The antenna connector, like the Wouxun radios, is female on the antenna, male on the radio. Replacement batteries are $18. 
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Mar 28, 2012, at 4:09 PM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> awesome! I might get one of those since they are so cheap  cheaper than =
> the replacement battery  ho wa bout the antenna connector  is it =
> standard sma or the reverse gender like our favorite chinese radio?
> 
> On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:18 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> 
>> I would have gotten it Friday, except that the mailman decided I =
> didn't =3D
>> need to have it yet. Didn't even knock. Sigh. Maybe he's afraid he'll =
> =3D
>> catch something from the weird blind people.=3D20
>> =20
>> For those of you just tuning in, the Baofeng UV-5R is a dual band =
> 4-watt =3D
>> HT, 128 meory channels, features very similar to the KG-UVD1P. It can =
> be =3D
>> had from http://www.importcommunications.com for $65. With the couple =
> of =3D
>> improvements I'd like to see, I'd say it's well worth $65, even with a =
> =3D
>> couple of rough edges or some might say shortcomings.
>> =20
>> So far, so good. The only issue I'm noticing is a somewhat reluctant 8 =
> =3D
>> key, you have to press it a bit harder than other keys, sometimes, to =
> =3D
>> activate. This is probably my specific unit, and it's not worth =
> sending =3D
>> back to Hong Kong (I bought before Ed at Import Communications had it =
> =3D
>> for sale. I won't make that mistake again.) Can't say anything about =
> the =3D
>> backlight or the top LED or any of that, sorry.=3D20
>> =20
>> Initial observations:
>> =20
>> It isn't a lot smaller than the Wouxun KG-UVD1P, but those couple of =3D=
> 
>> millimeters in each direction do make a difference. It's a nice shape =
> =3D
>> and feels good in the hand. It's also slightly lighter weight than the =
> =3D
>> Wouxun.
>> =20
>> The rubber duckie isn't terribly flexible. Reminds me of the one that =
> =3D
>> came with the Kenwood T_hF6A, except a little shorter.
>> =20
>> I like that the wrist strap and belt clip attach to the radio, not to =
> =3D
>> the battery. That means only one of each is needed.=3D20
>> =20
>> The keypad is slightly smaller, with buttons slightly closer together, =
> =3D
>> though this isn't a real problem. There is not a tactile dot on the 5 =
> =3D
>> key as there is with the Wouxun. Again, not critical but the dot is a =
> =3D
>> nice touch.=3D20
>> =20
>> Programming and frequency entry:
>> =20
>> I'm not sure what the default channel step is. However, entering =3D
>> frequencies is straightforward. If you try to enter a UHF frequency =3D
>> while on VHF or vice versa, you'll get an error tone. I suppose you =
> can =3D
>> set different offsets for A and B VFO's, but aside from being able to =
> =3D
>> easily tune and use repeaters without programming them, there's not a =
> =3D
>> lot useful there, since programming memories requires that the receive =
> =3D
>> and transmit frequencies are saved separately. This means you have to =
> =3D
>> know them both, or be able to figure them out; memories don't store =3D
>> offsets as they do in the Wouxun.=3D20
>> =20
>> Horray! You can adjust menu parameters numerically. That is to say, =3D
>> menu, 2, menu (for power), then 0 for high and 1 for low. An even =
> nicer =3D
>> touch: you can directly enter CTCSS tones. So for a 186.2 tone on =3D
>> transmit, you'd enter menu, 13, menu, 1862, menu. No more memorizing =3D=
> 
>> CTCSS tone tables.=3D20
>> =20
>> The Baofeng does talk less than the Wouxun, and some additional =
> feedback =3D
>> would be helpful. I like that pressing the "Up" button makes a tone =
> from =3D
>> low to high, and the reverse for pressing "Down". Similar feedback =
> would =3D
>> be useful on the A/B button and on the band button. It also beeps if =
> you =3D
>> enter an illegal menu entry, for instance, pressing "2" in the power =3D=
> 
>> menu will result in a different tone than pressing "0" for high or "1" =
> =3D
>> for low.=3D20
>> =20
>> =20
>> Unlike the Wouxun, the Baofeng has a very generous timeout on the =
> menu. =3D
>> There's a good 8 seconds between opening the menu and the menu timing =
> =3D
>> out, so lots of time to press the right buttons. I think the Wouxun =3D
>> gives you like 3 seconds.=3D20
>> =20
>> That's about all I know so far. More as I find it, and I'll get to =
> work =3D
>> on the Baofeng Eyes-Free Guide.=3D20
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY