BAOFENG Radio

WW4GW – August 19, 2016

1950s Muntz TV

• How Many Components Could Be Removed?• One IF Section Instead Of Three• Remove RF Amp• Combine RF Amp With Mixer/Osc• Remove Noise Blanker Circuit

You Get What You Pay For!• Not Superhet• Software Defined Radio (SDR)

You Get What You Pay For!• Does Not Use Pre-emphasis or De-emphasis

(Audio can be “Tinny” or “Bassy”)• No Receive Pre-selector• No Transmit Filtering• No Comparison to “Big Three”

However ….. For Approx. $25

• It Works (kind of)• Price Is Right For New Ham(s)• Price Is Right As Complimentary Item• A Good “Learning” Tool• You Can Afford To Lose It

Caveat• All “BAOFENG” Radios Are NOT Baofeng !!• Chinese Copies Of Chinese Product - Say What??• Firmware Is “Telltale” If Not BFB, BFS, or N5R

Not Baofeng

Caveat• TP or F9 In Model Number It’s Fake – Made By

ShenZhen Foscam

FCC Says In97.307, paragraph (e):

• (e) The mean power of any spurious emission from a station transmitter or external RF power amplifier transmitting on a frequency between 30–225 MHz must be at least 60 dB below the mean power of the fundamental. For a transmitter having a mean power of 25 W or less, the mean power of any spurious emission supplied to the antenna transmission line must not exceed 25 µW and must be at least 40 dB below the mean power of the fundamental emission, but need not be reduced below the power of 10 µW. A transmitter built before April 15, 1977, or first marketed before January 1, 1978, is exempt from this requirement.

Kenwood Tx

BAOFENG #1 Tx

BAOFENG #2 Tx

Operation Modes

Programming

• “MANUAL” Mode – via keypad• “COMPUTER” Mode – need cable and S/W• CHIRP – download newest release• Programmed functions NOT changeable thru

the keypad!

Owner’s Manual

• https://radiodoc.github.io/uv-5r/• http://www.buytwowayradios.com/

products/resources/Baofeng/UV-5R-Owners-Manual-2.pdf

Summary

• Know What You Are Buying• Be Aware Of Its’ Capabilities• Avoid Illegal Operations• Enjoy The Radio• Learn From The Radio• Move Up To Better Product(s)