Best "Bang for the Buck" Radio.(IMHO)

[WSAA635]

BaofengTech/BTech has really out done themselves with the BF-F8HP Pro IMHO. This radio has everything I've been looking for in an HT, it's easy to program with the BTech software and even lets you add a Custom Start-Up pic. I did a vid of a quick walk around showing some of the features and showing the really awesome programming software too. Anyway, enjoy the vid and thanks for watching. TN.Frank Out!

 

 

[WRUE951]

I agree..  I lost mine last year.  Left it in my kayak and it disappeared  somewhere on the highway.  It was a 3 year old radio.  I don't recall able to custom the screen though..  Did they add that option from the original.  I think my screen was not as big as this one..  

[WSAA635]

You might have had the BF-F8HP and not the Pro model which has GPS and a larger screen.

[AdmiralCochrane]

I have to look away so I'm not buying a new radio every 6 months.

[OffRoaderX]

Just wait until you see the new DM32 ....

[WRUE951]

1 hour ago, OffRoaderX said:

Just wait until you see the new DM32 ....

Got one coming.   Saw that when ordering a UV28.  I like the group option which both radios will do.   

[AdmiralCochrane]

11 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

Just wait until you see the new DM32 ....

Nope, nope, nope not going to even look

[WRTC928]

The UV-5RH Pro GPS is almost the same radio in terms of features and function. It lacks the support and updatable firmware of the BF-F8HP Pro, and those things do matter, but it's 1/4 the price. If I were going to have only one HT and use it for many years, I'd probably go with the F8HP, but I bought the 5RH instead. There's not really one right answer to the question of what radio is "best". It depends upon how you think you will use the radio.

[MarkInTampa]

11 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

Just wait until you see the new DM32 ....

Saw those the other day. Pretty dang cool. About the only DMR/Analog HT I've seen that does cool analog stuff I've been missing in HT's like my MD-380. Things like tone scan, add/remove channels on the radio without a PC, etc. It's almost like a standard analog radio with all the analog features one would want that does DMR instead of a DMR radio that can do basic pre-programmed analog but with no real analog features.

[SteveShannon]

12 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

Just wait until you see the new DM32 ....

Is the UV32 nearly the same radio except without DMR?

[WRUE951]

12 hours ago, AdmiralCochrane said:

I have to look away so I'm not buying a new radio every 6 months.

yea,,,  and i still eat candy at my old age..  

[WRUE951]

1 hour ago, AdmiralCochrane said:

Nope, nope, nope not going to even look

Did you order one yet  ??    

[WRUE951]

28 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:

Is the UV32 nearly the same radio except without DMR?

per the specs on Baofeng it looks to be the same radio minus DMR... It as the same zone and ch options, Which attracts me. 

[SteveShannon]

2 minutes ago, WRUE951 said:

per the specs on Baofeng it looks to be the same radio minus DMR... It as the same zone and ch options, Which attracts me. 

And less than half the price.  

[WRUE951]

9 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:

And less than half the price.  

thats true.. I ordered the DMR ver because i wanted to compare to my Hytera HP682.  Also ordered a UV28 Plus on the analog side.  

[WRYS709]

6 hours ago, WRUE951 said:

thats true.. I ordered the DMR ver because i wanted to compare to my Hytera HP682.  Also ordered a UV28 Plus on the analog side.  

I desided against the DM-32 after I confirmed that it cannot use OpenGD77 firmware. 

That has become a game changer for me in DMR. 

[OffRoaderX]

8 hours ago, SteveShannon said:

Is the UV32 nearly the same radio except without DMR?

Yes.. Review and comparison coming in a week or so.

[WRUE951]

1 hour ago, WRYS709 said:

I desided against the DM-32 after I confirmed that it cannot use OpenGD77 firmware. 

That has become a game changer for me in DMR. 

Do you really trust open sourcee firmware??  Asking for johnny 

[SteveShannon]

45 minutes ago, WRUE951 said:

Do you really trust open sourcee firmware??  Asking for johnny 

Why not?  At least with open source I can see what’s in the code. 

[WRUE951]

7 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:

Why not?  At least with open source I can see what’s in the code. 

try going to their site at the moment....    BTW  Baofang supposedly has a new CPM for their new DMR radio.. I havent download it it yet but it did read that talk groups can be programed into the radio and changed on the fly, where this couldn't be done on their orginal DMR radio..  CPM is on their website, t'm gonna download and check it tomorrow.      As far as 'looking' at code, with the right editor(s) you can check into any code and even find hacked passwords on line.  But looking is no fun,, 

[WRYS709]

2 hours ago, WRUE951 said:

Do you really trust open sourcee firmware??  Asking for johnny 

Aren’t you the guy who is always the first to suggest Chirp?!?

[SteveShannon]

2 hours ago, WRUE951 said:

As far as 'looking' at code, with the right editor(s) you can check into any code

Horsecrap 

[WRUE951]

1 hour ago, WRYS709 said:

Aren’t you the guy who is always the first to suggest Chirp?!?

Not me, i seldom use CHIRP and don't think i've ever talked about it..   I would use CHIRP over anything you would pay for though.   

[WRUE951]

19 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:

Horsecrap 

there is plenty of code editors out there, depending on the source code you want to look at or edit..  But you'll have to fire up a Linux box and find a password cracker on the dark web for programs you may want to edit..  There are 1000's  of these paswords cracks available.   I can't say i have actully used them     but i know they work. 

[SteveShannon]

11 minutes ago, WRUE951 said:

there is plenty of code editors out there, depending on the source code you want to look at or edit..  But you'll have to fire up a Linux box and find a password cracker on the dark web for programs you may want to edit..  There are 1000's  of these paswords cracks available.   I can't say i have actully used them     but i know they work. 

Code editors do not unwind an executable to structured source code like you can inspect in an open source project.