dosw Posted Friday at 09:39 PM Report Posted Friday at 09:39 PM My MX275 radio goes between my RV, boat, and occasionally my wife's car, depending on the activity. It always has been kind of a handful of stuff. Harbor Freight had a coupon that I used a week or so ago, purchasing an inexpensive Pelican case knock off. There was room in the case for the 275, its cig plug, two UV5Gs, one "RM", three rubber duck antennas, a charging base for the UV5Gs, and the stock mag mount antenna for the 275, which I don't use, but seemed like a good thing to toss in for completeness sake. I used the lower foam layer for the Baofeng charging base, cig plug, and stock external magnetic mount antenna for the 275. The MX275 instructions are underneath it all, since you need them to translate real PL tones to the codes that Midland uses. None of this is high end stuff, but it should be relatively convenient. amaff, RoadApple, WRYZ926 and 7 others 10 Quote
WRYZ926 Posted Friday at 11:57 PM Report Posted Friday at 11:57 PM The Apache cases are hard to beat, especially when on sale and/or you are an Insider Member. I have several Apache cases. Here is one I setup for portable use with my Xiegu G90 20 watt HF radio. I've been thinking about setting another one up for my Wouxun KG-XS20G and maybe a 2m/70cm radio. Seapup, Jaay and CoffeeTime 3 Quote
WSHH887 Posted Saturday at 01:31 AM Report Posted Saturday at 01:31 AM Well, that's a neater setup than mine. I'm currently using a small backpack for a DB20-G. It's got all the needfuls, (radio, HT's & charger, 110v to 12v transformer, programming cable, and mag mount) except an antenna. I'm looking into a ghost type. I do have an antenna permanently mounted on my truck. Mine isn't so much for portability but more for security. They have been hitting vehicles nightly in my area, so everything comes in at night. I'd really like to mount the radio in the truck, but I doubt it would last a week before some "individual" smashed a window and took it. My currnet mount is a very clunky cup holder mount. Your box set up looks good. And darned if Harbor Freight isn't just a few of miles away. Quote
WRUE951 Posted Saturday at 01:46 AM Report Posted Saturday at 01:46 AM now thats pretty impressive,, a case twice the cost of the radios Quote
LeoG Posted Saturday at 03:21 AM Report Posted Saturday at 03:21 AM I have two of the Apache cases too. The Retevis RT97 repeater setup an a few HTs. All the appropriate accessories under the repeater. CoffeeTime and WRYZ926 2 Quote
WRYZ926 Posted Saturday at 10:50 AM Report Posted Saturday at 10:50 AM 8 hours ago, WRUE951 said: now thats pretty impressive,, a case twice the cost of the radios The Apache 3800 is $40 and the Apache 4800 is $60. Plus they are on sale quite often for less. WRUE951 1 Quote
WRXB215 Posted Saturday at 01:44 PM Report Posted Saturday at 01:44 PM 2 hours ago, WRYZ926 said: The Apache 3800 is $40 and the Apache 4800 is $60. Plus they are on sale quite often for less. Yep, there are other brands that are way more expensive. WRYZ926 1 Quote
amaff Posted Saturday at 02:32 PM Report Posted Saturday at 02:32 PM I dig it Here's mine: CoffeeTime 1 Quote
LeoG Posted Saturday at 02:54 PM Report Posted Saturday at 02:54 PM Man, those green one sure do stand out LOL Quote
WRUE951 Posted Saturday at 03:19 PM Report Posted Saturday at 03:19 PM 22 minutes ago, LeoG said: Man, those green one sure do stand out LOL All the fire fighters in my community have the green Motorola's.. I was joking with one of the firefighters at Panda Expfress last week,, "Can you accidentally forget that thing on the table" . Quote
amaff Posted Saturday at 04:02 PM Report Posted Saturday at 04:02 PM 1 hour ago, LeoG said: Man, those green one sure do stand out LOL "Stealth" wasn't so much a consideration as "easily finding it when 1 of the kids accidentally drops it down a ravine" SteveShannon, WRUU653 and RoadApple 3 Quote
RoadApple Posted Saturday at 06:14 PM Report Posted Saturday at 06:14 PM @amaff Very Nice. The bright colors were a great choice for such a setup. amaff 1 Quote
WRTC928 Posted yesterday at 11:26 AM Report Posted yesterday at 11:26 AM On 6/6/2025 at 8:46 PM, WRUE951 said: now thats pretty impressive,, a case twice the cost of the radios True, but it's not about the cost/value of the radios. It's about being sure they don't get damaged and will work when you need them. SteveShannon and WRXB215 2 Quote
WRUE951 Posted yesterday at 01:59 PM Report Posted yesterday at 01:59 PM Even the Baufang's are pretty tough. Couple years ago when installing solar panels on my RV roof one of my UV5R jogged loose from my pocket clip and took a 12' fall to the cement.. I just said 'oh $hit" let it sit there on the cement while I continued with my work. The radio was blaring away sitting there on the ground. When i got down on the ground i checked her for damage, nothing but a slight indentation on one corner of the radio bear the antenna. Today, its one of my favorte radios, only becuse its been battle tested. WRTC928, SteveShannon, WRXB215 and 1 other 2 2 Quote
WRTC928 Posted yesterday at 05:57 PM Report Posted yesterday at 05:57 PM 3 hours ago, WRUE951 said: Even the Baufang's are pretty tough. Couple years ago when installing solar panels on my RV roof one of my UV5R jogged loose from my pocket clip and took a 12' fall to the cement.. I just said 'oh $hit" let it sit there on the cement while I continued with my work. The radio was blaring away sitting there on the ground. When i got down on the ground i checked her for damage, nothing but a slight indentation on one corner of the radio bear the antenna. Today, its one of my favorte radios, only becuse its been battle tested. I few days ago, I placed a UV-5r on top of a 4x4 fence post while I was working on the pool and forgot about it. That night, we had a legit severe thunderstorm -- even got a tornado about 3 miles away. Two days later, I found it still lying on the post. I picked it up, carried it in, gave it 2 days to dry out, and it works just like it did before it got wet. Obviously, you can't count on that, and I wouldn't expose a UV-5r to rain intentionally, but still, I was pretty impressed. WRUE951 and WRXB215 2 Quote
RoadApple Posted yesterday at 06:06 PM Report Posted yesterday at 06:06 PM I see/hear a lot of folks taking great joy in knocking the Baufang brand and Cheap Chinese Radios in general, but the proof is in the pudding, and quite often these cheap little radios can surprise us! WRTC928 1 Quote
OffRoaderX Posted yesterday at 06:55 PM Report Posted yesterday at 06:55 PM 46 minutes ago, RoadApple said: I see/hear a lot of folks taking great joy in knocking the Baufang brand and Cheap Chinese Radios in general, but the proof is in the pudding, and quite often these cheap little radios can surprise us! Somewhere on Youtube there is a video of some weird guy submerging a UV-5R in the toilet, freezing it and running it over with his very-manly Jeep... The screen cracked when the extremely-manly Jeep ran it over, but the radio still worked just fine. PRadio, GreggInFL, WRTC928 and 1 other 4 Quote
WRUE951 Posted yesterday at 07:27 PM Report Posted yesterday at 07:27 PM 32 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said: Somewhere on Youtube there is a video of some weird guy submerging a UV-5R in the toilet, freezing it and running it over with his very-manly Jeep... The screen cracked when the extremely-manly Jeep ran it over, but the radio still worked just fine. if i remember, that was yellow water too WRXB215 1 Quote
SteveShannon Posted 18 hours ago Report Posted 18 hours ago 7 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: Somewhere on Youtube there is a video of some weird guy submerging a UV-5R in the toilet, freezing it and running it over with his very-manly Jeep... The screen cracked when the extremely-manly Jeep ran it over, but the radio still worked just fine. So which was it, very manly or extremely manly? WRUU653 1 Quote
OffRoaderX Posted 18 hours ago Report Posted 18 hours ago 21 minutes ago, SteveShannon said: So which was it, very manly or extremely manly? It is very extremely manly! WRUU653, SteveShannon and GreggInFL 3 Quote
WSHH887 Posted 17 hours ago Report Posted 17 hours ago Oh come on now! What was it some sort of play Jeep like a YJ or worse yet one of those JK's? Real Jeepers know real very extremely manly Jeeps start with CJ WRYZ926 and WRTC928 2 Quote
WRYZ926 Posted 17 hours ago Report Posted 17 hours ago 9 minutes ago, WSHH887 said: Oh come on now! What was it some sort of play Jeep like a YJ or worse yet one of those JK's? Real Jeepers know real very extremely manly Jeeps start with CJ Nope they start with a M as in the M38, M38A1, and M170. The CJ's are just tamed down versions for civilian use WRTC928 1 Quote
W3sG4c Posted 9 hours ago Report Posted 9 hours ago M38 driver here……When a jeep was a JEEP! Still going after 74 years. Quote
WRTC928 Posted 7 hours ago Report Posted 7 hours ago 17 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: Somewhere on Youtube there is a video of some weird guy submerging a UV-5R in the toilet, freezing it and running it over with his very-manly Jeep... The screen cracked when the extremely-manly Jeep ran it over, but the radio still worked just fine. I own the AR-5RM, UV-5r/Bf-f8hp, and AR-152. Quality control can be an issue. I sent back a UV-5r and a 5RM because the batteries wouldn't lock into place and an AR-152 because the audio was extremely low; the replacements were perfectly serviceable. I'm not intentionally abusive to my radios, but I'm not particularly gentle either and they just keep working. I frequently say that Baofengs are better radios than you have a right to expect for the price. SteveShannon and WRUE951 2 Quote
WRUE951 Posted 6 hours ago Report Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, WRTC928 said: I own the AR-5RM, UV-5r/Bf-f8hp, and AR-152. Quality control can be an issue. I sent back a UV-5r and a 5RM because the batteries wouldn't lock into place and an AR-152 because the audio was extremely low; the replacements were perfectly serviceable. I'm not intentionally abusive to my radios, but I'm not particularly gentle either and they just keep working. I frequently say that Baofengs are better radios than you have a right to expect for the price. For the price, it is surprising the quailty the Baufangs offer. Quote
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