$26 Baofeng vs $500 Radio

Baofeng GT5R with upgraded antenna vs Yaesu FT5DR with stock antenna.

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[GlamHamRadio]

For those who think this was a jab at the Baofeng, that was not the point of this video. The point was that I think it sounds BETTER than the $500 radio :D

[cmbtking]

$26 or $500? The baofeng sounds just fine to me.

[mosierbuild]

$25 radios open the doors for a lot of young folks who cannot afford a $500

[FATELESSXVX]

The difference in sound quality is definitely not worth $475 difference.

[thetravi]

Baufengs are a great way to break into this hobby. Honestly a UV-5R is what got me started. I in fact have 12 of them still boxed and in my closet. I’ve only taken them out to throw a program on then they went back in the box, and back in the closet. Christmas is gonna be fun! Just need 8 more now.

[andrewsock]

I’d say the expensive one was worse with that loud hiss. The cheep one sounds like you would expect a radio to sound.

[friendlymerc]

If you try this next to interference or jamming the Baofeng will be deafened / overloaded, that extra filtering is also why the yaesu sounds fainter

[MBrewah]

Baofengs sound better because they are not IP rated so thr speaker is more open.

[ChrisHirner]

Im a ham and gmrs guy, and i gotta say if the baofeng was available in 1997 when i got my ham ticket it would have cost 400 dollars. The new icom and yeasu are going digital while the fang is all analog . thats part of the reason its cheap to buy.

[ry]

Don't say that to Not a Rubicon .. Ha ha .

[Logan.]

I have a bf f8 hp and 2 uv5r-e's, both sound crystal clear. I believe its first and second gen baofengs that are a lil fuzzy

[Shmoo]

I'm just getting in to this and studying for my license. I plan to take this slooowww. I want to learn all the tech stuff I can and listen and absorb as much as possible before I start talking. It seems the cheaper one can be good for just listening until I know what I'm doing.

[TonyFromChicago_]

The uv5r, otherwise known as the lord's radio

[midnightrunjrackz]

Yep the uv5r are good little radio mine been wet case is cracked bought it used 5$ and been fine lol use as scanner and gmrs I'm going to order ext. I have a new Owouxun kguv9d I like it to but I'll give my friends the uv5

[JuneBuggJr]

Funny how a lot of people are not catching the sarcasm joke. The BF is better sounding and much cheaper

[yungerallenelectricalcontr]

The waterproofing on that FT5D is a big Factor. A small sacrifice for a milspec HT.

[easttexasengineering]

Everyone should be buying one of these for what’s coming. Mobile towers will go down for a few days or more. Not a scare just sharing the information.

[droney_baloney]

The radio that got me interested VS the radio that I’m actively saving for. Thanks algorithm! 😂

[Ronald-dr]

Those new 42.5 inch antennas are something else to seen a video of a guy getting 33 miles of communication yet the big picture

[Jonnyweareten]

to be more exact try them with the same antenna.