Hi Thanks alot for all the help.
Thanks On Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 16:55 Jim Unroe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 6:46 AM Bennie Potgieter > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Gooday > > > > Can any please assist, the UV 5 R, 5 watt or 8 watt? > > > > Wich one is te best? > > > > Thank you > > The 5 watt models have 2 transmit power levels (High, Low) > The 8 watt models have 3 transmit power levels (High, Mid, Low) > > See menu option 2 (TXP) > > The 5 watt models usually have model names like UV-5R, BF-F8, GT-3, > etc. Until recently most 8 watt models added a suffix to indicate the > addition of the third TX power level. > > UV-5RTP, GT-3TP, GT-5TP (tri-power) > UV-5R7W (7 watts) > BF-F8HP, UV-82HP (high power) > > The Supported Radio Models list on the CHIRP home page generally > indicates which models have 3 TX power levels (8 watts) by adding > "(use BF-F8HP)" or "(use UV-82HP)" to the right of the model name in > the listing. > > Many of the 5 watt models come with Baofeng A-5R logo antenna (about > 4.8" long and very stiff) which is considered to be a poor performer. > The Baofeng V85 antenna (about 6.6" long and flexible), which comes > stock on the Baofeng UV-82 series and a few of the UV-5R style 8 watt > radios such as the BF-F8HP, is considered a decent performer for a > stock antenna. This doesn't matter if you plan to replace the antenna > with a better performing 3rd party antenna. > > Jim KC9HI > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to [email protected] at > [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] >
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