Anybody else experience A no sound problem with the UV-5R. The audio was working good, then nothing. The led green light comes on when receiving, but not even the voice prompt or the key beep produce any sound. I tried the ear buds that came with it also and nothing. Any advice ?
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baofeng uv-5r no sound
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cabletech
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can't help myself. For a $40.00 third rate Chinese radio, how long did you expect it to work?
Somehow this is the response I expected from some. I know it's A cheap radio, I just expected A little more then 5 months use.
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pjtnascar
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You could try reinstalling the software as a possible reset? Or, check the volume knob that may be broken. I have a TYT handi talkie and it's been good for over a year and a half now, but I have to agree that it's a cheapie like yours, so if it went tomorrow, I wouldn't be surprised.
Does it have an earphone jack? Can you hear any audio there? Oooooooooooops... I guess you already tried that. 
Kenny-
I have one, got it about six months ago. About three weeks later, I had the same problem. Being the electronics tech I am, I went ahead and carefully opened it up and found one of the speaker wires had come loose from the solder point on the speaker. I also discovered the other wire just barely soldered on as well. Resoldered both with success. IMO, it's not worth sending back for warranty unless you purchased it from a U.S. dealer. Mine came direct from China. Good luck with it.
David
I have one, got it about six months ago. About three weeks later, I had the same problem. Being the electronics tech I am, I went ahead and carefully opened it up and found one of the speaker wires had come loose from the solder point on the speaker. I also discovered the other wire just barely soldered on as well. Resoldered both with success. IMO, it's not worth sending back for warranty unless you purchased it from a U.S. dealer. Mine came direct from China. Good luck with it.
David
Thanks David, I'll try taking it apart. I tried a system reset with no success.
so did this solve the issue ? mine still has no audio from either the speaker jack or speaker
No, took it totally apart, could not see anything visually wrong. It's now just a paper weight with nice lights. Have a new UV-3R for Christmas, will see if I have any better luck with this one.
thanks. mine was a christmas gift for the wife. as i just got it friday in the mail i'll ship it back and get a new one. when i first turned it on it didn't beep or anything but thought it was me.
1clo1
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Hi all, i may be in the wrong place but i also have a UV-5R and i have no audio from the speaker only, i plug the headset in and i get audio, any one know of an issue regarding this?
This issue usually happens with the microphone. There is a "substance" that is put in the jacks at the factory to make them water resistant. When a plug is inserted in the socket of the radio (speaker/mic or programming cable), contacts are lifted to disable the internal mic and internal speaker. During this time, the "substance" either melts or flakes off and gets under the contacts. Then when the plug is removed, the contacts are blocked from returning to their normal position and the device (mic and/or speaker) continues to be disabled. You might give the procedure on the miklor.com FAQ page a try. It is for the mic jack. The speaker jack is smaller so it will be harder to do.
Baofeng FAQ UV-5R Pofung UV5R F-11 UV5RA UV5RC UV5R+ UV5RAX UVE5
Jim KC9HI
And none of the major electronics brand names have any products made in China...
I have 6 of them and no failures so far.
Cowelly
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Same problem for me too. No speaker sound, everything else was fine. Very frustrating. Then I plugged in the speaker mic jack and pulled it in and out a few time and presto. It works again. Such a relief. Good luck.
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hmm, I was about to say there was one UV5R version (N5R-20) which will not play audio unless you had the "beep" enabled in the menu despite the green led showing that it is receiving. Strange bug, I know.
But you say it has worked in the past and now nothing?
*IF* you recently disabled your "beep", try turning it back on. If that isn't a thing, I hope you figure it out! I know how frustrating it can be.
But you say it has worked in the past and now nothing?
*IF* you recently disabled your "beep", try turning it back on. If that isn't a thing, I hope you figure it out! I know how frustrating it can be.
Project25_MASTR
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Hot swapping the speaker/mic and programming cable can also kill in internal audio…seen it happen a lot. Have yet to see it happen on cold swapped accessories.
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matty909
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Double check all solder points and make sure no loose connections
Elfnetdesigns
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lol me either. If you were able to get a week out of that thing then you got your moneys worth..
grstark
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No Volume Fixed - Baofeng UV-5RE
My volume was totally gone after programming my UV-5RE with the cable/computer. To fix it I merely plugged, unplugged, plugged, unplugged, etc. the cable a few times and it came back. Seems like a mechanical issue with the headphone jack.
My volume was totally gone after programming my UV-5RE with the cable/computer. To fix it I merely plugged, unplugged, plugged, unplugged, etc. the cable a few times and it came back. Seems like a mechanical issue with the headphone jack.
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