+rls303 Its the Nagoya NA-771. They are all over Amazon and Ebay and are pretty cheap too. Decent little antennas. Thanks for watching!

Thank you =)

Just got the Nagoya NA-771 antenna in.the mail, It's like a night and day deference, Thanks again

Cool, yeah its a great antenna.

@@Iridium242 may I ask Nagoya NA-771 antenna is it compatible for Baofeng Lf 888s?

+Juan Carlos Solórzano Lara Nope not a single problem. I have them all programmed, been using them around the house and as a backup for my other radios. They work great. They are very basic, but do the job. Thanks for watching!

+luke garcia A lot depends on how you are using them. If just out of the box as is, radio to radio and flat decent terrain, you could get a few miles out of them.. with repeaters and better antennas, it could be many many more. It really depends on how you use them and what antenna you are using.

Iridium242 awesome thanks!

1/3rd of a mile in hilly forests -- but 4-6 miles in flat open terrain w/no powerlines/other interference nearby. Add approx 33% with a 771 antenna, even more w/a 10-cent homemade Counterpoise that's 6.87" long.

Disable private tone on channel

If you press and hold the # key, the radio will say "lock", and the keypad will be locked

No, you have to program them, but its a fairly simple operation. Just use the software and a computer

+Iridium242 thanks

birender nisad yes but as long as you don’t interfere with anyone else (transmitting power est 2WT) do not program otherwise this will not be legal because it is out of PMR.So in other words this is legal

Its possible. A lot of stuff that is made in China is the same products that are re-branded. Never heard of them, had to look retevis up, but it does look the same

you should but they can be programmed for non ham FRS frequencies as well

I really don't know about your conutry, but here Im in Brazil the range of frequency that it operets a license is necessary for use this radio, but only is in theory. In practice you just buy and use it.

Not sure, I got this as a prize from a contest, but I already had the cable. If you hunt around on Amazon, I bet they are selling them now with the cables.

You can get it right here chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home

Search for the Nagoya NA-771 That is the one that works best for me.

Iridium242 how do I know if they are counterfeit or not?

Honestly these antennas are too cheap to counterfeit, I would not worry about it.. they run about 11 bucks.

Iridium242 ok thanks

@@Iridium242 does that bigger antenna add range at all?

If you use them on ham radio frequencies you need a license, if you use them on other ones you do not. That said its sort of a legal gray area as these radios are not approved for use on anything but ham radio frequencies. They also need to be programmed, the frequencies that come pre set in them are public service frequencies in some areas of the country.

+Iridium242 How do I go about knowing what frequencies are legal in Brooklyn, NY? is there a website or something of the sorts? Thanks.

You can check around online. If you want to listen to ham radio, there are tons of repeaters in NYC and Brooklyn (I used to live in the city when I first got interested in ham radio) but as far as legal you probably want to use these on FRS frequencies only.. and you can search for those, they are in the 440 range.

+Iridium242 Thanks again.

FRS is never legal on these radios. There is a legal limit on the antenna and the transmission power for FRS. The antenna has to be a permanently attached stubby antenna and FRS is limited to half a watt. The radio transmits with considerably more than half a watt and the antenna is removable in favor of an aftermarket model.

No, this does not receive FM radio

Fuck this fake ads. I bought it just like a walkie talkie toy

Programming FRS on these radios is illegal regardless of any license you may have. GMRS is more in accordance with the law. Strictly speaking in the US they are ham radios but it is unlikely you would be discovered if you used it for GMRS applications.

The doc pretend yes, but I've never find how-to use it...

Yes as there is no way to pick frequencies on these radios manually, you program in positions on the channel knob.

To use it legally yes, the pre programmed frequencies it comes with are not legal to use in the US without a license. Its VERY simple to program if you have a program called "chirp" just put in the frequencies you can legally use and off you go.

@@Iridium242 Im new to this. Is it a computer program or am I way off?

@@mrs.waddell5338 Yes, you download Chirp, a computer program, you connect the radio to your computer with a USB cable (It comes with the radios or at least mine did) and then you type in the frequencies you want in your radio, and hit send to radio. That is a simple description but also there are loads of videos showing you how to do it on here with Chirp, Its pretty simple but might be kind of confusing the first time you do it if you are new to radio programming.

@@Iridium242 Thanks! Ur awesome!

Yeah if you do try it, and get stuck just leave a message here and I can try to help!