{"id":2641,"date":"2020-10-24T18:16:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T23:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2022-02-18T04:06:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T10:06:49","slug":"bf-f8hp-and-counterfeits-their-differences-and-how-to-spot-a-counterfeit-bf-f8hp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/bf-f8hp-and-counterfeits-their-differences-and-how-to-spot-a-counterfeit-bf-f8hp\/","title":{"rendered":"BF-F8HP: The counterfeit problem on eBay, Alibaba, Wish, and other webstores."},"content":{"rendered":"

BF-F8HP and Counterfeits: Their differences and how to spot a counterfeit BF-F8HP\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0BaoFeng BF-F8HP<\/a>\u00a0has been an extremely popular entry-level amateur radio ever since its debut. Unfortunately, due to their\u00a0popularity; there has been a huge influx of counterfeits and knock-off BF-F8HPs. It is important to make an issue of these counterfeits as: they are not assembled by BaoFeng, they are not FCC certified, they are inferior in build and performance, and they carry no distributor warranty.<\/p>\n

How do you identify a counterfeit BF-F8HP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

First and foremost, when purchasing a BF-F8HP \u2013\u00a0verify the source<\/u>. This is important and\u00a0although we will document some differences between different types of counterfeits and a genuine BF-F8HP — counterfeiters will:<\/p>\n

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  1. Adapt and change their listings<\/li>\n
  2. OR simply mis-represent their product (by using stock photos, or content that does not represent what they will actually ship you).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The BF-F8HP is only sold by BaoFeng Tech and through our\u00a0authorized distributors.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    COSMETICS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Some counterfeits are completely cosmetically different, and the\u00a0reseller\u00a0will try to hide it. Their listings maybe a mixture of genuine BF-F8HP photos along with the fake BF-F8HP that they will send. Some counterfeits have support bars along their speaker grill. The BF-F8HP does not have support bars on the speaker grill. Some counterfeiters will simply send a basic\u00a0UV-5R<\/a>\u00a0with a BF-F8HP label applied to the radio.<\/p>\n

    PACKAGING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Some counterfeiters will source generic batteries, user manuals, and boxes. A genuine BF-F8HP will be clearly advertised on the packaging. A genuine BF-F8HP user manual will actually refer to the radio as a \u201cBF-F8HP\u201d and will not be generic.<\/p>\n

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    FIRMWARE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The BF-F8HP uses its own unique firmware \u2013 You can check your firmware by using CHIRP<\/a>. The firmware is found in CHIRP as shown in the image below.<\/p>\n

    Valid Firmwares: N5R-340A, N5R-340B, HN5RV01<\/p>\n

    These\u00a0firmware numbers could be replicated by a counterfeit and should not be solely relied on . <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Most counterfeits use a hacked firmware, that may not have a third power level (L\/M\/H) or if they do, they will output the same power on both Medium and High settings.<\/p>\n

    \"\"HOW TO DEAL WITH A COUNTERFEIT:<\/strong>
    \nWe have personally dealt with hundreds of counterfeit listings and have had them removed from marketplaces. Unfortunately, most sites will not prohibit the counterfeiter from creating another listing. The most effective means to stopping counterfeits is to buy direct from a\u00a0    BTECH authorized distributor<\/a>.\u00a0What happens if\u00a0you have purchased a counterfeit?<\/strong><\/em> You will stop counterfeiters by requesting a chargeback from your payment processor\u00a0and then reporting that illegitimate seller to the marketplace.<\/p>\n

    NEED FURTHER HELP?<\/strong>
    \nIf you are still uncertain if you are dealing with a counterfeit; you can contact us directly for assistance and help identifying a genuine BF-F8HP at:     https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/contact \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    BF-F8HP and Counterfeits: Their differences and how to spot a counterfeit BF-F8HP\u00a0 The\u00a0BaoFeng BF-F8HP\u00a0has been an extremely popular entry-level amateur radio ever since its debut. Unfortunately, due to their\u00a0popularity; there has been a huge influx of counterfeits and knock-off BF-F8HPs. It is important to make an issue of these counterfeits as: they are not assembled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/fh-hp-1000x445.jpg",1000,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/fh-hp-463x348.jpg",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/fh-hp-300x180.jpg",300,180,true],"full":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/fh-hp.jpg",1000,600,false]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/fh-hp.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}