Baofeng UV-82

Advantages: Splash protection, very comfortable body shape and balancing even with long "fishing rods", double PTT key (for transmitting and switching between two channels), full numeric keypad, two-line display, usable antenna included (did not notice the difference in the 400 MHz range with 771 -th Nagoya, it's a pity that it is not sold separately), quite flexible settings, ease of firmware and availability of headsets and wires for firmware with a K-plug ("kenwood"), CHIRP support, good power and sensitivity, good voice quality, not bad speaker volume. Decent quality plastic. Dual band. If we take "at home", then there is practically no alternative balance of characteristics and cost.

Disadvantages: There may be few channels. Someday there will be an alternative battery / battery box / cigarette lighter box or covers (the platform is already used by different manufacturers and widely), but so far there is nothing like that. An inconvenient grip with the attached "clothespin", the absence of an eyelet for a lace on the body, an inconvenient headset connector cover (protrudes with the inserted headset). Channel scanning speed is low. Certain assembly defects. Check! They may not tighten the fixing rings under the antenna / volume control, the volume control itself may not work well.

Comment: The station can be considered as a replacement for UV-5R: everything is almost the same and even at almost the same price, only slightly better: the flashlight became a flashlight, not an LED sticking out of the body, the volume control received side protection (body tide) and more -strong performance, splash protection appeared, the body has become a comfortable anatomical shape, better communication, better speaker, better VOX, better microphone, power has grown, the antenna does not need to be thrown out, the range is slightly expanded. Unfortunately - so far there are no special accessories (batteries, cases, etc.), of which there are a lot for UV-5R, but I hope there will be, but for now we will buy additional batteries in the kit. For assembly flaws I remove one star from "workmanship", but for a combination of properties and price - five stars in general. Yes: the 89 / 82L "version" is exactly the same, only more expensive (marketing!).There is a UV-8 option - no screen and no numeric keypad. The Pofung brand is the same BaoFeng. Acc is not 3000 mAh, as on the battery, but 1800, as here in Yandex. The original Nagoya 771 is not completely screwed up - you have to put the washer. Updated. There is no splash protection, only a rubber band on the battery, around the contact. And that's all, and the body itself flows through the cracks. Alas. I recently unleashed it ... But this does not negate the other advantages, and the radio is not positioned as an "off-road vehicle".

Advantages: Nice to the touch. Good antenna (according to users' comments, 5ok is better than theirs) Wide frequency range. Range (~ 33 km in a straight line) Very broad functionality. You can't figure it out without a murzilka;) Two PTT buttons.

Disadvantages: The antenna is long, then in the nose, then in the eye; (, but for the quality of communication, this is only a plus;) The functionality is such that I had to read the manual several times before comprehending at least half of the goodies. (We consider this a plus!)

Comment: I took it for paragliding. From the start, we work just above the LPD. I am delighted with the station and not only me. The other day I saw a couple of the same units in people. Particularly pleased with the range. From one end of the St. Petersburg dam to the other, the connection breaks through with a bang. From the 17th floor it was possible to establish a connection with the field (according to the maps, this is 33 km of almost line of sight, and the speech was intelligible and the noise reduction was at 2K. The unit is powerful and sophisticated! Very pleased with 2 PTT buttons. for operation at the same frequency, but with different powers.In general, I recommend!

Advantages: easy-to-learn high-quality radio stations, full compliance with the declared parameters and even a little better if you take the communication range

Comment:

Advantages: price / quality - 5 quality of materials - 4 communication range - 5 communication quality / distance (city) - 4 communication quality / distance (forest) - 4 functionality (including the number of settings) - 4 complete set - 5 batteries - 4 З / U - 4 (the radio station is fixed in the "glass" tightly, separately the battery is also tightly) 2 simultaneously listened to channels - 5 PTT rockers for 2 channels - 5 flashlight (weak, 3 meters, but sometimes just this is useful) - 5 headset is quite comfortable, swivel with a rim under the left / right ear - 5 headset audibility and microphone quality - 4 VOX (sometimes useful) - 5 scanning subtones - 5 scanning channels - 5 antennas - 5 etc.

Disadvantages: degree -dust-moisture protection - 3 (structurally not provided) microphone sensitivity - 3 (when talking directly into the microphone from 2 mm - 5) З / У - 4 (full charge indicator is functioning)

Comment: I am surprised by all 146% with this model, I did not expect that for these pennies you can get such quality !!! Satisfied "like an elephant". To everyone for a strike, for groups of mushroom pickers, fishermen (pack the radio in a polyethylene package) ... Take it, you won't regret it! After testing this device, I found out that in a fairly dense mixed forest, in dry, cloudy weather, the distance of confident reception is about 1.8-2.0 km. In wet forest about 30% less. Communication after these limits is somehow cut off immediately, without even going into interference and crackling. In open areas more than 7 km. it was not possible to leave, but the connection was quite confident and stable.

Advantages: We have already told you everything suitable: it fits well in the hand, and a double tangent, and the connection is acceptable, and there are many functions, and so on. I'll add on the little things: 1. Finally, we removed the hated channel / frequency mode switch button, which is always pressed in your pocket in the UV-5R. 2. Transferred the reception indicator to the end of the radio. 3. The battery latch is metal. 4. Made a more familiar keyboard, like in a phone.

Disadvantages: The main jamb is the same as in its predecessor - the radio cannot simultaneously listen to one channel and scan another.

Comment: The rest is the same UV-5R, with new features and old sores.

Advantages: Price. Works. Lightweight. Good radio reception. Lantern.

Disadvantages: Light-music of LEDs on the power supply unit and the charging glass Blatant deception with the battery capacity.

Comment: Using the "branded" Vertex and the "Chinese" Kenwood for several years, I bought a baofeng-82. I took it in a store that is cheaper and nearby. Frightened by messages about "cheap are 1.5-watt fakes, real 5-8-wadded jackets are expensive" I went to the Tsaritsyn market to check. We measured it with different antennas - it is odd, something about 4-5 watts. Which indirectly confirms both the information on the forums about "the Chinese have finally made a good native antenna", and the messages about "all bao-82s are the same, the sellers' stories about" fakes, low power, etc. "from competitors is nothing more than" divorce "to justify my overpriced. I like to listen to the radio on the walkie-talkie. If the Chinese kenwood caught without interference only in one room, on the window, strictly in one position, then baofeng greatly pleased - the quality of reception is much better, you can even wander around the apartment. , again thanks to the improved antenna. Battery. 2800 mAh claimed. The battery is tiny and weighs 80 grams. For comparison, the 1200 mAh battery of the branded Vertex is much healthier and weighs 180 grams. It seems that messages on the forums about the "real" battery capacity within 1400 mAh completely Charging. The power supply plugged into an outlet shines with a bright red (typically "Chinese") LED, and an empty charging glass flashes red-green - purely police I am a chandelier. The fig to do this is not clear. The glass weighs 40 grams (the old Chinese has 80). The power supply is almost weightless - the same 40 grams (in the old 200). In general, in this area, the Chinese have learned to save a lot in a couple of years. At work ... Works. Where the vertex with kenwood "interferes" (city, several km of rare buildings), there is also interference at Bao. I believe the tests on the internet are true. Measurements "on this one can make out 2 more words at a distance of 20 steps further" was not engaged. PS. Usually sellers remove the headset supplied with the radio and sell separately. Keep in mind. A separate plus of zonagsm is that they don't pamper. Satisfied.

Advantages: Price / Functionality / Quality Ratio Output power over 5w Decent call quality and range Dual band Dual PTT button

Disadvantages: I would like a more capacious battery, moisture protection

Comment: Steam has been in operation for over a year, the flight is excellent. A more detailed description is here http://habaroved.net/forum/80-48-1

Advantages: Excellent budget radio! 5W of power per eye for most tasks. The ability to cling to any civilian radios The battery does not need to be charged all weekend with constant operation Two active frequencies

Disadvantages: Standard antenna. VSWR at 430 MHz about 3 A small selection of headsets, standard - complete nonsense. No moisture protection (protected only from light splashes)

Comment: I took 4 in Russia and two with Ali. They are no different, in the Russian Federation it is by itself a little more expensive. Two years working, no problem

Advantages: The radio works normally and finishes at 3 km exactly at the stop.

Disadvantages: Very quiet sound. I don’t understand how to make it louder. The volume knob is turned to the maximum and compared to the Motorola the volume is much worse.

Comment:

Advantages: Price-build quality. For some, plus a double PTT rocker. Not a plus for me personally.

Disadvantages: As usual, the battery readings are too high on the battery itself, in reality it is about 1700-1800mAh. "Empty" PSU and memory, but somehow miraculously working nevertheless. That's how long the question is. There is not enough button for switching the frequency / channel mode

Comment: It is well coordinated, of course there is no water or dust protection at all, all those who indicate about this apparently either do not understand what it is, or trade in these stations. The same RDA chip, but in a more anatomically convenient package. For your money is quite good. I think it makes no sense to demand something more from the direct conversion receiver. The good news is that every year Chinese VHF sluts are falling in price more and more. Although sometimes to the detriment of the components that are in them :-) I wrote in more detail about this transceiver in my LJ here http://immetatron.livejournal.com/65453.html