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UV-3R

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UV-3R FAQ v. 2012-01-27

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Page 1: ...UV 3R FAQ An amazing user community collaboration project UV 3R FAQ v 2012 01 27 Page 1...

Page 2: ...type Which dual band antenna can I buy Is the SRH805 antenna any good MEMORIES How do I manually program memories How does the programming software work Programming does not work Help Microsoft Windo...

Page 3: ...0Hz access tone TX lock on VHF using the supplied earpiece On my UV 3R Mk II I cannot change the UHF step size My VHF UHF receiver does not work My VHF UHF transmitter does not work What is the strong...

Page 4: ...te a high second harmonic when transmitting within the VHF HAM band See further down in the FAQ for solutions Yes GENERAL What is the Baofeng UV 3R The Baofeng UV 3R is a compact transceiver for the V...

Page 5: ...e latest available program How much does the UV 3R cost As of September 2011 the radio comes shipped from Hong Kong for 45 USD Local national sources may be selling it too at a higher price but with a...

Page 6: ...ite and then on your country s Post website Depending on your country s customs the parcel might get stuck there so the total travel time can be anywhere between 2 and 6 weeks Certain countries may ex...

Page 7: ...ar devices The UV 3R can also be found under brand names other than Baofeng like Vero Magiksun 12 vs 18 vs 19 menu settings Early UV 3R Mk I transceivers had only 12 settings accessible through the ke...

Page 8: ...charge a battery in the base there is no controller and it then relies solely on the safety chip in the battery The wall power adapters with color changing LEDs green red sense current flow and chang...

Page 9: ...The issue is that some of the aftermarket antennas are fairly bulky and can put a strain on the SMA connector If you plan on connecting your Baofeng UV 3R to an external antenna use one of the SMA to...

Page 10: ...tone from the TX tone menu See the above sequence for setting up a menu selection No PL tone is required for simplex channels Set the transmit offset to 600 kHz 1 6 or 5 MHz as appropriate Check your...

Page 11: ...plug the USB connector into the same jack on the computer Now plug the four pin connector into the microphone jack on the Baofeng HT and turn it on Bring up the Baofeng programming software Set the p...

Page 12: ...like the proposed memory channel It is easier to use the programming cable and software in the event that you have more than a few channels to program In this way you can have different sets of chann...

Page 13: ...watch is a misnomer If you program a priority channel with the software during scanning this channel will be checked The dual watch feature documented only works when in VFO mode checking the other VF...

Page 14: ...selector knob only gets you locations 1 through 99 The radio only displays the channels that have been programmed The software lets you see all 99 channels as you edit them If your brand new UV 3R ha...

Page 15: ...done via the radio keypad Can I copy a memory to VFO No Can I build my own programming cable Sure see the Files section http groups yahoo com group UV 3R files for a couple of ideas You may use any US...

Page 16: ...see message 3844 for more information on successfully using Vista Win7 with programming software If you need the German language for the UV 3R 1 07 software go to http download isp korte de index php...

Page 17: ...f the operating system Why doesn t Chirp or Boefeng software always keep my settings Both of these programs Chirp and UV 3R UV 4X require some settings FROM THE RADIO to operate properly This is why y...

Page 18: ...onnect it to the leads from the TTL module module GND to plug BASE module TXD to plug FIRST RING module RXD to plug TIP The plug second ring is not connected to anything and you should not connect to...

Page 19: ...work ln s dev ttyUSB0 wine dosdevices com1 from message number 3739 For more information on WINE for Linux please see this link http www reallylinux com docs toptip4 shtml Ubuntu and other versions or...

Page 20: ...xe you want to run then do this WINEPREFIX wine envs baofeng wine wine envs baofeng drive_c Program Files XXX YYY exe There you go The WINEPREFIX means other programs you use won t see the COM port or...

Page 21: ...of RelayM What does the Save function do While the user s manual says it reduces the transmitted power when the received signal is strong that seems to be a wrong copy and paste from a Yaesu manual M...

Page 22: ...re that the charger is a switched mode type and this type always emanates RFI The RFI in this case is so strong that a 5 9 signal can sound like a 5 2 one Can I use the programming cable to remote con...

Page 23: ...You can do a similar setup for scan groups Kind of labor intensive but it keeps weak stations and interference from interrupting scans KNOWN PROBLEMS and fixes MODS and the DATABASE The Usual Disclai...

Page 24: ...4W you would only gain half an S unit If you need more power buy a more powerful transceiver buy an external power amplifier use a better antenna How to disassemble UV 3R Taken from message 342 http g...

Page 25: ...cs A fix has been published in the Yahoo Group Files section and consists in adding a capacitor to the output low pass filter UV 3R Mk IIs and UV X4s after a certain serial number see the database hav...

Page 26: ...h the core right next to the plug It isn t pretty but it works Others have suggested a SMT bypass capacitor of about 100pF internally on the PTT line On my UV 3R Mk II I cannot change the UHF step siz...

Page 27: ...ce between high and low power Do you get the expected power on the other band If so the SDR chip is working and the fault is in the amplifier chain Could it be that there is a cold solder joint in the...

Page 28: ...e path is C Program Files UV3R Make a backup copy of the file if you feel like Edit the file with a text editor Notepad on windows and locate the ModelInfo section At first you may modify as follows N...

Page 29: ...ne in groups of 4 numbers data2 4014 8014 0043 0045 Numbers are right shifted with the meaning data2 MKMM MKMM MKMM MKMM data2 LLHH LLHH LLHH LLHH data2 VHFLowLimit VHFHighLimit UHFLowLimit UHFHighLim...

Page 30: ...RTX can get into so you should not worry if you are not doing anything strange with the software Is it possible to change radio calibration settings with the provided software As of October 2011 it is...

Page 31: ...earlier versions may not work I also found this software on the 409shop site Not sure if both are the same version 3 Download the driver you require from the 409shop site I downloaded the usb driver...

Page 32: ...to write to radio 14 Upon completion my display showed 136 0000 on first line and 400 0000 on second line 15 Clicked on Program on top line of grid and selected Read from Radio Got dialogue box Clicke...

Page 33: ...ands in the US and other countries so a license does not permit you to transmit on every frequency they are capable of transmitting on Is it legal to use these radios without a ham license if I never...

Page 34: ...earch and rescue operations The FCC has gone after SAR operations even ones which are part of government agencies for routine use of non type accepted equipment even on frequencies which they had a sp...

Page 35: ...manent capacity loss increases dramatically with temperature Permanent capacity loss is much faster when the battery is 100 charged vs 40 charged At 60C and 100 charge the battery permanently loses 40...

Page 36: ...Unported CC BY NC SA 3 0 See http creativecommons org licenses by nc sa 3 0 for further information about FAQ redistribution and reuse rights See http creativecommons org about for general information...

Page 37: ...Ondra OK1CDJ Czech Republic JO70VA Mark KI4BSZ USA Bart Van Allen KA7ZFD Utah USA UV 3R FAQ v 2012 01 27 Page 37...

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