The (Almost) OAP@s Guide To The Baofeng BF-T20 UHF 'Walkie Talkie'.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

I got a pair of these. Yes they need to be reprogrammed to the PMR-446 frequencies using Chirp otherwise they may interfere with emergency services. Nice video. Thanks. The frequencies for the U.K. are on Wikipedia.

[@Cornz38]

Yes, i've never used "Chirp" but seems to be a useful piece of free software. Thanks for the info...

[@XosePrada]

fantastic! thank you,

[@Cornz38]

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[@RedneckHillbillyGnR]

I have a couple of the Zastone X6 version of these and I absolutely love them. Amazing distance with great audio and they also have a scan feature on channel 16 same as the Baofeng 888s,which is another great radio. But the size of these with the power and features they have is a bit of a treat for a great price. It's kinda funny to have a good speaker mic on it that is bigger than the radio but why not, right?

[@Cornz38]

For the money AND the fact they are so programmable, with good battery life and great audio, its difficult to top them, I have a pair of modded Intek MT5050s and other than voice encryption, these are just as good.

[@rogersfigueira]

Obrigado!

[@Cornz38]

De nada. Fico feliz que você tenha gostado do vídeo.

[@Huntereich]

If you program these to proper band frequencies they are amazing. I am able to hit a repeater near me with it on high power with no problems. For vehicle to vehicle they are also excellent. They can do CTCSS and Offset.

[@projloc1747]

I got the radios, but not your mic/headphone cable, can i program them with just the usb?

[@Cornz38]

No, you need a programming cable. They are all pretty much the same, about £5 on your preferred tat bazarr.

[@davidva3195]

Hello, uhm, i got the Zastone version of these years ago, and i’ve decides to start using these for a while, i dont know anything about radios, but i was wondering, do you know how i could modify the antenna so it has more range to receive and send signals? Or how to mod them in any way, i havent been able to find info on these either, Thank you in advance! Also, i tried pressing the + button for a while to hear other frequencies, but i only hear static. These radios have been great! Btw great video, i might try and program the radios

[@davidva3195]

Im sorry if i sound rude or if i misspell something, english is not my first language

[@Cornz38]

Hi. Short answer is you cant modify the antenna. As you say yourself, yours are years old. It might be a lot easier for you to buy 2 Baofengs OR buy two Quansheng UV-K5 radios which are FAR more moddable....

[@Cornz38]

@@davidva3195 Your English is fine!!! 🙂

[@davidva3195]

@@Cornz38 Thank you for answering! It sucks i cant modify the antennas, i might take your advice and buy newer ones or that model you suggest! I was trying the radios out, after years, and i had some wired headphones near, i noticed that qhen i got the radio near the wire, the sound got a bit staticy, and when i connected the wired headphones and microphone that came with the radios, i Thouht the radio got a bit more signal, but i do not know it that was just me

[@davidva3195]

@@Cornz38 Thank you! I’ve been practicing and its nice to hear that!

[@dontgiveajack168]

What are the correct frequencies for Canada? Sorry total noob here

[@Cornz38]

I live in the UK. I have no idea. Go download "Chirp" but those radios will only do 400 to 470MHz

[@SciFer3321]

Hi. Where did you buy the white ones?

[@Cornz38]

Hi. Aliexpress

[@LZ2SM]

Can we use chirp?

[@Cornz38]

Yes...

[@Zero-il9ev]

Vox ?

[@Cornz38]

voice activation so you don't need to depress the TX button. Just start speaking and the radio automaticlly switches to TX.