Baofeng UV-5III Advice on Fake or not

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  • 1 May 2022 at 16:44 #31075
    cummingspaul
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      Hello 

             Firstly can I say thanks to Pete MOPSX

      I am new to this but I bought a Baofeng UV-5RIII as starter radio, they are a cheap Hand held radio, but how do I find out, Because i have my suspicions that i may have been sent a fake. I purchased from a UK website http://www.baofengradio.co.uk, being a service engineer for over 33 years, when it turned up the packaging and the quality of the items just don't seem right, I have checked the scam sites and they say because of the time trading it COULD be Legit, ( Because it has been selling for a number of Years on the same web address ), I have checked Youtube but unfortunately it has so many different conflicting reviews on how to spot a fake i am unsure  any help with this would be much appreciated at least i may be able to call out a scam website misleading people and then get a proper Radio and maybe get my money back  

       

      Kind Regards 

       

      Paul 

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    1. Hi Paul,

       

      I have a UV-5R, do you have some problem with it that makes you suspect that it is a fake? 

       

      KR

      Fred

      1. Hello Fred I have been looking on Google and it says there are so many fakes out there the box and instruction manual just don't look right too generic, it also says if you connect to Chirp if the Firmware starts with an H its fake mine starts with an H but again I don't know if that's right ,although the radio has plenty of stamps in the plastic and the Ariel is stamped/Embossed with the Baofeng logo the labels/Serial Number Sticker on the radio and the battery do seem ok but printers nowadays can replicate this easily now i can pick up signals with it and listen i have a cheap Binatone ( no licence needed) walkie talkie that runs on 446mhz and it picks that up. I cant transmit because i haven't done my foundation course yet so it looks like it works but I just don't know ( a lot of work has gone into this if it is Fake)

      2. So Update is, I Sent Photos to Baofeng genuine website and the good news is they have confirmed it is one of their Genuine Radios 

      3. Sorry I missed your comment. I have ordered a UV-82 and after my UV-5RIII from ebay I bought it direct from Baofeng UK. The kit comes with what I assume will be a kosher NA-771 antenna. Hoping this one works with a BNC adaptor to an outside slim jim as well, the UV-5R does not respond at all to having a 'proper' antenna attached. The slim jim works with a uniden scanner, and the 5R works with a standard antenna screwed on, so after trying 5 different adaptors have to assume that it (front end?) is swamped by a strong signal.

      4. All I can say is I contacted baofeng in China because I was concerned I had been sold a fake radio from boefengradio.co.uk but they confirmed it is 100% boefeng so don't worry

      5. Hi Paul, Have you tried connecting it to an outside antenna? Fred

      6. Hello Fred no not connected to an outside antenna yet I listen to it using a car magmount antenna at the moment

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