Baofeng UV82 GT3 Wouxun UV8D VHF vs UHF Range Test Part 2 Receive

As requested by many viewers that I should do a receive test. There you have it, clear result from the same test as last week but reversed the order. Baofeng…
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18 replies
  1. Eagleoneradiogod
    Eagleoneradiogod says:

    I ment ro say i file down the shield conector on the antenna bring the
    center pin into closer contact with the center femail conector on the
    radio.

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  2. Mike Kaiser
    Mike Kaiser says:

    One main issue I have here is the location on both your send and receive
    tests: indoors. It is well known that VHF has a much harder time
    penetrating the walls of a house, whereas UHF typically loses signal after
    it passes through several walls/houses. This is why antennas outside the
    house in free space is the norm and why no one uses handhelds indoors. I
    would suggest doing both the transmit and receive tests again, but this
    time both the send and receive side outdoors.
    Then as a secondary test, get the (official) Nagoya NA-701 antenna on each
    handheld and do the same tests over again, you will find there is a massive
    difference over the stock antenna.
    If you want to really have a tough test, try this simple easy quick cheap
    mod for each radio (another youtube video): http://x.co/5eOOk I added a
    simple 5 inch wire to the outer ring and it doubled the signals received.

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  3. tomthemole
    tomthemole says:

    Why dont you try using a different antenna such as the NA-701/771 and
    repeating the experimen. Maybe try using a counter-poise as well, that
    might be interesting. Keep up the great work!

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  4. essexmole
    essexmole says:

    well i recently bought the uvb5 from handy radio thank you very much btw
    its great 😀 i think the uv8d is good for both modes as a friend of mine
    got his the other day and it seemed to work very well it just always will
    epend on the terrain that is tested on with my uv5r and my uvb5 i can
    easily get 30 miles on vhf and uhf from my home location on the stock
    antenna on simplex on 5 watts so it can be done that is not line of sight
    either thats with hills buildings etc in the way but its been done 

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  5. Eagleoneradiogod
    Eagleoneradiogod says:

    The center pin on the antennas dose not exactley go down all the way rhats
    the reason for the crappy receive . I always file the ends of the antinna’s
    center pin into closer contact with the center conductor. This helps
    greatley. Or you can just cut a peice of a swening needle with a pair of
    dykes and drop it in the conector on the radio and screw down the antenna
    make shure rhat the peice of swewing needle metal dose not touch the sheild
    on the radio or the antenna make shure that the peice of metal you cut to
    fit dose not short out radio when you transmitt . Also if the antenna dose
    not screw down all the way do not force screw it. You will brwak the center
    pin on the antinna just keep cutting the peice of swewing needle and re
    inserting it in the radio conector till the antenna just snugs on all the
    way down . Noy you have just improved your transceaver!!!

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  6. bahathir
    bahathir says:

    There is Baofeng GT3 mark II, with a better antenna.

    To be fair, use the SAME antenna on all the tranceivers. So, we have a SAME
    paratameter to start with.

    I got Baofeng A52, a GT3’s variant with hombrew 1/4 wave (coax cable)
    antenna. Even it has about 2.4:1 SWR, but, it still capable to hit 50-60km
    repeater with R5-R4 using only 1W. . I also have 5/8 telespoc antenna with
    SWR 1.2:1, whih gives another several dB gain/boost. So, anenna is the main
    key to get better performance.

    Thanks for sharing…

    73,
    9W2GNU

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  7. MrOpenskyes
    MrOpenskyes says:

    You’re really irrelevant,you set up the radio out of limits of frequency ,
    the right for max sensitivity 1s 144.000 – 146.000 430.000 – 440.000 in
    the ham amateur band

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  8. Jon Byrne
    Jon Byrne says:

    Thanks for the test. Interesting I have the UV8D and an original UV5R and
    find the UV8D pulls in more. Does look like the UV82 has a very nice
    receiver, may have to get another handheld 🙂 Do you sell them, I’ll take
    a look at your shop.

    The features, build and ease of use of the Wouxon is not to be taken
    lightly, it would be nice to have a good case option though.

    Do you do these test on suppliers light frequencies? 

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  9. Jon Biddell
    Jon Biddell says:

    Have you looked at the GT-5 yet ? Looks like a UV-82 and a GT-3 mated and
    this is their genius offspring.

    Reply

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