That's why this radio (the TG-UV2 Plus 10w version) surprises me. I've also tried Radioditty and other brands and it seems to me that the same Chinese SDR receiver is in many of the Chinese rigs and the same problems follow them all. Having said that, this radio will be my new standard HT radio when I don't purchase an Icom, Yaesu, or Kenwood. Even an easy-to-use/fun/cheap/whatever radio having many desirable features does not, for me at least, overcome a very poor or even average receiver all radios should have good to excellent receivers! I've tried 6 or 7 radios across all brands and have come to the conclusion that Baofeng rigs are just plain deaf. The Icom, Yaesu, and Quansheng all received the transmissions with ease.Īs much as I love the versatility and ease of use of Baofeng (it has its own niche market), I am done with Baofeng. I performed side-by-side testing with Baofeng UV-8HP, UV-5R, Yaesu FT-50, and Icom-2730a and the results confirmed what I read: The Baofeng radios were unable to receive a 5w transmission from a 3el yagi from 5 miles away (not even when holding open the squelch). I've read anecdotal reviews about the receiver so I wanted to do my own testing. Some of the junk Chinese rigs carry a 0.25uv specification. Why settle for a radio with poor sensitivity and selectivity? 0.15uv is a good receiver. It's good because it's highly programmable, it's pretty durable, and it has a wonderful receiver. I sent it back but for a prompt refund but it was such a good radio, I had to get another hence, not perfect. The first one lasted a couple of weeks and then got stuck in S9 RX on all bands/channels, and configurations. It's not perfect but I like to think of it as a really good Swiss Army Knife.
An outstanding radio - far better than Baofeng
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