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Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide 

 

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© copyright 2015 by AHTrimble.com 

Introduction -

 Your UV-5RA radio has been programed to provide you with a pre-set channel set-up. You 

have a wide variety of frequencies ready to be used simply by entering the channel number. This guide 
was designed to help you get started faster and easier than the existing owner’s manual. 
 

Basic Radio Operation - 

 

 

 

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Antenna connection point. 

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Power and Volume knob. Turn the knob to the right (clockwise) to turn the radio on and increase 
volume. Turn the knob to the left (counter - clockwise) to decrease the volume and turn the radio 
off. 

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Information Display Screen.  

 

 

188  

Displays the channel # (There are only channels 0 - 127). The “188” is for 
display example purposes only. 

25, 75  

These would be the last 2 (right most two) places of the frequency setting. 

CT  

If displayed = CTCSS enabled. 

DCS  

If displayed = DCS enabled 

+, -  

If displayed  = Direction of frequency shift. 

S  

If displayed  = Dual watch enabled 

VOX  

If displayed  = VOX enabled 

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Summary of Contents for UV-5RA

Page 1: ...Antenna connection point 2 Power and Volume knob Turn the knob to the right clockwise to turn the radio on and increase volume Turn the knob to the left counter clockwise to decrease the volume and turn the radio off 3 Information Display Screen 188 Displays the channel There are only channels 0 127 The 188 is for display example purposes only 25 75 These would be the last 2 right most two places ...

Page 2: ... is a combination of speaker and microphone If you an accessory plugged into 9 8 will be disabled 9 Accessory jack This dual jack is for connecting accessories such as an auxiliary speaker mic a lapel mic and privacy ear piece programming cable 10 V M mode key VFO MR VFO frequency mode where the frequency will be displayed MR memory mode where channel information will be displayed When in VFO mode...

Page 3: ...8 copyright 2015 by AHTrimble com Right contact negative contact 16 Battery release latch Sometimes you have to press the battery firmly into place to hear the click indicating that the battery is correctly inserted 17 Lanyard loop 18 LED light ...

Page 4: ... an entered number to select the channel you wish to jump to In Programming Mode allows you to set the dual watch transceiver dual reception option 8 BEEP In Channel Mode this will act as an entered number to select the channel you wish to jump to In Programming Mode allows you to set the audible beep sound when pressing keys 9 TOT In Channel Mode this will act as an entered number to select the c...

Page 5: ...mming Mode allows you to cycle through menu options When in Channel Mode this key will move down one channel for each press i e channel 15 14 If you press this key when at the lowest most channel i e 1 it will cycle to channel 127 When in VFO Mode this key will increase the frequency by 005 for each press of the key example 440 000 440 005 In Programming Mode allows you to cycle through menu optio...

Page 6: ... to transmit The length of your transmission is also controlled by the TOT time out timer setting The default for AHTrimble ComPlans is 60 seconds Your transmission will automatically cease after 60 seconds of transmitting This is to prevent a stuck mic and covering up the frequency Keep your messages short and concise If you need to continue delivering a message say break prior to 60 seconds rele...

Page 7: ...er and the RT Systems software If you find you must program via the keypad refer to page 11 of the Baofeng Owner s Manual or Chapter 4 of the Lidberg Baofeng Owner s Manual 4 Antenna Usage a The stubby antenna that comes standard with the radio limits the distance of transmitting and receiving of the radio b The 14 5 antenna is far more suited to the 2m and 70cm bands You will find that you can tr...

Page 8: ...unications option then get data from radio Now switch over to the file you want to upload to the radio and proceed d Under the general radio settings there are lots of options Read the RT Systems UV 5RA General Radio Settings Documentation document first It will help you understand many of the options available to you Your original file has AHTrimble com defaults set You can view those settings by...

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