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Anonymous Sat 12 Aug 2023 03:54:31 No.2629860 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2629874 >>2629898 >>2630720

I just got a one of these and it's pretty cool, I don't know what the fuck I'm doing though

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Aug 2023 04:57:16 No.2629874 Report

Quoted By: >>2629898 >>2630574 >>2630597 >>2632589

>>2629860
Is that a FRS or MURS or CB? Or is that a whole programmable radio?
If you're just transmiting on whatever with a ham radio without a license you might get fined or jailled.
If you wanna talk with friends/family/hikers/hunters/offroaders then I'd just get a CB radio with a good aftermarket antenna.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Aug 2023 06:51:14 No.2629898 Report

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>>2629860
It's a Baofeng, one of the most prolific two-way radios on the planet nowaways.
There are literally countless hours of instructional videos on YouTube on how to program them and operate them with or without a ham license. Same goes with cheat sheets, manuals, guides etc. They are out there, you just need to look for it. Check out the N9TAX roll-up antenna.
Just throw it full with FRS, MURS, GMRS, NOAA weather reception channels. If you don't have a ham license you could program ham channels and repeaters in case of an emergency or just general listening, but it's generally unwise to try and talk to hams without a callsign yourself. It's not like they will be on your ass in a second but they don't talk to non-hams as they are not allowed to. You could steal a callsign from somebody else, but its not advisable.

Baofengs are like a gateway drug into comms. They are not sturdy, not waterproof or not even a good transceiver. But they get the job done at a disposable price point. If you want to get serious, get a commercial radio like from Kenwood or Motorola. However you often can't program those in the field without a computer, so it's whatever you'd like to do with them. Can't beat a Yaesu VX-6 either, it's the best analog you can get for /out/.

If you don't have a USB programming cable, order one today. You use CHIRP to program.

>>2629874
>If you're just transmiting on whatever with a ham radio without a license you might get fined or jailled.
Don't be a scaremongering faggot. You'd have to be a complete and utter constant nuisance squatting or whistling constantly on some boomers repeater before some ham faggot gets out from their chair.
Seriously, FCC doesn't give a shit about Baofengs. They often don't do shit even if it is served up on a silver platter by some ham bitch
>waaah they are going to RFDF your ass
Not unless you are a constant and intentional nuisance, and are stupid enough to do that shit from home.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 13 Aug 2023 16:17:20 No.2630574 Report

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>>2629874
>If you're just transmiting on whatever with a ham radio without a license you might get fined or jailled.
HAHAHAHA they can't do SHIT

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 13 Aug 2023 16:51:51 No.2630597 Report

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>>2629874
>fined or jailed
I will transmit "fuck you boomers" without a license as I drive around on the highway and there's nothing anybody can do about it

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 13 Aug 2023 20:57:46 No.2630720 Report

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>>2629860
bought some EFJohnson 5100es + their chargers for dirt cheap (like, cheaper than fengs on amazon) at a sort of tool garage sale that I drove by

how tf do I program them or make them talk to each other? they both power on but display wildly different shit when they start.

I don't know anything about Digital radios, the guy selling them just seemed cool and wanted to get rid of them, said they were good "starter radios"

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Aug 2023 07:35:40 No.2630970 Report

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>cheaper than fengs on amazon
Sounds like 700/800MHz radios

I'm sorry anon but you really, really can not use that shit anywhere on any frequency.
>Why?
Because the 700-800MHz band is 100% solely reserved for US Federal and emergency communication use. They actively monitor that shit, like a lot, and they actually do take care of intruders on that band.

A lot guys are shitting on ham fags whining about using Baofengs unlicensed on ham, GMRS and FRS frequencies, but the thing is that the FCC actually doesn't give a shit about that.
If you start fucking around on 700/800MHz with surplus equipment you're in for a world of trouble. The only good use for buying 700/800 equipment is for the chargers and for their parts such as the housing, keypads and LCD's to repair other VHF/UHF radios

I'm not joking anon. Fucking with boomer hams you can get away with easily. Federal.gov does not take kindly to intruders on their frequency bands though

>How tf do I program them or make them talk to each other?
If they are 700/800 really don't even bother, I'm sorry anon. There is not a single frequency you can use them on without serious risk of someone knocking on your door.
If they are VHF or UHF --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utqCPtMGnkU
You can find the programming software online

You will need to find a frequency to use, such as (paid) business itinerant frequencies on VHF or GMRS frequencies on UHF, which you may or may not be allowed to use depending on where you live (I'm not a burger). Depending on what kind of option board is in your radio, they may be capable of AES-256 encryption as well. You'll need extra hardware (keyloader) for it is pretty fun knowing nobody can listen in. They can track you down though using signal triangulation, but that is true for any kind of radio signal

EFJ5100 are great radios, extremely sturdy, I'm not shitting on them. I'm just worried you bought unusable equipment. it also happens alot with XTS5000s being sold for 700/800

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Anonymous Wed 16 Aug 2023 09:20:36 No.2631934 Report

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>inb4 can you change the frequency band
no
not using software nor by making any feasible hardware changes

They make a nice paperweight/conversation piece

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 17 Aug 2023 16:55:13 No.2632589 Report

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>>2629898
>>>2629874
>>If you're just transmiting on whatever with a ham radio without a license you might get fined or jailled.
>Don't be a scaremongering faggot. You'd have to be a complete and utter constant nuisance squatting or whistling constantly on some boomers repeater before some ham faggot gets out from their chair.
>Seriously, FCC doesn't give a shit about Baofengs. They often don't do shit even if it is served up on a silver platter by some ham bitch

Not that guy, but for me I've learned getting the license is not only easy in the first place but watching the videos just listing the questions and answers has helped me greatly navigate my radios and understand it better.

I've learned that while there are unlicensed people that do know radios, the majority of them have no clue how any of it works. Similar to the CB guys who buy the "2500 WATT GAIN!!!!!! XD" antennas.

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Fuck yes I can finally participate.

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