I'm using a BaoFeng UV-82 2-Way Radio as a 4-Channel Scanner on my Amateur Radio Bench. The radio works fine as a scanner however I've gotten tired of having to re-charge a radio that basically just sits on my Ham Radio Bench.
As the radio is on a stationary mount on my Ham Bench I figured that powering up the BaoFeng UV-82 with my 12VDC Bench Power Supply would be a good thing. The Battery Eliminator arrived today and after a quick test I determined several things.
1. The Battery Eliminator works just fine
2. The screws holding on the belt clip must be removed to exit the Battery and place the Battery Eliminator in place.
3. The belt clip screws can go back on the radio with the battery eliminator in place and hold the belt clip in place.
4. If you leave the radio in Channel Mode and turn off the 12VDC, when you restore the power, the radio wakes up in the Channel Mode not in the Frequency Mode. It wakes up in the mode it was in when the power was removed.
5. The radio is substantially lighter with the battery eliminator in place.
6. The power cord seems to be a quality coil cord with a length perfect for laying your radio on the passenger car seat.
7. The power plug looks substantial and has a little red LED power indicator light and a F3AL/250 glass fuse in the tip.
It's a good unit.
SEPT 15, 2014
I indicated that the belt clip screws have to be removed to place the battery eliminator on the radio. Well, that's true on the BaoFeng UV-82 however, on the re-branded PoFung UV-82, the battery eliminator slips in (and the battery slips out) WITHOUT the removal of the screws. Somebody in China made a case modification for the better.
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