We take a look at the Baofeng UV-B6 handheld amateur radio. In this video, we unbox the latest Baofeng, run through some of the functions and give it a try.
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I just received my UV-B5 two days ago. First impressions are pretty good. The reciever IS much better. I no longer have to listen to the horrible tones/static that the local NWS stations caused in my 5R. On the transmit side, performance seems equally impressive. Output power was measured at 2w on low and 5.5w on high. I can work my base station in all, but the most difficult fringe areas. I have also been able to work repeaters out to around 35 miles under average propagation. This is about equal in performance to my 5R equiped with a diamond SRJ77CA 1/4 wave w/ rattail counterpoise. Pretty impressive for the stock antenna. About the only thing I wished were different would be the size. The B5 is about the same size as a stock 5R. This is just a little too small for my hand. On the 5R, this could be remedied by installing the larger battery pack. This might not be as easily fixed on the B5. The battery release latch is located on the bottom of the radio, making hard/impossible to make a larger/longer battery. Also, i've noticed that the SMA female antenna jack is not as sturdy as the one on the 5R. Mine was actually crooked apon arrival. I had to use needle nose pliars to straighten it out before installing the antenna. This should'nt be a problem unless you have butter fingers and like playing hockey with your transceiver.. All in all, I think this radio is a great improvement over the 5R models. With a price tag around $50 shipped, you just can't go wrong. If not for the battery release mechanism and antenna jack, this radio would be a healthy 5 in my book
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