WSDV261 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 TrikeRadio, JBRPong and RayDiddio 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSDV261 Posted August 10 Author Report Share Posted August 10 Enjoy my beautiful radio but still have to watch and learn WDSV261 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RayDiddio Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 I enjoy these radios. A little small for my catcher's mitt hands but not horrible. Have fun with them! WSDM599 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoG Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 Yep, good little radio. Good amount of features. Power output is close to the 5 watt claimed when the battery is at 3 bars. I have several 3rd party antennas as the OEM antenna is so so. I've hooked it up to a mobile antenna with an adapter and used them in my truck. Somewhat inconvenient so I bought a mobile unit for the truck. I can connect to several repeaters around the area. 7 miles, 17 and 21 without much problem. I'm in an area that has lots of trees and hills so I can get 1-3 miles simplex between the radios. The 771G series of antennas will give you better distance at the cost of convenience of the length of the antenna. Have fun. WRHS218 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrikeRadio Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 I have a pair of these and have been very happy and at times surprised by their capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBo Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 While I haven’t used the H3 in my car, I have used the H8 with a Comet antenna and I’m hitting repeaters 30-ish miles away. Great little radio.My H3 usually stays on my bag or on my person.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrikeRadio Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 On 8/12/2024 at 3:12 AM, WSDT603 said: While I haven’t used the H3 in my car.. I have used mine in my car with a mag mount antenna and pigtail adapter... and a hand mic. Works great. LeeBo and WSDV261 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQD922 Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Definitely agree with all the above post. I truly believe they are the best bang for your buck when it comes to CCR’S. God know’s I’ve got a pile of them. I can’t help myself. Lol WRXP381 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBo Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 On 8/12/2024 at 11:22 AM, TrikeRadio said: I have used mine in my car with a mag mouth antenna and pigtail adapter... and a hand mic. Works great. Excellent. I keep debating on buying an actual car radio, but for now, the handheld w/hand mic works just fine. TrikeRadio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrikeRadio Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 22 hours ago, WSDT603 said: Excellent. I keep debating on buying an actual car radio, but for now, the handheld w/hand mic works just fine. Yeah it works well, it is just a bit more of a hassle having to take the HT antenna off, hook it up to the roof antenna cable, then figure out where you can mount or place your radio and handset. I suspect that if I decide I like using the radio in the car a lot i would eventually mount a permanent radio in the car but for now I am keeping it inexpensive. LeeBo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBo Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Well, it ain't pretty, but I'm hitting repeaters 30-ish miles away. Tid Radio H8 and Comet CA-2X4SR antenna with Diamond mount. WRUU653, TrikeRadio and onemanparty 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrikeRadio Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 How do you like that "upgraded" shoulder mic / hand mic? I have the older model and it is ... ok... but it feels cheap and people think it sounds bad. Does that newer model sound better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBo Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 4 hours ago, TrikeRadio said: How do you like that "upgraded" shoulder mic / hand mic? I have the older model and it is ... ok... but it feels cheap and people think it sounds bad. Does that newer model sound better? Unfortunately, I don't have anything else to compare it to, but it does sound really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSDD519 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 10 hours ago, TrikeRadio said: How do you like that "upgraded" shoulder mic / hand mic? I have the older model and it is ... ok... but it feels cheap and people think it sounds bad. Does that newer model sound better? A friend had one on his H8. I was talking to him and he sounded a bit "muffled" so I had him unplug it and use the built-in mic. It sounded so much better..much clearer and easier to understand. He tossed in the round file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 8 minutes ago, WSDD519 said: A friend had one on his H8. I was talking to him and he sounded a bit "muffled" so I had him unplug it and use the built-in mic. It sounded so much better..much clearer and easier to understand. He tossed in the round file. Sometimes people drill out the mic hole on external microphones. WRXB215 and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrikeRadio Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 18 minutes ago, WSDD519 said: A friend had one on his H8. I was talking to him and he sounded a bit "muffled" so I had him unplug it and use the built-in mic. It sounded so much better..much clearer and easier to understand. He tossed in the round file. any suggestions for a small lapel mic that works better? Just find one that costs more than the cheap ones from Tidradio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSDD519 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, TrikeRadio said: any suggestions for a small lapel mic that works better? Just find one that costs more than the cheap ones from Tidradio? I'm sorry, I don't. I've tried them in the past on different radios (ham) and most were so-so in quality of transmit audio. Receive audio, on the other hand, was mostly fine. The one my friend had was from Tidradio. The Icom ID51A I bought from a ham friend has one...but I don't use it. The commercial stuff (Kenwood, etc.) is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 6 hours ago, SteveShannon said: Sometimes people drill out the mic hole on external microphones. I have a waterproof mic for the Baofeng GT-3WP/UV9G and I did this and added cotton inside the mic as well. When tested my report came back that they could not tell the difference between the mic and my Wouxun KG-UV9PX with no mic. I can tell you the mic was horrible before. This was a real improvement. WRXB215, WRHS218, SteveShannon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrikeRadio Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 17 hours ago, WRUU653 said: I have a waterproof mic for the Baofeng GT-3WP/UV9G and I did this and added cotton inside the mic as well. When tested my report came back that they could not tell the difference between the mic and my Wouxun KG-UV9PX with no mic. I can tell you the mic was horrible before. This was a real improvement. Hmm interesting idea. I guess that means that the mic's problem was maybe not so much the ablity or quality of the hardware it just needed some sound diffusion material. I might open up my hand mic and see if I can put some cotton in there too! THanks SteveShannon and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 4 minutes ago, TrikeRadio said: Hmm interesting idea. I guess that means that the mic's problem was maybe not so much the ablity or quality of the hardware it just needed some sound diffusion material. I might open up my hand mic and see if I can put some cotton in there too! THanks I think that and opening the hole where the mic is allowed for more sound to come in made a difference. I was careful to just open the mic hole so I didn’t mess up the integrity of the waterproof seal around the microphone. I got the cotton idea from a fellow amateur radio operator. I don’t know that my mic for my Icom 2730A even needed any help but I prefer the button style mic clip over the hanging style so when I opened the mic up to install a button mount I put cotton in it as well because it worked so well on the cheap Baofeng mic. I keep stealing my wife’s cotton for projects SteveShannon and TrikeRadio 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSCW538 Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 @WSDV261 - Have you used your radios yet? I found a better PDF manual online that seems to be better than the one included in the box with the radios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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