Beofeng Bible books

[GMRSJohn]

There’s quite a few on the “Zon”. Most have good reviews. Written by former military folks who know these radios inside and out. People say they’re great for beginners and even some seasoned operators learn from them. 
 

Just curious what y’all’s thoughts/experiences/takeaways are? 

[AdmiralCochrane]

The one you are thinking of is not so much Baofeng use as it is SHTF combat radio strategy.

[GMRSJohn]

Yes, that’s one. There’s a few more I came across from other authors. I guess one guy came up with an idea that everyone else took and ran with as well. But in kind of different directions.

[Guest]

The radio with instructions and you tube is WAAAY more then enough to know everything you need to learn about them.   Program them for the frequency you want and add tones if you need to and talk in them.  People make waaay to much of this radio thing.  It’s actually super simple. 

[WRXB215]

It's always a good idea to learn and practice things like this. I don't have the book but I have military experience.

[Guest]

14 hours ago, WRXB215 said:

It's always a good idea to learn and practice things like this. I don't have the book but I have military experience.

"This" is Ham Radio Crash Course. I like this guy, he does not talk down to anyone and his videos are fun to watch with actual information scattered all throughout.

I wish I had his enthusiasm and budget

[RogerSpendlove]

Writing as a newbie to radios, I definitely sought a book to educate myself on how they work and how I can implement them in what I want to do. I looked at the plethora of "Baofeng" books on Amazon and was put-off by their back-woods prepper mentality. Also, from reading their sample chapters, I found most of their writing style/competency was very low, and chapter lists revealed tons of repetition.

I settled on "The New Operator's Guide to GMRS" by Jim Mohan, which I found very helpful. Yet, in this very slim volume, there were redundant sections, and several chapters I found useless (by the time a newbie is buying a book, he's not needing help determining if GMRS is right for me; also didn't need instruction on applying for the license--that's way too convoluted to be covered in a book). Even as a newbie, it was almost too basic and broad.

I have watched lots of YouTube videos. Those from BuyTwoWayRadios.com and Jim Mohan were pretty helpful. But most of the others I've stumbled upon (HamRadioforNonTechies, HamRadioCrashCourse) I found to be tedious and unhelpful. Like 90% of all YouTubers, they're just a guy in front of a greenscreened cool /fake background, sitting there and blathering into the camera unscripted. A 20 minute video contains maybe 1.5 minutes of actual information.

I wish I could find some truly helpful videos, where the author planned out a script of educational information to convey, delivered it, used video to SHOW (diagrams, illustrations, charts, etc.) and not just TELL. Have you all here in MyGMRS found any videos like that you'd recommend? (BTW, I've come to the conclusion that Ham is not for me -- GMRS is what I need).

Thanks!

[Guest]

Gmrs is not nearly this complicated its 22 channels and 8 repeater channels. You program tones supplied to you and you talk.  It’s super super simple.   Like SUPER simple with no hidden gems or anything else.  A gmrs radio makes this even more simple.   A friend to rein you in also helps.  Too many people talk to too many people that over think everything in life then pass that along to others.  

[SteveShannon]

1 hour ago, RogerSpendlove said:

Writing as a newbie to radios, I definitely sought a book to educate myself on how they work and how I can implement them in what I want to do. I looked at the plethora of "Baofeng" books on Amazon and was put-off by their back-woods prepper mentality. Also, from reading their sample chapters, I found most of their writing style/competency was very low, and chapter lists revealed tons of repetition.

I settled on "The New Operator's Guide to GMRS" by Jim Mohan, which I found very helpful. Yet, in this very slim volume, there were redundant sections, and several chapters I found useless (by the time a newbie is buying a book, he's not needing help determining if GMRS is right for me; also didn't need instruction on applying for the license--that's way too convoluted to be covered in a book). Even as a newbie, it was almost too basic and broad.

I have watched lots of YouTube videos. Those from BuyTwoWayRadios.com and Jim Mohan were pretty helpful. But most of the others I've stumbled upon (HamRadioforNonTechies, HamRadioCrashCourse) I found to be tedious and unhelpful. Like 90% of all YouTubers, they're just a guy in front of a greenscreened cool /fake background, sitting there and blathering into the camera unscripted. A 20 minute video contains maybe 1.5 minutes of actual information.

I wish I could find some truly helpful videos, where the author planned out a script of educational information to convey, delivered it, used video to SHOW (diagrams, illustrations, charts, etc.) and not just TELL. Have you all here in MyGMRS found any videos like that you'd recommend? (BTW, I've come to the conclusion that Ham is not for me -- GMRS is what I need).

Thanks!

I like the ham radio crash course videos and I like Notarubicon videos.