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What are the two frequencies on Baofeng?

The BaoFeng UV-5R is a compact hand held transceiver providing 4 watts in the frequency range of 136-174 MHz and 400-480MHz (520MHz later versions). It is a compact, economical HT that includes a special VHF receive band from 65 – 108 MHz which includes the regular FM broadcast band.

How far can you talk on a BaoFeng UV-5R?

A BaoFeng handi-talkie using VHF maxes out at about 30 miles under ideal conditions and with a few tricks and tweaks.

What can you do with a BaoFeng uv5r?

Useful Emergency Radio Frequencies

  • NOAA Weather Broadcast Frequencies:
  • Family Radio Service (FRS/GMRS) Frequencies:
  • International distress frequency.
  • Two-Meter Band Frequencies.
  • Multi-Use Radio / MURS Emergency Frequencies.

How do I clone a Baofeng uv-5r?

When the Radio Box opens Select the COM port your radio is connected to; Select “Baofeng” as the Vendor and “UV-5R” (or BF-F8HP) as the Model. Click “OK” The Download “Cloning” process will now begin. Wait for it to complete.

What is the frequency range of baofengu uv-5r?

Below is the frequency list in which BaoFengu UV-5R can transmit: Channel Frequency 15 462.5500 16 462.5750 17 462.6000 18 462.6250

Can I Cross-load chirp files between the uv-5r and uv-82?

Never could cross-load CHIRP .img files between the UV-5R, UV-82 and BF-F8HP Radios Never cross-load between different firmware versions either (Example N5R-20 and BFB-311) Download from the UV-82 to create a tab compatible with the UV-82 (an alternate method would be to load an existing UV-82 .img file).

How do I enter a frequency on the uv-5r?

You can enter a frequency to start receiving and transmitting by entering the numbers on the UV-5R keypad. For example, typing in 151.820 will key you into the MURS band. Keep in mind, when entering the frequencies, your device will only accept 6-digits; three numbers before the decimal and three after.