Baofeng Hi, can the Baofeng BF-1909 be unlocked somehow to work on VHF?

[Cerrazul27]

Hello, I need an affordable, powerful VHF radio. All the radios I've seen are either expensive or UHF, and none of them convince me. From what I've looked at, the Baofeng 1909 caught my eye, but the problem is that it's UHF. Can't you unlock the Baofeng 1909's frequency range to be able to talk in VHF?

 

[hill]

I don't think it will work on VHF, as it most likely doesn't have the hardware to be able to operate on VHF.

Going forward I would never want an HT with over the regular ones output like 5 watts VHF and 4 watts UHF. The higher power ones would likely be over the exposure limits for RF that close to your body and aren't good for your health.

Plus with these being chicom radios I really don't think you would see the full power, as it's mostly Chinese operating the radios

 

[mass-man]

Hello, I need an affordable, powerful VHF radio. All the radios I've seen are either expensive or UHF, and none of them convince me. From what I've looked at, the Baofeng 1909 caught my eye, but the problem is that it's UHF. Can't you unlock the Baofeng 1909's frequency range to be able to talk in VHF?

Does is need to be digital? Channelized OK? Look for a used Moto or KW, have it programmed and be done with it.