WSBV579 Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 I just bought a UV-9R Pro as a cheap water resistant option for junking around: hiking, farm work, weekends at the cabin, fishing. Something I won't be upset if it gets broken. Anyway, right now I've got the stock mini whip antenna (NOT a rubber duck antenna) on it. For those who own this HT, what's your opinion of the stock antenna? Or, do you prefer another antenna for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Stock antenna worked fine on mine.. But, i'm not trying to bounce signals off the moon or anything. dosw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSBV579 Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 2 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said: Stock antenna worked fine on mine.. But, i'm not trying to bounce signals off the moon or anything. I'm just wanting a couple miles, like my UV-5R gets. The UV-9R Pro says "8 watts"...but I doubt that. Did you ever do a video testing the wattage of the 9R Pro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 18 minutes ago, WSBV579 said: Did you ever do a video testing the wattage of the 9R Pro? I believe I did.. But the TLDR; is: this radio with the stock antenna has the exact same fars as every other GMRS radio, and although switching to a battery might help, it is doubtful it will help enough that you will actually notice any difference.. It is also almost a certainty that you will notice virtually 0 difference between 4 or 5 watts and 8 watts. Now stop trying to over-think it and go play with your radio. WSBV579 and JoCoBrian 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSBV579 Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 7 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said: It is also almost a certainty that you will notice virtually 0 difference between 4 or 5 watts and 8 watts. Yeah, I figured that...I was just curious if it really was 8, as Amazon advertised. I doubted it, but bought it anyway. 5 watts is good enough for me. 9 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said: Now stop trying to over-think it and go play with your radio. My 5R and 9R are gonna be having some fun together tonight...maybe some antenna swapp'n, some Rx and Tx, maybe even a few Roger beeps back and forth, and I'm not even gonna use my callsign...it's gonna be SO hott! GreggInFL, WSCN901, WRXR255 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 14 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: It is also almost a certainty that you will notice virtually 0 difference between 4 or 5 watts and 8 watts. I agree except when you have to fight the foliage as I have to where I live. In that case, the extra wattage does help. Socalgmrs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYZ926 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 One will not notice any difference between 4, 5, or 8 watts. You basically have to quadruple the power output to notice a difference. Yes you will be able to notice a difference going from 5 watts to 25 watts. I have tested stock antennas versus the Nagoya 701 and 771. The 771 helped with receive on some hand held radios but weren't any better than the stock antennas on other radios. The wa not any improvement with the 701 compared to the stock antennas on any of my radios. WSBV579 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 16 hours ago, WSBV579 said: maybe some antenna swapp'n, some Rx and Tx, maybe even a few Roger beeps back and forth, and I'm not even gonna use my callsign Dude.. that IS hot! WSBV579, WRZK593, GP62 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoCoBrian Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 9 hours ago, WRXB215 said: I agree except when you have to fight the foliage as I have to where I live. In that case, the extra wattage does help. I imported 30 million grasshoppers from Iowa....not a problem with leaves and foliage now. WRXR255, WRXB215 and SteveShannon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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