Baofeng UV-17H GPS 10W Walkie Talkie DARK SIDE PMR radio

Got a few of these for hill-walking. It's very easy to summon the GPS location of any other UV17 in the group - handy if the clouds come down.

I'm from the US. Mine is called a UV-17 Pro GPS.The voice is Barry White.I use it for Weather radio.

The International Marine distress frequency is 156.8Mhz (Channel 16). This is the frequency ships keep watch on and which anyone in trouble would use to call Mayday.

Hi Fred, Also and understated use for these type of radios is marine vhf. Chirp hsve a list of channels in one of their libraries. Also the RNLI and Coastguard use "Channel Zero" aka 156.000 Mhz when they're on rescue jobs. Incidentally I've one of the earlier uv17 as well as the "pro" with the white on black display, the earlier was black on blue, yes works better in sunlight than the prettier pro.

Frid in the shed you do a awesome job at explaining how shortwave radio and how cbs radios works and baofeng uv-17 h gps walkie talkie my friend

The power off the dark side 😁 .. btw love to see the Alinco DX 77 ... man a blast from the past for me

Frid in the shed your new Baofeng uv-17 h GPS 10 w walkie Talkie is awesome my friend

The speaker actually appears to be behind the keypad. If you look closely there are grill slots between the key rows.

Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying quality cbs radios and antennas for cb radios and power supplys for cb radios my friend

Hi Fred, thank you for another great vid! Wish someone would make a decent review of the UV-18 pro max gps... It's supposed to be an upgraded UV-17 pro gps, but in a much improved package - however for some reason everyone seems to ignore it... I got it the other day to give it a try, and I have to say I was impressed.... It seems a very decent radio for the money, and nowhere near the dodgy build quality of yesteryear Baofengs. It actually feels like a solid well-made HT. As for reception, with the rubber duck on, it manages an impressive out-of-the-box airband reception in my area... have not tested it on marine/70cm/2m yet... 73 from Athens, Greece

Frid in the shed your YouTube videos are awesome my friend

I was able to program mi e using chirp doesn't effect the GPS function also does the zones

Some reviews say that the signal of the Baofeng UV18H model is a lot more 'clean' (lower spurs & harmonics) than the UV 17H. So it might be worth spending a little bit more and get the 18H version.

Hi, dont want to ask an annoying question, but im overloaded with choices for a HT....UV5R, UVK5(8), RA89, UV17 pro, and all the other 1000s of variants. The main thing is I need one that will fare well in the rain, without sacrificing too many good points. Doesnt have to be Digital.. You see, I was first looking for a mobile shack-in-a-box, but i realised what I really needed was a military radio. Not for any encryption etc, but for robustness and outdoor proofing. So I decided to just save a fortune and go for a HT... Can you offer any advice? Cheers..

Good day Fred I want to know something is a delta loop antenna supposed to be 3 metres white

The speaker is under the keyboard.

Sorry, I hate these cheap chargers that plug straight into the mains. At least with USB ones you can throw away the cheap power supply and use your own. I just don't trust them to be safe. Nice looking radio though.

Whilst the flashlight is bright the bottom surface will get scratched up and reduce the brightness. Does look like a very silly place to put a flashlight. Might be worth cutting out a screen protector to size and use. That voice sounds like a darts referee saying 180‼️

Hi Fred can you program the Retevis rt23 the same way without chirp thanks

yeah cool Orienteering aspects. We call those 'wave points'.. Aww, shucks I like when you do the range tests-walking! The other guy says get the 18H version. I like radio. I Don't have a smart phone. Can you suggest a 'Bang up' (English accent) receive FM/AM hand held radio? See question below. Sorry for the Novel!!