Re: [chirp_users] baofeng uv5r

2019-06-08 Thread Norman Sebern
Cars broadcast on a different frequency as in a repeater. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Don Morgan Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2019 6:22 AM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] baofeng uv5r Importance: High I have 2 of these radios and can't seem to get a goo

Re: [chirp_users] baofeng uv5r

2019-06-08 Thread Dennis Wage
Don, email me off list. dw...@dwage.com Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ) 245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 8:22 AM Don Morgan wrote: > I have 2 of these radios and can't seem to get

Re: [chirp_users] baofeng uv5r

2019-06-08 Thread Christopher Knowles
Baofeng's squelch settings are unbelievably high.  In Chirp set the #1 squelch level to "1". There are articles on the Web suggesting the subsequent settings.  Chris Knowles, N1CAK On 6/8/2019 9:20 AM, Don Morgan wrote: I have 2 of these radios and can't seem to get a good rec signal on them.

Re: [chirp_users] baofeng uv5r

2019-06-08 Thread Brent Wells
I purchased/use the Nagoya NA-771 on mine, as I too use my 5R as more of a scanner radio on my desk for my local emergency groups and even local highway crews. It picks up much better, howeverI also use this antenna on my BF-8HP which has the extended battery, and the antenna randomly picks

Re: [chirp_users] baofeng uv5r

2019-06-08 Thread D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
Hello Don, This isn't a list for baofeng uv5r. Also if you're a first responder, I would not use any of these inexpensive radios because they lack one very important design feature. All these inexpensive radios lack the ability to reject nearby off-frequency signals, meaning that if you are at t

[chirp_users] baofeng uv5r

2019-06-08 Thread Don Morgan
I have 2 of these radios and can't seem to get a good rec signal on them. I get the local sheriff dispatch but do not get the patrol car return. When the bad weather was coming in I tuned to 162.55 which is the weather service for my area. I got a very noisy signal and got in car and drove arou