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The complete article is at: 

https://www.shtfblog.com/a-better-baofeng-uv-5r-instruction-manual/

 

So, let’s avoid CHIRP, and get on to how you can use your UV-5R without ever having to 
touch that detested software.

 

Notes on UV-5R Specs 

One of the chief things that you need to know about your UV-5R is that the radio (called a 
transceiver – because it both 

trans

mits and re

ceives

 messages) has a 

male

 SMA connector. This 

means that it needs a 

female

 SMA connector antenna to work. What comes in the box is both the 

necessary antenna and radio. 

The type of antenna that comes in the box of your stock UV-5R is referred to as a “rubber duck.” 
It’s an absolute terrible antenna. 

One of the first pieces of advice that just about any seasoned 

ham operator (referred to as an “elmer”) will tell you is that your radio is only as good as 
your antenna.

 I say this because one of the first things that you need to do for your UV-5R to 

function effectively is to upgrade your antenna. 

I highly recommend the Nagoya NA-771.

 This 

will probably cost you around $25 and is well worth the cost. 

With the stock antenna, I have been able to listen to people from two hours away to as far away 
as Las Vegas! The problem is that I can’t talk back to them. Even when I tried to transmit to an 
elmer about 100 yards away from me in a parking 
lot, my transmissions still came through fuzzy and 
undecipherable. If you want to be able to transmit 
(and you do), then you need to upgrade your 
antenna, and you need to get one with a female 
SMA connector. 

How to Turn Your 
Baofeng UV-5R On 

To turn on your UV-5R, all you have to do is 
rotate the knob at the top of the radio beside the 
antenna. 

Attaching Accessories 

Your UV-5R can have various accessories 
attached to it through the means of a Kenwood 2-
pin connector. If you do decide that you would 

Содержание UV-5R Series

Страница 1: ...their radio and their desire to learn how to use amateur radio Thankfully learning the UV 5R is possible Let s take a look at what it takes to get your UV 5R up and running Consider this the basic ma...

Страница 2: ...only as good as your antenna I say this because one of the first things that you need to do for your UV 5R to function effectively is to upgrade your antenna I highly recommend the Nagoya NA 771 This...

Страница 3: ...Flashlight Fun fact your UV 5R has a flashlight A bit of a Swiss army knife no If you want to turn on the flashlight you have to press the MONI button on the left hand side of the radio How to Transmi...

Страница 4: ...nts to get to a particular signal and allows you to scan frequencies to find any incoming transmissions It s a bit like the tuning dial on your car s radio Both modes are useful and you want to know h...

Страница 5: ...uency 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 wan...

Страница 6: ...to enter the first three digits of the frequency that you want to listen to This will fill in the numbers on the left side of the decimal To enter the four digits on the right side of the decimal you...

Страница 7: ...r country music channel where you live You can listen to these frequencies on your UV 5R You have to push the orange CALL button on the left side of the radio Once you have activated broadcast FM you...

Страница 8: ...Mode you must then hit the button with a hashtag and a key on it It s at the very bottom right of the face of the radio This will switch you back and forth from Low to High Power This only affects tr...

Страница 9: ...ck the keys press and hold that same button once more for two seconds How to Scan Frequencies Sometimes it is beneficial to just scan through frequencies to see if you can contact anybody In a disaste...

Страница 10: ...r Two Frequencies at Once You may not find this in your Baofeng UV 5R instruction manual but the radio has the ability to monitor two frequencies at once This could come in handy in a situation where...

Страница 11: ...Then hit the EXIT button to exit the menu How to Add Frequencies to the Radio s Memory With your Baofeng UV 5R you can save various frequencies power output group signaling information bandwidth and...

Страница 12: ...lking with other HAMS in your area Some duplex receivers you won t be legally permitted to use so figure that out first Once you find what the input frequency is and if you determine you can legally u...

Страница 13: ...s free The default setting on your UV 5R is for the VOX to be turned off To turn VOX on perform the following Press the MENU button Utilize the up and down arrows to get to option 4 VOX Use the up and...

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