I mean wet is relative. Can’t take them shits diving for sure. Probably not as good as something like a 152 or a kenwood

Talking more rain and the occasional puddle submersion

So I have an Earmor m31 headset but it doesn’t seem to have microphones compatibility. Anyone messed with this before? I usually use a standard PTT

If I was taking a baofeng into the jungle on a chest rig, I would probably put it in a ziploc bag

I dropped my uv5r in standing water and it stayed there for about an hour, went out and found it, took the battery out ahd shook all the water out and it was fine. Granted it was not turned on.

Well that’s what I have so that’s good to hear Reno

Good 6pin radios are the 152 clones, they take all the real steel headsets. If you have real peltors and a baofeng you need an amplified PTT.

www.disco32.com

They have all the good comm stuff

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264436870432

That particular seller on ebay uses DHL to ship so they never get caught in customs

Basically still a baofeng in terms of functionality, but uses real Harris batteries, and legit military accessories

Here's a Facebook group dedicated to the clone market...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1687000848242078/?ref=share

So what is the practical advantage of it over a $30 UV-5R, besides not being made in China?

It's still made in China.

The advantages are great... it's waterproof, billet aluminum shell, takes all real military accessories, doesn't need amplified PTT for peltors, is 10 watts, much better reception, better antenna options.

Oh, also takes real Harris batteries or an 18650 pack, so it will last for days on end with actual use

https://outdoorempire.com/best-handheld-ham-radios/#ftoc-heading-1

I found this to be pretty helpful

Nice

Sweet, guess I need to get back to practicing the tests

Oohhh I love that.

Anyone have a book they can recommend that teaches me everything about HAM? Preferably an eBook.

Got a 40 min ride, gonna be in voice if anyone wants to talk

I'd chat with ya, but I'm working.

@Bogs_Bunny - here is a website to start: https://theprepared.com/survival-skills/guides/beginners-guide-amateur-ham-radio-preppers

Murs worth fucking with?

Stick to ham has the longest range if you change your mind you can always convert your radio to work on any band. It’s illegal but who’s gonna know

FRS is way more common anyway

You can also convert even the cheapest ham to that rather easily

Yeah, exactly

Im fairly familiar with comms on the 10 and 11 meter band. However for simplex base to movile am transmissions in my area of southeast ky it takes 500+ watts to talk more than 5 or 6 milea because of the terrain. Im mostly looking for something that can do this without so much power

The lower the frequency the better the simplex propagation, but by nature the more power you'll need... physics is a bitch sometimes.

But, with a few cheap baofeng radios, a Tupperware container and a decent solar panel you can make yourself a nice cheap repeater to drop on a high peak and rock out.

What did I just listen to?

(Not mine)

I don’t even know

@Phill - MURS is good to have loaded into your radio if it is VHF capable. Just think of it similarly to FRS in the UHF spectrum.

I think I recognize one of those voices @Logic44

Anybody in here owns UV 3R plus? Can this radio charge from the uv5r deck?