Werd!

K6UDA what length do you ordered and if you already get it, how do it perform? 73 DH1AR

@Kevin Olschesky Then you found out she was talking about hers.

@@HamRadioCrashCourse please please idk Y theres a male or female one can u please tell me which 1 i need to just take my old factory one & slap this one on?? Sorry im so new its crazy. I have the boefang u5r one if that makes any difference. Thanks & God bless

Which boefang handled was this ?

When you show up to the airsoft game and you're pretty sure you brought the wrong gun...

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@Stuart pull the trigger easy test

Hah I'm like number 223 on a comment about an AK47 😂

LOL!

Oh, please. Spare the Psychology 101 wisdom comments.

@@ThunderBroomPilot Who? The first line is a quote from the video. Do you see the quotation marks? See how the text is in italics? See how I pre-fix it with who said it? Well, those were your clues ... ... my apologies if they were just too subtle for you, ThunderBrainAutopilot ; )

@@ThunderBroomPilot Found the sad ham

For real

Had to get the 48 just cause it’s longer

only thing missing is a flashy LED . chinese designer in plant says sales are down on our tac antenna . CEO of shitzo radio sales says ( we put flashy led on antenna dumb round eye love flashy leds ) LOL

@@KiloWatt304 hahaha

We literally use these in the military lol. Slightly better versions though.

That was funny hahaha

They are called Whip Antennas in the military. Its supposed to bend back when hit by tree branches among other things like folding to dimimsh ones profile....because, you shoot the medic, the officer and the radio man first.

Lol, welcome.

Haha I had to go back and look for the grip fin! Confirmed!

I think you have nailed it. Those are my feelings as well!

Dont radios like the PRC117 go way lower in thr VHF band than any ham radio as well? I wasnt a comms guy and only had a little experince playing with the 117s.

@@jeepinbanditrider yeah, somewhere like 30-80mhz

threw

Still use them for VHF on ASIP and PRC-148 radios.

I think I remember using them on the Harris 150s as well, but I doubt it works for HF band transmitting

Thanks for watching!

Hah! Thanks for watching!

Hey Chris. The Yaesu FT4 series are a comparable price and blow the Baofengs out of the water. Cleaner power out, less harmonics meaning all the signal goes where it should... better selectivity means distant stations come in much clearer. It's a very similar design, just with far better quality control and alignment. It's a very dependable radio for those on a budget. Don't misunderstand me... Baofengs still have their place in a SHTF situation, due to their disposable nature and low cost ... but mainly for handing out like candies to key civilians to help get a community organised. But a prepper should have something more capable, durable and (hopefully) more waterproof. Baofengs are basically a useful toy. Good for airsofters and as free gifts to help keep certain useful civilians organised and in the loop. I have 12 pre-programmed baofengs in my stockpile... individually bagged in ziplock, with spare battery, solar charger, laminated instruction card, silica desicant bags and cheap counterfeit Nagoya-771s. After all, a radio is only ever as useful as the folks on the other end of the QSO.

@@garychap8384 you mind sharing your laminated info card ? And is there a way to use encrypted or private frequencies for two way communications ?

@@ThatGuy-sc5rx the card is pretty much unique to our club... and also to the specific UK frequencies that our EmComms organisation uses. You'd be better off devising your own channel plan, to suit your country, local repeaters, organisational needs, threat model, licensing and group structure. *Encryption* As for encryption, you CANNOT encrypt using an analogue baofeng. The best that most analogue radios can do is something called "frequency inversion" ... where the high audio frequencies become low, and the low frequencies become high... this results in a garbled audio. I do not believe any of the baofengs can manage this... and it's really not very secure anyway. A radio which WILL encrypt your communications is a digital radio such as the MD380... however, these are a little more expensive. *Problems with encryption* One problem with encryption is that other radio users cannot join your EmComms efforts unless they have specific radios... so it can be a little limiting. Unless, of course, your groups radios can operate on Digital AND Analogue simultaneously ... so that they can monitor your civilian 'hand-out' radios. Also, bear in mind that encrypted traffic is NOT allowed in the amateur band unless your license is specifically extended to permit it - usually only for Raynet/ARES operators, and only WHEN passing messages for a service user (the emergency services). Of course, you could argue that in a SHTF / WROL situation, you can do it anyway (under the defence of necessity)... but, it may attract unwanted attention from various agencies. I'd suggest that it's always better, in a disaster, to use non-encrypted traffic and a set of common modes and frequencies that any handset can tune. *Covert use in a WROL situation* Since you mentioned encryption, we should probably look at covert ops, foxhunting and anti-foxhunting strategies... In a rather more "combative" environment, then encrypted digital may be a good option... although, if you have the skills, then either morse (or packet) and a code-book is considerably better. Spies and resistance members have operated QRP morse stations on a 9v battery, very successfully from behind enemy lines ... including foreign spies communicating over many 1000's of miles using a simple wire thrown up into a tree. ... some of these morse radios are only as large as a cigarette packet ! Similar can be done with RTTY, APRS, Packet, etc. If you ever envisage operating covertly, it'd probably be a good idea to get some experience with "skyburner" antennas, which fire a signal "straight up" and have it scatter back to earth from the atmosphere ... and, also, an interesting radio-sport called "foxhunting", where you try to rapidly track down a "fox" - who broadcasts briefly at set intervals. As having a practical understanding how operators are tracked down, will help you operate covertly. Other covert techniques are more advanced, such as using Band-X horns aimed at water towers, to turn the tower into a convex reflector for the tight microwave beam. This technique was commonly used in pirate radio to covertly link studios to disposable transmitters located on rooftops. When one transmitter got located and taken down by the authorities, the studio horn would be swung around to activate a different rooftop. Two X-band horns pointed at the same building/tower many miles away can communicate quite well, and it really messes with tracking equipment as the signals appear to come from the reflector. Strong reflections also play hell with quad-antenna phase tracking rigs. Another way to operate covertly is by using transactional data. A car/bike/person with a transciever moves along a long route past various operators. Messages are automatically exchanged with the device as it passes. The passing vehicle may not even know it's carrying traffic... and operators simply arrange to have their device in proximity at some point on the route. I've seen this done with wireless USB sticks with rechargable 18650 batteries, wired into street-lighting poles... allowing people to connect wirelessly to an encrypted drive, either locally, automatically from a cellphone... or from as far as 3 mile away with a Yagi. Transactional nodes can become the ultimate dead-drop, whether an NFC operated device embedded in a table or wall... a transactional bluetooth storage device... or WiFi enabled SBCs such as Pi-Zeros or PIs, arranged in strange places - such as inside USB keyboards in libraries, or hanging off the back of electric outlets or lightswitches... or, up in a ceiling spliced to a ceiling light or fuse-box in a public place like a toilet. I had one in an advertising board of a bus shelter where it sat for several years uninterrupted. Covert is a BIG subject... and when to use encrypted or plain comms... covert or non-covert comms... transactional, automatic-transactional or realtime HT comms... all depend very much on your scenario. I'd strongly suggest getting into amateur radio and really learning how to get the most out of all the equipment, frequencies and modes... particularly if you ever plan on relying on communications in a serious situation.... whether that be a SHTF, WROL or even an active resistance scenario.

@@garychap8384 impressively detailed comment. 👍

I wish I would have seen this video before I bought mine. Pulled of the top cap and yep, two tape measures. Yes its the green packaging

Fireguy-1322 I’m new to all of this so forgive me if this sounds kind dumb but Grandpa taught me there is no such thing as a dumb question. Does it what do you mean by popping the cap and trimming it(is that HAM radio jargon, or is it just what you mean?) also does it really matter if the big antenna is made of two tape measures with heat shrink around it? The guy doing the video says even when this antenna is folded it still gets much better signal than all the rest. I go hiking mountain biking and camping a lot and I’m also really interested in get my HAM radio handle. Like I said I’m new to all this so I’m looking for everyone’s opinions. Thanks!

@@maggillaguerrilla830 No jargon, I pulled off the top cap and cut small chunks cut off the end a little at a tine to get the SWR closer to my local repeater frequency. And yes it does work pretty good folded over.

Yes ever frequency has its measurement . Half and quarter the length...

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I have the 42in blade antenna and I made a 22 mile repeater contact with good to very useable signal report.

Dark Oak Radio Works 22 miles from the repeater? Or 22 miles from the repeater to contact?

@@darkoakradioworks1090 I saw a video today where a guy claimed well over a 30 mile range (like 35 iirc) to reach a repeater with the 42.5" model on his ht.

Hah, thanks,

Thanks for watching!

Great! Let me k ow how it goes!

Meanwhile during SHTF: *pfft ting* *pffft ting* "Wait, this is the airsoft one" LOL

@@rammbostein everyone is enjoying the airsoft game until the Russian LARPer shouts OOORRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAA while going over the trench with his bayonet ductaped to his barrel.

@@Kalezian LOL his friend is following him with only a stripper clip of ammo

The scariest thing is the fed cop playing with you gets taken hostage during a big airsoft game. Lets the small kid take his side are and hold him hostage with it. Turns out he had his real pistol on him by accident

@@tzoninghard2425 That's gross negligence at best. I do carry a firearm even when I airsoft, but I have it conceal carried so it can't even come out unless someone lifts my plate carrier. I never touch it at all and every time I start a game I check my guns that they are airsoft (I run all GBB)

I ordered the 42, should be here any day

I ordered a 42 also

Its still the antenna to have a I feel.

Thanks and welcome

That is in the works!

Ham Radio Crash Course Hi just watched this video and found it interesting but I know nothing about SWR and all the lingo. So my question is how much farther can you reach with this antenna compared to the rest. It's six months since you replied to this comment have you done the test yet.. I'm asking as I'm interested in getting a Baofang radio but as my budget is small I want to,get the best bang for my buck first time. Thank you.

@@HamRadioCrashCourse have you performed the test yet? I'd love to see a video of it

You should get the award for funniest comment. I’m buying one of these antennas just so I can say that every time I unfold it.

Say hello to my little friend.

I was going to say that but I figured surly someone has already thought of this

_"Look, I'm gonna need everyone to stand back ... trust me, there's a reason this thing only comes in black"_

Its a very good antenna. I guess the military knows what their doing when it comes to comms huh? :D

@@HamRadioCrashCourse until you need it to work then it's crickets and visit to the como shop lol

Just try to break it every 30 days lol

Ross G same brand and all ? But y’all use Falcon radios right ? I was trying to figure out what radios y’all used over sees and try to find one. But hard to find which ones and where to buy

JASON JACKSON Harris radios. Not the same brand antenna but yes we have whip antennas just like that.

CaliCR00kxiv doesn’t Harris make Falcon radios ? Or well it’s called the Falcon -1 or something. But that’s the same style antenna right y’all use out on Patrol right ?

@@jasonjackson329 ABBREE does have some government contracts but I believe it is only park rangers and other state agencies nothing DOD. The DOD comes under attack by lobbyist every time they sign a contract with a foreign company but local governments are better at showing people that the product is well made and affordable.

I never thought about it but now that you mention it thats got to be what they are.

It does work on GMRS but it shines on VHF.

So THAT was the ultimate question.

I got a 48 inch one

Thanks!

@SavageSurvival Thanks for the information. I ordered one yesterday, just before you replied :)

I bought one! Its just like the whip antenna on the old PRC-77 military radio

So, is it the most recommended if not the best antenna for HTs?

smartzed Best is subjective.

Congrats!!! Glad you’re joining us!

Thanks! My new antenna videos are non-biased as they are purely based on my measurements. Check them out.

we would gladly accept him and his proclivities here in Idaho.

@@imhidingintheshop8889 I friggin love Idaho!

And cancer in laboratory animals and incarceration in magazines larger than 5 rounds.

Everything in komifornia causes death, cancer, or birth defects. The question is it actually the products or the state behind the cause?

Only in a ghost gun

Awesome. Now fold it.

How its range and what cable do u use

@@QuIsLinG666 sma male to sma female, 25 ft max. I got it from Amazon. I can hit repeaters 40 miles/60 km away that are on a mountain.