Baofeng again

[billtammy]

Xmas is coming and it would be nice to give a radio to guys that don't have cb's go wheeling with us and either have frs or rugged radios and whoever is without can communicate. The new baofeng 8w seems too good to be true for the money. Any pro's or cons for occasional use out in the desert or mountains or just buy couple hand held cb's and be done? Thanks

 

[cleanportland]

Ive been happy with mine so far. No complaints.

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[SteveL]

I bought a cab about 20 years ago and still haven't installed it. At this point its probably worth buying a newer one with more modern options.

 

[sprdv1]

we use em every year during OCBR...

don't think you can go wrong for the money

 

[KyleQ]

What models are people using?

 

[Scoop]

Baofeng BF-F8HP is the newer more powerful one. They make a 5 watt one also.

 

[Yeller]

I have 7 or 8 of them (lost count don’t remember for sure). I pass them out at trail rides, makes it more fun, helps with spotting and communicates with my 50w VHF radio in the bronco. They have a usable range of 3-4 miles in 5w. With the 50w we’ve talked over 30 miles. The 8w versions are only 8w at full battery at about 60% they are 5w and continues that until almost dead.

Pm me if you want a copy of my frequency list.

 

[Dlish]

same company (btech) makes a great 25w for hardwiring in Bronco too. Its usually 100-125 on amazon and smaller than most CBs.

https://www.amazon.com/BTECH-Mini-U...f=sr_1_4?keywords=btech&qid=1575392711&sr=8-4

Same ability to program as the handhelds if you want a little more power.

 

[billtammy]

Thanks for the replies but i have a couple more questions. Can you use these right out of the box or do you need programing? Can you put cb or frs frequencies in also to talk to others on the trail?

 

[sprdv1]

would need to be programmed....

 

[sprdv1]

https://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287238&highlight=Baofeng

 

[Yeller]

you can manually enter the frequencies, works but is tedious and at times impossible if the frequency is not known. Programmed is best, that is what companies like Rugged Radios do and sell the same radio for 5x the price, and they will not program your radio. Yes you can do FRS frequencies but CB is in the incorrect wave length band so no on that.

 

[cleanportland]

Uv82hp is whst i ordered, have buddies with the less expensive ones. We use chirp for programming.

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[sprdv1]

you can manually enter the frequencies, works but is tedious and at times impossible if the frequency is not known. Programmed is best, that is what companies like Rugged Radios do and sell the same radio for 5x the price, and they will not program your radio. Yes you can do FRS frequencies but CB is in the incorrect wave length band so no on that.

Or join the cool club with the race radios. haha