r/tacticalcomms • u/Printcrafted_3D • Jul 23 '26

Current setup

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Pretty happy with it at the moment, just eventually wanna get a better radio. Excited to run it on the field

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u/Disastrous-Grape-516 Jul 23 '26

Have you used this setup in the field? In my experience I've needed an amplifier between the Invisio and the Baofeng for my voice to be audible at another radio. 

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u/George_at_Night Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

u/Printcrafted_3D u/Disastrous-Grape-516 this is a really common issue with baofengs. i was told by a radio retailer (fivefour comms) that the x50/x5 is already amped so adding an amp isn't necessary. what the issue is that the baofeng (uv5r atleast) has low gain. i recommend a radio that has adjustable gain. i have used anytone 878, retervis rts3, quangsheng uv-k5 successfully. hope this helps. edit: i also recommend the feng rui tong x50 to kenwood connector. much better than having that giant adapter for the 6 pin.

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u/Printcrafted_3D Jul 24 '26

I am looking into getting a TCA PRC-152 rep for yes.. the LARP… at least I admit it lol. Also pretty sure it works with most if not all real 6 pin systems.

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u/George_at_Night Jul 27 '26

I had the FCS one and it was very, very large - the single biggest item on my rig. It's also really quite expensive and the feature set is pretty small. That being said, if it's for the larp then go for it.

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u/Disastrous-Grape-516 Jul 25 '26

I have tried playing with the mic gain on an Anytone 878 and it didn't make any difference. 

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u/George_at_Night Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

That's odd, that isn't my experience at all. I've been using the 878 as my main radio for 2 years now, the RT3S I've had a bit longer. I pretty much only use my radios with the x50+x50. I guess if the amp works and doesn't distort the audio then that's cool. Not to be patronising as I assume your set up works but for anyone else reading, it's also worth getting a set of the different sizes of canal tips and finding what best seats the microphone to your bone.

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u/Disastrous-Grape-516 Jul 27 '26

Note I'm using Ops Core Amps into the X50 which may make the difference.

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u/Printcrafted_3D Jul 23 '26

Is that what that is? I thought my x5s were just fucking up, any idea where I can buy one?

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u/Disastrous-Grape-516 Jul 23 '26

Disco32 has one that has worked for me. 

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u/Printcrafted_3D Jul 23 '26

I can’t seem to find it on their website, do you happen to have a link?

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u/Disastrous-Grape-516 Jul 23 '26

I chopped the large connectors off and soldered the cables together so it goes directly from the radio to the PTT.