A Budget Friendly Tactical SHTF Comms Setup 📻 (BAOFENG Radio, PTT Mic, Headset and Batteries)
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I love how it’s not an hour long video to where I feel the need for a note pad guy killed it
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One thing you might’ve wanted to mention is that if you do plug in that AUX cable into your headset, if it doesn’t already have a way to allow both the radio Audio and the noise amplification to both be present that you might benefit from a momo-seperator (I may be totally saying this wrong, but the idea is still there).
Because as was previously stated, if you plug in your handset into something like a howard leight headset, you lose the ability to easily hear things around you, which may be very beneficial depending in the circumstances.
Frs radios are only good for messing around with friends
The biggest issue with uhf/vhf radios is from the elitists saying you need a license, but in reality in a SHTF situation you don’t need a license
This SHTF stuff is so bullshit. When your country goes down the drain most oft the stuff your training for does not matter.
Honestly thanks for the knowledge
I have the battery pack and man is it terrible. The contacts fall out andnthe batteries are loose/rattle. Simple to fix with some thing adhesive backed foam and some adhesive to retain the contacts but not something i was expecting to do considering how simply they are to make.
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Since they make full sized batteries that take USB C now, for the same space as those AA batteries you could carry a regular sized radio battery which will last long enough for you to recharge the large one without the hassle of AA batteries. Those AA battery shells have a reputation for not maintaining electrical contact and making your radio shut off
good stuff man
Man 1 year later and the baofeng is now over 60$
I love the idea for having radios for SHTF, but if were honest and realistic, its probly one of the worst forms of communication you can use if you’re actually under threat by a capable force. The US has been tracking and killing dudes by intercepting radio signals for many years now, it happened a lot in the early days of the Ukrainian Invasion and continues to happen. You’d need a VERY solid plan to have any level of success.
Amazon reviews of the Baifeng UV-5R are TERRIBLE a LOT of people return them saying they can’t transmit only receive signals
In a shituation I think we got more to worry about than chit chat
1 year later, everything listed is currently unavailable. I’ve noticed US amazon is always like that, it’s perpetually empty. I don’t understand how you guys even use Amazon. Or everything has crazy prices, people will say "Oh it’s only $21 on Amazon." and you go and check and it’s like $250.
Do you need a license to operate this?
Please for the love of god if you are just getting started out on using the Baofeng UV-5R please do not get the Baofeng PPT Mic that is listed in the description. DO NOT GET IT! It is a cheap knockoff and it is terrible. I recommend getting a boom microphone attachment with a a two pin PPT for you headset like a RAZOR WALKER headphones. Also don’t go cheap on your accessories! Best of luck brothers and sisters in your endeavors!
what are the lights new you using in the being of the video ?
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I also have several Baofengs. Models such as the UV-9R Pro are more of my preferred choice, due to them being waterproof for rain/heavy moisture use.
Godspeed!
I run a nearly identical setup. Budget friendly and effective for sure. I would add that the newer Baofeng K6 has some advantages for ~ the same price as the UV5R. It’s batteries are USB-C compatible for charging. It also has a scramble feature with 3 different scramble modes. Capable people could descramble your transmissions but it’s an added layer of security for comms. Set your Tx/Rx channel for 2 different modes and you’ll make it more difficult for someone to catch both sides of a conversation.
I have ear pros wit aux input which I know is working. I have the same PTT as you but I can’t get the aux output to work
Edit: NVM got it fixed ground and the aux out put were wired backwards switch them and learned how to solder now I’m all set up.
SHTF?? Means?
For my first go at it, I went pretty cheap. I had a pair of Midland GMRS radios I’ve used for camping and travel. The radios have a base-station charger that runs off of a 12v plug and I have a 12v basic battery setup to keep them charged. For the whole tactical option I picked up a throat mic that has dual earbuds. It was the only one I could find that wasn’t just a sound tube. I’m going to cut off one of the earbuds and wire a 3.5mm plug in it’s place to plug into my Walkers Razor active headphones. It’s nothing fancy, but if it all works out, it’ll make hunting a little easier and be more practical for the theoretical SHTF situation.
Thank you, sir.
What size aux cable should you use ?
@UrbanSurvivor brand/model of those LED red candles?
Everyone should ALSO become Ham Radio operators. I only have my technician class, but I’ve used it for years as a Skywarn storm chaser, in addition to emergency comms for search and rescue operations.
Isn’t an proper analog radio preferred as it would probably also work after a tactical EMP but any chipbased won’t and UV 5R Is one of also a semi digital….. ???? Plz suggest a good one with long range for budget restraint
I added the same ear protection directly to my Team Wendy helmets
If you’re really worried about the FCC, who cares if you having to have a emergency communication to save your life? Who cares what the final is you have to live to worry about it
"alley"" express? uh you mean AliExpress? its Ali not "alley"
Nice kit. An upgrade would be a newer radio with USB C charging which is much more convenient. And make it two radios, so you have a backup or an extra radio to hand to someone.
I currently have a similar setup problem is that i only hear audio trough one earmuff rather than both? Can you help?
What about the fact you must have a HAM operators liscence to send messeges on one of these?
Only issue i can forsee from this setup. If SHTF and there happens to be any SIGINT (signals intelligence) force whether its from the U.S or enemy force, that would be a real problem. I come from the door kicker community and ive worked with those guys alot and because of the frequency range for this and the megahertz that it runs at, it is very easy to trace and track and then the issue of not being able to really encrypt it. Im not downing the radio. I have two UV5RS but for different reasons. Love the setup for what it is. I would just keep that in mind. Maybe a great tool for every scenario not involving being hunted lol. Its just ashame that anyone with the knowledge can ping its location and find you.
All garbage
What are those red LED tripod lights at the beginning of the video?????????????????????????????????????????
Does operating the uv5r require a license?
Excellent
I’m using a similar setup, same baofeng walkie, same ptt, but walkers razor. But when I try to use this setup I just can’t get it to work properly, ich can’t hear the sound of the walkie or the incoming radio, the headphones just won’t work with the baofeng ptt. The ptt itself is working and giving audio output, other headphones won’t work aswell, can anybody help me out?
tell me you are a wana be navy seal without telling me punk
Already been said ditch that antenna, a long flexible Nagoya or a folding tactical will give you better durability.
My 3.5mm port on this ptt just don’t work with my earpro anyone knows how to fix it ?
I had zero luck with that ptt mic working with the aux port.
Hmm, arial extender…Amazon here I come😂
Usb-c needed. Better to pay a little bit more for the radio but get more functions, quality, water protection and usb-c. Abree radio, radtel rt-490 or smth like that.
I may not a expert but i did sleep at a holiday inn last night.
Stupid Question: How can one use a ham radio amongst a practice tactical team when you need a license to push the button?
I have a very similar setup but ran into an unexpected trouble at the end. I have the tyt thuv88 as my radio, baofeng ptt and Howard Leight Impact sport as hearing protection/headset.
Everything worked completely fine by itself, but once everything is plugged in as intended, I couldn’t hear the radio from my headset, the ambient noise amplyfier is working properly, but I can`t hear the radio through the headset. I am allow to talk into the ptt and it does come out the other end of another radio with my headset plugged in. I just can’t hear from the radio through the headset. I did end up fidgeting the 3.5 mm cable and found out if I pull the cable from the headset just a little bit, I can hear from the headphone and the baofeng ptt.
Have you ran into these kind of problems and if so how did you solve it? Thanks!