royldean
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Those of you on the UV-5R yahoo group will recognize this issue (already tried to rectify it there):
using a couple of Baofengs for ham sat communication (a UV-5R and an F8HP), but the 5R exhibits strange behavior when used to monitor the downlink:
Even with squelch set at 0 (full open - even after reprogramming the squelch values with Chirp), the HT "quiets" when the downlink signal gets strong - sounds exactly like it is CLOSING the squelch! While this is happening, the antenna picture is displayed on the screen. It happens for about a second, and then the transmission will resume, with the "cutting out" occuring every 5 seconds or so on a strong downlink signal. Needless to say, this is very annoying as I lose about 20% of the downlink communication.
This happens on both 2m and 70cm downlinks. It does not happen at all on the F8HP. It also does not happen at all if I tune the 5R to the local repeater frequency. Even adjust for doppler doesn't seem to affect it.
I can overide the "cutting out" by holding the "MONI" button, but obviously this is not something I can do during a 10 minute sat pass. I have also tried the narrowband setting (doesn't do anything), as well as the "save" set to "off".
Any suggestions?
using a couple of Baofengs for ham sat communication (a UV-5R and an F8HP), but the 5R exhibits strange behavior when used to monitor the downlink:
Even with squelch set at 0 (full open - even after reprogramming the squelch values with Chirp), the HT "quiets" when the downlink signal gets strong - sounds exactly like it is CLOSING the squelch! While this is happening, the antenna picture is displayed on the screen. It happens for about a second, and then the transmission will resume, with the "cutting out" occuring every 5 seconds or so on a strong downlink signal. Needless to say, this is very annoying as I lose about 20% of the downlink communication.
This happens on both 2m and 70cm downlinks. It does not happen at all on the F8HP. It also does not happen at all if I tune the 5R to the local repeater frequency. Even adjust for doppler doesn't seem to affect it.
I can overide the "cutting out" by holding the "MONI" button, but obviously this is not something I can do during a 10 minute sat pass. I have also tried the narrowband setting (doesn't do anything), as well as the "save" set to "off".
Any suggestions?