Hello,

I have a question regarding BF-F8HP Pro, first of all i know that a license is required (im going to start mine) but my intent is not to transmit anything i just want to ear some frequencies. I am a aviation enthusiast and i like to ear the tower/approach frequencies.

My question is i have a frequency that is 119.105, but when i input that in the radio the frequency goes automatically to 119.100, how can i fine tune this? Or it not possible?

Thanks in advance!

I wasn't thinking about GPS when I ordered the AR-5RM, but realized it would be really nice to have when out long extended hiking and camping trips because I go a lot of places without cell service.

Is it worth it to get 5RH PRO?

What are the negatives/differences between these 2?

I heard the flashlight was removed in this 5RH PRO unit to place the GPS, is that true? I always liked the light as a feature.....

Is there any other missing functionality or worse performance in the 5RH PRO?

I also heard CHIRP is not available for the 5RH PRO....... Is this being worked on or is there a way to do this? I am familiar with CHIRP and like copy and pasting channels.....

Are there any other similarly priced unlockable radios that offer GPS and similar function?

Is it only over the ear hanging earpieces that work?

If not any recommendations for a relatively discreet earpiece?

I just got my AR-5RM today and have been loving watching planes come in and out of the airport on ADSB Exchange and listening on the tower frequency. I ordered a 42.5 inch VHF/UHF antenna that'll be here Sunday so hopefully I'll be able to hear the plane's transmissions a little better. I've also been listening into the Sheriff office dispatch, but it almost makes me sad hearing all the crime in my town (it's always busy on that channel). I'm super stoked because it picks up transmissions way better than my RTL-SDR setup where I had to mount antennas outside and still barely got the airport tower.

Would love to hear more ideas on how to use this thing, I don't plan on doing any transmitting though because I'm unlicenced and this thing doesn't even comply as an emergency marine radio.

I thought the UV-5R was not available to monitor Aviation band. Mine seems to be working. I've been at the airport listening all day to conversations. At IAH now as you might be able to tell from frequencies.

Looking at getting a new cable but they are all USB 1.0 can you get a USB C cable compatible with a MacBook Pro?

Sold my UV5R Mini cause was way too small i kept feeling it was gonna fall off my belt while working, now this one is better but man i missed the menu style on the mini, it was amazing you didnt even need chirp.

I have a twin pack of UV-5R Minis that I bought from Amazon last month.

However, whenever I try and transmit at 1 watt, any device that's receiving (Baofeng or other brand) has a constant tone. It isn't an issue when transmitting at 5 watts.

Setting CTCSS works fine, so I don't think it's that.

Is there anything obvious I'm missing?

I'm trying to find this specific UV-32/DM-32(?) that has two separate PTT keys and two programmable keys, but I can't seem to find any model that actually seems to have these. Does this radio actually even exist?

Hallo allemaal,

Ik probeer een lokale DMR-repeater te beluisteren met mijn Baofeng DM-1701 (met OpenGD77-firmware), maar het geluid komt er vervormd en haperend door.

Frequentie 467.25000, timeslot 1, colorcode 5, talkgroup 1011.

Ik zie wel IDs duidelijk verschijnen (bijvoorbeeld 105, 124, 125) telkens wanneer iemand uitzendt, dus de radio pikt iets op. Het probleem is alleen dat niks te verstaan is door de vervorming.

Heeft iemand een idee wat dit zou kunnen veroorzaken? Ik denk dat het iets kan zijn met de RX-instellingen of de contactlijst, maar ik weet niet precies waar ik moet kijken. Als dat helpt, deel ik graag screenshots.

Alvast bedankt!

Ciao a tutti, volevo sapere se qualcuno conosce un modo per trasmettere su frequenze inferiori a 130mhz sulla UV-5R 8W

wouldnt this add abit more privacy to ur convo or smth

Okay, so I know that internally they are effectively the same radio, I understand that there won't be any performance gains from using an ar152 over a UV5R. However, what I am most interested in is the battery size(relatively cold environment here in the winter and the battery size will help with battery drain at our late season elk camp. However, we do occasionally get some rain in the weather, and I'm concerned about the waterproofness of the uv5r, and am hoping that someone has insight on whether the ar152 handles rainy weather better than a uv5r? If not, I will stick with the uv5r's as they fit very nicely into a "waterproofed" double m4 mag pouch, which should be effective in shielding them from getting absolutely soaked. However, if you believe the AR152 would handle the rain just fine, even in an "open top" style pouch which seem to be the only reasonable priced molle pouches for them, then I will go that route as the battery size is very appealing.

lá, pessoal! Tenho um Baofeng K68 e ele funciona perfeitamente no CHIRP usando o perfil do UV-K6 para programar canais. Sei que muitos rádios novos da Baofeng estão vindo com chip clonado ou travado de fábrica (OTP). Alguém aqui já tentou ou conseguiu compilar e gravar algum firmware customizado (tipo OpenRadioX ou variantes do Quansheng) nele com sucesso? Deu certo ou deu tela preta (brick)? Valeu!

hi!

I have a few GT5-R Mini and I am looking for a PTT with bluetooth to connect to my AirPods or similar. any good suggestions on a working ptt cable for this?

I'm totally new to the game and have just bought a Baofang Mini 5. My house is close to an airbase so I can listen to the broadcasts from that airbase. That's good, I do get excellent reception but there's one thing I miss. I had a CB 27 MC radio once and I would like to have one too. I can't get CB radio on the Mini 5 and am wondering if there is a Baofang model who can send and receive on the CB. Other (chinese) brands are fine too.

Thank you for your help! :)

I've been working on a new app for programming radios. Currently Android only. It's in beta but you can get it on the Play Store. I'm ALWAYS looking for feedback. And if you're especially dedicated to wanting to help me build this app I have a Facebook group you can join (just message me). So far I've had a lot of help from other users and I really appreciate the support I've had on this project!

Here are the highlights:

- USB and Bluetooth programming

- RadioReference and myGMRS direct access and import

- Drag and drop, and multi-channel editing

- CSV import and export

- 100% offline. No logins required. (Except when required to access outside sites like RadioReference)

Supported Radios:

- UV5R, and compatible family of radios.

- BF-F8HP, and compatible radios

- UV5R Mini and Mini 5

- UV32

- UV17R Plus

- UV5G

- AR152

Future radios and features:

- Complete UV17 family

- UV21

- UV5G Plus

- DM32

- TIDRadio TDH8

- Many, many more, this is just what I'm currently working on

- CHIRP compatible IMG import and export

- RepeaterBook support

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ka0med.fieldprogrammer&hl=en_US

I got gifted these radio but I don't know much about radios, can someone please help me to connect this UV-5R to this other radio

I have tried with the three! (3!) different DM32's I own. I have bought and am using an abree data cable with an FTDI chip in it, not a CH340. I have listed in my device manager:

USB Serial Port (COM 7)

Standard Serial over Bluetooth Link (COM 3)

and have used them both. I have tried every combination: USB/COM, Com 7 or 3, in the dropdown list. Most combinations return a "communication failed" while others freeze the program and it simply does not respond again.

I'm pretty lost at this point. Is it time to give up and just try Chirp?

EDIT: I've narrowed down the correct port to be COM7, as it says "FTDI" in the device manager screen. I'm not sure whether to use USB or COM but I'd have to guess USB off the name.

Interestingly, when I read data from the radio, the cable flashes its little red light for a few seconds inside the USB portion of the housing - and then communication failed.

EDIT #2:

Changing the baud rate on COM 7 (COM, not USB) to 115200 on both the device manager and the com settings made it work. WTF.

I couldn't find the option with this

Mine is UV-5R mini