Questions tagged [baofeng]
Baofeng is a manufacturer of radio equipment. Use this tag for questions relating specifically to Baofeng products.
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Other radios can hear my Baofeng but I can't hear them with my Baofeng
this may be a dumb question but I am new to this stuff so don't judge me please,
I just bought Baofeng UV-5R and I tested it with Topcom Twintalker 1302, which is PMR radio. I set my frequency on my ...
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What type and size Torx bit to remove a Baofeng mic and speaker cover plate?
What type of driver or Torx wrench do I need to remove the 5 Torx-type button-head screws (marked with red dots) in this photo?
I need to remove it in order to slightly enlarge the hole over the ...
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Baofeng Cables for Recording Audio
I want to use a USB/rs232 to plug into a program so that i can get the data from it to manipulate it through code instead. Is there any cables out there where i can do this a easy way?
(And if someone ...
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Versatile unlicensed use hand-held units
I'm doing a bit of research, as a newbie interested in a versatile walkie/HT to be used in Spain, mainly for mountaineering purposes. As far as I've read, it's possible to receive and emit in PMR446 (...
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Are Baofeng radios illegal in the US?
After having acquired a Baofeng, 5 days later, I found out that it is illegal. For the people who say my question is a duplicate and downvoted my question: I know about this question being the same as ...
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Sometimes my Baofeng UV-5R's display turns red spontaneously
Sometimes my Baofeng UV-5R's display will turn red for no apparent reason. I don't know what else to call this so I'll just say phenomena.
I have made sure the antenna is properly connected, and when ...
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Identify filter on schematic
I am analyzing the Baofeng UV5R schematic.
And trying to identify which filter was used in input UHF/VHF RF stage on RDA1846.
It seems to me that it is a 3rd order Butterworth bandpass filter.
But i ...
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why i cant hear my voice when i connect to two Baofeng uv82 to the same repeater frequencies
I have two baofeng uv-82 and I connected both to the same repeater frequency, and once I press the ptt button I can hear the squelch sound on both radios. However, once I talk to one radio, I don't ...
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Ham radio and repeater usage
I'm a newbie with radios and frequencies, but I was doing some tests to listen and transmit on one repeater near me (Cambridge MA) and it worked very well (as far as I understand).
The problem ...
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Programming the Baofeng UV-5x3
When using CHIRP to program my Baofeng UV-5x3 I click "download from radio".
There is a model "5x" but no "5x3" to choose from. What can I do?
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I am trying to get the 800.00 frequencies on a Baofeng UV-5R
I am trying to use my Baofeng radio as a police scanner and all the frequencies are in the 800.000 frequencies. Example: I am putting 851.1500 into the “scanner”, but the Baofeng radio is not ...
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What's the connecter type adapter to fit Nagoya NA-771G (SMA Male) to Baofeng UV-5R?
I've got an antenna Nagoya NA-771G (SMA Male) what kind of connector adapter do I need to fit for my Baofeng UV-5R
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How can I display current memory (channel) contents on Beofeng BF-H6?
I cant program it with chirp - but that's a whole other story. I think I have programmed it manually, not withstanding hard factual errors in the supplied manual. But now I want to confirm I have ...
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Is APRS the tracking protocol for the BTech GMRS PRO or the Vero 75 Ham version
Looking for confirmation if the Btech GMRS Pro and the Vero 75 are using APRS as the tracking protocol for their radio's. We're working on an EmComm/ EOC integration project and were looking to see ...
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How can I program a Baofeng BF-H7 on Linux?
I recently purchased a Baofeng BF-H7, but I am unable to locate support for it on Chirp on Linux. Additionally, WINE does not support the actual software.
Are there any Chirp alternatives that I can ...
