@@yfdz6959your range will be affected most by what antenna you're using than what handheld, but the 8-10 watt ones should on average transmit "louder" than the 5 watt
My record is 121.4 miles on a baofeng (repeater distance from repeater book app with GPS). That's to a very good repeater with my antenna 19ft off ground. Radio to radio personal best is 14 miles with an 19ft mast, abbree 42.5", and Nagoya UT-72 on my car. My field repeater, a surecom simplex ammo can repeater, I've got 33 miles from radio to repeater to another radio. Repeater on ridge with 19ft mast.
I really like the UV-5R, its a great radio, for the price Its really well build! And the sound quality is superb the range is meee but ok, It could be my antenna. I love the batterylife, the diffrent options for antennas, the radio, the ease of programming, and the fact that I can talk to my kids with their toy radios so when we go for a bike ride, I dont have to yell I just calk calmly talk in the radio and they can hear it on the bicycle. Great radio. I recomend Baofeng, best for the price no doubt.
With a handheld to another handheld the absolute maximum you can get is about 6 miles as the horizon begins blocking the signal. Get antenna higher, at least 12ft off ground.
Height is might. I have gotten 17 miles with two HTs, similar to what you're using, because one was on a hilltop, 1000 feet up, and the other end was the flatlands. Nice test!
Depends strait out of our front door I get into gainsborough east of me 18 miles as crow flies but south of me less, but in the transit van connect it to van 3inch ghost antenna- Oppxun Mini Dual Band VHF UHF HH-N2RS Antenna works well at 20 40 miles I am amazed at it does everything my uncles ham radio does its mint
@ad lucem No thats wrong. When narrowband was forced on emergency services, it severly reduced the range of the radios. I know, I was there actually using the damned things. Think all the thoerys you want, I know from real world experience.
@@adlucem9845 I told ya dummy i have been USING it for years with wideband then when the switch was made to narrowband and narrowband does not reach as far, dude.
8/28/22 Hi 515 ,I am AmerEgl2317 . I'm impressed,UHF works good. I talked with U on .385 then agian .425.It's abit odd that Bowfinger is fully band TX open outa the box with no mod.
The car body is blocking the antenna which is also why transmitting from inside buildings cause reduced range. Like OP said, use an externally mounted antenna.
@@MoonRambo702 not broke. Step one is to get an surecom VSWR meter to see what going on. Order that with a few different abbree antennas. Get a 42.5", and wire unit, maybe a 771 clone. They're pretty cheap so it's not huge money. If you're going to be in a car get a Nagoya UT-72. Don't cheap out on this it's $35. Your radio ain't broke there's just a learning curve. It's part of the fun. I posted just now I got 121.4 miles to a repeater. 75 miles all day long. Hitting local repeaters is also far easier than hitting another hand held radio. It's all in learning what you're doing and it's vital to get an VSWR meter.
You could get similar range from a handheld walkie-talkie without all the bs. Then you can put it in a drawer with a bunch of other useless Chinese junk.
imagine wasting money on a liscence for a piece of crap that cant even go further than 5 miles. My samsung is liscence free and its world wide unlimited range with internet access and much much more. SMH.
It felt like you film this in late 90’s 😂😂😂
He probably used a camera from the 90s
Thank you for the no-fuss and great practical example of how these radios work in the real world. Really good video. Thanks again.
Great video, with my BF-F8HP I managed 7 miles in slight woodland / Hills. Little extra juice compared to the UV5R really helped
Get a mast and coax cable put the antenna 15ft+ in the air. You'll double that.
I also have an 8hp, and use a Nagoya 771N antenna. 12 miles easy.
Russ - AEØPX
so which one has the longest range?
@@yfdz6959your range will be affected most by what antenna you're using than what handheld, but the 8-10 watt ones should on average transmit "louder" than the 5 watt
All else aside, that is an exquisite mullet my friend.
Bitchinnnn n itchinnnn!!
Brilliant little test, thanks for sharing this with us Alan from ENGLAND 👍
My record is 121.4 miles on a baofeng (repeater distance from repeater book app with GPS). That's to a very good repeater with my antenna 19ft off ground. Radio to radio personal best is 14 miles with an 19ft mast, abbree 42.5", and Nagoya UT-72 on my car.
My field repeater, a surecom simplex ammo can repeater, I've got 33 miles from radio to repeater to another radio. Repeater on ridge with 19ft mast.
And who do you talk to?
@@walterkersting9922 anyone listening
Guys - make an ammo can simplex repeater and you can radio check yourself anytime you feel like it.
I really like the UV-5R, its a great radio, for the price Its really well build! And the sound quality is superb the range is meee but ok, It could be my antenna. I love the batterylife, the diffrent options for antennas, the radio, the ease of programming, and the fact that I can talk to my kids with their toy radios so when we go for a bike ride, I dont have to yell I just calk calmly talk in the radio and they can hear it on the bicycle. Great radio. I recomend Baofeng, best for the price no doubt.
I got just under 6 miles from Watchman Campground inside a motorhome to Scout Lookout near Angels Landing in Zion National Park, with my UV-5G.
What’s the difference between the 5g and 5r?
With a handheld to another handheld the absolute maximum you can get is about 6 miles as the horizon begins blocking the signal. Get antenna higher, at least 12ft off ground.
@@k8byp dumb af
@@k8byp actually you're wrong
@@alphasheep99 no he's not
Horizon??😂😂😂😂😂
@@delav83I think he is talking about the curvature of the earth, although 6 miles sounds too short for it
I'm in the UK and we use PMR446. I recently made a contact over 40 miles away radio to radio. Great video Johnny, keep em' coming.
How the hell did you manage that ? you using a custom antenna ? 40 miles is impressive
Height is might. I have gotten 17 miles with two HTs, similar to what you're using, because one was on a hilltop, 1000 feet up, and the other end was the flatlands.
Nice test!
Different frequency travel futher. Try 165's range.
Depends strait out of our front door I get into gainsborough east of me 18 miles as crow flies but south of me less, but in the transit van connect it to van 3inch ghost antenna- Oppxun Mini Dual Band VHF UHF HH-N2RS Antenna works well at 20 40 miles I am amazed at it does everything my uncles ham radio does its mint
I got mines and did a range test with the 771 antenna and got like 4 miles both uv 5r had the 771 antenna
Well, he's not using the antenna on top of his car and is using it inside the car so the signal will be very weak. Because they don't like metals.
As being hmong i approved this message
@@iceyaj3167 Ha...
The antenna on top of his truck is a CB antenna if you had paid attention and that antenna won't work on vhf/uhf
Are you familiar with any portable radios that can reach 32 km or more
Thanks,greetings from Belgium.
Also narrowband vs wideband extends range.
Wideband=more range
@@Bootyhunter1971 no. Wideband = high quality, less range.
@ad lucem No thats wrong. When narrowband was forced on emergency services, it severly reduced the range of the radios. I know, I was there actually using the damned things. Think all the thoerys you want, I know from real world experience.
@@Bootyhunter1971 no dude. Just no. Go test it for crying out loud.
@@adlucem9845 I told ya dummy i have been USING it for years with wideband then when the switch was made to narrowband and narrowband does not reach as far, dude.
Does 5r pick up air plane traffic around airports ?
No. You need a triband radio for that.
good video I just placed my order thank you👍🏼
8/28/22 Hi 515 ,I am AmerEgl2317 . I'm impressed,UHF works good. I talked with U on .385 then agian .425.It's abit odd that Bowfinger is fully band TX open outa the box with no mod.
Thanks for the contact on 11 meters! Maybe we will hear each other again!
Can’t wait to have my hands on those
great vid dig the supped up bus
I have three of these for my car convoys and when in the cars I get about 100 yards before the static sets in. Is there anyway to improve this
magnet mount antennas
The car body is blocking the antenna which is also why transmitting from inside buildings cause reduced range. Like OP said, use an externally mounted antenna.
You can talk further if one of you gets on the high ground, also he should of got out of the truck and tried it again once he lost you.
I have the UV-5R
Very interesting thanks
Roger that.
How do you get the longer antenna
Amazon has them cheap. Just search "Baofeng 771 antenna" and see.
@@JohnnyMullet thank you
are y'all in Ohio?
Did you got to jail for it?
Nope
Well beat me with a big ole bamboo branch!!
So you are capable of talking on these without a FCC license, at what point would you need one
When normal comms are down.
No this is a ham radio.
Yeah... Just because you can, doesn't meant you should.
FCC wants you to get that license.
FCC can pound sand
Here uk £10 phone sim card gives unlimited call data . Use that 😅😅😅😅
I’m lucky to get 1/2 mile outta mine..
@@davebryant6905 Yea duh, that’s the first thing I tried. caressing it gently, talking dirty to it. Still not turned on.. she broke.
@@davebryant6905 next ima put it in rice.. that usually fixes all things electronic..
@@MoonRambo702 not broke. Step one is to get an surecom VSWR meter to see what going on. Order that with a few different abbree antennas. Get a 42.5", and wire unit, maybe a 771 clone. They're pretty cheap so it's not huge money. If you're going to be in a car get a Nagoya UT-72. Don't cheap out on this it's $35.
Your radio ain't broke there's just a learning curve. It's part of the fun. I posted just now I got 121.4 miles to a repeater. 75 miles all day long. Hitting local repeaters is also far easier than hitting another hand held radio. It's all in learning what you're doing and it's vital to get an VSWR meter.
Technically we are breaking the rules, but not really :)
You could get similar range from a handheld walkie-talkie without all the bs. Then you can put it in a drawer with a bunch of other useless Chinese junk.
imagine wasting money on a liscence for a piece of crap that cant even go further than 5 miles.
My samsung is liscence free and its world wide unlimited range with internet access and much much more.
SMH.
Can't totally rely on cell service in an emergency.
@@JohnnyMullet Umm yes you can.
You must of been sleeping under a rock for the past century. You can come out now, WW1 is over.
@@JohnnyMullet I think he's saying it's dumb to have to have a license for a radio, meanwhile I have a cell phone a child can use with no issues.
This guy haha, apples and orange comparison.
@@NihilisticHatredwhen there is an attack and you have no more internet or cell service you can at least use your cell phone as a hammer.