The Very BEST Upgrade For Your Baofeng

What should be the first thing you upgrade on your Baofeng handheld radio?

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[TeamTopKick]

I run Nagoyas 771s on my handhelds most.of the time and it allows.me to talk simplex radio to radio anywhere in my town.

[tomgeorge]

If you use a mag mount 2m/70cm antenna on a window sill or balcony, provide it with a ground plane.
I have a mag mount on my window sill, and a cut opened Rice Bubbles box covered in aluminium foil.

[Yozimbo]

Nagoya antennas are a pain now, as there are so many counterfeits out there that it's very difficult to be sure if you get a genuine one (unless you have a reputable speciallized radio shack, you can trust in your area - even then not 100% sure).... Diamond antennas, although no one mentions them, are an excellent alternative (not so much copied) and Signal Stick even better (if you live in the US)... 73s

[jamiemoo]

Connected mine to a Diamond X50 collinear Antenna.

[WolffiaGlobosa]

What about a 5 - 5 1/2 ft. telescoping antenna?

[wolfman]

baofeng Well is what i have and i get 10 km and very fars make your one antena with a Coaxial Cables, if you are at home you are deep hole make long pole outside to put your atena . i can talk and i can listen far aways ^_^ depens what kind of use you do . and you can use a boster to put on Coaxial Cables with 5 volt or 9 volt many of thing you can do like a cb am now many tech are upgrade ♥
I cant not help with it . but i did my selft you can do it you too

[juniorflores]

teach me maybe it's my attena but I live in ah popular area what I'm I doing wrong though not fair

[Ressy]

yah, I put my uv82's antenna on a vna and it was resonant at 412 mhz and in the airband :)
wasted... 1, I dont work for ambos so 412 is useless, and 2 baofengs dont do AM even in airband so double useless. in ham bands, both were around 4:1 at best

[marcusgreer]

My antenna is going far I don't need
Another antenna

[SolgerLemp]

because what ? your video cut off before you answered the question

[christophermarshall]

Best place for a Baofeng radio is the BIN!! I've looked one a friend has, which is now just a paperweight. I'll never buy one. Same applies with Kenwood, which I call "crapwood". I much prefer Yaesu or Icom.