Baofeng UV-5R Range Testing

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Johnny Mullet

2 жыл бұрын

Got to do a range test on video. Enjoy!

Пікірлер: 95

@Faknm Жыл бұрын

It felt like you film this in late 90’s 😂😂😂

@saucedbymac7577 5 ай бұрын

He probably used a camera from the 90s

@Andrew-kk2ry Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the no-fuss and great practical example of how these radios work in the real world. Really good video. Thanks again.

@alanslade2319 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant little test, thanks for sharing this with us Alan from ENGLAND 👍

@Bucks-vw1lo Жыл бұрын

All else aside, that is an exquisite mullet my friend.

@thepostofficeprince8819 Жыл бұрын

Bitchinnnn n itchinnnn!!

@daltonlyle7727 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, with my BF-F8HP I managed 7 miles in slight woodland / Hills. Little extra juice compared to the UV5R really helped

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

Get a mast and coax cable put the antenna 15ft+ in the air. You'll double that.

@russ-aepx3307 Жыл бұрын

I also have an 8hp, and use a Nagoya 771N antenna. 12 miles easy. Russ - AEØPX

@yfdz6959 9 ай бұрын

so which one has the longest range?

@wewya. Ай бұрын

@@yfdz6959your range will be affected most by what antenna you're using than what handheld, but the 8-10 watt ones should on average transmit "louder" than the 5 watt

@hexdiagonal6450 Жыл бұрын

I really like the UV-5R, its a great radio, for the price Its really well build! And the sound quality is superb the range is meee but ok, It could be my antenna. I love the batterylife, the diffrent options for antennas, the radio, the ease of programming, and the fact that I can talk to my kids with their toy radios so when we go for a bike ride, I dont have to yell I just calk calmly talk in the radio and they can hear it on the bicycle. Great radio. I recomend Baofeng, best for the price no doubt.

@firefighter575. 2 жыл бұрын

good video I just placed my order thank you👍🏼

@exittech1282 Жыл бұрын

I got mines and did a range test with the 771 antenna and got like 4 miles both uv 5r had the 771 antenna

@MrRonsof Жыл бұрын

Thanks,greetings from Belgium.

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

Guys - make an ammo can simplex repeater and you can radio check yourself anytime you feel like it.

@joemason9187 Жыл бұрын

Depends strait out of our front door I get into gainsborough east of me 18 miles as crow flies but south of me less, but in the transit van connect it to van 3inch ghost antenna- Oppxun Mini Dual Band VHF UHF HH-N2RS Antenna works well at 20 40 miles I am amazed at it does everything my uncles ham radio does its mint

@4DF2007Official 11 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to have my hands on those

@JoshuaXiong Жыл бұрын

Different frequency travel futher. Try 165's range.

@patricktowns3791 Жыл бұрын

I got just under 6 miles from Watchman Campground inside a motorhome to Scout Lookout near Angels Landing in Zion National Park, with my UV-5G.

@brandonferencz3265 4 ай бұрын

What’s the difference between the 5g and 5r?

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

My record is 121.4 miles on a baofeng (repeater distance from repeater book app with GPS). That's to a very good repeater with my antenna 19ft off ground. Radio to radio personal best is 14 miles with an 19ft mast, abbree 42.5", and Nagoya UT-72 on my car. My field repeater, a surecom simplex ammo can repeater, I've got 33 miles from radio to repeater to another radio. Repeater on ridge with 19ft mast.

@walterkersting9922 11 ай бұрын

And who do you talk to?

@adlucem9845 11 ай бұрын

@@walterkersting9922 anyone listening

@signal12hvac Жыл бұрын

great vid dig the supped up bus

@DARTHDANSAN 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting thanks

@jlgrant 27 күн бұрын

Height is might. I have gotten 17 miles with two HTs, similar to what you're using, because one was on a hilltop, 1000 feet up, and the other end was the flatlands. Nice test!

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

With a handheld to another handheld the absolute maximum you can get is about 6 miles as the horizon begins blocking the signal. Get antenna higher, at least 12ft off ground.

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

@@k8byp dumb af

@alphasheep99 Жыл бұрын

@@k8byp actually you're wrong

@OT-tn7ci Жыл бұрын

@@alphasheep99 no he's not

@delav83 Жыл бұрын

Horizon??😂😂😂😂😂

@fr4nz51 10 ай бұрын

@@delav83I think he is talking about the curvature of the earth, although 6 miles sounds too short for it

@randyjones7632 Жыл бұрын

I have the UV-5R

@janicestine814 2 жыл бұрын

Roger that.

@JoshuaXiong Жыл бұрын

Well, he's not using the antenna on top of his car and is using it inside the car so the signal will be very weak. Because they don't like metals.

@iceyaj3167 Жыл бұрын

As being hmong i approved this message

@JoshuaXiong Жыл бұрын

@@iceyaj3167 Ha...

@leewilliams7443 Жыл бұрын

The antenna on top of his truck is a CB antenna if you had paid attention and that antenna won't work on vhf/uhf

@jerrydavenport2364 5 ай бұрын

Does 5r pick up air plane traffic around airports ?

@JohnnyMullet 5 ай бұрын

No. You need a triband radio for that.

@tw15tedgamer33 Ай бұрын

I have three of these for my car convoys and when in the cars I get about 100 yards before the static sets in. Is there anyway to improve this

@JohnnyMullet Ай бұрын

magnet mount antennas

@DaveSmith-cp5kj 5 сағат бұрын

The car body is blocking the antenna which is also why transmitting from inside buildings cause reduced range. Like OP said, use an externally mounted antenna.

@randyjones7632 Жыл бұрын

How do you get the longer antenna

@JohnnyMullet Жыл бұрын

Amazon has them cheap. Just search "Baofeng 771 antenna" and see.

@randyjones7632 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyMullet thank you

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

Also narrowband vs wideband extends range.

@Bootyhunter1971 Жыл бұрын

Wideband=more range

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

@@Bootyhunter1971 no. Wideband = high quality, less range.

@Bootyhunter1971 Жыл бұрын

@ad lucem No thats wrong. When narrowband was forced on emergency services, it severly reduced the range of the radios. I know, I was there actually using the damned things. Think all the thoerys you want, I know from real world experience.

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

@@Bootyhunter1971 no dude. Just no. Go test it for crying out loud.

@Bootyhunter1971 Жыл бұрын

@@adlucem9845 I told ya dummy i have been USING it for years with wideband then when the switch was made to narrowband and narrowband does not reach as far, dude.

@ikepitz2357 Жыл бұрын

8/28/22 Hi 515 ,I am AmerEgl2317 . I'm impressed,UHF works good. I talked with U on .385 then agian .425.It's abit odd that Bowfinger is fully band TX open outa the box with no mod.

@JohnnyMullet Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the contact on 11 meters! Maybe we will hear each other again!

@thepostofficeprince8819 Жыл бұрын

Well beat me with a big ole bamboo branch!!

@Vintage_USA_Tech 8 ай бұрын

are y'all in Ohio?

@jasonbourne1596 5 ай бұрын

You can talk further if one of you gets on the high ground, also he should of got out of the truck and tried it again once he lost you.

@jdvlog7098 5 ай бұрын

Here uk £10 phone sim card gives unlimited call data . Use that 😅😅😅😅

@marksmanpistol2148 Жыл бұрын

So you are capable of talking on these without a FCC license, at what point would you need one

@JohnnyMullet Жыл бұрын

When normal comms are down.

@AndrewSalinaspastor Жыл бұрын

No this is a ham radio.

@Athrunwong 8 ай бұрын

Yeah... Just because you can, doesn't meant you should. FCC wants you to get that license.

@bretfairchild456 7 ай бұрын

FCC can pound sand

@its_never_sunny_in_seattle 2 жыл бұрын

Did you got to jail for it?

@JohnnyMullet 2 жыл бұрын

Nope

@1Witcomb 2 ай бұрын

Technically we are breaking the rules, but not really :)

@MoonRambo702 2 жыл бұрын

I’m lucky to get 1/2 mile outta mine..

@MoonRambo702 Жыл бұрын

@@davebryant6905 Yea duh, that’s the first thing I tried. caressing it gently, talking dirty to it. Still not turned on.. she broke.

@MoonRambo702 Жыл бұрын

@@davebryant6905 next ima put it in rice.. that usually fixes all things electronic..

@adlucem9845 Жыл бұрын

@@MoonRambo702 not broke. Step one is to get an surecom VSWR meter to see what going on. Order that with a few different abbree antennas. Get a 42.5", and wire unit, maybe a 771 clone. They're pretty cheap so it's not huge money. If you're going to be in a car get a Nagoya UT-72. Don't cheap out on this it's $35. Your radio ain't broke there's just a learning curve. It's part of the fun. I posted just now I got 121.4 miles to a repeater. 75 miles all day long. Hitting local repeaters is also far easier than hitting another hand held radio. It's all in learning what you're doing and it's vital to get an VSWR meter.

@walterkersting9922 11 ай бұрын

You could get similar range from a handheld walkie-talkie without all the bs. Then you can put it in a drawer with a bunch of other useless Chinese junk.

@JoHn-if6wy Жыл бұрын

imagine wasting money on a liscence for a piece of crap that cant even go further than 5 miles. My samsung is liscence free and its world wide unlimited range with internet access and much much more. SMH.

@JohnnyMullet Жыл бұрын

Can't totally rely on cell service in an emergency.

@JoHn-if6wy Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyMullet Umm yes you can. You must of been sleeping under a rock for the past century. You can come out now, WW1 is over.

@NihilisticHatred Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyMullet I think he's saying it's dumb to have to have a license for a radio, meanwhile I have a cell phone a child can use with no issues.

@21kiwi24 6 ай бұрын

This guy haha, apples and orange comparison.

@raginggamer2109 5 ай бұрын

@@NihilisticHatredwhen there is an attack and you have no more internet or cell service you can at least use your cell phone as a hammer.