Passed my Technician exam today, went to the Boxborough convention - was quite surprised that I needed to park 1/2 mile from the hotel - a lot of people there!
Everything was very well organized, now waiting for the call sign.
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Passed my Technician exam today, went to the Boxborough convention - was quite surprised that I needed to park 1/2 mile from the hotel - a lot of people there!
Everything was very well organized, now waiting for the call sign.
This thread has been around since 2012. Surely they have a newer model which has more "bang for the buck" by now.
Anyone know?
146.955 | - | MA | Westford | WB1GOF | 74.4 | 74.4 | Middlesex | 380799 | 2011/01/04 |
Not really. Baofeng has continuously made improvements to the UV-5R, and dollar for dollar, it's still one of the best HT's on the market.
So.. What am I doing wrong ?
I cannot connect to the Westford repeater :
Settings in CHIRP: (and the software will not let change the ToneSql to 74.4)
From repeater directory:
146.955 - MA Westford WB1GOF 74.4 74.4 Middlesex 380799 2011/01/04
How does one know if one is getting a new model or an old model?
Believe it or not, transmit power really isn't that important. Receive signal strength is a very exponential thing. On the usual signal strength meters that go from S1 to S9, each "S-unit" is a 4x change in receive signal strength. So the difference between the 4Watt UV-5R and the 7Watt UV-82 is about 1/2 of an S-unit. You'll never notice the difference.I have been looking at the UV-82, not sure if I should jump to the high power version
jibbr71;4695895Is anyone using this unit as a tactical comms rig?[/QUOTE said:Not sure how "tactical" it is, but I just joined the Vermont State Guard (which is NOT an armed unit, please) and we use these. They put me in G6 because I have my ham ticket. First exercise coming up on 10/24; I'll try and remember to write up a report on how well they work for us.
Not sure how "tactical" it is, but I just joined the Vermont State Guard (which is NOT an armed unit, please) and we use these. They put me in G6 because I have my ham ticket. First exercise coming up on 10/24; I'll try and remember to write up a report on how well they work for us.
Maybe tactical isn't the right term. Mainly I'm looking for something I can use while running in the 70cm band and be hands free, so I can run my rifle, chainsaw, tractor, or whatever.
Ah, preparing for the zombie invasion. Now it makes sense.....and be hands free, so I can run my rifle, chainsaw, tractor, or whatever.
Th throat mic seems to be a pretty good option. There are less expensive than the midland, so I'll probably try one of those for "proof of concept", and if it works, then upgrade when the cheap one breaks. It looks like the earpiece will fit under my earpro at least as well as the one that came with the Baofeng.
The one that comes with the Baofeng is rubbish. I had to hold the mic directly in front of my mouth, entirely defeating the hands-free-ness of it.
Another option I was thinking of is if your earpro has a headphone jack to connect directly to that. The connector to the Baofeng is two pins: headphone, mic. You could wire it up anyway you see fit if you wanted.
Back in the analog cell days I had a handsfree earpiece that incorporated the mic into the earpiece. It picked up your voice via your jawbone and worked surprisingly well. An option like that would keep the "mic" beneath your earpro and might eliminate some of the noise.
Another option I was thinking of is if your earpro has a headphone jack to connect directly to that. The connector to the Baofeng is two pins: headphone, mic. You could wire it up anyway you see fit if you wanted.
Ah, preparing for the zombie invasion. Now it makes sense.
The throat mike is an interesting idea. I've never used one but I hear they're good in high noise environments but make you sound kinda funny.
Anyone have experience using the UV-5R's VOX feature? I've never used anything but the PTT switch.
I have used a throat mic for the last two years when working the Boston Marathon, no one complained about the sound. I did not try using box because I didn't want everything I said going out over the radio.I wonder if one of the throat mic setups would work well for that. Assuming it fits under your earpro, it would a convenient setup for shooting/chainsawing/tractoring.
http://www.amazon.com/Midland-AVPH8-Acoustic-Throat-Compartment/dp/B002CX0QLQ