do not buy or even consider a vx-6r, if you need something waterproof!!!
I speak from personal experience having owned one that THE VX-6R is NOT
WATERPROOF!! Yaesu and myself ended up in small claims court over this
fact after I rolled a kayak in saltwater with one in my pocket. Neither
me nor the radio exceeded the 1 meter depth limit specified, yet yaesu
put the full force of their lawyers behind not replacing the radio
outright and threatened to appeal even if I had won. Facing an
onslaught of corporate lawyers and a seeming never ending battle ahead I
was basically forced to settle for paying yaesu about $100 which was
most likely about their cost for a new replacement VX-6R. Bottom line,
I will NEVER buy another yaesu product, I won't own one used, and I will
discourage anyone and everyone I know from giving Yaesu any of their
business or owning any yaesu product. My experience demonstrated that
Yaesu will not stand behind their products and are deceptive to say the
least in their literature and advertising! Again DO NOT BUY A VX-6R OR
ANY YAESU PRODUCT FOR THE REASONS OUTLINED ABOVE!
eric - af6ep
On 2024-02-26 17:17, Jerry Kuhn wrote:
Hello,
For a higher quality waterproof (even submersible), perhaps a Yaesu
VX-6R? Considering one myself as they are selling now at $230. Not
sure about the "most waterproof" Baofeng as I also have some UV-9R+'s
and they certainly aren't waterproof. There are waterproof bags made
specifically for HT's sold on eBay though. Would that suffice until
getting something like the VX-6R, perhaps? I've used one myself and
trusted it to protect my Kenwood TH-D74 in the rain and it worked ok.
Sent from my iPhone Pro Max
On Feb 26, 2024, at 8:11 PM, boicecf--- via chirp_users
<chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
I wouldn't trust any of them to be Waterproof long term, water
resistant at best!!
On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 07:57:51 PM EST, d...@deutrino.net
<d...@deutrino.net> wrote:
Hi folks, and thanks to Jim and others for prior answers.
I am looking for recommendations of a Baofeng 'waterproof' model that
meets these criteria:
* dual-band and TX capable (or unlockable) over a range similar to
old-school UV-5R
* mature CHIRP driver and/or minimal history of firmware quirks
* USB charging by port in the radio itself (no barrel plug dongles) if
available
I got a couple UV-9R Pro but found they have issues thus far, not sure
if CHIRP related, hardware related, or other, but it rules that model
out until I can figure out what the problem is.
I got three GT-3WP and so far, while two of them work great, it looks
like I got three models with three sets of quirks (one of those being
the null set, but still, it doesn't inspire confidence)
I got a UV-9R Plus and was afraid to program it for several months
after the UV-9R Pro problems, I finally did so today, and it appears
to work perfectly. But there's always the question of what will happen
with the next one.
I understand these are very inexpensive radios and there is always
going to be a nonzero chance of getting one with strange new firmware.
I'm basically just looking for people's input on what they see as the
most solid choice in a 'waterproof' unit (yes I know they are only
water resistant) from the Baofeng brand, preferably with built-in USB
charge capability, with the lowest chance of upsetting surprises when
I attempt to program it with CHIRP.
And again. I know they are cheap radios. The next phase of my project
is finding something that does all of the above (including a TX range
comparable to the UV-5R), but with higher build quality and better
durability. Feel free to pipe up if you have recommendations for that,
too. Although for right now I am specifically looking at Baofengs.
Thanks again. This is a very helpful group.
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