Hi Guys, I'll mention that I'm currently using many (10+) BF-888s UHF Baofeng HT's and they actually sound and work great. REALLY great! At $18 each, including shipping, drop-in charger, lithium battery, etc., they are an incredible deal. I have noticed the factory quality control isn't perfect...But, hey--it cost $18!!! I'm powering my "base station" HT radios using homebrew linear voltage regulators (AKA: battery eliminator). The only real issue I've noticed with the 888's is that they have pretty noisy frequency synthesizers: meaning they won't make a very good repeater. But, for a local coverage (few thousand feet), experimental/home repeater or simplex base, they actually work nicely, with good quality audio. Try some! You'll be pleasantly surprised! 73, David KB4FXC On Wed, 11 Jun 2014, Kirk Just Kirk wrote:
Do they have discriminator/detector audio?? No they dont! and they also lack PRE/DE on audio..you get "Speaker Audio" complete with hiss. They sound and perform like shit...
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Jim W7RY <w7ry@centurytel.net> wrote:
Baufongs most certainly do have a cor output. They have a busy light donât they? YES they do!
There are schematics on the internet for the Baofeng portable. You just have to dig for it.
73 Jim W7RY
*From:* Scott Weis <kb2ear@kb2ear.net> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:40 PM *To:* 'Steven Donegan' <steve@donegan.org> ; ''App RPT Users'' <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> *Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] Does anyone have a working circuit diagramfor Baofeng/Kenwood to URIx?
I doubt you will find much help anywhere. Baofeng radios lack COR and discriminator output so they would not be suitable for use with allstar. The only portable I know of that works is the Kenwood F6 with it mic/speaker port set for packet mode. But the duty cycle required for allstar or any repeater/remote base is fairly high and portables are not suitable for long term use.
*From:* app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto: app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] *On Behalf Of *Steven Donegan *Sent:* Wednesday, June 11, 2014 3:21 PM *To:* 'App RPT Users' *Subject:* [App_rpt-users] Does anyone have a working circuit diagram for Baofeng/Kenwood to URIx?
I am looking for a circuit diagram so I can fabricate a cable to connect a URIx to a Baofeng (or pair of Baofeng's) suitable for use with ACID/Allstar. Any assistance would be useful. I have not found anything on the web thus far...
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