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How to Change Your Transmit Power
Let’s say you’re trying to contact somebody 100+ miles away and though you can hear each
other, the other party states that your transmission is weak and lost in background static. In this
case, increasing your power output can help your transmission to jump out of the static, helping
the intended party to be able to hear you loud and clear.
Your UV-5R can has both a Low-Power and High-Power mode. To switch back and forth
between the two, you must first switch to Channel Mode.
You can do this by hitting the orange “VFO/MR” button on the face of the radio. Once in
Channel 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
transmissions
. It does
not
affect
receiving
messages. In other words, though
switching to High Power may help you get
your
message further, it will not help you to
receive
a
message from farther away.
Changing the Squelch
Level
The squelch level on your UV-5R can be set
from 0-9. The default setting is at a 3.
If you would like to fine tune where the
squelch is set at for your UV-5R you must do
the following:
•
Press the “MENU” button.
•
From here, utilize the up and down arrows to
get to “0 SQL”. This is where you adjust the squelch.
•
Press “MENU” to select such.
•
Use the up and down arrows to set the squelch
where you desire it to be.
•
Press the “MENU” button to confirm your
decision.
•
Press “EXIT” to exit the menu.
