My congratulations. You're one of the very few on KZitem that pronounced "Baofeng" correctly.
@RingwayManchester
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic to see a new video from you mate, been watching these on ebay, there's 4 in the new series of radios. BF-R5, BF-R6, BF-R7 and BF-A8
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
thanks for the heads up I'd only spotted this one, as you can see it does have more power than the others, an interesting little unit.
@RingwayManchester
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's very nice, might invest in one myself.
@SouthernGospelMusic
4 жыл бұрын
If there was a new Wii made in 2020, the intro music in this video would probably be the menu screen music.
@user-sq8yl3ml9l
7 жыл бұрын
Having seen this video I got off my backside and did some experimenting. I bought a couple of R5s and some 888S's as well as a cheap GY561 frequency/power meter. Radios were programmed via CHIRP daily build to standard UHF 449 channels (Business Light) using 888s configuration for both types of radio. Some interesting findings. Firstly changing between Low & High Power did actually work which I wasn't expecting. You have to do this in the CHIRP spreadsheet display on a channel by channel basis. Configuring High/Low changeover via the function key through CHIRP doesn't work which is a shame. Of the four 888Ss I had, three of them gave me Low Power of 0.5W and one was 1.1W. All of them gave me High Power of 3.1W. For the two R-5s, both were sitting at 1.1W for Low Power and 3.2W for High Power. With advertised aerial gains claiming to be around 2dB that takes ERP comfortably close to 5W. Now I haven't calibrated my power meter against a known source but it is giving sensible readings against other radios. Oh and yes they all have internal CE marking..........which of course simply means..... they have CE marking :-/........no conformance documentation forthcoming. Pretty happy with these results though .
@knoxieman
7 жыл бұрын
b that's great! they are great budget radios, I'm glad you have found them of use and haven't had to spend much doing so, have fun and thanks for the information.
@user-sq8yl3ml9l
7 жыл бұрын
Range wise I am easily getting 3K on HP mountain to valley handset to handset (one of them inside the house) Haven't tried it any further but suspect there is more in it. You don't say in your video what your aerial height is or the configuration of it at your receiving end which might be useful for viewers ? atb and thanks for making your vid which galvanised me into action ! B
@user-sq8yl3ml9l
7 жыл бұрын
Further to my last - having read up a bit more about aerial gain the stock antenna is likely giving a bit of negative gain or at best unity so I might have been slightly optimistic on my ERP forecast but still we definitely have two power levels. The stock antenna for the R5 is slightly longer than the that fitted to the 888s both are marked as UHF only.
@goku12176
2 жыл бұрын
hello. i have a baofeng 888s and i would like to know if it is set to high or low power when you buy it. thank you.
@brucewayne-cave
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that great review. The big question for me is, can you tap into the hidden "Beat Shift" function; that the BF-888 has, via the BF-480 software?
@paulukjames7799
2 жыл бұрын
98% of appliances have no connected earth unless it has a metal chassis.
@KandiKlover
7 жыл бұрын
Mmmh I love using commercial UHF handhelds in nice suburbs like that.
@darkMoon202
8 жыл бұрын
What kind program are you using on your smartphone..?
@angeldelvax7219
8 жыл бұрын
It's a common thing for baofeng to have the charged led on while inplugged... Problem is that it also means that the battery terminals are directly connected to the charge contacts. If you measure on the charge contacts of the battery, do you get 3.7V? Because if that;s the case: AVOID SHORTING THEM !!! It could cause the battery pack to overheat and catch fire or explode... (A precaution I take with my UV-5R...) I haven't heard about it happening, but if there's no internal protection, it COULD happen... Better safe than sorry right?
@WaschyNumber1
Жыл бұрын
You shouldn't anyway never shorten battery's, that would destroy almost any battery's.
@pacoperes9411
5 жыл бұрын
Hello man! I can't find the BF-5R, maybe now they calls it BF-999s, so what do you recommend this one or the good one BF-888s thanks for your time. Regards!
@knoxieman
5 жыл бұрын
BF888 is a good little radio, if you can still get then the Retevis RT5 is a super radio and very powerful
@jppmia6721
8 жыл бұрын
@knoxieman I own a security company in the Caribbean and I have been using the motorola GP388 with a repeater programmed on our licensed UHF frequencies for awhile. Every year I have to spend lot of money between getting new radios, batteries, screens, antennas, knobs and sometimes chargers. My question to you as an expert in testing different UHF radios, what would you recommend me to buy that is equivalent to the GP388 or probably better. Please keep in mind it is mostly mountains down here. If it could be without a screen and keypad that would also be much better. koool4u69atyahoo Thanks!
@allem0407
7 жыл бұрын
Does BAOFENG radios have a 5 tone (police sound)? and which more do you recommend for cities and much more distances MOTOROLA GP series or BAOFENG?
@j.w2000
5 жыл бұрын
can you legally use these radios on the LPD433 band? which is another license free band, and How do you know if a radio is charged? dose it turn green once charged?
@Stellajenkins
7 жыл бұрын
very well done hun i'm getting mine soon, but in my case it would be, "this is chloe Jenkins testing in the town centre of thirsk over".
@knoxieman
7 жыл бұрын
Chloe's Gaming Channel best of luck with it they are great radios for the money, range won't be great in town centres but out in the open it will be super, you can always go for a more powerful radio if you want more range.
@Stellajenkins
7 жыл бұрын
knoxieman thank you I'm looking into getting the prosters that have a 2 mile radius but getting 4 pairs as so then i give to my family if i ever need to call for help, there costing me 50 pound each.
@th3w4nted
8 жыл бұрын
I almost ordered the BF-888S before seeing this review, so thanks very much! May I please ask how long it took for the radios to be delivered to the UK from China?
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
about 3 weeks :-)
@th3w4nted
8 жыл бұрын
+knoxieman Apologies, but I never saw your reply! I ordered a pair off Ebay UK and they actually arrived within 2 days because the stock was local. Gotta say though, I'm very disappointed with the performance :( I wanted to use them in a car convoy, but the quality really drops off after ~150m. I guess some better antennas would be the solution.
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
+Jarod Oliver your inside a metal box, I use a mag mount antenna when in the car, you could get uv5r radios if you need more power specifically to get over this issue however being inside will cripple any radio.
@th3w4nted
8 жыл бұрын
+knoxieman Yeah I figured that was the cause, but I was expecting a bit more range than ~150m. I ordered some Baofeng UV-B5 antennas for £5 each after reading a very favourable review about them. I'll be able to test their performance this weekend on my Euro roadtrip :) hamgear.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/the-baofeng-uv-b5b6-antenna/
@woodstockxx
2 жыл бұрын
Can buy them right here in the U.K. with next day delivery, for around the same price & with a warranty..usually from U.K. based Chinese sellers or China based U.K. warehouses. I’d rather spend a measly few quid extra for the peace of mind tbh
@verticalestorcal3489
7 жыл бұрын
In the program Shirp 01/05/2017 14 baofeng models appear, but no R5, would 888 be compatible? Which antenna do you recommend with more gain, compatible with the R5? How far can it be? I do not find any information on the R5 model or silliness on the internet, including the official website of Baofeng, to see features and compatible accessories such as batteries and car adapter.
@aljukimong
7 жыл бұрын
Verticales Torcal knowly as 999s
@pnoyhoncho
6 жыл бұрын
Greetings! May I know if the battery on the 999 is the same as the 888s? Thanks!
@kuehnel16
4 жыл бұрын
So is arcshell and Boefang from the same place
@1argilcas2
6 жыл бұрын
is that I see that you use your cell phone to transmit the range.
@vinaguerrero5207
8 жыл бұрын
nice radio
@stephendodd3403
6 жыл бұрын
What website can I buy the boefung bf 999s from for UK shipping
@saegi-459
5 жыл бұрын
aliexpress
@1argilcas2
6 жыл бұрын
hola, saludos, tu sabes si hay algún programa o aplicacion para utilizar un telefono smarphone en repetidor loro?
@Cancunstory
8 жыл бұрын
Some Information for Programing Baofeng BF R-5? Is New Product but nothing info Programing or Something on a website oficial or arround the web, thanks
@user-sq8yl3ml9l
7 жыл бұрын
Is there any indication that the R5 is CE approved - a marking on the internal stickers perhaps? I understand the 888 has that certification (or at least a sticker saying so....)
@verticalestorcal3489
7 жыл бұрын
En el programa Shirp 01/05/2017 aparecen 14 modelos de baofeng, pero ningun R5, ¿seria compatible el 888? ¿Que antena me recomiendan con mas ganancia, compatible con el R5? ¿que distancia se puede conseguir ? No encuentro ningun dato del modelo R5 o sililares en internet, incluida la pagina oficial de Baofeng, para ver caracteristicas y accesorios compatibles como baterias y adaptador de coche.
@lmgdc
5 жыл бұрын
Es porque se llama Bf-999s
@goku12176
2 жыл бұрын
hello. i have a baofeng 888s and i would like to know if it is set to high or low power when you buy it. thank you.
@knoxieman
2 жыл бұрын
In my experience high power
@stephane5294
7 жыл бұрын
Pretty stable the new R5.
@tuurguler9859
7 жыл бұрын
hi is there a fm radio on the BF-R5 for listening music and how dos it operate ?
@sugarlovesmysteries7688
7 жыл бұрын
Tuur Guler Yes there is an FM but you have to turn the unit to ON while pressing the MONITOR button then when you hear a beep you can change channels by pressing the SQUELCH button. Hope i was of help here, Thanks!
@santasl
8 жыл бұрын
@knoxleman I have a set of BF888S and got them successfully programmed once but now I can't get chirp to set the radios in the programming mode. My cable seems to be ok, although I haven't bought another. I use those to listen to the local repeater frequencies and activated the scan function for Channel 16. (I'm still learning for my ham licence and thus can only listen) I tried to set the radios to channel 16 for programming as I found this hint on the internet but this didn't work. Do you encountered a similar behaviour with the radios? I suspect there is a problem with the settings I made for the scan. Is there a way to reset the configuration completely? Should I get another programming cable?
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
+santasl Hello, I must admit I have only ever programmed the 888 once as you have done and I didnt program in the scan function and I am not aware of any programming mode that you can set on the radio, I take it that you can still download and upload to the radio using Chirp?
@santasl
8 жыл бұрын
Nope. Sadly I can neither download nor upload configurations from both handsets. The Chirp issue tracker has a similar problem but the solution from there didn't help for me. I will try another cable even though I doubt that there is a problem with the cable as I could program both handsets without issues.
@santasl
8 жыл бұрын
knoxieman nevermind. The new cable fixed my problem. I guess the other cable wasn't really ok other than I had thought. Now I was able to reconfigure the channels. Do you have an idea how I can disable TX for the channels? I would like to disable it because as I said earlier, I don't have a license yet. Would it be enough to configure an offset out of the TX frequency range? like +300Mhz or something if that would even be possible.
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
+santasl glad it's working, I don't know if there is a way of disabling the TX function, I wouldn't stress about that though. have fun!
@gripper021164
8 жыл бұрын
+santasl I had a similar problem with my program cable, it just packed up but have researched and found that a lot of dodgy cables about that claim to be proper Prolific chips or whatever they are and they aint, I ordered one from Baofeng a genuine one and have had no probs since and you only have to see and feel the cable to see it's much better quality than the ebay specials for £4 -£6, mine was £17 +P+P but so much better.......
@RustyX2010
6 жыл бұрын
Don’t think they sell these anymore
@jakekeysfitsam3034
8 жыл бұрын
do you have the old bf888s radio
@jorgealbertodelat8267
5 жыл бұрын
Hello . Sorry how the SDR is wireless conected to the telephone. What do you use ?
@knoxieman
5 жыл бұрын
SDR is 7 miles away, I connect to the SDR via TeamViewer on my smart phone to control the PC its connected to.
@robertlee6902
3 жыл бұрын
Were did you get them cant find them bf r5 with long areial
@knoxieman
3 жыл бұрын
AliExpress 👍
@jakekeysfitsam3034
8 жыл бұрын
and what happen to your radio
@TimonSuricata
8 жыл бұрын
do they go out of band? my bf-888's just beep constantly if i try out of band freqs, dum hardcoded freq range.
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
no they won't go outside the limits on the label.
@sircyfus947
8 жыл бұрын
What phone are you using for SDR?
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
Nexus 5, the SDR is at home Nexus 5 is using teamviewer to log in to the home PC and relay the screen to me, later I playback the recording off the SDR on the home PC and grab the screen with screen grabbing software.
@1argilcas2
6 жыл бұрын
hello, regards, do you know if there is any program or application to use a smarphone phone in repeater parrot?
@knoxieman
6 жыл бұрын
Hi I don't have an answer sorry
@MatthewWilliamsFly
8 жыл бұрын
888s are often rebadged and claim 5 watt but are infact only 1 watt. I wish your description had stated the claimed powers so i didnt have to watch the whole video... ;-/
@guillejs1
3 жыл бұрын
The 888s description in the box say < 5 watts (less than 5 watts)
@iamsemjaza
4 жыл бұрын
I love the difference between americans and brits about electricity.
@djleroydjd
6 жыл бұрын
what form program are you usesing on the time from 16:33
@knoxieman
6 жыл бұрын
It's called SDR sharp
@johnfrancisgonzales9496
6 жыл бұрын
how match that walkie talkie?
@grindz145
8 жыл бұрын
love it knoxieman. DEATHADAPTER!
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
thanks buddy, I've been enjoying your snowy commute vlogs on that scooter, looks like a lot of fun, I could do with one of those too!
@grindz145
8 жыл бұрын
+knoxieman couple more videos coming soon!
@grindz145
8 жыл бұрын
+grindz145 gotta get one of these little radios.
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
+grindz145 yes cheap and powerful just like my ebike, looking forward to seeing your videos.
@eleanorhathaway927
7 жыл бұрын
what he doesn't mention is the earth pin has shielding on so when plugged in doesn't make contact with the earth on the ring main. even if it is connected straight through its still useless
@grigorirasputin5020
8 жыл бұрын
Do either of these radios have voice scramble?
@knoxieman
8 жыл бұрын
no they don't, it is a feature available on some models, best to check with the seller first if that's a feature that you want.
@TheBamaChad-W4CHD
6 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I thought the 888s were 5 watt
@thebutcherofbenghazi.libya3348
6 жыл бұрын
I thought they were 3W (in amazon.com USA). Chinese peeople justtal 7 cannot be trusted w/any number. except price, which is worth 1, 2, or 3W beecause they can't be arsed to choose a wattage number & measure to verify their own outputs, no Q.C. like Japan.
@KalterKrieger
6 жыл бұрын
1 Watt ERP! Maximum. Enough for more than 3km in non-urban enviroment. Testet with an SWR device and 100% illegal in Germany and other EU countries.
@rianfahlevy2705
6 жыл бұрын
can you send baofeng BF-R5 backup file to your img format? please
@knoxieman
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry not sure I understand?
@karlng2691
6 жыл бұрын
Is this HAM?
@knoxieman
6 жыл бұрын
Technically yes
@justicejones5025
Жыл бұрын
So the BF-R5 is purported to be 5-watts, but only tests out to be 1.5 watts?! Disgraceful...
@chrisgullett4332
11 ай бұрын
5 watt output does not mean 5 watt output. It actually means under the right conditions, on a certain frequency, you could get around 5 watts of output power. Output power is not constant, nor is the output the same on every frequency. It amazes me that people complain about output power, wen they clearly do not understand how things work.
Пікірлер: 100