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Baofeng Baofeng BF-888S Constant Static/Open Squelch??

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I think some programming went wrong on one of my new BF-888s radios, and now when it's powered on and tuned to a frequency (in this case 452.350) there's constant static that none of my radios are receiving, almost like the squelch is open or the monitor key is being held down. Does anyone have any idea what this is and how I can solve it? I can't find a reset option anywhere
 

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This is the only thing the manual says settings in the software.
Asterisk [ * ] designates function changed via software
* SQUELCH LEVEL The purpose of the Squelch is to mute the speaker when no signals are present. With the squelch correctly set, you will only hear sound when a signal is present.
 

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I’ve tried every setting and nothing changes, so I don’t think it’s the squelch. I actually managed to get it working briefly but I reconnected it to the computer to program it again and the problem came back and won’t go away this time.
 

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UPDATE: For some reason, it accepted a VHF import meant to go to my 5R (i accidentally clicked the wrong file) and that wound up on the 888S. It doesn't do the static thing when its on a VHF frequency, but when it's using a UHF frequency the static issue returns. Have I messed up the board or something?
 

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Just out of curiosity do you know who that frequency belongs to? I'm wondering if you are trying to listen to a service that is on a digital system and not analog.
 

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Does it disappear if you remove the antenna? If so, maybe there is something generating RF in the close area around you. Does it happen if you go outside? If it still happens when you remove the antenna then I'm guessing it is a self-generated RF signal or "birdie". There won't be any way of getting around that.
 

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Does it disappear if you remove the antenna? If so, maybe there is something generating RF in the close area around you. Does it happen if you go outside? If it still happens when you remove the antenna then I'm guessing it is a self-generated RF signal or "birdie". There won't be any way of getting around that.
The antenna doesn’t seem to make a difference, so it seems like it’s generating a signal itself. What really gets me is that it didn’t happen until I tried de-programming the factory frequencies. Up until I plugged it into the computer it worked great.
 
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