BaoFeng UV82 Fails FCC Spur Limits

BaoFeng sells more radio models than you can shake a stick at.  Another handheld dual band unit that fails FCC spectral purity is the UV82.  This is somewhat larger than the UV5R, sells for a premium, but has an odd dual PTT button that confuses the heck out of users, as it will transmit on different channels depending on which PTT is pressed and how it is programmed.

The identical test setup used for the UV5R was used to test this radio, including the 100 KHz bandwidth setting.

The power from the UV82 was -3.87 dBm + 40 dB for the external attenuator = +36.13 dBm = 4.10 watts.

The worst case spur the third harmonic at -52.48 dBm, which (adding back the 40 dB from the external attenuator) is -12.48 dBm or 56.5 microwatts, a failing value.  It is also 48.6 dB below the carrier.

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