Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Baofeng UV-5R: UV-5RE

First, a warning: What has been seen, cannot be unseen.


Via the UV-5R Yahoo Group

9 comments:

  1. At least it will get a new firmware...

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baofeng_uv5r/message/6316

    "For those interested, I just received more information from www.409shop.com
    about the new UV-5RE and present UV-5R.
    They told me that their present UV-5R, the current model, is all firmware
    version BFB251. The new UV-5RE is version BFB281 which I have no details on. I
    have ordered two of the new units. We will see what we get :-)

    Bob K6WL"

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  2. Now it became a bling bling toy. I hope it comes with free sunglasses.

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  3. Ver 251 has an updated english voice (deeper sounding) i dont know anything about v281 either.

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  4. You guys know if the software is the same not chirp but the v2 of the uv5r app.

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  5. Yet another new model: UV-5RA
    http://www.amazon.com/Baofeng-136-174-400-480-Dual-Band-Transceiver/dp/B008TKQQEM

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  6. It also said there is a new 2013 NEW version Baofeng UV-5R Plus. So,what are the differences between UV-5R PLUS and UV-5RE? May i say it is the same or different?

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  7. As seen on youtube video, the "Plus" has a metal plate at the back of device, the RE does not have it. That might be ok due to heat problems. Otherwise I would think the revision of firmware might be different.
    Also the UHF frequency range differ on some devices . I have seen E version which goes from 400-519,999 MHz. The UV-5R is mostly in range 400-470MHz I believe.

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  8. Ah thank goodness it still has the 1750Hz BRUST tone - I find that so handy on the UV-5R....

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