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Posted: 6/7/2017 9:42:48 PM EDT
| Fairly new to the whole radio thing and looking for advice and examples on setups. So if everyone could post a picture of your comm setup and what the pieces are that would be much appreciated. I am currently looking at the baofeng uv-5r and ways to get a good set up with a plate carrier. looking forward to see what everyone has. |
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Friends don't let friends buy the UV-5R. |
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Friends don't let friends buy the UV-5R. I got the UV5R and a spare li-ion battery for about $32. An aftermarket spare battery for my VX7 alone is $23. |
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GGG minimalist PC Tactical Tailor 5.56 triple mag panel Yaesu VX7 Yaesu MH-57A4B 3.5mm mono listen only earpiece Cheap chinese radio pouch 
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I disagree, the UV5R is far better than any bubble pack FRS radio. It will also let people realize that they want extra features and help guide them to other products with an actual understanding of what they want and why. Plus, they make perfect hand outs. |
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Comms are the biggest pain in the ass as far as set up and space on gear........wires and shit everywhere, yould think in this day and age something small and wireless would be present. ANywho pic thread Micro chest rig using a HSGI radio/admin pouch which has a BF-F8+ in it ran to a weather resistant handmic. From the hand mic I either run the audio into my Howard Leights or run an earbud under my ear pro to get the same effect. As for wires running all over. It seems that no matter how much time you spend setting up and routing wires you will still find a way to get them hung up with your gear lol. 
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Pics below are with my Mayflower GenIV Chest Rig. When it comes of an goes on my Mayflower APC not much changes. With the setup below I have four different options of using my radio. 1) Remote Speaker Mic only 2) Remote Speaker Mic and Ear Piece 3) Remote Speaker Mic and Howard Leight Ear Pro 4) Peltor Comtac III. It is also important to note that I not only use the Baofeng, I also have a connection for my Motorola XPR 7550 (Company owned UHF Frequencies) and Peltor's.
I have the stubby antenna on the Baofeng in the pics. I have a Nagoya 771 that I am probably going to switch out for, much better performance. On the back of my APC I have a Harris Blade Antenna with a homebuilt antenna relocation kit. Not sure I like it, may try a different way of attaching the radio. It does not work well standalone on the Baofeng, the radio is too small and the antenna is huge with awkward connections. Hope this helps. Equipment Baofeng BF-F9V2+ (Tri-Power) BTech Remote Speaker Mic with 3.5mm Audio Jack 3.5mm Coiled Ear Piece 3.5mm - 3.5mm cable for connecting the Remote Speaker Mic to a pair of Howard Leights Peltor Comtac III Dual PTT Amped PTT (from Facebook Group) x 2 Close up of the Baofeng, Amped PTT and Peltor's 
Chest Rig as it is setup - The Coiled Ear Piece and 3.5mm - 3.5mm Audio Cable sit in a ziplock in the main pocket of the Chest Rig 
Ziplock with accessories 
With the Amped PTT and Peltor's 
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Equipment Baofeng BF-F9V2+ (Tri-Power) BTech Remote Speaker Mic with 3.5mm Audio Jack 3.5mm Coiled Ear Piece 3.5mm - 3.5mm cable for connecting the Remote Speaker Mic to a pair of Howard Leights Peltor Comtac III Dual PTT Amped PTT (from Facebook Group) x 2 |
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Whats the difference between yours and the uv-5r? is it worth the extra money to go with that one instead? I'm open to pretty much all suggestions im brand new to radios beyond the cheap walki talkies What part of NE are you in? |
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