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Apr 06, 2016
Baofeng < UV-5R+ Plus > VHF UHF 136-174/400-520MHz Dual Band FM Two way Radio Baofeng < UV-5R+ Plus
64 of 70 found this helpful A good value for the money +.
The output power was about 4.5 watts and the unit would break squelch at about -110 db. with a 1000 hz tone and 4.5khz frequency deviation when connected to a Motorola service monitor. The radio worked well on all frequencies and was easily programmable but time consuming since the manual was not clear. After spending several hours and finally getting the programming sequence clear in my head, I had only a few of the local repeaters and simplex frequencies in memory. On line is a program that makes it easy to quickly enter data in memory in minuets rather than hours.
The radio is OK and is a SDR (software defined radio) with an RDA1846 transceiver, RDA5802 FM radio IC, plus support IC's , and preforms well when used as intended.
The negatives I observed:
1. When the unit was held more than several inches away, I received reception reports of low audio but when held very close there was no problem with audio volume.
2. When connected to an external antenna, (Ringo Ranger at 50 ft.) and listing to a weaker simplex signal, a nearby out of band paging signal would obliterate the weak in band signal.
With the supplied Baofeng antenna there was no interference but the simplex station, of course, was very weak. The front end has a very wide band receiver circuit and this performance was not a surprise.
All in all, the Baofeng UV-5R+ Plus is a great buy for less than about 30 bucks..and a good p revue of an SDR Transceiver. Much information is available on the internet about this radio and the IC's which are the heart of this device.
Dick G, AA0VA