rickhantz Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 I was looking at the signalstuff.com site and was wondering which antenna to get. Single/dual band? Connector? Using mainly for hiking in dense forest areas of the Olympic Peninsula in WA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 MichaelLAX Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 That radio requires an antenna with a SMA female connector at the bottom of the antenna. UPDATE: I may be wrong about the SMA gender needed on the antenna A popular favorite a boost in receiving/transmitting is the Nagoya 771-G (Be sure it is the G model, cut for GMRS). But this antenna does not collapse and probably must be disconnected and put in your backpack while you hike. A popular collapsable antenna with more gain is the Smiley Super Stick for GMRS That is a dual band receiver, so if you will be listening to VHF, I recommend a dual band antenna. WRMN374 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WyoJoe Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Did you get the UV-5X GMRS radio that comes in a set of two, or did you get a UV-5X Ham radio that is sold individually? These are two different models... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MichaelLAX Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 I thought all UV-5X’s are GMRS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pipsqeak87 Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 According to some Amazon listings: Quote "Why I received UV-5G instead of UV-5X as I ordered?" Many customers used to be confused by UV-5X (GMRS version) and UV-5X (U/V version). So BAOFENG changes UV-5X to UV-5G and re-certified the FCC ID as 2AJGM-UV5G. In essence, now UV-5X and UV-5G are both the latest upgraded version of the inventory, with the same hardware and software configuration. This is from the seller, but who knows in actuality util you receive it. I have heard of some ordering these and getting a UV-5R that CHIP sees as a 5R and can transmit on more than just GMRS frequencies. Sounds like sellers on Amazon are trying to comply (or give a front of it) with FCC. On the topic of antennas, I have used the Nagoya 701C and confirm it works well with the GMRS bands. However I did not know of a 771-G. Now off to research that... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WyoJoe Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, MichaelLAX said: I thought all UV-5X’s are GMRS There is a UV-5X GMRS radio that is the same form factor as the UV-5R series, and can share the same batteries. Unlike the UV-5R which requires an SMA-female antenna, the UV-5X GMRS radio requires an SMA-male antenna. This radio is supposed to be renamed UV-5G for future releases. There is also a dual-band UV-5X that does not share the same form factor as the UV-5R, and does not use the same type of batteries. As far as I know, though, it does use the same SMA-female antennas as the UV-5R models. When talking about the UV-5X radios, we should specify whether it's the GMRS version or the dual-band (ham) version. They are significantly different. MichaelLAX and AdmiralCochrane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRMN374 Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 I use a Nagoya 771-G on one radio. Make sure you get the G version. I use a Bingfu Dual band VHF UHF 136-520MHz 18.5 inch Foldable CS Tactical SMA Female Ham Radio antenna for another. The antenna is flexible, and you can coil it up for hiking. However, I just purchased a Baofeng UV-9G. $40. I can't give a review yet. But Baofeng has fixed the problem of all channels being on narrowband, and all channels having a CTCSS tone. It is IP-67 rated, and is water proof. Plus, FCC Part 95E & Part 15B Certificated this time. Whereas most Baofengs do not meet FCC criteria. Check out NOTARUBICON on youtube. Happy Hiking ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I was looking at the signalstuff.com site and was wondering which antenna to get.
Single/dual band?
Connector?
Using mainly for hiking in dense forest areas of the Olympic Peninsula in WA.
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