The new #Baofeng UV-5R Mini arrived today, and ooooh is it TINY?!?! Will have play time later. First brief 2 minutes test I did was : does external PTT work properly with and without squelch (it doesn’t on Quansheng UV-K5(8) ) - yes it does. For eventual low-cost packet node use, this is essential.

One oddity though, will re-test when I have more time. External mic attached, squelch off, turn the volume right up to max - it starts generating RF as though you were keying up randomly.

#HamRadio

Kaks kaasaskantavat raadiosaatjat: Kaasaskantavad Baofeng raadiosaatjad

Võimas ja usaldusväärne sidevahend sagedusega 400-470MHz, 16 kanalit ja hädaabialarm. Ideaalne lahendus sujuvaks suhtluseks! https://tootemaailm.ee/kaks-kaasaskantavat-raadiosaatjat/ #raadiosaatjad #kaasaskantavad #Baofeng #suhtlus #tehnika

#MAYDAY from the #airwaves: #Belarus begins a #deathpenalty #purge of #hamradio #amateurs
Behind the absurdity of charging #Baofeng users with ‘High #Treason‘ lies a terrifying intellectual genocide and an urgent #call for #international #solidarity

https://steanlab.medium.com/mayday-389f5713fee4

Security Radio 101
Capitol Hill Tool Library.
Saturday, January 17·12:00 – 2:00pm

This event was found on https://sustainablecapitolhill.org/events/

Learn how to use the Baofeng UV-5R as logistical and security organizers at actions. We will outline FCC laws for MURS, GMRS, and HAM channels. Please purchase a radio beforehand if you are able.
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This course will cover most relevant functions and operation of a standard UV-5R radio. UV-5R is an easy, accessible, affordable device of low/mid quality. Most radios can only transmit on a small, specialized range of channels (bands). The advantage of the UV-5R is that it can be unlocked to access many of these bands. This makes it the preferred choice for new radio operators.

Bands are defined by the Federal Communications Commission. We will cover two bands. MURS (5 channels) and GMRS (22 channels). If you bring your own radio, arrive early and the instructor will program these channels into your device. We will discuss best practice when communicating over radio frequencies and how to employ effective messaging techniques.

#Seattle #Protest #Baofeng #Radio

I bought a cheap #Baofeng for my dad, a UV-7B

He wants to listen to the local #Skywarn repeater near him

I'm gently encouraging him to study and take the exam for the Technician license sometime over the next year (hopefully before July 2026, when the question pool changes)

I also have a book on order that I'll be giving to him for the holidays

I think he would enjoy talking to local folks with this handheld, he likes to "shoot the shit" already which will be good for rag-chewing, lol

Attempt at first amateur radio contact

https://makertube.net/w/9dNMp4CWobC9gb6cJinBx1