888s scanning
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888s scanning
Has anyone got the bf 888s scanning properly??
- thelad
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Re: 888s scanning
I did many moons ago with the early type.
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Re: 888s scanning
Yea, I just turn the channel to 16 and turn it on. It scans until it receives something and then stays on that channel. There's no way of knowing what channel it's on when this happens. I restart the scanning by turning the HT off and on again.
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Re: 888s scanning
Its kinda strange I own a few Baofeng 888s and I could only get one to scan on channel 16 the other two didn't scan at all. There nice little radios for the price tho I'd recommend those to anybody wanting a cheap PMR radio.
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Re: 888s scanning
They are what they are mate cheap radios, but remarkably good.. got the scan thing on mine correct.. funny as soon as i powered it on with the freqs already programmed i got sports direct shop staff talking about an order. think some are Uk Business allocations that that Chinese programmed them with..
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Re: 888s scanning
More likely just using them illegally.flickpot wrote: ↑07 Sep 2019, 00:17 They are what they are mate cheap radios, but remarkably good.. got the scan thing on mine correct.. funny as soon as i powered it on with the freqs already programmed i got sports direct shop staff talking about an order. think some are Uk Business allocations that that Chinese programmed them with..
Uniden UBC120XLT
Uniden USC230E
Uniden UBC3500XLT
Binatone PMR MR500 x2
Magiksun TM-490 (BF-888) x3
Baofeng BF-888
TTI TSC 100R
Baofeng UVB5
Zastone D900
Icom IC-R6
Uniden USC230E
Uniden UBC3500XLT
Binatone PMR MR500 x2
Magiksun TM-490 (BF-888) x3
Baofeng BF-888
TTI TSC 100R
Baofeng UVB5
Zastone D900
Icom IC-R6
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Re: 888s scanning
Many businesses buy these and just use them on the frequencies they come with. They are cheap radios so very attractive to those who need two way radios for there shops restaurants etc. They don't understand how radio works they just use them.thelad wrote: ↑07 Sep 2019, 06:03More likely just using them illegally.flickpot wrote: ↑07 Sep 2019, 00:17 They are what they are mate cheap radios, but remarkably good.. got the scan thing on mine correct.. funny as soon as i powered it on with the freqs already programmed i got sports direct shop staff talking about an order. think some are Uk Business allocations that that Chinese programmed them with..
BB Guns4Less also use the illegal frequencies they come with in there shop and even sell them in there shop for 3 times the price.
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Re: 888s scanning
My local council uses them for store net.... obviously not on the stock freq's though.
Sent from my GP300 using DTMF
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Re: 888s scanning
TK Max and sports direct also use PMR446 then moan or call security when somebody like me is on a hilltop somewhere with a 446 radio
Some of these are big companies and makes me wonder, surly they can afford to have proper licensed business radios instead of using illegal stock frequencies on the Baofeng 888S radios and PMR446 walkies?
Some of these are big companies and makes me wonder, surly they can afford to have proper licensed business radios instead of using illegal stock frequencies on the Baofeng 888S radios and PMR446 walkies?