BaoFeng's new UV 5G Plus GMRS HT. It's pretty nice.

[@WilliamParmley]

Excellent presentation! Very helpful and I learned a lot. Thanks!

[@GadgetTalk4U]

Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍

[@bobmcnelis3648]

Sounds like you’ve been doing commercial radio or voice overs, for a long time! Thanks for your content!

[@briangrove597]

Great videos, just ordered your book! Need to read it and figure out how to connect to a repeater! Can hear people but no one seems to hear me! Thanks again!

[@joeweberofficial]

Hi, thanks for the review of this baofeng radio.Why is it that some Amazon and KZbin reviewers mentioned that this particular gmrs radio has 7 watts power output, and you’re saying it’s only 5?

[@GadgetTalk4U]

It's hard to say. Could be different meters or quality control between radios. After your comment, I double checked and got 4.5 today.

[@WillieMakeit]

Slick trick. Got one in the cart after this second recommendation. Thanks

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Very neet upgraded UV5G with a nice bigger screen

[@nxesr]

Will the SWR drop further down with a longer antenna like a tactical antenna❓

[@Jfrodriguez78]

Does anyone know if it can be unlocked to transmit beyond GMRS? Amateur, etc?

[@Angel-bj2zl]

Baofeng 5RM😉 Amazon

[@psj3940]

Baofeng 5RM ?…

[@mdemory]

5rm Different radio ​@@psj3940

[@gilko61]

One good thing, your mention of that repeater website led me to a repeater within range, though it's in the opposite from ideal direction. Still, gives me hope. A mast and a base station was just too much.

[@chrisgullett4332]

Don't feel bad the only repeaters that work at my house is weather repeaters. I have powerlines running over my house, so I cannot get any reception on any radio inside my house, except for weather channels. I have scanned from 10MHZ to around 1.5GHZ, and all I can pickup is weather channels. There is a repeater right down the street, and i cannot even pick it up inside my house. I always knew powerlines can hurt reception, but these powerlines ruin all reception except weather channels. I have to go like a block away before I can pick up any signals. All my radios work fine everywhere, except at or around my house. I did find that all the NOAA channels are also on other frequencies as well. For example, I can get NOAA channels on 54.18750, 18.07300, 23.23700 etc. So at least now I know I do not need a radio with NOAA channels, because ever time I scan those are the only channels I can receive, so I can just program them into any radio. I also now know that the weather repeaters are way more powerful than other repeaters, because they're they only repeaters that can defeat these powerlines.

[@bulldogbrower6732]

Those are really different frequencies for NOAA channels. Most radios that I know of are programmed to pick them up in the VHF band, at 162.400-162.500.

[@chrisgullett4332]

@@bulldogbrower6732 Yes those frequencies do pick up NOAA channels. No not all radios will receive NOAA or even 162MHZ. I have several radio that do not have NOAA channel and are capable of receiving 162MHZ. HF radios that operate under 30MHZ that do not have NOAA, I can now program weather channels in, because I have found them in the HF bands. The reason a lot of radios do not have NOAA is because it is only in the U.S.. You will even see custom firmware for devices like the UVK5 and they simply take NOAA off the firmware and replace it with another feature. For example, when you push the NOAA weather button on most the custom firmwares, it goes to a spectrum analyzer, and NOAA is no longer a feature on the radio. Again, they it because NOAA is only in the U.S. The only other countries that use the same 162MHZ frequencies for weather are Mexico, Canada and Bermuda. But it is not the same as NOAA. Canada has WeatherRadio, and Mexico has SARMEX, and the rest of the world does not use 162MHZ for weather. Nonetheless, that is why most radios do not have NOAA. Motorola only puts NOAA on radios strictly for the U.S. market, and even a lot of those radios do not have NOAA. You do not find NOAA on a lot of expensive radios. Probably the two most popular series of radios in the U.S. Motorola has right now are the DTR and DLR series, and neither has NOAA. They are made specifically for the U.S. because no other country except Australia even uses the frequencies they use, and they still do not have NOAA channels. Once you look at a lot of the higher priced radios you will start noticing they almost never have NOAA channels. Not to mention a lot of the expensive radios are not even capable of receiving 162MHZ. NOAA is basically a feature for the U.S. that companies think spies up their advertisement for poor people. It is like they are saying that thousand dollar Motorola ain't got this feature.

[@garryharris9098]

When it can be opened for ham bands i will buy one. As I have both licenses i will want to use it for both apposed to carrying 2 radios

[@larryjanson4011]

without gmrs and ham bands not worth 2 bits.

[@speedspeak2me645]

I received the UV-5G Plus today, and found that Channel 18's programming is wrong for TX (transmit), which I verified on the HT and the CPS. Seeing on your video (CPS Snapshot @16:30), the CPS shows the same, in which Channel 18's TX is set to 462.56250 MHz, which is actually Channel 1 (offset of -5.0000 MHz). Something else I noticed, is that for menu option #43 (Power-On Password), they don't give instructions on how to change the factory code from "000000", or tell you to use the Menu button as an "Ok" to submit the code. Decent little HT but has a few bugs that need sorting out. I'm really surprised the channel programming error made it all the way to release and wasn't caught.

[@GadgetTalk4U]

I let my contact know about the wrong freq on channel 18. It didn't impact the radio but the display was wrong. They got back to me yesterday and said they have a new CPS release where they fixed the display for channel 18. Cheers. Link to new CPS: baofeng.s3.amazonaws.com/Baofeng_UV5G_Plus_CPS_1.1.9_20231205.zip

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Frequency and CODE Copy is nice

[@anthonys239]

I’m brand new to this. And me and a buddy want to hit a nearby repeater. The tone input and output for the repeater says 351 DPL. I see no option for DPL. Did we buy the wrong radios? Sorry for my ignorance.

[@GadgetTalk4U]

Those settings are in menu items 11 and 13. Scroll to the right number. If it is the input tone, set menu 13. Set 11 to output tone. Most don't use one, so leave it blank. Check out my beginner's book. The New Operator's Guide to GMRS a.co/d/9io0T1T

[@anthonys239]

Thank you very much.

[@AnDy_ToM22]

Anyone want to PLEASE tell me how I listen to the NOAA weather stations? It’s not in the menu.

[@GadgetTalk4U]

A long press on 0 key. Cheers.

[@AnDy_ToM22]

@@GadgetTalk4U Thanks a million. I was so excited the night they came in the mail I was spastically hitting the wrong key with larger fingers. Upon playing around with it for a couple days, this uv5g plus is an EXCELLENT beginner radio with great range and won’t break the bank. Thanks to all in the Gmrs/Ham community, helping not only me, but all of us get in the air successfully. 🫡

[@manny5065]

Will the programming cable for the GM-30 work on this radio?

[@GadgetTalk4U]

Yes.

[@matthewcawley2571]

Hi, Jim. I’m trying to decide between the UV-5G and the GM-30, and I’m wondering if you recommend one more than the other? Or does it not matter?

[@GadgetTalk4U]

I think it's mostly about the case styling. Otherwise very similar

[@matthewcawley2571]

Ok. Thank you for responding.@@GadgetTalk4U

[@n1kkri]

Is the radio approved for GMRS and Amateur ?

[@GadgetTalk4U]

It is a GMRS radio. Certified GMRS radios can only transmit on GMRS channels.

[@mrRoverkane]

@@GadgetTalk4Uand FRS correct? Might dip my toes in the GMRS world

[@GadgetTalk4U]

@mrRoverkane GMRS and FRS share the non repeater channels. FRS radios have lower power and narrow band width.

[@psj3940]

Hello Gadget Talk, Thank you for Discount Code, I just ordered the 2 Pack Bundle ! 👍👍👍

[@1957rayboconfederatecitizen]

How far with it transmit and receive ?

[@John-77777]

Nice review, are the CTCSS codes turned off and are they programable? Would these radios talk to my other gmrs radios?

[@GadgetTalk4U]

John, yes, yes, and yes. Cheers

[@jeremycortese]

This isn’t compatible with CHIRP? I tried and it’s not working?

[@mayberrygary25]

Use the UV-5RH setting

[@Payner2644]

@@mayberrygary25 I don't see UV-5RH listed as an option?

[@goosecouple]

Hi, does its display lit up when the squelch opens ?

[@GadgetTalk4U]

Yes.

[@donjochum1360]

Can this radio be programmed to receive only 155.715?

[@GadgetTalk4U]

Yes.

[@Rylisa24]

It's identical to UV-5RH

[@Nick-Eastwood]

So is the UV-5G plus a HAM radio too? I'm brand new to all this so my question might be dumb. Sorry

[@GadgetTalk4U]

No worries. This radio is a GMRS only radio in terms of transmitting. It will receive across a wide spectrum.

[@Nick-Eastwood]

@@GadgetTalk4U thanks for the info. And I'm assuming GMRS is legal to transmit? They work like walkie talkies but better?

[@theripper121]

​@@Nick-EastwoodGmrs is legal to transmit on if you have a gmrs license. That requires a small fee to fcc and no test unlike ham band

[@BobJones-zw3ui]

Nicely done‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🥳🇺🇸

[@du39104]

Don't understand why all these radios all went color screen.... They are pretty awful to be read under sunlight. This is an outdoor radio, not a handheld smartphone.

[@RobertoRubio-ij3ms]

Totally agreed

[@flyprincess69]

Thanks I just bought 4…..

[@GadgetTalk4U]

Enjoy it

[@ArifDewa-lf9kp]

Apakah sofwerny bisa di dowlod.. Trimaksih indonesia

[@GadgetTalk4U]

Yes. www.radioddity.com/pages/baofeng-download

[@ubermike412pgh9]

❤❤❤

[@Gta2O13]

Same as Talkpod A36 plus

[@GadgetTalk4U]

If you mean similar features - true. All budget HTs are pretty similar. If you mean literally the same, I'm looking at both and not so much. Cheers.

[@Gta2O13]

@@GadgetTalk4U other then the plastic shell it the same 💩

[@nerdlywehunt]

Most GMRS users will not be using cps software setup.

[@GadgetTalk4U]

@nerdlywehunt Right. I'd say most use their radios as-is right out of the box. However, many still use GMRS radios for a more advanced communication tool so will benefit from knowing what tools are available. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers!

[@JeffersonMartinSynfluent]

Boof whang.