Baofeng UV-3

[GKolo]

Listened to a tornado touchdown just south of me, I had my lil radio in a Go Bag just incase i had to head out.
Sorry not a VOLS fan...lol

 

[bob-the-scanner-man]

I went to a hamfest yesterday and they had the UV-3R for $60. They had a few display models so I finally got to play around with one. Very neat little rig and much smaller than I was expecting. I passed over picking one up yesterday since I can get a better deal buying directly from China on Ebay; ~$50 for the radio and a speaker mic.

When I buy one I'm going to upgrade the antenna and toss it in my go bag.

 

[N5TWB]

I went to a hamfest yesterday and they had the UV-3R for $60. They had a few display models so I finally got to play around with one. Very neat little rig and much smaller than I was expecting. I passed over picking one up yesterday since I can get a better deal buying directly from China on Ebay; ~$50 for the radio and a speaker mic.

When I buy one I'm going to upgrade the antenna and toss it in my go bag.

Don't forget to buy the programming cable, too.

 

[suriname]

Anyone here interested in the KYD NC-5H radio ?

 

[BrickOLore]

I am guessing that the UV-5R will have alpha tags. Based on the storms today, I suspect you got to listen to the Skywarn net this afternoon. (And Go Vols!)

You can only edit the alphatags via the serial interface. The software limits you to 6 characters, but you can manually edit the .dat file and do 7.

Brick O'Lore: Baofeng UV-5R: Alphatags 7 Characters Hack

 

[skipdog12]

Baofeng UV-5R programming question

Is it possible to program this radio to work with a Motorola LTR trunking system?

I am an authorized user but was looking to get another radio that is lighter. Can't ask the Moto tech this question and my department wouldn't buy one, so this would be a great option.

I have the frequencies needed, but with an LTR system, DPL or CTSSS are not needed. How would it work with talkgroups ?

If this is not possible with this inexpensive of a radio, then I understand, just a thought from a newbie in this game.

thanks

 

[IowaGuy1603]

Is it possible to program this radio to work with a Motorola LTR trunking system?

I am an authorized user but was looking to get another radio that is lighter. Can't ask the Moto tech this question and my department wouldn't buy one, so this would be a great option.

I have the frequencies needed, but with an LTR system, DPL or CTSSS are not needed. How would it work with talkgroups ?

If this is not possible with this inexpensive of a radio, then I understand, just a thought from a newbie in this game.

thanks

No..................not going to work on a trunked system.

 

[FoeHammer]

Im going to pick up a UV-3R mark 3 ,...Ill be programming it manually
I have used the puxing 777 , i dont know how similar it will be , but my question is
is there a good step by step instructions online for manual programming... & can all the menu selections ,..like say for example the narrow/wide selection ,...can this be applied to specific stored channels individually ?
So could i store the frequency in chan one ,...with a narrow setting & channel two with a wide setting etc ?

 

[firecatohio]

alpha

i got the radio programmed just need the alpha tag! my programming wont let me just im sure someone has a trick... all help needed thanks all..

 

[RBMTS]

i got the radio programmed just need the alpha tag! my programming wont let me just im sure someone has a trick... all help needed thanks all..

You need the programming software to create the alpha tags. There are several places on the web that you can download.

Have fun!

 

[VOLSKCBS]

Does anyone know what the setting should be on a UV-3R in the menu mode.

 

[RBMTS]

Does anyone know what the setting should be on a UV-3R in the menu mode.

Setting for what - specifically ?

 

[VOLSKCBS]

Codes

RX, TX, VOX,POWER, DW,STEP, OFFSET, SHIFT, STE, W/N, TOT, SCANM, RELAYM, BCLO, PRI. HAS 19 MENU CODES BUT THESE I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO SET THEM, Thank You

 

[KD8DVR]

My UV3r does NOT have alpha tags. The software has a spot for "future" use, but last I heard they don't have that capability.

 

[GKolo]

Whats the best software to download, I had to get a new laptop and need to download it again.

Thanks