Afternoon

Thank you

On Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 14:57 John La JohnLa@usa.net wrote:

It could be either, depending on the model. UV5R, UV82 = 5W F8HP, UV82HP = 7>8W Receivers are all basically the same.

Stay safe and healthy.

John K3NXU

www.Miklor.com

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Gooday

Can any please assist, the UV 5 R, 5 watt or 8 watt?

Wich one is te best?

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Hi

Thanks alot for all the help.

Thanks

On Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 16:55 Jim Unroe rock.unroe@gmail.com wrote:

On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 6:46 AM Bennie Potgieter potgieterbarends4@gmail.com wrote:

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Gooday

Can any please assist, the UV 5 R, 5 watt or 8 watt?

Wich one is te best?

Thank you

The 5 watt models have 2 transmit power levels (High, Low) The 8 watt models have 3 transmit power levels (High, Mid, Low)

See menu option 2 (TXP)

The 5 watt models usually have model names like UV-5R, BF-F8, GT-3, etc. Until recently most 8 watt models added a suffix to indicate the addition of the third TX power level.

UV-5RTP, GT-3TP, GT-5TP (tri-power) UV-5R7W (7 watts) BF-F8HP, UV-82HP (high power)

The Supported Radio Models list on the CHIRP home page generally indicates which models have 3 TX power levels (8 watts) by adding "(use BF-F8HP)" or "(use UV-82HP)" to the right of the model name in the listing.

Many of the 5 watt models come with Baofeng A-5R logo antenna (about 4.8" long and very stiff) which is considered to be a poor performer. The Baofeng V85 antenna (about 6.6" long and flexible), which comes stock on the Baofeng UV-82 series and a few of the UV-5R style 8 watt radios such as the BF-F8HP, is considered a decent performer for a stock antenna. This doesn't matter if you plan to replace the antenna with a better performing 3rd party antenna.

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