
Use this thing in the Ozarks and you'll be lucky if you get a clear signal at 500 feet!
How do you recharge it with solar?
😂
how many miles does it work?
It depends on terrain. Usually 2...7km
How the fuck do I get the radios to communicate? I have them on the same numbers.
Fetus Hoffman tactical
Will I look like you?
Still waiting to know your call sign. Amateur extra and won't share your call sign?
KX4VD ;)
background music is very disturbing
Is this video still getting clicks?
UV-82HP better.
Why
I thought it was a girl at first… looked old fashion.
quansheng uv-r50 is much better same price
Thanks for pointing this out! I have not had the chance to use anything from Quansheng, but they definitely appear to perform better then the Baofeng for a comparable price.
There are too many factories and many many brands for these kinds of cheap chinese radios with poor quality control. You really need LUCK to get a good one. Last time, we had a big game in the mountains. Almost every radio (we had a lot of radios including Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese and even a few of pricy Motorola digital radios) could not work. Only my cheap radio (5W) and TRI 152 (10W with a big antenna) could barely communicate.
Get rid of the piano.
"hey guys let me transmit on a ham radio frequency without a license" 🤓
I'll let you know, I am actually licensed. Even though I largely disagree with much of the regulation.
@@HoffmanTactical Yeah but I didn't hear you say your callsign a single time in this video.
@@chipweather That is true, but I also don't feal comfortable broadcasting my home address to the internet. Maybe I need a PO box?
@@HoffmanTactical makes sense
@@chipweatherand now you understand the issues with regulation? We have our free speech we want our free radio. ❤❤❤
I get two miles with my lil midland walkie talkies in Los Angeles so I don’t see the need for this
Because you can't connect to repeaters with those midlands. A repeater will save your life if you get stuck in the middle of nowhere and don't have cell service.
@@adamloughran Correct, I don't know of a repeater in my state, or the surrounding states that isn't locked. That started in the 90's when the repeaters were abused by non licensed operators.
What you are forgetting to tell people is that transmitting on any of those frequencies requires a license.
IS THIS A JOKE ? You are transmitting on a ham bad with no call sign . These radios are SO illegal for what you are talking about unless you have your tech. license or higher . Yes they are good ( for the price ), but DO NOT meet FCC specs , even in the ham bands most of the time unless you just get lucky . DONT GET CAUGHT. and yes , I have my extra license.
Thanks for your comment Scot! I also have my Extra license. As far as I can tell, operating the UV-5R is perfectly legal if you transmit only on proper ham bands, and stay within your bandwidth. There are still folks who will transmit without a proper license - and we should do everything we can to influence them to act responsibly, and if possible, legally.
Regards,
Hoffman Tactical
Scot, chill out dude. There are thousands of these out there being used by campers, kids, people on cruise ships etc etc none of whom have a "license". The fact is nobody enforces the rules. Speeding is illegal, running red lights is illegal, millions of people do those things every day and never get caught. I am sure the FCC, with their minimum number of enforcement officials, have bigger things to worry about than some kids playing in the woods with "unlicensed" radios. You Ham junkies should stop trying to scare everyone with this license crap. The horse has left the barn my friend.
You are a fucking pussy
@@HoffmanTactical Just curious what are proper ham bands ? I live in Ca & thinking about getting my licence . You explain things well . Thx ! Good work bud .
@@estebanmorales6568 exaxtly
Get licensed, he didn't even give his callsign while transmitting on 70cm.
Get bent, who cares
Last rule....GET AN FCC LICENSE TO BE A LEGAL OPERATOR. USING THIS RADIO WITHOUT AN AMATURE RADIO LICENSE TO TRANSMITT IS ILLEGAL...PERIOD! AND I SHOULD SHOW THIS VIDEO TO MY LOCAL FCC ENFORCEMENT AGENT TO SHOW THE VIDEO PROOF OF YOU BREAKING THE LAW.
@@cjlane4465 first of all. CB is an AM transmitting radio. This radio transmits in FM. Secondly, the CB frequencies are in the 29 Mhz frequencies not in the 70 cm bandwidth. Yes this radio can transmit on both FRS and GMRS frequencies. But even with a license both for ham radio and gmrs, this radio is rated for 1 watt on low power which in turn makes it automatically illegal on the FRS bands. This radio also does not meet any of the narrow band requirements for transmitting on either FRS or GMRS....therefore it is illegal to use in that regard based on FCC guidelines. I am a licensed operator for both gmrs and for AMATURE RADIO. I know what I'm talking about. Here is the problem with his recommendation and the video. He wasn't transmitting on gmrs or FRS frequencies in this video. He was transmitting on the amateur band frequencies. He claims to be licensed but until he posts his call sign on here....I ain't buying it. Now I will post my Amateur Radio call sign so you can check me out. I don't run my mouth without knowing what I am talking about. I'm recommending you don't either. Don't ever preach to someone that invested his time checking the legalities of this for the last year. Oh and last thing. This radio does not have an FCC approval rating at all. Not part 15, 90, 95, or 97 compliant. Don't tell me I'm wrong for something I know is right.
KC3QPJ, AARON
PS. instead of listening to bullshit from others, you should educate yourself as I did.
@@farmhousehamradio4774 good job. I was wrong.
A lot of people need to read your long paragraph
@@cjlane4465 I hope you are being sincere. I wasn't trying to be a dick. But it is frustrating for alot of people that invest the time to do things legally watch others blatantly do whatever the hell they want to do. I will add one more thing. It is ok to use this radio to monitor without a license. A kid like this saying he is an amateur extra license holder is a straight up liar. A real amateur operator or GMRS license holder would never recommend this radio for gmrs. It is a decent radio for amateur radio operators though.
@@farmhousehamradio4774 well i wouldn't have deleted my nonsense and admitted wrongdoing if i wasnt sincere. And little tip when trying to educate people, though youre "not trying to be a dick" your first comment is pretty confrontational. If you had just posted the comment you told me, not only would it have educated hoffman, but it would have educated me and i wouldnt even have had contact with you. I want to get into HAM but if its filled with these types of personalities, maybe ill skip the clubs and just stick to my own ham activities.
An honest range ....now there's a thing