Baofeng UV-5R Series User manual

Designed for Tyler County Amateur Radio Association
By Chuck Petri, KF5YDG

The Baofeng UV-5R has two modes:
Frequency Mode
Channel Mode
Basically, Frequency Mode is used for
short-term use, while Channel Mode is
for long-term use.

For example, if you want to quickly test a
frequency, you would use Frequency
Mode. When you want to save a
frequency for use in the future, you use
Channel Mode.
Baofeng UV-5R programming is not
difficult once you get the hang of it.

Remember that Frequency Mode is
completely separate from Channel Mode.
This is what confuses many UV-5R
owners. Settings in one mode DO NOT
automatically affect the other mode.

1. Turn on the radio –Use the knob on the top
of the radio to set the desired volume.
2. Press “VFO/MR” –The radio will toggle
between Frequency Mode and Channel
Mode. The radio voice will tell you which
mode you are in.
3. Enter A Frequency –Use the number keys to
enter the frequency. Don’t worry about the
decimal point - it appears automatically. For
example : to enter a frequency of 152.000 MHz, simply enter
“152000”
Tip : Press the “UP” arrow key to add a “half step” to the
frequency. For example, enter “147225 UP ARROW” for 147.2255
MHz.

Radio repeaters often use two different
frequencies: One for listening, and one
for transmitting. In Frequency Mode
you can set a Repeater Offset in order
to use a repeater. The UV-5R will
remember the Repeater Offset and
automatically shift the frequency when
you transmit

For example, lets say you want to talk to a
repeater with a main frequency of
146.980 MHZ and an input frequency of
146.380 Mhz. Once you set the Repeater
Offset the UV-5R will automatically
change to 146.380 MHZ when you press
the TALK button and then switch back to
146.980 MHz so that you can listen to the
reply.

Tip : Most Amateur Radio repeaters use
standard repeater offsets. For 2 Meter
frequencies this offset is almost -600 KHz
when below 147.00 add +600 KHz when
above 147.000. So a repeater on 146.980
MHz has an input frequency of 146.380
MHz –600 KHz down.

1. Press “A/B” – This toggles between the
top line and bottom line of the display.
Make sure that the top line is selected.
2. Enter the listening frequency –Use the
keypad to enter the main listening
frequency of the repeater. For 146.900
MHz, simply enter “146900” without a
decimal place.
3. Press “MENU” – The UV-5R menu
appears and the radio will speak “Menu.” The menu
will automatically exit if you don’t do anything – if you
need to just press “MENU” to show it again.

4. Enter “26” – Menu item # 26
contains the Offset Frequency
5. Press “MENU” Again – The
radio will speak “Offset
Frequency”
6. Enter the Offset –Enter the
Megahertz offset, with out
decimals. For an offset of
600 KHZ type “00600.”
7. Press “MENU” to Save – The
Offset is saved and the radio
speaks “Confirm.”