obviously it doesn't take the same cable as the wouxun and kenwood cables
are two pin, and the baofeng, as I said, only has the single pin jack for
data and speaker mike.
Also, the baofeng UV3R mark 2 sells with the dual band antenna, and
apparently they have fixed the second harmonic issue on VHF...it is the uv3r
mark 1 that had separate antennas and used the VHF antenna as a harmonic
filter.
The only other difference between the mark 1 and mark 2 is that the mark 2
has both VFO's displayed when in dual watch mode, instead of just one at a
time like the mark1.
73
Colin, V A6BS
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: baofeng UV-3r first impressions
> Does it take the same programming cable used by Wouxun and Kenwood?
> My understanding is that it does not, but without a keypad as such to
> operate it really does need one.
>
> We've had discussions before about the two antennas, Ed Griffin is
> now selling them with a single dual-band antenna, but some here have
> said that you would be better to use the two separate antennas.
>
> It sounds like a good cheap radio to use in building an IRLP
> micro-node. Cheap too.
>
> Joseph - KF7QZC
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 09:06:10PM -0600, colin McDonald wrote:
>>including shipping from Hong Kong around $50.
>>programming cable is 9 bucks I think.
>>
>>73
>>Colin, V A6BS
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:50 PM
>>Subject: Re: baofeng UV-3r first impressions
>>
>>
>>> How much does it cost?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:29 PM
>>> Subject: baofeng UV-3r first impressions
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey all:
>>>> I got my hands on the baofeng UV3r dual band last night.
>>>> First impressions are good. the radio is very small, well built and
>>>> has
>>>> great tx and rx audio.
>>>> As a size reference, the radio is the same height as a standard bick
>>>> lighter, about an inch thick and perhaps 2.5 inches wide.
>>>>
>>>> It has 4 buttons on the front, two buttons on the left side, and the
>>>> PTT
>>>> on
>>>> the left side. It has a single pin speaker mike/data jack and the
>>>> charging
>>>> port on the right side.
>>>> On the top is one detented control knob that you must pull up to
>>>> turn...push
>>>> down and it locks into place.
>>>> The antenna jack is a standard female SMA type.
>>>> TX audio is clear and crisp, and rx audio is more than adequit.
>>>> When you enter the menus, it always lands on menu number one. The
>>>> menus
>>>> and
>>>> settings do wrap, but they will always land on number one, and the
>>>> default
>>>> setting of 0 or off when you enter each setting.
>>>> The power button is rounded, compared to the other 3 buttons on the
>>>> front
>>>> which are rectangular.
>>>> The PTT, mode, and light buttons on the left side are all different
>>>> shapes,
>>>> and are tactily different from each other.
>>>>
>>>> I've been trying to get the programming software to work with JAWS.
>>>> Everything shows up with jaws, except the most important part, where
>>>> you
>>>> edit each memory channel.
>>>> That too is doable, but it's tedious...once you understand how to
>>>> access
>>>> the
>>>> RX, TX, tx tone and rx tone, and wide/narrow fields, you can use the
>>>> mouse
>>>> clicker, escape, and space bar to access each channel to edit it.
>>>> I have tried to examine the .dat file that is produced when you save
>>>> your
>>>> settings, but it is all jibberish...unlike other dat files I've seen
>>>> which
>>>> can be edited in a common notepad text editor.
>>>> If I can get a better handle on the programming software, I'll post my
>>>> comments, and write up something for Icanworkthisthing.com.
>>>> Programming by hand is nearly impossible, unless you wish to try and
>>>> count
>>>> by 5, or perhaps 25KHZ steps. You can set the programming software to
>>>> tell
>>>> the radio to set the VFO on a specific frequency, then set your step
>>>> size
>>>> in
>>>> the menu's to 25KHZ. Then, you can turn the knob on the top to your
>>>> desired
>>>> frequency, counting from your preset frequency.
>>>> The actual programming of a memory channel is as easy as on the TH F6A
>>>> or
>>>> IC
>>>> T90...press a button, select the memory channel, press another button
>>>> and
>>>> it's saved.
>>>> However, locating the correct frequency is more difficult as the radio
>>>> has
>>>> no keypad for direct entry.
>>>> You can also set the FM broadcast radio frequency via the software, so
>>>> that
>>>> the first time you access the FM radio, it'll be on your chosen
>>>> frequency.
>>>> You then just need to count in 100KHZ steps on the top knob to locate
>>>> the
>>>> station of your choice. The radio will go back to the last known
>>>> station
>>>> when you return to the FM radio.
>>>> Also, if you have the FM radio on, and the frequency you were
>>>> monitoring
>>>> before becomes active, the radio will automatically switch back to what
>>>> ever
>>>> frequency/channel you have it set to...then, when the frequency goes
>>>> quiet
>>>> again, it'll return to the FM radio until you exit the FM radio.
>>>> It also has a built in flash light function, not that it is much use to
>>>> most
>>>> of us hi.
>>>> But you can use the flash light without having the radio turned on.
>>>> Power settings are done via both the initial memory programming, and
>>>> via
>>>> menu 7...high and low...high is 2W output on VHF/UHF, and low is half a
>>>> watt
>>>> on VHF and UHF.
>>>> It's more like a self programmable commercial radio than an amateur
>>>> radio.
>>>> There is no reverse function, there is no DTMF function, there is no
>>>> keypad.
>>>> I've got weather channels programmed on certain channels so that I can
>>>> have
>>>> an audible reference point to know where I am...for instance, I have
>>>> weather
>>>> programmed in on channel 1, 162.400, then 10 common ham freqs
>>>> programmed.
>>>> Then, channel 12 is weather again, and after that are another 5
>>>> frequencies.
>>>> Then, weather again in channel 99...so I know that if I hear weather on
>>>> two
>>>> channels side by side, that one is chan 99, the next is chan one...then
>>>> I
>>>> just have the ten ham freqs memorized in order as I have all my radios
>>>> programmed the same.
>>>> Then, if I hear only the one weather channel as I'm flipping through, I
>>>> know
>>>> I am at my next block of frequencies...which are also memorized in
>>>> order.
>>>> This is pretty much the only way to determine where you are as you
>>>> obviously
>>>> can't just press 001 or 000 to go to a specific channel.
>>>> So, from an accessibility, and blind user stand point, not great, but
>>>> from a
>>>> cost and usability and over all cool stand point, excellent.
>>>> Great for "local" amateur/FRS/GMRS communications.
>>>>
>>>> Radio comes with a lanyard strap, a speaker mike ear piece, a belt
>>>> clip,
>>>> a
>>>> desktop charger for the battery, a VHF and UHF antenna *they're two
>>>> separate
>>>> antennas*, a 3.9V 1500MA battery and the wall wart charger.
>>>> The radio will run off of 11 to 16V dc so you can run it straight off
>>>> your
>>>> cigarette lighter or power supply. You can charge the battery by
>>>> plugging
>>>> the charger into the radio, or by taking the battery out and dropping
>>>> it
>>>> into the desktop style charger.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>> Colin, V A6BS
>>>
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