BAOFENG UV-5R scanner

[ron351]

Anyone know how to program codes into this hand held scanner? Hope it takes cleveland police codes but think I am limited to frequencies with this thing.
Ebay link to the scanner

Radio Scanner Handheld Police Fire Transceiver Portable Antenna EMS Ham Two Way | eBay

Ron

 

[jaspence]

UV-5R

This radio is not a scanner and has very limited capabilities. It will only do FM analog frequencies and is very slow. The best way to put in frequencies is with software such as Chirp. If there are analog frequencies in your area, you must be very careful to set it up to avoid transmitting.

 

[nd5y]

According to the database Cleveland uses a 800 MHz P25 digital trunked system.
A UV-5R doesn't cover 800 MHz, can't receive P25 digital mode, and is not capable of tracking a trunked system.

 

[Aero125]

Unfortunately there are many Ebay sellers that that use the buzzwords "scanner" "police" "EMS" etc. to try and sell the Baofengs. Might be partially accurate to a small degree, but misleading and borderline false advertising (IMO).

 

[ron351]

Appreciate all your replies. Guess this may end up being a paper weight. I am trying to get 1st and 2nd district police and radioreference the broadcaster does all 5 districts and the other 3 districts being busier then the 2 I want to hear I miss a lot of calls in my area.
Hopefully that P25 trunked system there is a way to only get the 2 districts I want.
I tried that Home Patrol but it didn't seem to do very good, so returned it

 

[ron351]

Unfortunately there are many Ebay sellers that that use the buzzwords "scanner" "police" "EMS" etc. to try and sell the Baofengs. Might be partially accurate to a small degree, but misleading and borderline false advertising (IMO).

It does scan, but can't get any channels to program in. I tried that cord and CD you buy separate but can't figure that out either

 

[teufler]

ok the hard part is getting the cable to be recognized by the software you are using. Most of use use Chirp software, though Bafengs VIP works too. Some have noted your area is a p25 digital area, meaning your radio is analog, not digital, it fan not receive and decode digital signals. This is similar to what has happened on commercial tv when tv went to digital. Or radar detectors have gone to frequencies that only the newest can hear. While the radio can scan, its really not a scanner per say. You can monitor easily, listen to one frequency at a time providing the signals are not of a digital mode.

Load VIP software from the disk. The disk has a directory called usb drivers. Click and then you see win 7, etc, pick the operating system you have and open that directory. After the driver has been instaled , for the cable, click the Baofeng directory, and open the uv-5 directory and install VIP. You also can install Chirp, at this point. Home - CHIRP
Getting the driver for the cable is the hardest part, but once that is done, its easy after. .

 

[ron351]

ok the hard part is getting the cable to be recognized by the software you are using. Most of use use Chirp software, though Bafengs VIP works too. Some have noted your area is a p25 digital area, meaning your radio is analog, not digital, it fan not receive and decode digital signals. This is similar to what has happened on commercial tv when tv went to digital. Or radar detectors have gone to frequencies that only the newest can hear. While the radio can scan, its really not a scanner per say. You can monitor easily, listen to one frequency at a time providing the signals are not of a digital mode.

Load VIP software from the disk. The disk has a directory called usb drivers. Click and then you see win 7, etc, pick the operating system you have and open that directory. After the driver has been instaled , for the cable, click the Baofeng directory, and open the uv-5 directory and install VIP. You also can install Chirp, at this point. Home - CHIRP
Getting the driver for the cable is the hardest part, but once that is done, its easy after. .

Thanks, I did download CHIRP and grabbed the list from radioreference didn't get how to transfer it to the radio I have. I will have to play with it, but it seems I really wasted money on this thing. If anything I may buy another to use as a walkie talkie when installing cable runs to talk to the other helper, seems this is what it will be best suited for. Appreciate the reply from you and all the others.

 

[Blackswan73]

Thanks, I did download CHIRP and grabbed the list from radioreference didn't get how to transfer it to the radio I have. I will have to play with it, but it seems I really wasted money on this thing. If anything I may buy another to use as a walkie talkie when installing cable runs to talk to the other helper, seems this is what it will be best suited for. Appreciate the reply from you and all the others.

You will need a ham licence to talk on it, and so will your helper

 

[AB4BF]

You will need a ham licence to talk on it, and so will your helper

Musk, he can program it for FRMS through CHIRP.

 

[Aero125]

Musk, he can program it for FRMS through CHIRP.

Assuming by FRMS you meant FRS and GMRS the Baofeng is not certified to be used on either of the 2 sets of frequencies. See multiple other discussion threads on the illegal use of these radios for more clarification.

 

[ron351]

You will need a ham licence to talk on it, and so will your helper

Yikes, ok thanks again.

 

[mikewazowski]

Thread moved to Budget and Entry Level Transceivers since the Baofeng is not a scanner.