Baofeng UV-5B won't change channel on busy

[kb5udf]

Hi All,

Long time radio user, new to the UV-5B series. After very brief testing, it seems that on a channel
which has tone squelch, if channel is active and squelch is open, the channel knob and channel buttons don't change the channel (e.g. like the repeater is active). I've never seen this 'feature' before on a radio.

How do I disable this?

Thanks,

JB

 

[KK4TTR]

I have several UV-B5 radios and been using them for years. I never noticed this feature, and haven't seen anything documented covering this.

There's a good website at Baofeng Pofung UV-B5 UV-B6 UVB5 UVB6 if you haven't already found it. The yahoo group appears to be inactive and I don't know of any other resources.

Occasionally, when I turn the left VFO knob, it won't move the frequency or menu option on the first click, but subsequent turns will work correctly.

What you're saying is when the channel is active, i.e. the green light is indicating receive, that the VFO knob won't change the frequency?

 

[khaytsus]

Baofeng UV-B5 does the same thing; it won't do ANYTHING for a moment while it's on a busy channel. It's like it's "lagged" when the channel is busy.

UV-3R+ does the same thing as well, so I don't know if it's bad design or AS designed

 

[SCPD]

Are you in scan mode while this occurs?

 

[kb5udf]

Yes, no

Yes, the channel is active when this occurs. No, I am not in scan mode.

JB

 

[SCPD]

Possible firmware issue I'm thinking. At best if it's a setting but I doubt it. Are these newer models or older models? From third party sellers with altered firmware or the oem baofengs?

 

[KK4TTR]

I verified this today with my radio. It will not change on the first notch click, but will on subsequent and following turns, as I described above. If this is the same issue, it happens with every one of mine.

On the second click of the vfo and subsequent clicks, it switched frequencies with an active recieve light no problem.

Hope this helps.

Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

 

[khaytsus]

I verified this today with my radio. It will not change on the first notch click, but will on subsequent and following turns, as I described above. If this is the same issue, it happens with every one of mine.

On the second click of the vfo and subsequent clicks, it switched frequencies with an active recieve light no problem.

Hope this helps.

Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

But it'll change "first click" (most of the time, anyway... the click indents on these radios isn't exactly 100% reliable) when the channel ISN'T busy. So again, to me, it feels like the interface is "lagged" when it's busy.

 

[KK4TTR]

But it'll change "first click" (most of the time, anyway... the click indents on these radios isn't exactly 100% reliable) when the channel ISN'T busy. So again, to me, it feels like the interface is "lagged" when it's busy.

That's why I wanted to be sure we weren't talking about the same thing. I haven't experienced the issue you're describing on any of my UV-B5's, two older models and one newer Pofung.

 

[khaytsus]

That's why I wanted to be sure we weren't talking about the same thing. I haven't experienced the issue you're describing on any of my UV-B5's, two older models and one newer Pofung.

Interesting.. My UV-B5 is pretty bad about this, as is my UV-3R. Oh well