
HAM Radio Open Discussions • Re: baofang radio
Just bought ANOTHER uv5r. Got 2 years ago, used the heck out of them. Bought a third—he got it. Now I’m getting a 4th. For me. Yay meStatistics: Posted by arkieready — Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:12 pm
Just bought ANOTHER uv5r. Got 2 years ago, used the heck out of them. Bought a third—he got it. Now I’m getting a 4th. For me. Yay meStatistics: Posted by arkieready — Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:12 pm
Not sure if this was mentioned in this thread somewhere but I had heard that the Baofeng 5uv-r radios were prone to bleed into other bands. Some of the older ones were pretty bad so I was told. So I went to a local club and had mine scoped. I was in…
TRex2 wrote:Something ate the link above.Here is the link before the error.http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-requests-expanded-hf-privileges-for-technician-licenseesThanks for the fix…Statistics: Posted by Defcon09 — Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:23 am
Something ate the link above.Here is the link before the error.http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-requests-expanded-hf-privileges-for-technician-licenseesStatistics: Posted by TRex2 — Sat Mar 03, 2018 2:50 am
Recently the ARRL has asked the FCC to consider expanding HF privileges for the Tech class ticket holder. This could be a good news for the Tech class holder and the manufacturers. http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-reques…cian-licenseesStatistics: Poste…
They are fun little radios. They are a pain in the A$$ to program "on the fly" Get the programming cable, make sure the drive is updated.I use mine for frs/gmrs , Ham and have the local lEO and fire ( cant transmit) stuff programmed inPM if…
One source to consider for help with your radio is your local HAM club. They also can help you study for your exams. Check your local area, and see when/where they meet.Statistics: Posted by IceFire — Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:08 pm
Crossbones, A model UV5R is very popular, Miklor.con , radiodoc .github.com, Chirp, Baofeng.com all have information on line . Just Google " Baofeng UV5R" there are videos that will show how to program the radio. Nifty.com has a pocket g…
If you have the cable its pretty easy. You can look it up on YouTube . tons of videos. you will need to know what frequencies you want to put in.Statistics: Posted by North County Guy — Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:11 pm
If you have the cable its pretty easy. You can look it up on YouTube . tons of videos. you will need to know what frequencies you want to put in.Statistics: Posted by North County Guy — Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:11 pm
I have the uv 5r. I’m mostly looking for a quick reference guide on programming and useStatistics: Posted by Crossbones301 — Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:12 am
Try yahoo groups. Used to be a group just for the uv-5r. Maybe other models.Statistics: Posted by arkieready — Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:19 pm
Crossbones, A model number for the radio would help get you a useful answer, Miklor.con , radiodoc .github.com, Chirp, Baofeng.com all have information on line Just Google the name and model numberthere is lots of info and videosNorman11Sta…
What do you need?Statistics: Posted by North County Guy — Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:28 pm
What some good resources for programming it. I had trouble with chirpStatistics: Posted by Crossbones301 — Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:34 am
I need a good reference source or assistance with my baofeng radio. Any help would be appreciated. Statistics: Posted by Crossbones301 — Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:21 am
Sigh, you all talk about equipment and requirements. Why not talk about knowledge and skills. Can you build a spark gap transmitter from scratch. How about a receiver, or an antenna. Then there is a problem of broadcasting your location. IS THAT SMART…
I think we’re overlooking a legal means to operate a ham radio without a license – when there is a control operator present.Suppose Aunt Bee wants to talk to some friends via ham radio, and she doesn’t have a license.She does know of a ham radio opera…
Thanks for the CB suggestion I have no added one to my preps yet. My question related to a BTech UV25x4 amateur radio. It runs off of a cigarette lighter receptical. I’m leaning toward a car 4-1 power pack but don’t like the size. I’ve also looked at …
as in cb radio or other? midland has a handheld cb that operates on both aa batteries and plugs into the 12v cigarette socket…https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000 … UTF8&psc=1Statistics: Posted by danthman114 — Tue Jan 09, 2018 1:21 pm
I use a smallish solar panal, to keep my landcruiser and my rat rod trucks batteries topped off. Also use a regular 100v panal to,keep the trailer battery package topped off. Seems to work well. We’re pretty good about battery maintance aswell. Perha…
Woodchkipper, Fullmoon has good Idea with the exception of the motorcycle battery. The motorcycle battery is made as a starting battery, It is only good for full load for a few minutes then it is thru and once you run it down it will NOT come back Ev…
Woodchkipper, Fullmoon has good Idea with the exception of the motorcycle battery. The motorcycle battery is made as a starting battery, It is only good for full load for a few minutes then it is thru and once you run it down it will NOT come back Ev…
Most car audio systems operate on 12 volts DC. The smallest and lightest weight power source would be a motorcycle battery. Any tape type or telescoping portable radio/boom box antenna can be connected to the radio with a cheap adapter from any electr…
Just learned about AmRRON. A bunch of like minded people are just getting organized with our comms. Many are licensed, have radios and are standizing our channel/frequencies. Looking at AmRRON I can see where it could fit in our scheme. Firstly it giv…
I want to put together a backup battery for my car radio. I have a new BTech UV25x4 to mount in my car. It uses a car lighter for power (at this time). I want to be able to use my radio remotely from my car. Does anybody have a simple solution that d…
Amateur Radio Swap Meet and Fellowship This is a good event hope to see some of you there (WA4ZIO). The Blount County Amateur Radio Club Presents the FREEZEFEST 2018 http://freezefest.w4blt.org/ Amateur Radio Swap Meet and Fellowship …
Actually the first two tests are 35 questions each, of which you must answer 26 correctly. That would be for the Technician license and the General license. The Extra license is a 50 question test and you need a 70% to pass or 35 questions right.
Statistics: Posted by apache235 — Tue May 30, 2017 10:13 am
Ham Radio Licensing Information
For those of you who are interested in communication there is The Amateur Radio System. It includes frequencies set aside for the public to use when licensed . You have to pass a test with 35 out of 50 questions answered correctly. This Year the cost for the test is $15.00
All of this information is available on line There arte several sources
The FCC = Federal Communications Comission
ARRL = American Radio Relay League
Lists Clubs, Locationsof Test sites, Publishes Books.
Your Local City ,County Government, Fire Dept Disaster planning departments may have the names of local sources of clubs , tests.
The North American Ham Radio Club on line
The American Legion , and the Salvation Army both have Amateur Radio Clubs
Study Information is available online Some is FREE Some is NOT FREE
ARRL
HamTestonLine
EHam.net Practice Exams
Ham Radio Study Guide
NC4FB $2.00 to register Has test questions with answers and track your progress
QSL.net
Gordon West Radio School
Most current Ham Operators are willing to help or advise new people. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Norman11
Statistics: Posted by Norman11 — Mon May 29, 2017 5:21 pm
Gunns,
I like this post. I need to get my crap together and get up to speed on this. I used to have my 1st class license but let it expire decades ago.
Yeah Gunns,
I have renewed my license one time now.
My friend out in Tennessee…and I started out on the CB bands many years ago and have maintained contact. When we both got our Ham Tickets…we discovered that we had both been working on Prepping..and the thinking behind the same.
He knew that when he retired he would be wanting to move back out to the mountains…he never got the mountains out of his blood.
Hence he also got his Extra class ticket. And so too of recent has his wife.
We wanted to know if we could make the trip outside of a computer and or a telephone…land line.
This has been incorporated now into our preps…in particular working the extra portion of the bands wherein it is often less crowded…fewer pile ups.
The cabin experience was more or less a remote experiment away from the base here on the Chesapeake Bay.
The next step is to try it here using an olde car battery and carry on for about 40 minutes…and on the lowest possible setting and also using that same G%RV antenna.
Then again another time using a gas powered generator…to a 13.8 volt power supply. Again on the lowest possible power settings.
I do not foresee any problems but you never know until you try It out and see what adjustments need be made.
Best to try it out now and know for sure..in good times rather than under the gun in hard times.
Thanks,
Orangetom
Statistics: Posted by orangetom1999 — Thu May 25, 2017 10:11 am
Gunns,
I like this post. I need to get my crap together and get up to speed on this. I used to have my 1st class license but let it expire decades ago.
Yeah Gunns,
I have renewed my license one time now.
My friend out in Tennessee…and I started out on the CB bands many years ago and have maintained contact. When we both got our Ham Tickets…we discovered that we had both been working on Prepping..and the thinking behind the same.
He knew that when he retired he would be wanting to move back out to the mountains…he never got the mountains out of his blood.
Hence he also got his Extra class ticket. And so too of recent has his wife.
We wanted to know if we could make the trip outside of a computer and or a telephone…land line.
This has been incorporated now into our preps…in particular working the extra portion of the bands wherein it is often less crowded…fewer pile ups.
The cabin experience was more or less a remote experiment away from the base here on the Chesapeake Bay.
The next step is to try it here using an olde car battery and carry on for about 40 minutes…and on the lowest possible setting and also using that same G%RV antenna.
Then again another time using a gas powered generator…to a 13.8 volt power supply. Again on the lowest possible power settings.
I do not foresee any problems but you never know until you try It out and see what adjustments need be made.
Best to try it out now and know for sure..in good times rather than under the gun in hard times.
Thanks,
Orangetom
Statistics: Posted by orangetom1999 — Thu May 25, 2017 10:11 am
I like this post. I need to get my crap together and get up to speed on this. I used to have my 1st class license but let it expire decades ago.
Statistics: Posted by Gunns — Tue May 23, 2017 10:58 am
In case I have not posted this as far as equipment updates…
I have picked up a new Ameritron 811H linear Amplifier. This amplifier is capable of boosting the radio output from 100 watts PEP to some 800 watts PEP.
I wanted to have it on hand in case conditions between me and my friend out in Tennessee get verily rough with static crashes and other noise thusly blocking out his signal.
So far, outside of initially trying it out, I have not used it. We have mostly been running only the power in the radios we have …100 watts or less.
We have even dialed down our power to some 50 watts and still made the trip ..but we think that with the weather warming up….the atmosphere will produce more static crashes along with more summer storms, lightening, thunder etc…all across this nation.
I have this power on tap..but so far we have been trying to use the minimum power we need to make the trip. We have, in particular, been working along these avenues…minimum power needed…but both of us have extra power/linear amplifiers on tap if needed.
We try to find the quieter portion of the Ham Radio bands in which to operate..thus needing less power. We try to avoid the heavily trafficked bands.
Thanks,
Orangetom
Statistics: Posted by orangetom1999 — Tue May 23, 2017 9:06 am
Just returned from a week in the Mountain Cabin up in the Shenandoah…near Waynesboro, Virginia.
As we rented the cabin for a whole week, I decided to bring a temporary Ham Radio set up.
I brought my switching power supply, a small tuner, and my Icom 706 Mk II G radio….and a G5RV antenna and a roll of RG8 coaxial cable. Also I brought a small fishing pole to cast up and thread a small light nylon rope through the trees by which to hang the G5RV antenna. This antenna was cut for 80 to 10 meters.
We would meet on the Virginia Phone net at 3.947 MHZ LSB and check in …then after the net would go down to the lower end of 75 meters and work in the Extra portion of the band to get away from most of the traffic…somewhere from 3.610 to 3.625 MHZ. This worked out well…and the copy was good.
Later in the week I raised my feed point up about 10 feet and thus got a bit more received signal on my friend out west. He is in Tennessee near Johnson City.
From the cabin I reckon the distance at some 250 plus miles. From my home base station I estimate some 400 miles. Decent copies from both locations. All traffic was at night and after the days events and get togethers had quieted down.
Also let the children see how the rig worked…they are not accustomed to something other than a telephone or remote controller…so it was a learning experience for them.
Oh..and I tried this G5RV on 160 meters but it would not work well..though it tuned up fine. But 75 meters …it worked great.
Rig is now back home on the base station and working fine.
Thanks,
Orangetom
Statistics: Posted by orangetom1999 — Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:11 am
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Statistics: Posted by chrisni4l — Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:45 pm
People tell me I have no CLASS. Still after forty years in electronic, I can analyze radio circuits with out a diagram, repair with out an O scope and still read code. My send speed is rusty but if there is a SHTF event the FCC will have a helluva time catching me. Learn the basics you’ll never go wrong.
Statistics: Posted by sageprice — Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:52 pm
I have the General.
Good luck on the test apache235.
Statistics: Posted by NJMike — Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:46 pm
Studied for the General, take the test in 1 week.
Statistics: Posted by apache235 — Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:58 pm
I have been studying most of the winter for the general exam, past it 2 weeks ago!
Statistics: Posted by eochief66 — Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:02 pm
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