For anyone who has one of these the metal belt clip for Kenwood TK-208 TK-308 TH-22AT TH-42AT fits perfectly and they are only a couple of pounds from eBay or Ali express👍🏻
Nice radio and excellent review. Looks like you could use it to clobber a burglar if you had to -- what a beast. You were wondering about 350mhz; a lot of Chinese radios can enable transmit for 350. India's version of FRS/PMR uses 350mhz. 👍
Nice review Simon, got mine last week fairly pleased with the radio my initial observation are it’s heavy to hold while using however using a Bluetooth mic has sorted that out. So wish the PTT was a little more weighted as when picking up the set if turned on it triggers the transmit if caught accidentally. I agree the belt clip is one big let down and potentially if using you could end up dropping the radio. My thoughts are that I might purchase the same belt clip used on my RFinder B1+ as with a slight mod would fit and is a lot stronger. It so reminds me of the Motorola radio I carried around for 12 years when working for WYPF. Best 73s. Kaz. G4OWW. …..
If you use the Baofeng software it allows you to access the banks or zones. This makes it very useful. It then copy’s to chirp using the read from radio so you can transfer the code plug easily.
Where did you buy yours from? I've bought 3 of them and non had transmit restrictions. Have you tried the T6UV CPS Software? You should be able to program the frequencies into this and send straight to the radio.
You can repair that cable and make it more stable by using 'sugru'. It's like a moldable rubber that goes fairly hard but remains flexible when it has set. It's great for armouring weak cable connectors. ;) Cheers.
I agree. It's possible to get good AM audio out of these radios - look at the Quansheng UV-K5 for instance with the custom firmware the problems are fixed so with a little effort they could patch this poor demodulation up!
I wouldn't discount the strength of that belt clip until you test it. Since that radio was given to you for testing, why not do it! Mount that clip, then strap that radio on your belt, and then yank the crap out of it until it breaks. You might be surprised! If it's truly mil-spec, that clip SHOULD have been ruggedized as well. Most of the time, those plastic belt clips are crazy strong; I've had decades of experience with them on Motorola radios and seldom had a failure.
Had a baofeng 888s since the battery is kind of gay i manage to epoxy resin a power bank at the back 😂 i now charge it maybe 2 times a month..but pretty useful for the price.
Great review! Thanks. I've just bought two. They must be in high demand because on Temu and Coupang where I bought them, purchase is limited to one unit hence why I bought from different sources. On Temu I paid 46,000 KRW = £25 and Coupang 58,000 KRW = £32 so £57 for two radios which is excellent value. Thanks for the review. HL5ZEE / NP2PU.
For anyone who has one of these the metal belt clip for Kenwood TK-208 TK-308 TH-22AT TH-42AT fits perfectly and they are only a couple of pounds from eBay or Ali express👍🏻
On order thanks, great review on this UV-25. :)
Really like this radio
Very nice review of the radio. Seems like it has great audio.
Yep, it really does sound great! Just weighs an absolute ton to carry around! 🙂
Nice radio and excellent review. Looks like you could use it to clobber a burglar if you had to -- what a beast. You were wondering about 350mhz; a lot of Chinese radios can enable transmit for 350. India's version of FRS/PMR uses 350mhz. 👍
what a beast 😁 nice review too 🤪
I love this radio
Good, I will buy it. Tnx
Inside the antenna there a very thin flexible other antenna like the ABBREE AR-771. I watched a video from a guy that took it apart.
Nice dark speaker grill
Nice review Simon, got mine last week fairly pleased with the radio my initial observation are it’s heavy to hold while using however using a Bluetooth mic has sorted that out. So wish the PTT was a little more weighted as when picking up the set if turned on it triggers the transmit if caught accidentally. I agree the belt clip is one big let down and potentially if using you could end up dropping the radio. My thoughts are that I might purchase the same belt clip used on my RFinder B1+ as with a slight mod would fit and is a lot stronger. It so reminds me of the Motorola radio I carried around for 12 years when working for WYPF. Best 73s. Kaz. G4OWW. …..
If you use the Baofeng software it allows you to access the banks or zones. This makes it very useful. It then copy’s to chirp using the read from radio so you can transfer the code plug easily.
Hello can you tell me where to find the manual in French for this BAOFENG UV-25 TRI BAND amateur radio please? Kind regards, Alexandre
I don't know if they have a French manual. I've only seen the English version online. Maybe try contacting them here: www.baofengradio.com/pages/faq
Hello, I can't transmit on the PMR 446 channels on the Baofeng U25. Do you have a solution? Thank you.
Where did you buy yours from? I've bought 3 of them and non had transmit restrictions. Have you tried the T6UV CPS Software? You should be able to program the frequencies into this and send straight to the radio.
You can repair that cable and make it more stable by using 'sugru'. It's like a moldable rubber that goes fairly hard but remains flexible when it has set. It's great for armouring weak cable connectors. ;) Cheers.
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They really need to sort out AM reception, it can't be that hard. I'm not buying Baofengs again until they can do this.
I agree. It's possible to get good AM audio out of these radios - look at the Quansheng UV-K5 for instance with the custom firmware the problems are fixed so with a little effort they could patch this poor demodulation up!
I only have it for SHTF big battery reasons.
CAN YOU TALK TO CB RADIO ON THE UV25
No, doesn't cover CB frequencies...
I wouldn't discount the strength of that belt clip until you test it. Since that radio was given to you for testing, why not do it! Mount that clip, then strap that radio on your belt, and then yank the crap out of it until it breaks. You might be surprised! If it's truly mil-spec, that clip SHOULD have been ruggedized as well. Most of the time, those plastic belt clips are crazy strong; I've had decades of experience with them on Motorola radios and seldom had a failure.
Had a baofeng 888s since the battery is kind of gay i manage to epoxy resin a power bank at the back 😂 i now charge it maybe 2 times a month..but pretty useful for the price.
It does nothing that an ar5rm doesn't do😊
Lots of spurs on the harmonics. Should be illegal.
Sad ham
😅😂🎉
@@jacquesmertens3369 No normal person really cares about spectral purity. 😂🤣😂
@@BrayJaythe2nd A normal person cares about other people. You obviously don't.
Harmonics may coincide with rescue services.
@@jacquesmertens3369 Well give me fifty lashes with a wet noodle. 🤣👹🤣
Great review! Thanks. I've just bought two. They must be in high demand because on Temu and Coupang where I bought them, purchase is limited to one unit hence why I bought from different sources. On Temu I paid 46,000 KRW = £25 and Coupang 58,000 KRW = £32 so £57 for two radios which is excellent value. Thanks for the review. HL5ZEE / NP2PU.