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far away to get their message across. Let’s say your son wants you to tell his girlfriend that he’s
okay. Cell towers are down, and he has no other way of contacting her. He can get a transmission
to
you
, but he can’t seem to reach
her
.
This is where such a function could come in handy.
So, if you want to receive messages on one
frequency, and then transmit on another, you need to use the A/B button.
Doing this will switch you between the
upper display (referred to as “A” – the
frequency at the top of the screen) and
the lower display (referred to as “B” –
the frequency at the bottom of the
screen). When you look at these two
frequencies, the frequency that you are
listening to is “A” – on the top of the
screen - and the frequency that you’re
transmitting on is “B” – on the bottom of
the screen.
You can leave both “A” and “B” at
the same frequency if you want to
both listen and transmit on the same
frequency, or you can change one
from the other.
It all depends on what
you want to do.
How to Change the Channel You’re On
If you’ve already programmed in a bunch of frequencies into your UV-5R’s memory, you can
easily switch back and forth among them by changing the channels. To do so, first ensure that
you are in Channel Mode. This can be done by hitting the “VFO/MR” button.
Once you are in
Channel Mode, hit the up and down arrow buttons to change to your desired channel.
How to Type in a Frequency
Let’s say a buddy gives you a frequency he likes listening to in the early morning. It’s not in
your stored channels, but you would like to check it out. Instead of hitting the up and down
