It's the third episode of the Beginners Guide to radios in airsoft by The BB Warrior. He continues explaining the use of the radios with the most ubiquitous radio handsets in the airsoft field, the Baofeng radios. In this case, he tackles the Baofeng UV-5R and UV5-R Gen 3 radios that are available on Amazon and also on eBay.
An option for those looking for Baofeng Radios for use in airsoft and milsim is the Retevis RT-5R, which looks like it is a clone of the Baofeng UV-5R and is Single Band, Single Frequenc with a range of 136-174MHZ for VHF and 400-520MHz for UHF, CTCSS/DCS function, and 128CH memory channel. Tactical Shirts Airsoft reviews this together with the Howard Leight Impact Sport headset.
More on communications products that can be used for airsoft in this 0'20 Magazine video. Previously, it was about headsets, now it's about Push-To-Talk Units with a focus on the product line-up of Z-Tactical many of which are in use by airsoft players equipped with radios and headsets.
If you like the topic, turn on the language captions on your player if you have that option as this done in Spanish. Cesar of 0'20 Magazine talks about the best headset for airsoft and takes a look at the following, Z-Tactical, Bowman, Peltor, Sordin, etc. The best is often times the mor expensive one, but for other, it is about getting the most bang for buck.
Radios are important for milsim events and thus, airsoft milsimers will have to factor that in their budget when preparing for a milsim event. RandomTrashy, in his Ultimate Milsim Guide Series, explains how to setup your communications equipment and help prepare you for your first milsim event.
An affordable hearing protection that can be used als for comms, the Earmor Tactical Hearing Protecion Ear Muff in Dark Earth is in stock at RedWolf Airsoft and costs just US$52.99... "The Tactical Earmor Hearing Protection Ear-Muff designed for noise that can cause permanent hearing loss which cannot be recovered.
Another Tyrant Queen does a howto video for the Tyrant Kings Milsim YouTube Channel. In this video, she shows how to use a Baofeng Radio that is now the go to radio for airsoft and milsim games as it is affordable and programmable... "Tyrant Queen Lauren shows us the basics of programming a Baofeng UV5R for Airsoft purposes."
Walking Dead Airsoft posts a video about the importance of comms in winning a battle... "Radio communication is key to winning the battle. Two teams work together to push for the flag. Using radios we communicate and coordinate to overpower the opposing forces. Radio setup: TRI AN/PRC-152 + Speaker box."
Another preview of what will be published as a review on Airsoft Insider Magazine done by Booligan Airsoft and it is about the Code Red CQB Modular Headset... "I had previously reviewed Code Red's CQB headset and was very impressed with its performance and compact size. They've come out with a new version that is now modular, much easier to use, and fits even better. Check out the full review of this headset in Issue 11 of Airsoft Insider Magazine."
There are still more videos taken by DesertFox Airsoft from the SHOT Show 2016 and this video shows him visiting the CodeRed Headsets. The company is well-known amongst airsoft players in the US with their reliabe and affordable headsets and Jet DesertFox talks about the bone conduction technology for their headsets.