808Beachbum

OK, thanks all, @WRQC527 your pic did help. Besides the "reverse polarity" terminology, the Baofeng has both internal and external threading, which, although I understand the external threads are for the retaining nut for the terminal, were still throwing me off. I have just been overthinking it...

The adapters I am looking at appear identical, yet, as noted, some brands mention "reverse polarity", which indicates to me that they are electrically different. Normally, in coax cable, the outer conductor, or "shield" is grounded, which is why I am asking... I know that with other "gadgets", some patch cords are straight, while some are reversed with respect to the pins, but I have not run across this particular term for just a straight male to female adapter with no cabling. Just being cautious...would hate to damage a $27 radio

I want to try my Diamond mag mount UHF/VHF antenna with a Baofeng UV 5R. It works great with my Icom ID 51 and 92 AD in the car or on a sheet pan. Looking at the adapters, it seems there are some with, and some without "RP" or a reverse polarity type of construction. I'm thinking the Boobrie SMA Male to SMA Female Connector RF SMA Coax Coaxial Cable Adapter brand item looks right and makes sense, but, I don't want to Bork the radio or my signal making the wrong choice. Or is the RFAdapter SMA Male to RP-SMA Female Adapter the proper type? It seems to be a higher quality construction, but who knows what is marketing hype and what actually contributes to performance...

I had to look through several sites, most say nothing at all about the antenna or optional antennas, but found this directly on the Baofengtech site: Q: Is the antenna removable? A: Certification requires the stock antenna to be an integral part of the radio. The GMRS-PRO antenna is permanently glued in place and tampering with the antenna will void the radio’s warranty. What made you think it WAS removable? I have no plans to purchase one, so no first hand experience with that model...

I recently purchased the same exact package. I bought the proper Baofeng programming cable, and downloaded the free Radioddity software for their GM-30. Worked perfectly, first time, no fuss or muss figuring out com ports or anything else. With radio off, plug in the programming cable to desktop and radio. Open the application (after installing the download), turn on the radio. The FIRST thing you should do is "Read from Radio", then save that file as your original factory setup, before making ANY changes. This package came with all 22 of the FRS/GMRS shared channels pre-programmed, as well as 8 pre-programmed repeater (duplex) channels with NO tones, and also 24 "DIY" channels, where, in theory, you would actually just pre-set the tones for your preferred regular use. The TX/RX freqs shown for these DIY channels does not 100% match the lower channels designated freqs, not sure just why yet...