Baofeng UV-5R For Beginners - Quick Start Guide by NotaRubicon Productions
Notes from Multiple videos overviewing the UV-5R
Todo
- finish buttons list
- add radio software info
Notes
- There’s 2 operating modes VFO/Memory
- VFO/Frequency mode is for typing a channel directly
- Memory/Channel mode is for switching between saved channels
Hardware
Overview on UV-5R/Radio hardware
Buttons
Volume, etc.
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Power/Volume Knob | |
| Call | |
| PTT | |
| Moni |
Menu
The radio menu has 40 sections
| Menu ID | Nick-Name | Name | Description | Preferred setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | SQL | Squelch | Low:Detect everything High:Detect less | |
| 1 | STEP | Frequency step-up | how many frequencies to step up per up button | |
| 2 | TXP | Transmit Power | Power level to use when transmitting | |
| 3 | SAVE | Power save | how often to listen for transmissions | |
| 4 | VOX | Speak to talk | off | |
| 5 | WN | Wide/Narrow | Bandwidth mode (Wide/Narrow) | |
| 6 | ABR | Automatic backlight | timer for the auto backlight | 5 |
| 7 | TDR | dual channel standby | listen to 2 channels at once | on |
| 8 | BEEP | Keyboard beep | keyboard beeping | off |
| 9 | TOT | Talk out timer | how long you can transmit before it stops | 60 |
| 10 | R-DCS | Recieve - Digital coded squelch | you can use this on a busy channel or on repeaters | |
| 11 | R-CTCS | Recieve - Digital coded squelch | you can use this on a busy channel or on repeaters | |
| 12 | T-DCS | Transmit - Digital coded squelch | you can use this on a busy channel or on repeaters | |
| 13 | T-CTCS | Transmit - Digital coded squelch | you can use this on a busy channel or on repeaters | |
| 14 | VOICE | Speaking voice | set the speaking voice/language | Off |
| 15 | ANI-ID | send ID during alarm mode | ||
| 16 | DTMFST | Phone tone IDs | ||
| 17 | S-CODE | Signal Code | signal code for menu item 19 | |
| 18 | SC-REV | Scanning method | What to do when it detects something during scanning | |
| 19 | PTT-ID | push to talk ID | ID attached to each transmit | |
| 20 | PTT-LT | Push to talk - lag time | how long radio waits before sending the tones from menu item 19 | |
| 21 | MDF-A | Lets you decide what label you see for a frequency in channel mode | channel name | |
| 22 | MDF-B | Lets you decide what label you see for a frequency in channel mode | channel name | |
| 23 | BCL | Busy channel lockout | stop you from transmitting when recieving | on |
| 24 | AUTOLK | Auto Lock | lock keypad after inactivity | on |
| 25 | SFT-D | shift D | direction of the offset for setting up repeaters | |
| 26 | OFFSET | sets an offset for setting up repeaters | ||
| 27 | MEM-CH | save a frequency as a channel | ||
| 28 | DEL-CH | Delete a channel | ||
| 29 | WT-LED | Wait LED | color of screen - standby | |
| 30 | RX-LED | Recieve LED | color of screen - recieve | |
| 31 | TX-LED | Transmit LED | color of screen - Transmit | |
| 32 | AL-MOD | alarm mode | if/where to transmit alarm | site |
| 33 | BAND | |||
| 34 | TDR-AB | |||
| 35 | STE | |||
| 36 | RP-STE | |||
| 37 | RPT-RL | |||
| 38 | PONMGS | Start-up message | Radio ID? | |
| 39 | ROGER | Off | ||
| 40 | RESET |