Baofeng Baofeng UV-5R 3 programming questions

[vsp5151]

I programmed a UV-5R 3 with several 217 MHz frequencies (it does work well in that range) but I want to also program it to receive only. I am using the latest Chirp build and I see no what to delete transmit frequencies option. Or a RX only option like Motorola would have. I would also like to program the unit to scan upon power up without pressing the scan button (for a blind user) but I do not see this option in Chirp. I would also like to be able to disable the keypad but again no option. Any ideas?

 

[OFFT4P]

To disable TX you set the duplex to off for that frequency and it will then beep at you and not TX if you try to on that frequency.

To lock the keypad go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Automatic Keypad Lock and tick it. This will automatically lock the keypad but it can be unlocked by holding the lock button on the radio.

 

[DylanMadigan]

On some of my radios, turning duplex off is not an option (although it is in the software now, if i try to enable that option on my older radios, the channel won't exist on the radio). When I run into that issue, i set the duplex to transmit on the GMRS channel we use at low power. Not the perfect solution, but I'd rather accidentally transmit on GMRS then our fireground or something.

I haven't figured out how to get the radios to scan automatically, it seems like it has to manually be started after each power on.