Well, not exactly, but I got your attention, right? Who wants a Baofeng UV-5R which only does a lousy 4/3 Watts at best while you can get an Icom variety which does 10 Watts on both bands? Well?
I think all of this must drive Icom crazy, but I wonder if they can do anything about it.
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10 Watts so close to your brain would drive anyone crazy, not just Icom. From now on you can recognize a Baofeng/Icom user by the vacant expression on his face.
Hello my name is joe I enjoy reading your blog .. Could you please or anyone tell me the portable ham radio that has the highest output. I’m new to this hobby and eager to learn more . Thank you joe …
Well, my Kenwood TH-F7E (TH-F6 for use in the US) does 5W on both VHF and UHF.
The Baofeng UV-82 has been bench tested at 5W.
The antenna is where the Real gain comes from.
John
http://www.miklor.com
I wonder if it really is 10 Watts. Might not be bad in the car with an external antenna.
No, it’s not of course. Just 4 Watts VHF, 3 Watts UHF. The Icom sticker doesn’t change anything 😉
But Hans, it SAYS its an ICOM running 10W. I saw it on the interwebz, so it must be true.
If i tell you that my mother was Mary and my father was Joseph would you believe me? After all it’s on the interwebz now!
I thought it was the other way around… Baofang bought Icom.
The uv92ad doesn’t even look like a real Icom radio. It looks like a knock-off, really.
I bought a Tonfa radio as a hamfest this year and it claims to do 8 watts on both bands, but I honestly think I get better performance from my Wouxun 5-watt HT.