What Is The Difference Between A Baofeng UV5R And A Baofeng BF-F8HP

What Is The Difference Between A Baofeng UV5R And A Baofeng BF-F8HP - Is An 8 Watt Baofeng Better?

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-- In this video I compare the Baofeng UV-5R ham radio to the Baofeng BF-F8HP 8-Watt ham radio. Both of these are ham radios that require a ham-radio operator license to use, also known as an Amateur Radio Operator license. I explain the differences between the BF-F8HP and the UV5R and I talk about how much power both of these Baofeng ham radios actually output, as well as if the BF-F8HP walkie talkie is worth the higher price.
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@RJoey899 Ай бұрын

Why do people keep promoting these cheap Chinese radios?? They are just crap!! 😡😡

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

Because for millions of normal-people, they work great.

@CzechDog2022 Ай бұрын

Joey, Gam-Gam has your meatloaf ready. Put down her cricket phone and wash up for din din...k?

@PheonixRises2040 Ай бұрын

Not everyone needs super expensive radios.

@NomadGringo Ай бұрын

🫏

@ke8mattj Ай бұрын

"RRRREEEEEEEEEEE STOP USING WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!!!" - R.Joey899

@eddiemoons2906 Ай бұрын

GMRS channels programmed into the UV-5R, nice 😂 FJB!

@JediSwordMasters Ай бұрын

I thought everyone's uv5r had this

@ricruso59 Ай бұрын

I did the same with ours...(shhhhhh)

@ordyy89 Ай бұрын

Perfect👍

@iffykidmn8170 Ай бұрын

@@ricruso59 How did you get the FJB screen to show on power up?

@admiralsnackbar2811 Ай бұрын

@iffykidmn8170 power on messages are an option in CHIRP

@CoachCole71 Ай бұрын

Short. Simple. Humorous and To The Point. Excellent videos!

@joelvarney5091 Ай бұрын

I found one of your videos a couple weeks ago while looking for some FRS stuff. I now have an FCC's permission slip, a spurious radio, and a new hobby! Thank you sir! 69 beep

@matthewb8229 Ай бұрын

You too, huh? 69 beeps

@Gumby1978 Ай бұрын

I own one of each radio mentioned. Your great wisdom spread to the masses will sometimes fall on someone that appreciates it. I am one of those masses. Thank you

@OnlythaRealness Күн бұрын

Me to fellow my fellow earthling

@NightHiker72 Ай бұрын

You Are The Best Radio Dude On KZfaq!! Love Your Videos! Keep Them Coming Bro!!

@nativetexan9776 13 күн бұрын

I get 9 watts out of my F8HP and it is my go to radio over a UV5R when it comes to traveling.

@LikeOnATree Ай бұрын

Randy, if I may call you that, your choice of adjectives always brings a smile to my face! And… the pinned comments? The brûlée on the cream. Thank you

@kevkev5935 Ай бұрын

I come here for the content. Not gonna lie, the pinned comment and ever evolving condition of the pencil from each post are the chef's kiss.

@davidpyle7333 Ай бұрын

I done know what a radio is, I’m just here for the pinned comments and squealing HAMS.

@old-timeangler5356 Ай бұрын

Thanks Randy, oh love your pointer (that pencil) it get worst everytime I see it 😅😂

@adriandeere4265 16 күн бұрын

Awesome information and your humor as always.

@menemshaoneninesixeight2487 Ай бұрын

Great video! Informative and funny 😆

@michaeljoyce4415 Ай бұрын

I did the same test on my BF-F8HP's I have 2, one got right below 8w on high, the other actually got a little over 8w, 8.6w to be exact (on high mode, VHF) each radio is a unique and individual snowflake.

@eltonpaxton6894 Ай бұрын

I love the KMG 365 from Emergency on his permission slip.

@sebastiantodor5827 20 күн бұрын

Congrats for the license!

@uncledanny7 Ай бұрын

I have both versions of these radios and with the same antenna you can’t tell any difference in the 2. I did add the larger battery not only for extended life between charges but for the extra size my hands are to big for the small size of the radios

@LastManStanding.45 Ай бұрын

FJB.... nice touch

@mikecarney6141 Ай бұрын

Right....

@patrickhenry8425 Ай бұрын

@@mikecarney6141 let's go Brandon!

@cliffordparmeter6940 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the video..

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

@Therick305 Ай бұрын

This battery is one of the most impotent assessories.

@jeffkelly5972 Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting the battery link.

@DinsDale-tx4br Ай бұрын

'Hype and Circumstance' ! Bravo Mein Herr :-)

@RekdReation Ай бұрын

Almost got me!! I had just put my coffee down before seeing FJB on the message when you turn the UV5 on. I'm sure that 2 seconds of timing prevented me from squirting coffee out my nose. Whew!!

@garyandtricia1 Ай бұрын

Now I must go learn how to do this....

@v0n1b0 Ай бұрын

It can easily be done with CHIRP.

@elfenmagix8173 25 күн бұрын

This is a very interesting video, I'll give it to you Randy. I have 3 differnt version of this BF-F8HP' though not this radio. UV-5R8W, UV-5RTP, and BH-F8 (No HP). Note I got them as a complete kit with external microphone, programming cble & CD ROM, extended battery and other goodies in 2021 for around $55 from Amazon. If you subtract the goodies and their prices, these radios would be about $25 - about the price of the UV-5R at the time. The power varies per radio and per frequencies. I think it is something to do with the finals going to the antena. Oddly enough there is a hack out there for boosting the power output of the UV-5R by removing a capacitor conected to the antenna for the radio to push 8watts. I have not tried it personally, but those I know who did swear by it. Personally I'll hack a Baofeng's firmware to have triband and extended frequencies, as my ham license allows but that is all I'll do. I will not go inside and go willy nilly on surface mount componants, and end up bricking my radio. I will go in and replace an broken antenna jack or spray De-Oxit into the voulme varisitor. My extended batteries did not come with a USB-C charger, but with a 12v charger jack on the side near the top of he battery.

@richardcorwin1828 Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@Alchemist39 Ай бұрын

Love the welcome screen on the UV-5R 😂 that again proves you are a genius 👍 couldn't tell what the 8-watt version said though?🤔

@ricruso59 Ай бұрын

You sir truly are a youtube's SuperStar, and the only one i look forward to seeing new videos from! And by the ways my brother and I call that idiot on the tv Beeker like from the muppets!!! Thanks man as always and stay safe!!!🙏(just wondering if anybody else thought the Beeker thing🤣🤣🤣)

@DanHORVATH-yi6cu Ай бұрын

I'll stick to the ones I have. 2, Boafeng GT3WP's and 2, baofeng AR152's. I'm happy with both and I did a dunk test with the GT 3WP's, long ago. And they SURVIVED!

@CzechDog2022 18 күн бұрын

I come here to find out which radio to add to my ever growing pile of radios.

@MrTux62 Ай бұрын

Master of sarcasm... always entertaining. LOVE the power-on tag easter egg :D Now, if you use high power all the time.... it does keep one hand warm in cold weather.... so you should always use 2 radios in the winter.... so you transmit in Stereo and impress the chicks with your "Radio DJ voice".

@wchitwood65 Ай бұрын

My UV-5R 8W has three squirting options, low- mid- high. I have the larger battery packs and mine last a very long time even while my pickle snatchers are hitting the squirting button a lot. My dad has some name brand radios but says while we're talking around 162 mygighlehurties, my radio sounds better and clearer than his. I am impressed with the clarity and tonal qualities of my UV-5R 8W and highly recommend them to everyone who wants to squirt a lot.

@ricruso59 Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@thegreener196 Ай бұрын

i received my uv-5r8w radios tonight and they are on the chargers as I type, cant wait to squirt!!

@drdeputy Ай бұрын

The BFF8HP is the version designed in Chayna for their Highway Patrol, thus HP. It’s used with their CCEV squad cars to call for help when the CCEV catches fire and the mobile radio is melting.

@jasonm4928 Ай бұрын

Perhaps the 2nd and 3rd tabs open on your browser are related to the 4th tab you have??

@RalphyLopez Ай бұрын

I would love if u made a video on the TXQ G63

@Adamdaj Ай бұрын

I really like my BTECH GMRS PRO, even though UV5R and F8HP has more buttons or keys, the GMRS PRO beats that with it's channel banks or zones. Now, I want to know is when will the FCC approve digital voice, such as DMR or NXDN on GMRS?

@joshwoytko5513 19 күн бұрын

I'm curious as to where you got that card with your info on it.

@rogeresmithjr.youtubechann3153 Ай бұрын

You do find your job your KZfaq channel your superstar you do very well. I’m watch your video every seen you make you videos you do fine. Don’t worry about other people keeping playing, but people say bad things on Vegas. Don’t worry about that. You just told people leave don’t go on your channels. You’ll be fine.😊

@saul_tea9989 Ай бұрын

How do I program frequencies in the lower channels?

@vicrod74 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 I love all your crazy reviews!!

@twoalpha09 Ай бұрын

Love your vids va3auo

@saul_tea9989 Ай бұрын

What universal programming cable to download data from a computer, do you recommend. Is the Wakesnow programming cable satisfactory to your specifications?

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

Never heard of it.. I always recommend one with an "FTDI" chip in it like this one: amzn.to/3X2QwIF

@ajluth8062 Ай бұрын

Why are the charging docks fire hazards? Does a specific part fail frequently? Im worried, I have a bunch plugged in, lol.

@JordanBreitling Ай бұрын

I believe that the hazard is that they don't have a temperature sensor for the battery to prevent overheating during charging

@georgestreisel7920 Ай бұрын

My buddy had his short out and start to catch fire before he unplugged the charger and threw it outside

@dayday_13 Ай бұрын

Any sort of cheap rechargeable batteries should be supervised while charging. Just don’t leave the house while they charge. Even more expensive batteries and chargers shouldn’t be left unattended.

@TaYeRu Ай бұрын

Still yet another model offered. I just purchased a UV 5R pro that features 8 W of power.

@johnnyzippo7109 Ай бұрын

Lol! My first two bundle of UniformVictorCincoRomeo’s , squirt out 5.3 watts and the other 5.1 watts ! Surely they put out zero spurious RF emissions . Major props to the hard working Japanese men and women at BoooooffffWaaaaannnnggggg! Keep up the hard work ! In no time you will undoubtedly get promoted to the fourth floor where the FT-65’s get made !

@codypal55 Ай бұрын

Just ordered a pair of BF’s and received a pair of 8W UV5Rs. $60 and got 3 antennae each. Thanks Amazonian internet fairies.

@grvfirst Күн бұрын

Hi. Have you tried comparing UV5R with Motorola T82.

@tuberadar Ай бұрын

The uv-5r shown in your video has 15 buttons on the front.

@user-sk9rc8tx8y Ай бұрын

We need a test of the tripower uv5r 8w

@bobb3149 Ай бұрын

With the extra two watts can you converse with souls residing in the afterlife?

@9W3KYY Ай бұрын

mine managed to get 8.5w on certain amature freqency

@morthomer5804 Ай бұрын

Correction: the radio menu had 3 power settings- low, high and mid. "Medium power" is what Whoopi Goldberg spewed in the ghost movie with Patrick and Demi.

@bsdavidson0360 Ай бұрын

14 buttons. Perfect fit for me.

@thegreener196 Ай бұрын

I just received my uv-5r8w radios today and I did not have to unlock them like I had to unlock my uv-5r 5watt radio's

@jeepinbanditrider Ай бұрын

Its not uncommon for radios to put out less power on UHF than VHF. You'd probably get closer to advertised output in the middle of the VHF band. But as you mentioned that little extra power wont make a difference. My primary HT is a F8HP. It lives on low power (1 watt) 99 percent of the time just so I can squirt RFs for longer between recharges

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

Nope.. Both are just as low on 70cm and even lower on 2M.

@jeepinbanditrider Ай бұрын

@TheNotaRubicon weird. That's the opposite of every dual band radio I've ever put on a meter.

@Suffocation03 Ай бұрын

I watch all your videos, but this one doesn’t tell you everything, the BF-F8HP comes with a bigger battery and you did not mention that at all. or maybe yours didn’t come with it, but mine did.

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

Just because yours did, does not mean they all do.

@beardedobserver5947 Ай бұрын

I paid to get access to our local repeater sadly to find out it’s a digital offset tone 😒

@thetravi1348 Ай бұрын

So the only difference between the 2 is the extra couple watts?! I’m so glad I didn’t get a bf-f8. I started watching Randy before I got into GMRS just for poop and laughter. Both have been had for well over a year now.

@michaeljoyce4415 Ай бұрын

F8hp is water resistant

@timothy____1989 Ай бұрын

What no one told me is the BF-F8H radio isn’t legal to xmit on GMRS. It states it in the manual, in the section everyone skips, where it tells you dont let your kid swallow it, etc…but after spending hours figuring out how to program it to interface with our local repeater tower, only to have it dump the settings upon switching off and then back on, I’m not sure what the point of this radio is. All the reviews state its transmitter is too noisy to be used on HF freqs, assuming you have that license, in which case you probably have a right proper HF radio anyway, and its receive range is way more limited than the range listed in the manual. My local Emer services are outside its range. If you’re only going to listen, buy a Tidradio TD-H3, which will do aircraft VHF, FM radio stations, and is a real GMRS radio, with the repeaters already programmed in, as well as the ability to listen to (and xmit on?) HF. Maybe someone can explain the use case for the Baofeng radio to me. Simplex only, front of store to back room ? It’s a dust collector now.

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

The BF-F8HP is a ham radio, so it's not going to transmit on GMRS - buying it for that would be like buying a Jeep for water-skiing. It is also only for 2M and 70CM ham bands, so it wont do anything on HF. Anyone telling you it's "too noisy" on any frequency has lied to you. I am able to receive transmissions on mine from 70+ miles away.. Basically, you bought the wrong radio for what it sounds like you want to do.

@timothy____1989 Ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon awesome, thank you! I wish your reply was in the item descriptions I find online. When I stated “range” I meant the lower and upper freq range (Megas of Hertzes) listed in the manual vs what I could actually tune the radio to. I’ve done no proper distance (miles/keelometers) testing.

@mikshawful Ай бұрын

My UV5R is labeled UV-5R8W, and i use BF-F8HP in Chirp. No idea how much it squirts.

@saul_tea9989 Ай бұрын

How can I program lower channels like 40.0000 to my Bofeng BF-F8HP?

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

You can't.

@saul_tea9989 Ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon I was wondering if you can save me some time going thru your many great videos filled with useful information. What universal cable do you recommend to purchase that is compatible to download from a computer 💻 with various handheld radios, as you own😉

@majestic1260 Ай бұрын

Can you please do an Obama phone comparison

@MrNeo562 Ай бұрын

I ALWAYS appreciate your snark….F J B 😂

@WillieJu Ай бұрын

These days, I just come to see the "pinned post" its entertaining

@ThePewski Ай бұрын

I thought boofwang was a chinese radio?

@mrm7309 Ай бұрын

Wasn't it bought out by poofwang?

@michaeljoyce4415 Ай бұрын

It's actually Yap-anese, meaning good for yapping on.

@DinsDale-tx4br Ай бұрын

Humour ByPass perhaps?

@KaL_Tero_Vet_RET Ай бұрын

You must be new in this neighborhood!

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

One's pronounced Baofeng, the other is pronounced Baofeng. Drastically different.

@WillLarsen1 Ай бұрын

I am con%&$(ulated. When I try to download the TID files, My Norton removes the software after trying to extract the files and tells me the software is MALICIOUS. Windows Defender also tells me the software is dangerous. Any hints about getting around this problem would be greatly appreciate.

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

My hint is to ensure you are on the correct website, and assuming so, temporarily disable Norton and Defender, both known for false positives for this type of software.

@WSCD.-.-.- Ай бұрын

If they updated their firmware so it is navigable by average humans they would be favorites. Manual programming will ALWAYS be a primary need for portable radios. They are just lazy and don’t want to spend the money on the improvement. TID almost nailed the interface. It isn’t hard in 2023/24 to create a good UI.

@saul_tea9989 Ай бұрын

😄i like the way TNR says, shituation!

@nandrews8412 Ай бұрын

Pro tip: Cut a small hole in the tip of your antenna. This will help the radio squirt out more RF's. 💦💦💦

@Vandrock Ай бұрын

The roger beep...NOOOOooooooo...

@alpha6tango860 Ай бұрын

I looked and looked for the affiliate link for monies. Wtf? 5:02

@Multicam44 Ай бұрын

It's in the description

@lennysamatulski9456 Ай бұрын

Squad 51 ?!?!? KMG365

@gac8997 Ай бұрын

He said " doody"

@OnlythaRealness Күн бұрын

My earholes understood what u mouthed about on this video , and i understood what u are saying i thinketh.. brother my moneys thanks you. .and ps thats the worst Id picture ive ever seen... and the best all at the same time...awsome

@JamesTremblay Ай бұрын

BTW, FDJT the convict!

@maingig1 Ай бұрын

FJB 👏👏👏🍻

@something4479 Ай бұрын

The reason it didn’t read 8 watt is because you were using gmrs

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

Wrong.. Read the same on 70cm and even less on 2 meter..

@williamtinlin9789 Ай бұрын

Japan ??? I thought they came from China ???

@eugenebarner4372 Ай бұрын

I brought about 4 of these for my grandkids and neither of these pieces of 💩💩 WORK and are most programmable

@ExodusV32 Ай бұрын

It's more likely that the lemons are not the radios

@k6usy Ай бұрын

All. Night. Long.

@Waffle_-ft8nb Ай бұрын

boofwang?

@jackkuan199 Ай бұрын

Booooofwang!!!

@robertburdoff1789 13 күн бұрын

kmg365? no, no?.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Hang on, "undocumented" is this a wind up? I've seen lots of UV5R derivatives on amazon which have been cheap as chips - a few license made copies badged as UV5RHP or TP (high or tri power).

@matthewb8229 Ай бұрын

Joe is not impressed.

@mikearpino5253 27 күн бұрын

Japan? I thought they were from China.

@kb6lcw99 Ай бұрын

😂😢😅😂

@missiletm Ай бұрын

F J B Word!

@MrSabram07 Ай бұрын

14th

@Rotty37 Ай бұрын

Lol FJB ..boot screen 🤣🤣

@FlinFarmer Ай бұрын

FJB hahahahahah

@nickl3872 Ай бұрын

Fjb

@StanleyPugh Ай бұрын

FJB LMAO!!!!😊

@jimdemetri8168 Ай бұрын

5w v 8w? No difference what so ever in practical use.

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for restating, almost word-for-word, what I said in the video.. I guess?

@bruehlt Ай бұрын

LOL FJB!

@Therick305 Ай бұрын

First! F everyone else!

@DinsDale-tx4br Ай бұрын

that is so girly

@Withnail1969 5 күн бұрын

Baofeng is Chinese not Japanese.

@TheNotaRubicon 5 күн бұрын

Are you sure? You should do some research then come back and apologize when you realize you are wrong.

@Withnail1969 5 күн бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon Again, Baofeng is a Chinese company established in 2001 in Fujian Province, Peoples' Republic of China. If you claim otherwise, let's see the evidence.

@TheNotaRubicon 5 күн бұрын

OMG, you are soo smart! Now go look up sarcasm and trolling and see if you can figure those out.

@Withnail1969 5 күн бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon Oh you were trying to be funny? I didn't spot that.

@joebloome2660 Ай бұрын

Your name is enough to stop watching your video.Now

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

And yet, you kept hanging around and left a comment crying about it.. Thanks for watching and thanks even more for leaving your whiny comment - its those comments and engagement that help the channel with the KZfaq algorithm!

@urnaighean_shamhach Ай бұрын

Snivel much?

@Rotty37 Ай бұрын

Can you show me on the Baofeng where he hurt your internet feelings? Lol.

@K5JHP-John Ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubiconIt's because you're a KZfaq superstar who only has one flaw... You're in need of a radio amateur license.

@ricruso59 Ай бұрын

😅🤣🤣