What is the difference between the etekcity and baofeng models?
810045
There is no difference. Baofeng ( pronounced "BO-fung", I am told) is the manufacturer; Etekcity and Sain, et.al. are distributors of the Baofeng products. A UV5R from one will be pretty much like a UV5R from another. There are some units with minor differences in the case, but they will have different numbers ( e.g., UV5R and UV5RA).
810046
There is no difference. Baofeng ( pronounced "BO-fung", I am told) is the manufacturer; Etekcity and Sain, et.al. are distributors of the Baofeng products.A UV5R from one will be pretty much like a UV5R from another. There are some units with minor differences in the case, but they will have different numbers ( e.g., UV5R and UV5RA).
810047
It looks the same to me. I have the Baofeng and happy with them so far. Pretty good bang for the buck.
280694
I have a hytera that is about the same size as the baofeng but I don't realy know
855822
Works just fine with Baofeng software. Let the cable install itself, do not use any USB cable drivers provided by Baofeng. Basically it will work with any programming software since the cable simply uses a USB-serial adapter. You choose the correct serial port inside the programming software, and you are good to go.
381075
I have multiple of each model and as far as I can tell the only real difference is cosmetic. Though the antenna on the uv5ra+ Recieves much clearer and is also more discreet and durable than previous models. The programming and what not is identical on both
255993
I strongly suspect they are the exact same device; the only difference I know of specifically, is that the Satechi version was available first. (I would have bought the Scosche version, otherwise, since it presently costs about $9 less than the Satechi.)
1825303
It is a better antenna than my Baofeng came with, but not by much as I would have liked. To be fair, I will say that I keep this antenna on the radios instead of the stock antennas....
1209064
I don't think but go to baofengs website hard to navigate but might find a answer
1301053
I don't think so. I can't! Maybe some people can change the freq's so it will pick up shortwave but, I don't think so.I've been in radio since 1957 and I can't do it. I've got a good shortwave and I think the two should stay the way both are made. This Baofeng is only $30 something bucks and it will do a lot of things but, the freq is different from shortwave freq's.
489855
You will not believe the difference. I had the analog version which was decent but after a wire went bad I got the LCD version which had such bad reception that I returned it. This version advertised improved reception so I decided to give it a try. I can not explain who the reception is so amazing on the current version. I can now listen to stations that I have not listed to for years on portable radios. The antenna looks the same but trust me, it is definitely not!! I doubt that better reception would be possible if the antenna was ten feet tall!! No, I don't work for the company!! LOL
2005378
Kenwood and Baofeng have the same pinout connection for the mic.Both compatible
869119
Sorry but I'm not know exactly the difference. I had this model and it works very well.
596584
I just received my Baofeng UV5R+ today and it has firmware BFB 297. A good friend programmed it with all our area Emergency frequencies used by both the Search & Rescue as well as our Emergency Radio Communication group for our Whatcom County volunteer personnel; he uses the very reliable RT Systems programming with its' accompanying radio specific programming cable. I got an excellent quality mike for it from my favorite supplier (located in Portland, OR); the mike cost more than the little transceiver, lol. But it was worth the expense because the little Kenwood mike has a great volume control on it. I just received my Baofeng UV5R+ today and it has firmware BFB 297. A good friend programmed it with all our area Emergency frequencies used by both the Search & Rescue as well as our Emergency Radio Communication group for our Whatcom County volunteer personnel; he uses the very reliable RT Systems programming with its' accompanying radio specific programming cable. I got an excellent quality mike for it from my favorite supplier (located in Portland, OR); the mike cost more than the little transceiver, lol. But it was worth the expense because the little Kenwood mike has a great volume... » Read More I just received my Baofeng UV5R+ today and it has firmware BFB 297. A good friend programmed it with all our area Emergency frequencies used by both the Search & Rescue as well as our Emergency Radio Communication group for our Whatcom County volunteer personnel; he uses the very reliable RT Systems programming with its' accompanying radio specific programming cable. I got an excellent quality mike for it from my favorite supplier (located in Portland, OR); the mike cost more than the little transceiver, lol. But it was worth the expense because the little Kenwood mike has a great volume control on it. « Show Less
93672
You can program the offsets from the radio. But using either Chirp software or the Baofeng software and cable is a lot easier. Chirp Software available here http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home. For a few dollars more the Baofeng UV-5R is a better radio. Note the UV-5R series has different variants of the Radio. They are only different cosmetically the insides are all the same. So if you get one. Search for one with the lowest price. Should not be more than $35-$38.
1618032
If your interested in Low end Ham Radio look @ the Baofeng UV-5R or Lattes Upgraded Model for Ease of Programming & Use!
588173
I use the 3800mAH battery off my uv-5re. Either of my 5re batteries work on this radio. I did not see one on the baofeng tech site; I purchased mine previously elsewhere.
787627
If this is your first radio, then go with this Yaesu. The menu/interface is much more user friendly and the quality of Yaesu is outstanding. Yaesu's are made in Japan while Baofung is made in China and while you may find one that last ten years, quality control is really poor in China and most likely it won't.Now if this is a secondary radio, then by all means try the Baofung out, everyone says they are a great value for what you get. Just everyone I know that has one already has a Yaesu/Kenwood/Icom, etc.
1718545
I've only seen the Baofeng a couple of times. It is smaller and fits the had nicely. I really like my Wouxun though. Have a Yeasu VX-6 but it sits on the self. The KG-UV6D is easier to use on a daily basis.