Many people don’t realize that people have made contact with a 5W Handheld radio and directional antenna from the US to South Africa on a good propagation day. Elevation is key for radio signals.

Thanks for the test, Lewis. I really like my BF-T1. The blue lanyard was a stroke of aesthetic genius, haha. I wish we had more 70cm around here, may have to set up a repeater of my own.

Nice test, thanks. Just ordered two of these to play with. For the price, I just had to. Gifting one to my Elmer, (my dad!).

I stumbled here as I'm looking at using this radio for a cycling team radio. From your part 1 video, is the programming necessary to get functionality out of the box or just an added bonus to the hobbyist? I am keen to have a fiddle and learn more about the radios as I am a techie, but it looked like a scary learning curve when I'll end up being tech support on ~10 radios :O As you seem knowledgeable, I'm also wondering if you could see any problems with that use? Basically we'll be sticking them in a pocket on our backs and running an ear piece, probably needing about 500m range to keep most of our riders in touch with each other and the team car. Maybe using a more powerful but portable unit for the team car (they'll always be a rental car).

I learned so much from this video, just in the comments alone..thankx

Amazing little radio with a really low price. Thanks for the test and video 73

72 miles? wow, Imma test this as well.

yeah walkie talkie to walkie talkie, with communication response!

Nice test Lewis. Impressive for such a tiny radio. Always look forward to this test when you review radios. Will you be at any radio rallies this year?

these are ideal for nature walks and camping

How much could I expect moderately wooded lands to interfere with something like this? Does the repeater have to have a long antenna?

Amazing ! I’m purchasing 2 sets along with some survival food packages ...just want to be prepared.

Well that was amazing mate great video there i did test the WLN and found it managed 1.7 watts on tx and receive was really good. Havent done one of these yet but will get to it at some stage.

Legend.... my folks live a few miles below GB3CR can see it from their house..... & catching Llandudno repeater on it.... class Lewis!!

what is recommended handheld to handheld( without repeater) long distance capable radio? thanks from Philippines.

Wel well welll. Must be low power radio . Good thing you have a repeater . Cause you wouldn’t be herd off a repeater .im sure we all would like to see a review radio to radio too. Thanks

great video mate which makes me happy to know that radio amateur 2m/70cm is still alive in 2018 subs from me :D

Hi there, i’m still choosing between this and WLN KD-C1, which one u suggest?

Not much traffic with the other frequencies out there in the woods , How does it compare on overcast and clear days? Night and day ?

Alright Lewis! Great video matey.

Hi I’m looking for walki talkies that will have best range between cars ? Can you help as a lot of these say 10w but reviews say they are not

I would like to see a range test with out the repeaters. Just walkie to walkie..

Hello! I'm new to using radios, are there any that have over 72-100 -mile range you can recommend?

Fun little test Lewis, radio is a little too small for my massive hands but would be good for the missus and the kids, I need to get them all licensed, starting with the missus, my kids love playing with PMR radios and I often joke there is more activity on PMR than any other band, I probably do more on PMR ha ha oh well, thanks for sharing and looking forward to more videos from you.

Damn congrats, I am unable to get 2km peer2peer communication going on a 8w 144mhz channel.

i got 48 miles from south london to north hampshire using gb3al in amersham- 30 miles away from me with my uv82- signal report was 5-7 which i was amazed by- baofengs arent so bad are they

Great little and cheap radio, well done mate. Repeaters on my side (southern France) are far and few between and I can only reach 2 of them. You are very lucky to be able to hit that many. Is there much activity on your local reps ? 73s de F4HZN.

That's pretty phenomenal if you were able to trip a repeater 72 miles away from INSIDE your car. That must be fairly close to line-of-sight to be able to do that.

Handheld QRP Portable! Really tempted by this now!

Thanks for the test. :-)

so Lewis I'm kind of confused. Am I to assume that the T1 works on VHF as well as UHF. Your radio had 145.525MHz which is VHF. My understanding was that it was UHF only?

Hello, could you please advise me if I may use Bao with other radios such as Motorola, do I need to be skillful at programming to do so? or channels are pre set and Ill have to find one out of the 20? thank you.

Great tests Lewis. Rem thats with a UHF antenna as well.

Hi Firstly can I say I love your channel and look forward to your videos being uploaded, I noticed your frequency was on 2m but looked at the spec and the data sheet sheet its 400 to 446 radio so is the data sheet incorrect, ps when are we going to see Mr one nine a lady breaker again that video is hysterical and your buddy there is a star. Cheers Chris MW0HAC

Ok I'm buying two..

Great results Lewis. Mine won't be here till next week but I've got a couple of projects to finish in the garage to keep me busy. 73s.

The action 1100 is suppose to be up to 8km by binatone.?

Hey mate I wanna buy a couple of walkies for me and my son wot do u recommend please

Is a repeater tower basically just a relay tower? It just relays the radio transmission. So it’s not actually a true range test?

the BF-T1 is sold here in USA as a FRS radio on Amazon. It only has FRS channels programmed. Is this the same rig??

this model is maximum talking range from set to set

Yes it does work on VHF... Tested on the region of 150Mhz at a distance of 15Km... It works

What's a repeater? Are they used for testing the range of the radio?

Not been up there to the H&H for ages

Looks interesting

My I ask a question? where can purchase one of this in America? I'm living in Brazil for a while. Cheers!

What about just two Baofens ? Because there are people like me without a HAM licence. ;) Thanks..

Hi love your videos i know this may be not a straight forward question but iam after basically 2-3 radios easy to use, to use for family members in an emergency across town would need abt 10 miles range approx. I am aware of ham radio is the best but dont want to go that route. Dont mind handheld and mobile base station. Would appreciate your advice plse on some products thanks

Excellent contacts to repeaters....

I’m a little confused to what band is this on, also, what ham test would I need to do to use these legally, I live not far from mold, I’m CH8 can I use this repeater to chat with family member who I’d also like to do the ham test with, many years ago I was weeks away from doing my RAE full licence, but lost both my parents, never went back to it. For a 14 year old what licence would be required, just to use these kind of radios, is this a 2 mtr radio

Well it has backing because of the area antenna repeater but without it from town to town communication what you think it's the greater distance that it's signal can reached ??? I think perhaps well 5 miles & without any hiss on flat terrain but through of a concrete building with so low transmitting power. It's aim is so difficult & weak unless is placed closed to a window & the ionization of the atmosphere is good to permit this happening but 5 miles of a great signal as clear as loud in all directions it's great & useful to pulled out of the crowd .

hi how are you, I had a problem when I reset the BT1, it would be a lot to ask if you can show me how to do the proper reset on my w7 32bit computer. I am doing something wrong that does not let me see the other channels when resetting

Can you try it during a storm ⛈ I want it for hurricane season here in the USA 🇺🇸

are these uk legal walkie talkies or amateur radio two way radios thanks

Would these work for camping in some medium dense woods? I'll probably only ever get 2 miles away from my wife, max. But I just want a pair of small two way radios so we can communicate.

looks impressive. I'm looking for another radio as my gt3tp has died. nice vid.. 73

Do you need a license to transmit on the t1?

I was already going to hit like ,but then you said “Fred in the shed” and that causes me to make certain that I did.😉👍🏻🍻🕯

Dose it work on the American GMRS?

Very impressive

Do this test in the same conditions with 2 T1 instead of using repeater. I have 2 T1 and I would like to use them as walkie talkies as far as possible. Thanks in advance.

That is through repeaters. What is the range test between 2 t1's without a repeater?

I have two of those lovely radios as well. Got approx. 500m without obstruction out of it, on the power "five" setting. With one person sitting in a vehicle the range went down to 350m. I certainly receive something beyond 500m but talking would be impossible. I modified mine and mounted an SMA adapter where the flashlight was. With a 16cm antenna I now get about 1000m range. Not sure how you get these ranges, maybe the earth is indeed "flat" in the UK?

How do you do these tests. Teach us.

Hello can I buy this and set a private channel to talk to my niece and nephew about 55 miles away?

72 miles ain’t bad for a compromise of a very stubby aerial. Is the display frequency only or can you name the channels?

Do I need a license to use this ?

Really? Before I buy I really want to know does it have 50 miles of range?

You have to try baofeng bf-H6 the best radio I ever had even Better than my yaesu ft4!

What are these repeaters? Are they manned locations and when you calll in they just respond with confirmation sound? Is it auto mated? What exactly am I viewing here?

Is this a digital frequency? Because I noticed when I read up on them I didn't see anything about FRS, Ham or GMRS mentioned. I have my GMRS license but was just wondering how these would work with hills, in a city with buildings etc how long the range would be.

How do you know how and what to program it to and if they actually do need to be programmed. The ones with key pad are they easier to program?

Even line of sight that little dinky portable hit up a repeater 70 some miles away???? Holy freaking cow!

do you need a licence for it?

So it was too hard to have someone answer to the other side?!

Where to buy online?

I'm fairly new to the com game but have a question,.. I'm mobile daily with my job my dad wishes to com with me from time to time,... Are these radios good for say 10-50km range? Vhf?

Very good,

Hey whats good "Mike Boyd" brother I😅

I love your review mate. I live here in Michigan and I need this radio I ride motorcycle and would be a good radio to pick up for communication instead of getting a motorcycle radio that costs way more than what it's worth. Could you please link me to buy this exact model here in the USA? Cheers Cory

friend has the possibility to change the franchise of baofeng bf-t1 to 462 to 467. pc software change process, possible. ? These are family and fraqueness here in Brazil. 462-467. this baofeng bf-t1 has a possibility to change ?.

can anyone explain to me this repeater thing? how does he know he reached something? what is he talking to?

So if someone else has one of those that far away, you both can communicate with each other ?

Great Review!, thnx. They are quite an amazing little radio actually. :)

The antenna from the Baofeng T1 is just horribel, the real range is just a half a mile max. I just made a great little mod for the T1, I can post it if you need it.

which is the best loge range walkie talkie you ever seen ? recommended me one of them so i can but it thank you

How is it in the States

Can it be used as a marine vhf? For weather forecast etc

40$ radio have that much power? I can’t believe it

I want to buy long range walkie talkie for hiking ( mountain side there is tallest hill ) and city area I just watched your video is this good for me? Can you tall me

but dont the repeater output at much higher power? so doesnt really show the tx strength of the radio.

fred in shed video shows it having lots of interference at 3/4 mile!! so how do you get 70 plus miles?????

Como faço para adquirir o par ?????

What is the average range in this Walkie talkie when not on high ground? For instance a small city. Thanks

I bought some Cobra’s and they work 5 mi rain or shine and in the hills too $40

Is this VHF Radio ? 0:12 showing 145.525 Frequency

REALY WOW

im doing research on radios, i have no idea what youre doing in this video lol. im sure ill find out soon

1st rule - NEVER rely on repeaters for comms. Big mistake under real emergencies.

Hi lewis, can i change frequency anytime outside without laptop