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Baofeng 888S UHF Radio Field Test and Power Test
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2015
- Field test of the ultra cheap Baofeng UHF 16 channel radio the BF888S, a super cheap durable radio thats easily programmed with chirp software, see the radio reviewed and tested here.
This radio is sold in the UK for as little as £10, please note that the supplied dektop charger is fed with plain twin core bell wire that is not double insulated, it is advisable to sleeve this cable.
I got my radios from this ebay seller, they at least came fitted with a UK plug top and a 3A fuse, note that radios supplied with a euro plug are not fused.
www.ebay.co.uk/...
I've bought 14 of these to use in a school to keep all classes in contact with office, impressed with quality.
So you can use 14 and all talk to eachother just fine?
Yep
Dude, these are 2-way radios. Not cell phones. Yes, everyone on the same channel can hear and talk to each other.
+Javier Martinez Most PMR and FRS radios use CTCSS (google it,) its tone coded squelch not all manufacturers use the same code, when you press the transmit button it sends out a tonecode, only other radios with this code will open the squelch to let you hear them.
Sure if you turn the squelch off and listen to the white noise you will hear everyone on the channel but most people dont want to do that and most PMR and FRS radios come with the squelch on as standard.
Its limited because it doesnt stop people trying to talk at the same time on the same channel but what what you can do on these radios is set the tone so that you dont hear other people you do this by choosing an uncommon tone.
So the answer to your reply is yes everyone could hear each other on the same channel but only if you listen with the squelch open and are happy to listen to white noise inbetween overs which most people wont do particularly in a work environment and there is no need a you are likely to only want to listen to people within your organisation.
Many manufacturers use the common tone of 67hz although some cheap sets let you change them as does this one.
Reece, how do you feel 1 year on about them? Any regrets?
Thanks for being specific about your test. I'll be ordering one soon for the kiddos to use around town with their friends. I don't believe in them having phones to early so this will be perfect for them to keep in touch and checked on. Thanks for the great video. Really appreciate it.
glad you enjoyed, range in built up areas will not be as good of course.
I love these decent quality cheap and talks 4 miles through houses all over my neighborhood easy on simplex
I have a Baofeng UVB5 I have VHF boat radio frequencies,fire ems and police frequencies,
It has UHF frequencies,it hasnt had any problems it goes very very very far ranges when im listening to FD frequencies its clear as day ive picked up firefighters up to 71 miles from me and boaters ive picked up to about 72-73 miles from my dock on sunny days! Excellent radio
I do like these radios and got some a good few years ago.Still working well now.
WALKIE TALKIE 2021 🔊
love it. we have 6 of these from our local online seller for a cheap price. about 6$ each. and i'm surprised and impressed. the downside is the battery life. overall its a good buy.
Yes they are amazing value aren't they, I get the occasional comment from ppl saying Chinese junk etc, they aren't junk they are superb little sets that are so cheap it doesn't matter.
@@knoxieman hahaha. that is true. but nevermind those junk instructions. the item is great. we are happy with it.
Dennie Williams where did u get them for 6 dollars a piece ?
@@alphanomega2799 i bought it from lazada.com. similar to amazon. online store. but check it also from your local online store. the shipment came direct to china and delivered by their partner courier. im from Philippines so the price is inexpensive.
@@papadenz2022 ok thanks... but I just left the lazada website and the prices are ridiculous like over a 100$.. I guess they are cheap for u since u are there
Cheers good review, lots of effort put into this review i appreciate that. That price is crazy low wow!
Thanks so much 😎
Great video, subbed. Got a set of three with mikes/speakers and we use them professional on steel construction sites and maintenance and welding jobs on plants etc., often with crane operators. No experience with other brands but very content with this brand.
There great for the price and they are really easy to use for as cheap as £10 and that anyone can use them without any previous knowledge/experience with other radios they are perfect for on site use.
Yes absolutely 😎
hiya, I have received my Proster walkie talkies this morning, tested them out with my dad and they work perfectly fine walked into my local town center speaking to my dad on the radio and they worked fine in shops aswell..I was also picking up the police and paramedics on it aswell lol awesome
I have the Baofeng UV-82.
It is a dual band VHF/UHF.
I love it.
I can get out about 50 miles with repeaters.
Thanks for the vid.
timm2020 Oh yeah, KD8YWL
FYI, you can have a frequency programmed into channel 16 and still scan. I own 2 of these and tried it.
Ch. 16 is used for scanning too.
Thanks for taking the time. I might just get this. Greetings from Vancouver island!
Thanks
kno ieman,how long do i charge the walkie talkie
@@rethikas14 only takes about 5 hours. Im happy with this purchase. Worth it.
US low end limit is now 2 watts before you need a license. These radios are perfect.
Channel 16 can be set and will scan all 16 (or whatever ones are set to scan) when set to ch16 and scan function is enabled...when scanning if it stops on an active channel and you transmit it will always transmit on the channel 16 freq. if it is programmed otherwise it will transmit on the highest channel number that is set. You cannot tell what channel the scan stopped on so it is only good as a receive scanner function...
Also make sure you get the right Programming cable with the chip in it.
The newer boafengs use a cable with no chip but the BF-888's need the cable with the chip in it.
Thank's for your video, price in France is 21 € one radio, good radio
thanks, it is a great little radio amazing value for money.
Power output he measured was just over 1 watt. Totally legal in U.S. power-wise. His summary of the radio begins around 13:00. I wish video presenters on CZcams would edit more succinctly. We appreciate your sharing your experience, but this could've been edited down to a minute or two and your content wouldn't've suffered, IMHO. Have a nice day.
Thanks but this has been by far my most watched video so clearly I did something right.
Subbed. we need more like you, thanks for the review!
thanks and thanks for the sub, more reviews to come.
Awesome. If you haven't already, do you thing you could get your hands on the Quansheng TG UV2 and run it through the paces? I'm really wanting to get one but previous chicom experiences have be puckering up a bit...
Good one
absolutely amazingly awesome review Sir....Outstanding job!!!!!!!!
Another CZcams review shows 3.5 watts output, but whatever, pretty good range you’re getting there.
I’ve got some been using for years, bought extra capacity batteries and longer antenna too
That U.K. plug has just been added on later, technically illegal to sell like that, supposed to be a factory fitted sealed plug these days
Great Video and Testing! Getting a pair of them too :) 55 & 73 from germany
Peter Grygorczuk Many thanks!! & Yes for the money they are amazing radios, you will have a lot of fun with them for sure!
thanks for your review, was doubt with this product... till u saying great about this one... thanks mate
Great review video! I'd love to see a review of the Amcrest atr-22
I’ve added this to my favourites playlist
Good afternoon
can you help me? I want to connect two devices, the first device is the same as the one you have, while the other is different, but they are all from BAOFENG, thank you …
Great video and test I would definately change the power supply wire.....
nice tune at the end
I did bought 4 for my kid to play for fun and we can use at the mall when we go shopping
thanks for the information about the baofeng bf888s I like your video so much
I bought one of these and one BaoFeng UV-5R Plus to use at work to communicate :) Best regards
I am in the United States and am a representative of a volunteer organization. We use these radios on business frequencies with a license. Besides being a bit quiet, they do their job fairly well.
I doubt they are type accepted for biz band use.
@@captlarry-3525 they are part 90 certified. Check the FCC database. Also this comment is 5 years old lmao… we’ve since started using Motorolas.
Nice little radios. Inexpensive too.
Get 2 Watts and in crowded housing and Metal Biz Buildings getting 1/2 Mile between 2 Units . Getting a LONGER ANTENNA for both and will test.. will increase some in the City with 3x Longer Antenna's of course. Work great as is !
Great review nice to see a good well put together test I've also subscribed look forward to more.....
many thanks :-)
I've got the baofeng uv5r these look really similar to you're sets sure the one's I got from cash converters for £5.00 are very early ones in radio terms. ....
thank you for all that information i'll be buying mine off amazon soon to protect my safety
Chap on eBay doing 2 units for £5!!!!!Very cheap and a great little radio
That was a great review! Thank you so much!
being using these for about 2yrs power,geat radios for money,,,very good range and loud enough audio on tx and rx,,,,churp software gives basic programming i found the bf888s software English version much better for accessing all features,,,speech inversion is really handy are it make you audio sound garbled to anyone trying to listen in to your conversation although this does not encrypt your audio,so any on with speech inversion activated can here you on there radio,,,power out i have no had any problems with my radio giving 4w on high and just under 1w on low,,,,,like you say great radio for the money.
Excellent video, thank you...
My friends and I want to buy some of these for car trips so we can talk and ask directions and stuff. Are these ready to be used straight out of the box without any programming or software additions and stuff?
And if so, is there a way to get onto a channel thats just privately you and your friends. I don't know a thing about how to use these so any tips and info would be much appreciated.
And whats the illegal frequency thing you were talking about?
Yes
In general if some other person in your range uses the same frequency the possibility of catching their conversation is very high. That's why you use 16 channels to choose from You can brief your friends to use. Only channel 1. And if there is some other group of people russian or Chinese or what ever it might be. By hearing your conversations they will usually switch to their own channel. For example number 6. That's how your group of people will be chatting on channel 1 and the russian will be chatting on channel 6. It is very simple.
Yes if you decide to listen to Russians on channel 6 just switch to this channel. Or vice versa:-))
Yes you limited by 16 frequencies only. But the possibility that 16 groups of different people using the same 16 frequencies in the same time are very low. It will never happen-:) no matter if you in the wood or mountains or urban.
That's why everybody has he's unique channel to use.
You can buy advanced radios with 128 channels. But there is a big possibility interfering with civilian or police radios.
This means more channels you have the more frequency options you got. Usually if you have some 5-4 friends you ask them to choose the same channel and you will be converse on it.
I'm unsure what the illegal frequency thing he was on about either, they transmit at 446mhz which is fully compliant.
I do like your ham radio footages.
Bf 888s model is price is per unit and maxcimum talking range km from set to set.
You can get maybe 10 miles line of site
Appreciate the video. I ordered a pair which came in this afternoon and was wondering how far the range was. Thanks for the demo.
Roddy Smith hey no problems they are great budget radios, enjoy :-)
LOL at the CZcams closed-captions at 12:26! Good chuckle, and nice vid.
I own two bf888e,s which is a pmr version with fixed aerial
Just subscribed, thanks. M0BND, haven’t used my license for god knows how many years, keep thinking about it though. Thanks for the review.
What licence
Today I received 888s with RED sticker on the back and it have scrambler! But only with Miklor program for 888s.
73
+Music Matt 76 Yes some do have this feature its random between sellers, you can use the Baofeng software to enable it as well, I dont use voice inversion its fun to play with it though.
Hi Knoxieman, my local UHF repeater has a RX and TX frequency but I see only one Column for frequency, where in chirp do I set them seperate. 73
How to you set the power level via the software enabling these radios to be uk legal for PMR channels?
Ok then. Thank you for your help.
I should think that you could open up a repeater seven miles away on one watt with a dirty great antenna on the roof! How about using the antenna supplied with the radio?
This radio can also be programmed to transmit and receive on vhf. It won't transmit well on vhf, but it will receive pretty good.
Mine dont on vhf
thanks very much that's very kind
Splash proof really not waterproof
are the Retevis RT24 any good and are they uk legal licence free?
The charger is very poor quality without protection, be careful.
WolfAirsoft Yes, but the antenna is removable, so leave it screwed in. The radio is DEAF to any other commercially available radio 'til you programme it. The 16 channels are PMR. Me? I'm tired of programming everything, so I'm chucking that in; if I want PMR., then I would go for the new Motorola extreme, 16 channels with everything working straight out of the box, and it can hear all other PMR radios.
great insight thanks for uploading
Thanks for the review
Thanks sir
estos radios son compatibles con los radios Kenwood tengo una base y me gustaria ver si me puedes ayudar si puedo meterlo a la frecuencia que maneja mis radios kenwood si son compatibles con esos radios me podrias ayudar si funcionarian
Hoq do you know if the radio was already programmed for the legal frequency? And if it isn't how do you change it?
We have exactly the same make and model variable power supply and swr meter. 73 MM0SDK.
Scared of a bad there
Wow! 7 miles between two portable radios? I'm getting 4 of these...
Hi +knoxieman , how do i programme it again so that I can use it in the UK please?
thank you
It's strange because I've used CHIRP to program my Baofeng UV-5Rs, and I've found that while the majority of the functions I've programmed the radio for actually go through, things like Busy Channel Lockout don't seem to work, so I wonder if it's the same case here, except with the power setting not being accepted by the radio vs my issue with the BCL feature.
Chirp is loaded with options that are not supported on a radio of these specifications. Don't have to be.
+knoxieman Is the earpiece push to talk? Deciding whether to bye a push to talk earpiece with it so I can leave it in my pocket while speaking.
negusorigins I don't think so, I don't have these radios any more as they were given away as gifts, I'm sure none of the cheap headsets have inline buttons.
i got some the same radios and the chargers passed a pat test
Good review but whats wrong with the plug and twin cable.Its double insulated as most chargers are --- isnt it ?
no it's not double insulated, have to be bit careful there.
Good job
sorry but by any chance do you have the link to the video of how to program the radios? Thank you in advance.
+Arturo Ortiz If you search for programming chirp in youtube you should find videos that will help.
My 2 sets show red light but no voice on other set ...and 1st set also behave like this ...both of them show green...but no voice on otherhand but onlu red light glow ..plz help ..i never use them from 2 years ..
Your not allowed to have twin ribbon cord in the UK? That's dumb. We have it all over the place in the US.
Crisp Cuts Landscaping Not making this a competition but we have a better plug system so we can have a higher voltage and current. You don't wanna be zapped by our plugs 😂😂
Here in America UHF GMRS we are allowed up to 5watts on a hand held HT.
Yes that is great to be honest lots of people use more than 0.5W on PMR over here now
Hi! Great video, it made me buy 4x of them :). What software are you using around 11minutes? Thanks
*It is sdr# used in sdr radios software defined radios. hope u found it useful*
Would these be okay for kids to use? Ages 7-16. Looking for cheap but good quality Walkie talkies for my brothers for Christmas.
The Baofeng UV9r plus is my cheapy of choice 2-way though far more features. Have a couple of UV5r's but find the 9's even better built. How do they do these for the price?
I have the 888's for holiday family use, cheap enough not to care if you drop one and the kids love them.
Hi buddy nice video , I have see Albanian trafic police use radios , they ar £10 radios , head to head they talk no more than 3km
Thanks, it depends on the power setting, there is also a VHF version of this radio.
What was being used to receive them? Unless it was another identical handset, then surely it's an irrelevant test. I can hear PMR stuff from miles away on my IC9100 and big antenna at home, but I couldn't hear them on another PMR handset.
I always do the range test from two fixed locations on all the test videos back to base so I am comparing the radio to other radios in that sense, yes I do agree that along side that it would have been good to do a radio to radio test and an urban test. Thanks for watching.
I have those radios one question when I got them they didn't come with a programming disk how can I program them out of the factory status.
download the program chirp from danplanet you can program them with that, you will also need the cable of course. The radios are often supplied pre programmed on frequencies that will not be legal for you to use in the us and UK so its important to change them to avoid causing interference.
thank u ill look it up
Do you need a license or something similiar for Baofeng radios,and is it legal to walk into the city and talk in front of police?
Allem Sehich yes in theory you do need a licence, the police mostly would have no interest in you using the radios unless you were causing problems, this is why it's important to program these radios before using them.
knoxieman Thanks for info,can Baofeng radios catch over 10km?
Question why is it necessary for you to reprogram the radio why can't you just use it? I am in Barbados
Why does my baofeng say cancel if I put a frequency higher than 140.000 thanks for helping
This radio is UHF only try entering in a frequency of say 446 MHz and see if it works then
Very good review my friend I have a question are the BF888s compatible to connect to a repeater network
Thank you!
Your welcome
What the software u use that hear frequzeny radio
Thanks for this video. It looks like you are using SDR# to record the test transmissions. Did you use a voice activated recording feature within SDR#, or simply record the whole time during testing? I'd like to perform similar tests but do not want to leave the program recording while I am away from the computer. Thanks again and 73's.
I just used mine for a year . Had no idea , im in my own little world anyway
Hello. How many kilometers can a radio receiver cover?
Hi. Thanks for the great video. Do you know if the channel frequencies are reset to the factory settings if the battery runs out of power. Thanks
I ordered 2 of these for camping I live in the United States, I am not a ham operator can I still use these radios? What other than the cable and software do I need to do to use and program them? What frequencies can I use here in the states? Thanks
Str8Klownin1
FRS/GMRS channels can be programmed into them, you can Google a list. No they're not legal but if you're not being a nuisance no one will ever check.
The box in the very beginning of the video says VHF/UHF. Are these dual-band?
No
I got 2 BF-888s the other day. Both work but on the one the battery wont stay in. The catches on the bottom are fine. A very slight pull and the battery come out. Any suggestions?
Fantastic video mate thank you very much for taking the time to do it
these look like the Retevis H-777 Walkie Talkie. Do you know if there is any difference
Thanks v much I don't know if they have been cloned but its very likely!
What about the 'new' Misuta 888s, their ad''s are quoting 3 watt power output, not the previous
+f4bscale Very likely not even some of the bigger UV5R variants dont put out 3 watts on UHF, you can generally take the power labels on the boxes with a massive pinch of salt, not that it matters as for the money they are great radios and all that extra watt or two would do in practice is just flatten your battery more, if range is a concern you need a better antenna on all these Chinese radios.
+knoxieman Thanks, I've sent for one so as to make a comparison. You are right about the antenna. I have worked my way through a few fake Nagoyas and they do improve performance a little. I now have a genuine Nagoya NA771 and it improves performance from, say 5 or 6/10 to 7 or 8/10 at 3.4 miles from a high point (almost line of sight). That's back to another 888s (original antenna) in a bedroom window.
I can see VHF in the manual.... Is this VHF too?
no its uhf only
Dear sir, 1) can you let me know is this legal in india, ? Can i use in india ? With factory default frequencies or setting? 2) if 3rd person or other people connect to this radio how can change this setting, only 2 frends can talk with each other other will be restricted. Is there any setting available via softwar? Pls describe. Thanks
Yes legal to use in India, you must however program the radio to frequencies that are legal for you to use in your country, thanks for watching.
this version baofeng 888s is based on channel.. you have to do setting on the computer to set frequencies for 16 channels.. you better get baofeng uv 82 instead.. you can search for frequencies immediately on the spot without setting on the computer..
@@RezaOLine beofeng uv82 gets license required in india ??? If i m not wrong 24mhz is allowed freely use in india like CB radio.. how can i program beofeng 888 default frequencies to india freey freqy?? Where can i get the list of frequencies to use in india freely???
@@znzzmz1 i dont know about india,, because im not an indian..
you can set the channel by using computer,, there will be a cd driver one package with the radio.. you need to know about your frequencies of your partner and yourself so you can comunicate.. and dont forget about important frequencies like police officer,, fire fighter,, or your workplace.. but you cant do scanning frequencies with this 888s baofeng.. you have to gather frequencies by yourself so you can set it up on your computer..
remember,, do not disturb other people work with your radio,, especially from the government officials.. to avoid trouble from the government..
@@RezaOLine you mean to say i would set freq like police officer or fire? Or avoid these freq ? If i will set the free or open freq on 888s with that is usable in india both 888s radio, after that these radio does not match with others freq like govt official???
my friend and i have the same radio. but we tested it. we cannot receive each other. can you please help me? we are 3.2km away from each other. his house to mine
Gjul Allibuc maybe too far for your antennas. trees and buildings can cut transmissions
Can we communicate on 26-27 MHz band i.e, CB radio band on this device as the product shown on Amazon described it as licensed free in India..but I doubt it
Shubham Kumar hello no it won't operate on CB bands.
Good review.
Do you know what is the difference is between this 888S vs 888?
that one of them has an s and not the other
Can you please measure the distance between the two screw holes on those radios please
Hi Jake sadly not as I gave these radios away after the video was made
These neat little radios are great for simplex, but they don't seem to like using repeater offsets.
I've not used the 888 on repeaters much although I've used plenty of other super cheap radios that have been ok 🤔
What is the name of the song at the end? Great, informative video. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, the music is generated by the video editor program so doesn't really have a name as such