Message from @Semi Truck mc Clusterfuck
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but its in portugese so lmao
alright, ordered the 5RX3
didnt want to take chances with fake ass 8W ratings, plus I also got a USB cable for the dock
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32897813267.html here is the listing, will let you know if its legit
it's a 5R variant but modernised
supports programming apparently
thanks @Semi Truck mc Clusterfuck
S9 doesn't appear to have chirp either
incidentally, some leddit user claims that the S9 is counterfeit after contacting baofeng, steer clear
buy the 5X3 or the F8HP
5X3 is a 5w, triband model
F8HP is 8w, dualband
you have more use out of bands than transmission power unless you happen to have ham-ham license
did some more reading, didn't realised that 1.25m isn't used in Europe at all
cancelled, gonna order a F8HP
I want the most coverage for emergency service listening autism
1.25m tends to be used for local stuff, like airsoft teams and shit like that
see i don't know if 5W vs 8W is that significant
might be?
over 1/3 more power
so probably helps a lot
if I were a good student and remembered my circuit analysis and design lectures
I'd be able to explain all the differences
seeing as we had to build our own transmitters and receivers for a robot
those few extra watts do jack shit range wise unless "perfect weather" scenario
4W + good antenna can do 10 miles(15kmish) on good day
8w in theory has near double range but irl its more +4 to +6 miles if even that
but most likely tad bit more penetration rangewise
and having that 8w radiation next to your head / balls
:D
4 to 6 miles can be quite a big difference if you live in a densely populated area
double the power is like 1.4x range on paper before the weather etc problems iirc
sure double the gain on the antennas and you double the distance pretty much (and battery usage :P)
inverse square law and irradiance are the things for the math needed
but yeah unless its line of sight the extra sending power wont do much
some hooligans are smoking weed near my house
I can smell it
ofc youd be most likely using repeaters. soo if you happen to have smartly place repeaters then sure 8w could come in use
luckily I have good line of sight from where I'd be using the radio
@Semi Truck mc Clusterfuck don't most Emergency services encrypt their traffic these days?
@Matthew who knows? I hope not, I live in a drug infested city, so all the arrests tend to be crackheads running around naked and shit like that, so I want to listen in on that