TNFrank Posted January 10 Posted January 10 I just has someone post a comment under my Baofeng UV-5RM video saying that they had no clue how to use the radio. What do you tell someone like that? I told him/her to look up videos on how to program and use the radio, there's tons of them on YouTube. Why would someone buy something that they didn't know how to use or at the very least would put some time in learning how to use? Quote
OffRoaderX Posted January 10 Posted January 10 24 minutes ago, TNFrank said: Why would someone buy something that they didn't know how to use or at the very least would put some time in learning how to use? It's cute that you dont understand how/why people do this.. It's a fancy looking two-way radio and it's less than $30.. How could they NOT buy it? that.. and.. the average person is 80% or more retarded.. WRHS218, TNFrank and LeoG 3 Quote
SteveShannon Posted January 10 Posted January 10 22 minutes ago, TNFrank said: I just has someone post a comment under my Baofeng UV-5RM video saying that they had no clue how to use the radio. What do you tell someone like that? I told him/her to look up videos on how to program and use the radio, there's tons of them on YouTube. Why would someone buy something that they didn't know how to use or at the very least would put some time in learning how to use? Most people don’t know how to use a radio before they’re first exposed to it. We ask what part they’re having trouble with and try and get them started. They learn quickly, gain confidence, and pretty soon make YouTube videos. Northcutt114, WRUU653, WRHS218 and 2 others 5 Quote
TNFrank Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 I had a HT CB radio in High School and knew how to use it right out of the box. You turn it on, sellect a channel, push the button yo talk, let go of the button to listen. Nothing could be simpler. WRZK593 1 Quote
WRTC928 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 10 hours ago, TNFrank said: I had a HT CB radio in High School and knew how to use it right out of the box. You turn it on, sellect a channel, push the button yo talk, let go of the button to listen. Nothing could be simpler. I think that's what most people expect when they buy an inexpensive Chinese radio. Then they turn it on, hear nothing, and think there's something wrong with it. With a CB, if you just run through the channels, pretty soon you'll hear someone. When that doesn't happen with a ham or GMRS radio, they (correctly) conclude that they don't know how to use it. Fortunately, I had enough military and law enforcement experience with radios to at least grasp that you have to program a radio in order to use it. My first personal radios were a pair of VHF business radios (HYS, IIRC) that I had to program to MURS via software, so the leap to a Baofeng BF-f8hp wasn't a big deal. I lost those radios somewhere over the course of several moves. They were very solid units; I wish I still had them. Quote
SteveShannon Posted January 10 Posted January 10 10 hours ago, TNFrank said: I had a HT CB radio in High School and knew how to use it right out of the box. You turn it on, sellect a channel, push the button yo talk, let go of the button to listen. Nothing could be simpler. That’s because it was a simple radio. A volume control, a push to talk button, and a channel knob. It’s like comparing a Volkswagen to a fighter jet Have some empathy. WRZK593, Northcutt114 and WRUU653 3 Quote
LeoG Posted January 10 Posted January 10 11 hours ago, TNFrank said: I had a HT CB radio in High School and knew how to use it right out of the box. You turn it on, sellect a channel, push the button yo talk, let go of the button to listen. Nothing could be simpler. No repeaters to program, no tones to program. For tones you can just tell them they are like passwords. You gotta have the right password to get into the repeater. They just use a different name, tone. WRZK593 and WRHS218 2 Quote
Northcutt114 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 11 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: It's cute that you dont understand how/why people do this.. It's a fancy looking two-way radio and it's less than $30.. How could they NOT buy it? that.. and.. the average person is 80% or more retarded.. This reminds me of one of what I found to be George Carlin's greatest ever lines. He would say "Think about how dumb the average human being is...and then realize that half of them are dumber than that." TNFrank 1 Quote
Northcutt114 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 12 hours ago, TNFrank said: I just has someone post a comment under my Baofeng UV-5RM video saying that they had no clue how to use the radio. What do you tell someone like that? I told him/her to look up videos on how to program and use the radio, there's tons of them on YouTube. Why would someone buy something that they didn't know how to use or at the very least would put some time in learning how to use? In his defense, I was confounded the first time I powered on my UV5R. I came from a CB background and only made the move into GMRS because the few groups that I had done trail rides with were not using CB. They were using something that I had never even heard of. What the heck even is "GMRS?" The few times I had gone on rides, I was given a radio that had 22 channels and told what channel to be on. Why didn't this radio have channels 23-40? I was also confused as to why, when I was on "Channel X" on my CB, I couldn't hear the other radio that was also on "Channel X." I had no idea that CB's operated in the 11m band and GMRS in the 70cm. In fact, I didn't even know what that meant. All I knew was "radios on same channel no talky." And when I opened up the UV5R from amazon and there were no channels and just a bunch of numbers on the screen? Hooooo boy! So here we are now, several months later and I know a lot more. A half dozen HT's. Three different CPS installed on my laptop to include CHIRP, Motorola, and a Radioddity one. A GMRS license, a Ham license, and two mobile GMRS stations, and an HF QRP rig. All of it primarily thanks to YouTube and HamStudy. But to answer the latter part of your final question, it sounds like the guy is "put[ting] some time in learning how to use it." And he's doing that with your video. He reached out to you. Help him, just like you were helped along the way. WRHS218 and WRZK593 2 Quote
WRHS218 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 12 hours ago, TNFrank said: I just has someone post a comment under my Baofeng UV-5RM video saying that they had no clue how to use the radio. What do you tell someone like that? I told him/her to look up videos on how to program and use the radio, there's tons of them on YouTube. Why would someone buy something that they didn't know how to use or at the very least would put some time in learning how to use? I think this is why a lot of people won't ask questions whether it be in comment sections, forums, or in person. If I have some knowledge of a subject someone actually asks about or make the statement that they don't know how to use something, I am happy to help. And I am neither nice nor approachable... WRZK593 1 Quote
Jaay Posted January 10 Posted January 10 12 hours ago, TNFrank said: I just has someone post a comment under my Baofeng UV-5RM video saying that they had no clue how to use the radio. What do you tell someone like that? I told him/her to look up videos on how to program and use the radio, there's tons of them on YouTube. Why would someone buy something that they didn't know how to use or at the very least would put some time in learning how to use? This reminds me of the sort of people who have drove an old shitbox their entire life, then one day they buy a Nice shiny New car with All the usual bells and whistles and go out for a drive that evening. Then they get rear ended in a Accident because they had NO idea that the Auto headlights DON'T turn on the tail lights ! TNFrank 1 Quote
LeoG Posted January 10 Posted January 10 My auto lights turn the rears on. The driving lights don't have the rears going though. But as soon as it gets dark enough their on. Or even when my windshield wipers are on. WRUQ357 1 Quote
WRUE951 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 a lot of people start out not knowing jack $hit then end up being professionals. It's all in the process of Learing, that's all' SteveShannon, WRHS218, LeoG and 3 others 3 1 2 Quote
WRUE951 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 15 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: It's cute that you dont understand how/why people do this.. It's a fancy looking two-way radio and it's less than $30.. How could they NOT buy it? that.. and.. the average person is 80% or more retarded.. I bought mine for $27 im a smart shopper because thats how i leared WRZK593 1 Quote
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