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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How much do they cost?
I think, the Wouxun or the Baofeng UV-82 are the best. If i had to pick one
it would be the Wouxun.
Baofeng
Can you do a video testing the Baofeng – UV 82 5,10,15 miles
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.
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.
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!
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
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!!!
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
I think would be good to set up the squelch at 1. Nice Video!
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
The GT-3 is the best IMO.
Thanks for another quality video and enjoy your testing! 73’s
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?
UV82. I have 4 of them.
Thank you for this test!
Have you looked at the GT-5 yet ? Looks like a UV-82 and a GT-3 mated and
this is their genius offspring.