At 19:10 you say if you get someething on the 145.500 frequency it will automatically switch over - do you need TDR (menu 07) on for this to happen? Just got my Baofeng & have followed your set up in this video but wasn't sure about TDR. Thanks. Really enjoying your channel btw.
Hi guys. I buy UV 5R a week ago, but i saw i can't have access 149.999 ⬇️⬇️, just let me input 150.000 and up. i was thinking the software BFB298 dont allowed me go in those frequencies.. thanks
@@RadioRevG5REV hi sir im from Sydney Australia just bought the uv9rplus i have programed it in sir but i would love to listin in on air traffic or fire or ambulance ect any i need help i know your in england but like to listin and start to talking to cb users thanks
I’ve watched probably about 20 videos on how to make my baofeng work and this is easily the most simple step by step explanation video of all. Thank you.
You Sir are a legend! I have had this radio for years and never heard a thing. By then end of your video I was listening to someonce on my local repeater, programming my local repeaters into memory, and signed up for my foundation course. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas.
I had mine for a couple weeks and just did a frequency scan and picked up the restaurant's (service walkie talkie) a block from me. Quite a good listen since I hear them talk shit about their customers in their restaurant.
I have this radio. Still can't hear a thing apart from the odd static. I used to be on cb and sideband back in the 80s and was looking at doing the foundation exam and get back into it, just don't hear anything at all. My wife's fed up with me programming it over and over 😂
I was a US Navy Radioman, and this is an amazing lttle radio, hell of allot better than the PRC 25s we had, but it has a stiff learning curve to really learn how to use one and use it leagaly. if you got an extra $25 laying around i would get the latest upgraded ones, makes it a little easer to use.
@@WillieMakeit well electricity it one thing But electronic's it another world to understanding the fonctional circuit inside your ham radio, Try suburban ham radio on the net you will get all the information is well for frequency use., Ham radio are fun to use when you know the phonetic alphabet and the right frequency to use to communicate with some Ham Repeater But of corse with a valid ham licence depending where you live.
Not been on VHF or UHF in around 36 year's, bought this on ebay last week, thought I'd use it Mobile, what a great little radio for £20, this video saved me having to read too much of the manual, many thanks, G4ULL
Didn't see the name Radio Rev but looked at your bookcase and thought that it looked like a Vicar's office. Thanks for the work and the video on the radio.
Newly subcribed... I have 4 of these uv5r he's generally used on low power when camping out in my local area. I'm on the coast on Anglesey, yes these radios will operate on the marine vhf and most of civilian airbands. .. not advised Interesting point for listeners however.. 156.000 is known as "channel zero" and it's the coastguard and search and rescue frequency
Cheers Padre! I have just received my new 8amp Baufang and a 108cm Bingfu tactical antenna. I've just tuned into the 145.500 channel and my local repeater using your very easy to follow video!
Just about to start my online learning for the Foundation License and bought a UV-5R sometime back to try and listen in. Tried programming it after watching various TH-cam videos to no avail and threw it in the back of the cupboard. Then I found your Channel and Success!! Thankyou
Ditto. Just received it today but I would have been one of those people with the radio in a drawer never having heard anything, now I have 18 local repeaters programmed (for listening only) and have heard several transmissions while doing it! I've watched videos before but this is the first one that actually was useful. Thank you! 😀
Many thanks for the video. My UV-5R + arrived yesterday, so I've been trawling TH-cam for more content which led me to your channel. Within a few minutes of setting up a channel to my local repeater I heard my first human voice coming through! Thanks so much, I am on my first steps of the learning curve and will try to take your advise.
Great to find some U.K based information. I recently bought my UV-5R from Baofeng U.K they are local company based in Portsmouth. There is a lot of fake rubbish & claims on E-bay Amazon, in relation to Baofeng Radios. Several sites specify 400Watt output etc, and the prices are quite expensive. Baofeng U.K will check out each radio, for any faults before dispatch & delivery times are within a week. I was a little dubious initially, but have since been very impressed with their service, and have ordered another. UV-10R & UV-5RIII Good to get some info here regarding repeater operations in my area. Keep up the good work.
Thank you - I know I should own one and finally I have purchased the UV-5R and explained the importance of radio to my children, I sent an hour looking for something to listen to without success - then turned to youtube and found your video. Very helpful start thank you.
Finally! I bought one of these last year and had no luck with it so it got tucked away in a draw somewhere. Dug it out last night as i wanted to try and connect to the ISS. No luck.... i then managed to finally put the repeater in correctly and instantly got a few people connecting, one was a ham radio club who operate at regular intervals so I am looking forward to listening in. First time I heard someone over HAM radio! Thanks so much for this great video! my mistake was I only set the transmit frequency not the receive.
As a long time Canadian "licensed " ham, I am reintroducing myself to the hobby again, it is surprising how how much you can forged over the years. I purchased the UV5R as an inexpensive start up to check what is going on in my new area. Your video is what was needed to get me started.
Pause my foundation license after a three week study, and commented to the invigilator that I’m still lost with regards to this hobby. I’m moving onto the intermediate now, which is a lot of electronics from what I’ve seen so far and I understand that quite well. But I didn’t realise it was this is a deep rabbit hole. Actually let me change that, this is a deep rabbit Warren pick a direction and there’s something new to learn. Unfortunately the biggest hurdles for me was not realising how important space for a good antenna is. So whilst I was looking forward to making some strides in to learning something new, I think as I have virtually nowhere to place an aerial that won’t upset my wife, I guess I’ll be relying on repeaters, which I now understand fully. Thank you very much for this informative video keep going keep safe.
Brilliant video, thanks for the no nonsense clear and concise information in all your videos! Just got my UV-5R and looking to dabble. This was very helpful thanks.
I'm just now dipping my toes into amateur radio. Thank you for the walkthrough. I'm studying for the license now, not sure what it's all about yet - No worries, I've turned off the transmit function, until I'm licensed.
I don't know if Ben is a vicar, but he's got the most vicar-like face I've ever seen. I was really surprised by how far my Baofeng would pick up signals from. I'm on the river, north of Liverpool. I'd regularly pick up signals from deep into Liverpool, as far north as Southport and right across the Mersey into the Wirral. I think I was picking up transmissions from repeaters that were on high masts, hills, etc and the river gave me a nice lack of obstructions. But I estimate I was getting signals from 15 miles North, 10 miles South and somewhere between the two across the river. I found it much more interesting than listening on my SDR, where the lack of a decent antenna meant it was rare I'd pick up anything aside from what I could hear on my wife's DAB.
Thanks for this video! Just got my license a couple of weeks back and my Baofeng GT-5R a week ago (after quite a bit of research). This was straight forward and thorough, just what I needed to get over the hump. Feeling confident now to get out there, make my first contact and really dive into this hobby. Cheers, from Florida.
Many thanks for that Ben! I don't know quite how long I've had my Baofeng, but its always been too much to bear to work through repeater programming... but this step by step presentation has at last overcome my inertia 👍. Love radio, hate menu-ed settings (and most things digital😴). Cheers!
Great video, thanks. Through a bit of newly-acquired interest in the subject mainly from a prepping point of view, I've just ordered myself a UV-5R off the back of this vid ! Interesting to find there is four local repeaters in my area ! Who'd have known !?
Superb presentation my friend! I’ve just bought one of these and been having a play. I can’t wait to get cracking and I’m now thinking of doing my foundation! Thank you for inspiring me.
Real Clear and concise explanations of ham radio and repeater use, This will be extremely useful for brand new hams, Your explanations are spot on even though some of your frequencies are a little different than ours here in the USA Thanks and a Merry Christmas to you!!
Hi Ben, I've just recently found your channel and subscribed very inspiring so much so I've purchased a Baofeng UV-5R only listening 😂 also studying online with Essexham, got my online foundation exam on the 10th of February fingers crossed. Keep up the good work. Regards, David
Great video, Ben. Thank you. Your 10 reasons to own one of these made me order one this evening. It appeared complex to program at first, but it makes sense after watching you do it. Greetings from Bournemouth.
Thank you so so much Radio Rev. My best friend and I purchased one of these each about 4 year ago and tried for months to get them working and failed miserably! They were shoved in a cupboard until we saw this video a few days ago and today BINGO following your easy guide we have managed to pick up some conversations on our devices. Any other tips/tricks/advice would be greatly appreciated xx We have just ordered a CRT SS 9900n base station and multicom sm-23 power supply, its coming today and so excited. Any advise on this one would be awsome xxx Thank you again x
Good vid and an inspiration for me to get my application in for foundation ,I have just got a boefeng to practise listening 2 metres have been listening to HF for ages its good to listen to UK instructional from you ,and I look forward to future vids CeeJ
Really great video on this little device and just really good general info on the hobby too. Really keen to listen in ONLY at the moment but if I find I quite enjoy it and we have a lot of activity around here I might even try and go for the licence.
Hi Ben. Thanks for this video. I've got a strange issue with the radio once programmed for a repeater. After a few seconds of transmission the radio goes quiet, if I then hit the frequency up or down button I can hear the conversation again. After a few seconds the same happens again. I've followed the video second by second and instruction by instruction. Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks from a complete novice.
“For many of us that first radio we buy is something cheap off of Amazon” lmao that was a great line because I did exactly that two days ago I was just interested in finding out that this Hardin thing is all about. Heard you don’t need anything special just to listen in on what people are talking about plus you can use it as a regular radio to hear noaa weather or fm radio for $18 that’s not too bad
Well explained Ben. I have quite a few of these and even listen to BBC Radio 4 and some of the aircraft going overhead, as well as working thru local repeater GB3HH on the outskirts of Buxton. I occasionally use a pair to work via FM satellites and even to listen to local hang-gliders (top end of 143... questionable! ) or 446MHz. Hope you had a good weekend. 73 Nick
@@RadioRevG5REV Morning Ben...correct.... the eirp is probably too high PLUS the Baofeng UV5R has a removable aerial so it doesn’t meet the UK guidelines for 446.......You can find all the guidelines on 446/PMR/License-Free etc on Ofcom’s website. Good bedtime reading. Have a good week. 73 Nick PS Can you get into GB3HH from your home QTH with 50W? 145.700/71.9/-600?
@@RadioRevG5REV ive just watched your video im from Sydney Australia your very well spoken i just bought the uv9rplus that god for your video its very very helpful im struggling rev trrying to contact other cb users
Hi great video I am new to this so this was really helpful to me but I have a problem i can not get my UV 5r to transmit to my family walkie talkies i can hear them but they cant hear me can you help cheers
Hi there, thank you for the really useful video, I've had the Baofeng UV-5R for over a year and have struggled to get it to work (my skill set). I've followed your instructions re the repeater and typed my post code in and the website says "No repeaters found within 25 kilometers OF B90 37.68567800, -97.21145050", what should I do next ? ....
Good day sir. Still very much in the learning mode, but how many repeaters can I program into this radio? The reason I'm asking is, that the menu seems to allow only for one (unless it overwrites the parameters everytime I program a new one?)
Hi Great Informative video, If i have this radio and swap it for the longer antenna would i be able to listen to my local repeater once set up as i only want to listen to ham comunications and not transmit, Thanks
Ben, you're a typical Nerd ..... Crooked Glasses, one side high, one side low ... I'm surprised you don't have tape holding them together. , However I'm a far older Nerd than you are, I started in HAM back in the early 60's growing up on a Midwestern US Farm, (mostly) ALL Farmers were HAM operators and my first radio of my own was a Heathkit tube model I have to completely assemble, including soldering on ALL the components onto a pretty crude circuit board and fight to get into the metal box. But I didn't wear glasses, so I wasn't an obvious "Nerd".
After watching a lot of videos about this subject, you are by far the most helpful. But I’ve got a question… do I need a license to communicate with a friend who has the exact same radio as me? Also what would happen if I tryed to talk to a 140 mhz Chanel without a license, and one last question is that what channel(?) or frequency do I go to if I want to talk to that friend and the only way to communicate is in a 140 mhz channel(?)
Hi I’m totally new to this and have followed your instructions but I can’t seem to hear anything. I’m obviously doing something wrong. Any help would be most appreciated.
Hi Ben, Im about to get one of these radios. I live on an island with around 800 km². There is a local repeater (only one) on the top of hills. Do you think this radio range can cover the whole area ? Thanks for your vid, its been really helpful.
Heyya m8 i hope i can learn more from you as i bought the Baofeng UV-5RTP and i have never found anything to listen to and there is alot local to me. I must be doing soemthing wrong but after watching this i can see where i could be going wrong in the programming. Thanks again and one last thing what would you recommend for a good handheld for even picking up air traffic as i am in a flight path between Glasgow and Edinburgh so its always busy in the skys 😁😁 hope to hear back from you and i have now suscribed to your channel cheers mate
Great Video, I have a "Baofeng UV-5RH PRO MAX" which has the color screen and the menu options are not the same numbers but I can figure it out. I have saved the channel Freq I want, I entered the OFFSET and it all seems saved but when I try to set the -/+ in the SFT-D MENU it shows highlighting OFF so I toggle to "-" and ENTER but it does not seem to save and seems to return to showing OFF as selected.. any Idea to what I am doing wrong? I am not licensed so just listening in and trying to get familiar with everything.
Hi thanks very much for video I’m listening to someone right now thanks for video …the only thing is I can’t hear them on channel mode only on frequency mode any ideas what I’ve done wrong.
I like you bought a baofeng uv-5r and don’t yet have a license.. I try Google but I cannot find a place to take my exam?! Can you help please? Between now and 3 months time I would like to attempt it.. Broomfield Colorado 80020, USA
At 19:10 you say if you get someething on the 145.500 frequency it will automatically switch over - do you need TDR (menu 07) on for this to happen? Just got my Baofeng & have followed your set up in this video but wasn't sure about TDR. Thanks. Really enjoying your channel btw.
You are quite right... so I have pinned this helpful comment. For the automatic change from A to B, TDR in menu 7 needs to be 'on'. Thanks!
@@RadioRevG5REV No problem. Just been out & got to listen in on one of the local (19 miles away!) repeaters I saved thanks to this video!
Hi guys. I buy UV 5R a week ago, but i saw i can't have access 149.999 ⬇️⬇️, just let me input 150.000 and up. i was thinking the software BFB298 dont allowed me go in those frequencies..
thanks
@@RadioRevG5REV hi sir im from Sydney Australia just bought the uv9rplus i have programed it in sir but i would love to listin in on air traffic or fire or ambulance ect any i need help i know your in england but like to listin and start to talking to cb users thanks
@PlasmaStorm73 [KY4IF] hey matey thankyou very much for your reply
I’ve watched probably about 20 videos on how to make my baofeng work and this is easily the most simple step by step explanation video of all. Thank you.
You Sir are a legend! I have had this radio for years and never heard a thing. By then end of your video I was listening to someonce on my local repeater, programming my local repeaters into memory, and signed up for my foundation course. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas.
I had mine for a couple weeks and just did a frequency scan and picked up the restaurant's (service walkie talkie) a block from me. Quite a good listen since I hear them talk shit about their customers in their restaurant.
I have this radio. Still can't hear a thing apart from the odd static. I used to be on cb and sideband back in the 80s and was looking at doing the foundation exam and get back into it, just don't hear anything at all. My wife's fed up with me programming it over and over 😂
@@S700KYFPV Thank you. I'm reprogramming it again as I write this. It's really frustrating
@@newvillagefilmslol
I speak with random people with uv5r I told them I don’t have license they are so cool
We the beginners definitely need this kind of advice! Many thanks!
I've had this for many years and gave up on it as i couldn't find anything that i could get my head around. You sir will make a great teacher.
I was a US Navy Radioman, and this is an amazing lttle radio, hell of allot better than the PRC 25s we had, but it
has a stiff learning curve to really learn how to use one and use it leagaly. if you got an extra $25 laying around
i would get the latest upgraded ones, makes it a little easer to use.
Im a Newby here and need to watch this video a 100 times to get a understanding. My heads a bit fried but slowly getting there.
Well a cellular will be just fine for you my friend, but amateur radio it another world of communication brother, peace.
I bought a ham radio test guide study book has helped to understand electricity
@@WillieMakeit well electricity it one thing
But electronic's it another world to understanding the fonctional circuit inside your ham radio, Try suburban ham radio
on the net you will get all the information is well for frequency use., Ham radio are fun to use when you know the phonetic alphabet and the right frequency to use to communicate with some Ham Repeater
But of corse with a valid ham licence depending where you live.
This process is unbelievably complicated and would put most people off from even starting to try. Fair play to anyone who sticks with it.
@@Knack121so far ,, well done a better man than me ,, onwards 🫡
Not been on VHF or UHF in around 36 year's, bought this on ebay last week, thought I'd use it Mobile, what a great little radio for £20, this video saved me having to read too much of the manual, many thanks, G4ULL
Excellent video. Received mine last week and before watching this it was destined for a drawer never to be seen again! Thanks
Complete beginner here. Wow. What a brilliantly simple instructional! Absolutely superb. Thank you, sir!
Didn't see the name Radio Rev but looked at your bookcase and thought that it looked like a Vicar's office. Thanks for the work and the video on the radio.
Newly subcribed...
I have 4 of these uv5r he's generally used on low power when camping out in my local area.
I'm on the coast on Anglesey, yes these radios will operate on the marine vhf and most of civilian airbands. .. not advised
Interesting point for listeners however.. 156.000 is known as "channel zero" and it's the coastguard and search and rescue frequency
Cheers Padre! I have just received my new 8amp Baufang and a 108cm Bingfu tactical antenna. I've just tuned into the 145.500 channel and my local repeater using your very easy to follow video!
Just about to start my online learning for the Foundation License and bought a UV-5R sometime back to try and listen in. Tried programming it after watching various TH-cam videos to no avail and threw it in the back of the cupboard. Then I found your Channel and Success!! Thankyou
This is by far the best video I’ve seen regarding the UV-5R and how to work it when in the uk, many many thanks bud 🙏👌🏼👍🏼
One of the most informative videos I've found. Thank you very much
This is the best video I’ve watched yet. I think I need to listen to it a few times!!!
As an ex novice license holder in the 80s and 90s this video has been really useful and informative. Cheers
Ditto. Just received it today but I would have been one of those people with the radio in a drawer never having heard anything, now I have 18 local repeaters programmed (for listening only) and have heard several transmissions while doing it! I've watched videos before but this is the first one that actually was useful. Thank you! 😀
so 3 yrs later and it still works! THANK YOU! and that double save thing to get both TX and RV in the channel was very helpful
Many thanks for the video. My UV-5R + arrived yesterday, so I've been trawling TH-cam for more content which led me to your channel. Within a few minutes of setting up a channel to my local repeater I heard my first human voice coming through! Thanks so much, I am on my first steps of the learning curve and will try to take your advise.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! Finally an basic explaination in layman's terms on how a repeater work!! Great video sir!!
Excellent video, programmed local repeaters and tones into bf8 easily and received lots of traffic. Thank you !!
Great to find some U.K based information. I recently bought my UV-5R from Baofeng U.K they are local company based in Portsmouth. There is a lot of fake rubbish & claims on E-bay Amazon, in relation to Baofeng Radios. Several sites specify 400Watt output etc, and the prices are quite expensive. Baofeng U.K will check out each radio, for any faults before dispatch & delivery times are within a week. I was a little dubious initially, but have since been very impressed with their service, and have ordered another. UV-10R & UV-5RIII Good to get some info here regarding repeater operations in my area. Keep up the good work.
I just moved from Portsmouth to scum , I’ve had my uv5r since 2016 :)
Thank you - I know I should own one and finally I have purchased the UV-5R and explained the importance of radio to my children, I sent an hour looking for something to listen to without success - then turned to youtube and found your video. Very helpful start thank you.
I was learning about Amateur radio and the Foundations license before the first lockdown. Fell out of interest and now getting back into it.
I'm just leaving a comment b/c of your enthusiasm - THANK YOU
Finally! I bought one of these last year and had no luck with it so it got tucked away in a draw somewhere. Dug it out last night as i wanted to try and connect to the ISS. No luck.... i then managed to finally put the repeater in correctly and instantly got a few people connecting, one was a ham radio club who operate at regular intervals so I am looking forward to listening in. First time I heard someone over HAM radio! Thanks so much for this great video! my mistake was I only set the transmit frequency not the receive.
As a long time Canadian "licensed " ham, I am reintroducing myself to the hobby again, it is surprising how how much you can forged over the years. I purchased the UV5R as an inexpensive start up to check what is going on in my new area. Your video is what was needed to get me started.
Just got one. Know very little and can't pickup anything in Toronto. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
only got the radio today and this worked perfectly, managed to programe in several local repeaters and listen to several different channels already 👍🏻
I’m new to this and what you say, makes a lot of sense I’ll look forward to hearing more from you in the future thank you
Thank you
Perfectly explained! You are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you very much!
Exactly the kind of information I need. Thank you so much for taking the time. I'm off to find my local repeater.
Excellent video! As a longtime wannabe/short time beginner this was a very informative video. Thank you.
So many thanks for putting out probably the best video for us newbies!
Thank you. You have provided the best explanation so far on how to program a repeater. Thank you
Pause my foundation license after a three week study, and commented to the invigilator that I’m still lost with regards to this hobby. I’m moving onto the intermediate now, which is a lot of electronics from what I’ve seen so far and I understand that quite well. But I didn’t realise it was this is a deep rabbit hole. Actually let me change that, this is a deep rabbit Warren pick a direction and there’s something new to learn. Unfortunately the biggest hurdles for me was not realising how important space for a good antenna is. So whilst I was looking forward to making some strides in to learning something new, I think as I have virtually nowhere to place an aerial that won’t upset my wife, I guess I’ll be relying on repeaters, which I now understand fully. Thank you very much for this informative video keep going keep safe.
Brilliant video, thanks for the no nonsense clear and concise information in all your videos! Just got my UV-5R and looking to dabble. This was very helpful thanks.
Appreciate your library as well as the the advice given in the video!
I'm just now dipping my toes into amateur radio. Thank you for the walkthrough. I'm studying for the license now, not sure what it's all about yet - No worries, I've turned off the transmit function, until I'm licensed.
Well done Ben. First video I’ve watched which actually explains in detail how this thing works. Fabulous thank you
I don't know if Ben is a vicar, but he's got the most vicar-like face I've ever seen. I was really surprised by how far my Baofeng would pick up signals from. I'm on the river, north of Liverpool. I'd regularly pick up signals from deep into Liverpool, as far north as Southport and right across the Mersey into the Wirral. I think I was picking up transmissions from repeaters that were on high masts, hills, etc and the river gave me a nice lack of obstructions. But I estimate I was getting signals from 15 miles North, 10 miles South and somewhere between the two across the river.
I found it much more interesting than listening on my SDR, where the lack of a decent antenna meant it was rare I'd pick up anything aside from what I could hear on my wife's DAB.
Thanks for this video! Just got my license a couple of weeks back and my Baofeng GT-5R a week ago (after quite a bit of research). This was straight forward and thorough, just what I needed to get over the hump. Feeling confident now to get out there, make my first contact and really dive into this hobby. Cheers, from Florida.
Many thanks for that Ben! I don't know quite how long I've had my Baofeng, but its always been too much to bear to work through repeater programming... but this step by step presentation has at last overcome my inertia 👍. Love radio, hate menu-ed settings (and most things digital😴). Cheers!
I just started with UV-5RE. Thank You for this video. Super helpful.
Great video, thanks. Through a bit of newly-acquired interest in the subject mainly from a prepping point of view, I've just ordered myself a UV-5R off the back of this vid ! Interesting to find there is four local repeaters in my area ! Who'd have known !?
This has been very very useful. I've just subscribed as you present your knowledge very well. Thank you.
Just got one these delivered. Very solid video, very helpful laying down that foundational knowLedge
this is a top notch tutorial. keep doing it, please.
Thanks for this ,havent got my slip ,but listening from Northamptonshire
Superb presentation my friend! I’ve just bought one of these and been having a play. I can’t wait to get cracking and I’m now thinking of doing my foundation! Thank you for inspiring me.
Hi Ben - This has been very helpful, your videos have made me commit to a purchase and book on a course. :)
Real Clear and concise explanations of ham radio and repeater use, This will be extremely useful for brand new hams,
Your explanations are spot on even though some of your frequencies are a little different than ours here in the USA
Thanks and a Merry Christmas to you!!
Thanks for this Radio Rev.
Most helpful indeed 👍
Amazing video, thanks, at last I understand how to use repeaters, I am a newbie preparing for license. Great vids.
10:33
I’m lost. Mine shows two local codes, only one active.
Idk where to program the “listen” frequency vs “transmit” mode, with just one code.
Hi Ben, I've just recently found your channel and subscribed very inspiring so much so I've purchased a Baofeng UV-5R only listening 😂 also studying online with Essexham, got my online foundation exam on the 10th of February fingers crossed. Keep up the good work. Regards, David
Welcome aboard! Enjoy the studies, hope all goes well on 10th.
Great video, Ben. Thank you. Your 10 reasons to own one of these made me order one this evening. It appeared complex to program at first, but it makes sense after watching you do it. Greetings from Bournemouth.
Just ordered mine. Zero experience.
Thanks for the upload
Best video on this subject ever 🙏
followed this guide and it was excellent. thank you this it was a great help
Thank you so so much Radio Rev. My best friend and I purchased one of these each about 4 year ago and tried for months to get them working and failed miserably! They were shoved in a cupboard until we saw this video a few days ago and today BINGO following your easy guide we have managed to pick up some conversations on our devices. Any other tips/tricks/advice would be greatly appreciated xx
We have just ordered a CRT SS 9900n base station and multicom sm-23 power supply, its coming today and so excited. Any advise on this one would be awsome xxx
Thank you again x
Good vid and an inspiration for me to get my application in for foundation ,I have just got a boefeng to practise listening 2 metres have been listening to HF for ages its good to listen to UK instructional from you ,and I look forward to future vids CeeJ
Great! Please feel free to subscribe to my TH-cam channel if you want to see more of my videos. 73
Really great video on this little device and just really good general info on the hobby too. Really keen to listen in ONLY at the moment but if I find I quite enjoy it and we have a lot of activity around here I might even try and go for the licence.
All I can say is thank you very much
Smashing video mate! Thanks so much!
OMG ! I'm getting it !! brilliant tutorial, thanks 73
Awesome… from Northern California USA MY FRIEND
Hi Ben. Thanks for this video. I've got a strange issue with the radio once programmed for a repeater. After a few seconds of transmission the radio goes quiet, if I then hit the frequency up or down button I can hear the conversation again. After a few seconds the same happens again. I've followed the video second by second and instruction by instruction. Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks from a complete novice.
Tank you for explaining things in a way veryone can understand.
It's a great radio you can listen around the world using Allstar node .
thanks, you have made sense of how to use my radio
“For many of us that first radio we buy is something cheap off of Amazon” lmao that was a great line because I did exactly that two days ago I was just interested in finding out that this Hardin thing is all about. Heard you don’t need anything special just to listen in on what people are talking about plus you can use it as a regular radio to hear noaa weather or fm radio for $18 that’s not too bad
Well explained Ben. I have quite a few of these and even listen to BBC Radio 4 and some of the aircraft going overhead, as well as working thru local repeater GB3HH on the outskirts of Buxton. I occasionally use a pair to work via FM satellites and even to listen to local hang-gliders (top end of 143... questionable! ) or 446MHz. Hope you had a good weekend. 73 Nick
Thanks for watching Nick. 446, I assume it wouldn't be good to tx on 446 as I think the max output for PRM is 500mw. Although I don't know for sure...
@@RadioRevG5REV Morning Ben...correct.... the eirp is probably too high PLUS the Baofeng UV5R has a removable aerial so it doesn’t meet the UK guidelines for 446.......You can find all the guidelines on 446/PMR/License-Free etc on Ofcom’s website. Good bedtime reading. Have a good week. 73 Nick
PS Can you get into GB3HH from your home QTH with 50W? 145.700/71.9/-600?
No. Well, I say 'no', I have never tried, but it's 70 miles away, so I think it is unlikely. I will have a go later...
@@RadioRevG5REV ive just watched your video im from Sydney Australia your very well spoken i just bought the uv9rplus that god for your video its very very helpful im struggling rev trrying to contact other cb users
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!
THANK YOU!
Just getting started with my baofeng . On my local repeater I see frequency that says input and output. Which one do I install?
great video i understood everything except one thing, is the calling frequency the same everywhere or it differs from nation to nation?
Hi great video I am new to this so this was really helpful to me but I have a problem i can not get my UV 5r to transmit to my family walkie talkies i can hear them but they cant hear me can you help cheers
Hi there, thank you for the really useful video, I've had the Baofeng UV-5R for over a year and have struggled to get it to work (my skill set). I've followed your instructions re the repeater and typed my post code in and the website says "No repeaters found within 25 kilometers OF B90 37.68567800, -97.21145050", what should I do next ? ....
Wow wow just what I needed thank you 73😉
Good day sir.
Still very much in the learning mode, but how many repeaters can I program into this radio?
The reason I'm asking is, that the menu seems to allow only for one (unless it overwrites the parameters everytime I program a new one?)
Hi Great Informative video, If i have this radio and swap it for the longer antenna would i be able to listen to my local repeater once set up as i only want to listen to ham comunications and not transmit, Thanks
This is an amazing video super informative thx man keep it up
Ben, you're a typical Nerd ..... Crooked Glasses, one side high, one side low ... I'm surprised you don't have tape holding them together. , However I'm a far older Nerd than you are, I started in HAM back in the early 60's growing up on a Midwestern US Farm, (mostly) ALL Farmers were HAM operators and my first radio of my own was a Heathkit tube model I have to completely assemble, including soldering on ALL the components onto a pretty crude circuit board and fight to get into the metal box. But I didn't wear glasses, so I wasn't an obvious "Nerd".
Excellent how to for newbies.👍
Thank you Brian, that was my target audience for this one. Thanks for watching! 73
@@RadioRevG5REV Good Job, congratulations full license. M7BCN
After watching a lot of videos about this subject, you are by far the most helpful. But I’ve got a question… do I need a license to communicate with a friend who has the exact same radio as me? Also what would happen if I tryed to talk to a 140 mhz Chanel without a license, and one last question is that what channel(?) or frequency do I go to if I want to talk to that friend and the only way to communicate is in a 140 mhz channel(?)
Like your informative approach. do you have a video doing the same on CHIRP?
Brilliant channel...just bought Retevis Rt85...will like to find..listening channel..
Hi , great video, how do I obtain the license please? Great video
Hi I’m totally new to this and have followed your instructions but I can’t seem to hear anything. I’m obviously doing something wrong. Any help would be most appreciated.
Very interesting and good advice too can I buy a radio that just for listening not one that can be transit on ❓
Hi Ben, Im about to get one of these radios. I live on an island with around 800 km². There is a local repeater (only one) on the top of hills. Do you think this radio range can cover the whole area ?
Thanks for your vid, its been really helpful.
What's the calling frequency on 70cm? Also are both calling frequencies UK-wide?
Heyya m8 i hope i can learn more from you as i bought the Baofeng UV-5RTP and i have never found anything to listen to and there is alot local to me. I must be doing soemthing wrong but after watching this i can see where i could be going wrong in the programming. Thanks again and one last thing what would you recommend for a good handheld for even picking up air traffic as i am in a flight path between Glasgow and Edinburgh so its always busy in the skys 😁😁 hope to hear back from you and i have now suscribed to your channel cheers mate
Hi,good video, well explained, might have to get myself one, thanks from Rotterdam 73😷😷
Thanks John. Great to hear from you.
Great Video, I have a "Baofeng UV-5RH PRO MAX" which has the color screen and the menu options are not the same numbers but I can figure it out. I have saved the channel Freq I want, I entered the OFFSET and it all seems saved but when I try to set the -/+ in the SFT-D MENU it shows highlighting OFF so I toggle to "-" and ENTER but it does not seem to save and seems to return to showing OFF as selected.. any Idea to what I am doing wrong? I am not licensed so just listening in and trying to get familiar with everything.
Ok. Ben thanks for the information
Hi thanks very much for video I’m listening to someone right now thanks for video …the only thing is I can’t hear them on channel mode only on frequency mode any ideas what I’ve done wrong.
Brilliant teaching thanks that's so helpful!
I like you bought a baofeng uv-5r and don’t yet have a license.. I try Google but I cannot find a place to take my exam?! Can you help please? Between now and 3 months time I would like to attempt it.. Broomfield Colorado 80020, USA
Thanks Ben. 👍🏻