Baofeng UV-17 Pro with GPS

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@bulldogbrower6732 8 ай бұрын

A great radio, I love the fact that it stores 999 channels in 10 separate banks. I keep my local repeaters in bank 1 along with the MURS and GMRS channels. I use the other banks for places I visit. I add the MURS and GMRS channels to the bottom of each bank. There is alternate software available.

@m7frs272 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching 👍

@petercarter9034 7 ай бұрын

1000 channels

@petercarter9034 7 ай бұрын

And there is the Miklor CPS that is great it also lets you change the Barry White voice to something less disturbing

@gtretroworld 8 ай бұрын

The GPS seems to work quite well for such a cheap device, I’ll maybe grab one of these in the future once i get caught up a bit. Thanks ben

@m7frs272 8 ай бұрын

Yes, I was very impressed with its accuracy! Thanks as always for watching Neil 👍

@BrianRamseysg01 8 ай бұрын

Great Air band reception on these I have had one since May 2023 I wonder if we can exchange GPS pos over repeater YL?

@m7frs272 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Brian. Unfortunately it won't work over the repeater apparently.

@BrianRamseysg01 7 ай бұрын

@@m7frs272 Yes just been talking to Terri about that no cctss/dcs when in gps mode so simplex only :)

@sekibulja-fu3bv 5 ай бұрын

Yes, this is one great radio for what it cost. Very underrated for no reason! Airband receive is very good!

@johnwest7993 8 ай бұрын

I got one of them quite a while ago, but it didn't have the GPS included, though the vendor had been quite vague about whether it did or did not, and the photo prominently showed the embossed 'GPS' letters on it. Further, when I went to the Baofeng radio models page at the time, no UV-17 Pro was even listed. However, I do have the identical orange case, the dual-LED flashlight on the bottom, etc. The case top does indeed have the GPS letters embossed on it, but I pulled the lids, and there was no GPS module. I was, however impressed with the audio quality of the FM broadcast output, so I use it as a portable FM radio.

@m7frs272 8 ай бұрын

Yes, I quickly realised when researching it that there is a different between the UV 17 and the UV 17 Pro GPS although, like you say, it's not always that clear and the GPS logo is on the non GPS version as well! (No idea why they did that?) The noticeable difference is the screen type, as the Pro GPS version has the black display and the non GPS version has the light blue. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@DanSnipe-k8o 3 ай бұрын

I would like to see a comparison table of features for the Chinese radios. I lose track.

@ahmedhilmi4996 5 ай бұрын

can you set a "home" location and then work out where you are relative to that? Eg say you go on a hike, you can set your start position.

@m7frs272 5 ай бұрын

Interesting question! I guess the simple answer would be no, however if you have 2 radios then you could send the position to each other (even if you have them together in the same location) then when you get home and inspect the positions, as long as the GPS has updated for your home, then it will probably do what you're asking. (Basically that's how I did it in my video, but didn't show that) Hope that made some sense and thanks for watching 👍

@sekibulja-fu3bv Ай бұрын

Another excellent video Ben, thank you! Do you or does anyone here know if Baofeng Uv17 or Uv18 can receive and display DTMF CODES? For example, If i send DTMF code via Uv18 pro max to Quasheng k5/6 model, the audio comes, and it clearly shows on the screen the actual DTMF code. If i send DTMF code from Quasheng to any of my other Baofeng radios, audio comes but it does not show or display actual DTMF codes on the screen like Quansheng radio. Could you please make a short video on this topic please? Thank you!!

@m7frs272 15 күн бұрын

Hi, unfortunately I don't tend to play around or use the DTMF tones, so that's not really something I'm familiar with. Hopefully someone else can answer that for you. Thanks for watching 👍 Ben de M7FRS

@toomuchcake 5 ай бұрын

I'm totally new to radios and this was a really helpful video, especially about the GPS functionality, the manual is awful especially for someone completely new to this (I'm currently studying for the foundation licence) Is there a way to store names instead of 'Contact 1' ? Could you possibly do a demo on how to do the channel matching that is advertised with these? I've got a pair of these and some older no screen baofengs that just have a channel selctor knob and I'd like to be able to communicate across them all.

@nedonrockadventures590 6 ай бұрын

Has anyone tested the actual effective range of these? Wonder how they go over line of sight and well as hilly terrain?

@D4.4 6 ай бұрын

It depends on a lot of factors but if the conditions are right you can get 10+ km out of them.

@robinloucks1351 2 ай бұрын

VHF and UHF are line of sight frequencies.

@rts3262 4 ай бұрын

I bought my uv 17 pro gps a few weeks ago. Nice full-featured radio but the AM air receive is terrible. Is anyone else having the same issue?

@remedy334 5 ай бұрын

Is this good for a beginner? Would i have to download anything out the box?if so is there any other radio out there that doesn't require ito download anything...

@m7frs272 5 ай бұрын

No need to download anything or update firmware etc.. The only thing required would be to program it with your desired frequencies/channels, which can be done either manually or by computer software. Thanks for watching 👍

@CristianMorales-tb1mk 6 ай бұрын

Hola. Muchas gracias. No podía enviar la ubicación GPS de una radio a otra. Solo había que cambiar en 19 ANTI EDIT. Muchas gracias

@m7frs272 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you found it useful 👍

@sesa2984 7 ай бұрын

This may be a stupid question, but can you listen to am fm radio on these as well? Like in a pinch could you play music or weather reports through it?

@sesa2984 7 ай бұрын

Oh, nevermind, I hadn’t watched far enough. I’ll leave up the comment for the algorithm. I’m so confused about legality of these things though. I live in the states and just want a good walkie talkie for me and my fiancee camping for safety and fun, and the more bonus features I can get on top of that the better. I figured the gps function was good for safety.

@m7frs272 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, hope you found it useful 👍

@noimnotarobotcanubeleiveit7024 5 ай бұрын

Can it do live tracking or must position be manually requested or sent?

@m7frs272 5 ай бұрын

I believe it can only be done manually or requested remotely, not automatically unfortunately. Thanks for watching 👍

@ScottReeder-on7kz 8 ай бұрын

Nice video bud very interesting

@m7frs272 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Scott, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 👍

@abcdef20 7 ай бұрын

This isn't proper APRS is it? This is just Baofeng's own version? I like everything about it and would probably buy one if it actually does real APRS. Otherwise I'll stick to my FT-2DR

@m7frs272 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, no, it doesn't support APRS. Thanks for watching 👍

@mark12733 6 ай бұрын

it isn't a gps it just tells how far one unit is from, you have to by two (BAOFENG UV-17Pro GPS Air Band Walkie Talkie Six Bands Receive Tri-Bands) the other, is that right???? Earsier to triangulate really

@m7frs272 6 ай бұрын

No, it has full (and very accurate) GPS positioning. Even with one unit you can pinpoint your position to within a metre.