smh... The New Baofeng UV-5GPlus? (GMRS)

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4 ай бұрын

Let's take a look at the new Baofeng UV-5GPlus - its a GMRS radio... or is it? Its has a color screen... but does it matter? Hey, at least it receives well...
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@blueboy1183 4 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video!! Thanks for sharing!!

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@victorcharlie7491 4 ай бұрын

I got the uv5rm, I don't talk on it, I listen to Airband and it picks up air really Clear, looks exactly like that one, tnx Man!

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, this one was locked out of air and RX too. Very strange model.

@OhYeah-qx9qn 4 ай бұрын

Maybe you got radios that had been returned so weren't really new. Also, do you really need the ground plane for testing HT antenna SWR? Would be interesting if the SWR got worse or better without a ground plane. Thanks for the review!

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Splitting hairs as hams do... I believe that when you move the antenna from the body of the radio where "your hand" is the counter poise that you need to account for that with a ground plane. Is the included metal sheet good enough? dunno but its consistent across the testing and that is also an important thing. Going forward I'll be using a "Tiger Tail" for testing because I can't find the metal sheet model anymore.

@OhYeah-qx9qn 4 ай бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline Thanks for your quick reply! 😊 When I test SWR on an HT, I've always checked the reading while touching the base of the antenna, but I was just assuming that doing so would compensate for the meter stuck in between. But like you said, consistency is probably the most important part 👍

@angelscomputers 4 ай бұрын

“3 fingers salute” 😂

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

I swear I heard that somewhere before

@wmatay1 3 ай бұрын

I have these . I was able to talk up to 2 miles with the small antennas . I have not tried them yet with my mobile radio yet.

@temporarilyoffline 3 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@kumasu 4 ай бұрын

Where can I get one of those ground planes for testing the HT's SWR?

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

I was unable to find the ground plane model, but you can replicate the experience by making a "Tiger Tail" - The length will vary depending on the band of the radio, about 19.5" on 2m, 11.5" for 220 and 6.5" for 440. Just make sure that you always use the same tiger tail when testing all the antennas to not skew your results.

@kumasu 4 ай бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline Thanks, man.

@HK-tz1qm 3 ай бұрын

So, is there a way to adjust the screen's illumination? Thanks!

@temporarilyoffline 3 ай бұрын

I did not find a way.

@HK-tz1qm 3 ай бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline Thank you very much for replying 🙏

@Rusty-Williams 4 ай бұрын

I have both the UV-5G and the 5RM and they are identical except the 5G is GMRS locked and the 5RM out of the box is wide open and even includes 1.25m TX. You probably got a 5G and a 5RM in your combo box.

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Quality Control at its finest!

@Pipefitter310 4 ай бұрын

So you are saying the Nagoya 771 would be the best choice for this radio vs the short antenna that came in the box?

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

The radio came with 2 antennas, (neither were nagoyas) - the longer antenna was a better match. I will do a video on some GMRS antennas for HTs in the future and find the best one then.

@Pipefitter310 4 ай бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline thank you..

@BrianNC81 4 ай бұрын

The receive was terrible on mine. Signals had to be super strong to be heard with the squelch open. Other radios put it to shame. Sent it back and bought a Wouxun KG-Q10h quad band and couldn't be happier. Does 4 bands on ham, gmrs, marine, murs, etc.

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Probably after that way!

@BrianNC81 4 ай бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline I probably got a defective unit. My expectations were low for a $30 radio but expected it to hear local repeaters that even my $15 uv5r could hear perfectly.

@joeblow8593 4 ай бұрын

Another China FM dual band radio. Wake me up when they come up with something innovative for a change, like SSB, native texting, take and send photos and do it under $100. Then I'll buy several. Anyway thanks for the video.

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

I'm with you on that. They are pretty hard to review and provide some new angle on the "same old". You're spot on though!

@EvgeniX. 4 ай бұрын

I would say the quansheng uv-k5 with all the mods and hacks recently available is a good candidate. outside of the "send photos" part which ain't easy to achieve using narrowband fm data rate limitations, the other stuff is mostly there (well u'll have to try few different mods to see which one does what)

@iyeetsecurity922 4 ай бұрын

So, a phone?

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

@@iyeetsecurity922 But without "somebody else's infrastructure" dependency.

@HamRadioCrusader 4 ай бұрын

Well…..I will put it this way. “It has a wonderful personality “ and it’s a decent receiver 😊

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Exactly! 10 footer!

@uwayzofoster4753 4 ай бұрын

I think if you buy 1 by itself, it doesn't come with a programming cable like the two pack. If you buy the two pack you save $.50 + $6 or $8 (the cost of a programming cable sold separately). But I could be wrong, and it wouldn't be the first time.....

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

In thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.

@electromech7335 4 ай бұрын

If these radios are 💩why do i keep buying them? Its like im in an abusive relationship!!!😮 Help !

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Trade them all in and buy a better radio? Oh wait, nobody makes one 😎

@codybooth 4 ай бұрын

I can't find the radio in the Chirp menu list, sure it works with Chirp? 😂

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

I "have it on good authority" that it works, but it might not. Try the latest build of Chirp-Next or Try the UV-5RM model.

@codybooth 4 ай бұрын

@temporarilyoffline yeah I downloaded the Chirp next last night and tried to no avail, but ill surely try the uv5rm...Thanks Steve!!! great video tho!!! 73's

@jbrcich709 4 ай бұрын

Just downloaded the latest chirp. Uv-5rm selection gives an error. I had to get software from Baofeng to program mine.

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

I had a chance to test this today using the latest chrip download, macOS and UV-5RM as the chosen radio, worked fine for upload and download.

@budgetbasscovers 4 ай бұрын

I enjoy your videos, but I am definitely not a fan of this radio. I've found from my experience that the time and money I spent searching for cheap Baofengs to meet my needs, that my Wouxun purchases makes so much more sense.

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I can't see any reason to buy this radio either.

@juanbait9670 4 ай бұрын

Diffrent pants, same 💩

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

This might actually smell worse...

@striper2300 4 ай бұрын

you cannot program UV5G Plus using chirp at this time, Baofeng does have a program to help program but it sucks. If I'm wrong please tell me but I tried.

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

Download the latest version of Chrip, Select UV-5RM, have fun!

@glennsparks919 4 ай бұрын

You Smart SoB, Thats a follow right thur. @@temporarilyoffline

@jbrcich709 4 ай бұрын

The red menu screen makes it unusable for me.

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

It was impossible to see outdoors and still hard to see indoors too

@robertmeyer4744 4 ай бұрын

nice UV-5G + model. them stock short antenna from Baofeng make a better coffee stir stick . video on you tube. I have a 2 pack of the UV-5G models. not the +. same as UV 5R but GMRS and the antenna on radio is SMA F , only UV 5 type that way so far. funny one locked and one not. may have to unlock threw CHIRP . may be dirty on 2 meters. they sold GMRS. my UV-5G (X) is dirty on 2 meters. so I just use them GMRS. I set wide band RX and TX for GMRS. I would put a single stick for antenna on them. better SWR . or the Nagoya 771 ones. if you find a high enough spot you hit that GMRS repeater. I got a 42 in Abbree antenna that may work. hard to walk and use them . 73's

@temporarilyoffline 4 ай бұрын

You read my mind - can't test a GMRS for its ability to cleanly ham ...

@icebrakernh 3 ай бұрын

For a high power of 7.5 watts it’s a great radio for the price

@temporarilyoffline 3 ай бұрын

Hey ice breaker! Thanks for stopping by!

@icebrakernh 3 ай бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline any time friend. New to the GMRS community but have been doing my research on radios for years now. I like seeing the real world use and reviews such as yours. Keep up the good work.