Googling for instructions is nowhere near as comprehensible as a video here. I’ve been trying for a while. Even with an English manual and in a font size I can easily read it gets pretty convoluted. The videos here make all the difference.
I'm the same way... you get a credit card sized manual - That makes no sense at all IF you can read it. makes the radio worthless until you get a video and some of those the poster goes through it too fast for those that know nothing at all. ** Consider your "audience" knows nothing at all.
Thank you, down and dirty basics on how to get started with a new device saved me a lot of time and energy and actually learned more about the radio through less information and more hands on. Great video, followed along with my radio in hand as you walked through your instructions.
This was *really* helpful. I've had the baofeng box sitting here for weeks (just staring at me). I'm studying for my technician's license and new to all of this. But I know I need to get with it to be ready for the day the ground moves. I got an email about your video and decided it was time! SO glad I did. THANK YOU for the excellent walk through. It was clear, useful and will undoubtedly help me sleep better at night knowing that I can at least listen. I've since programmed in the important stuff (fire/sheriff/EMS). All about empowerment! Cheers to you!
Great job! Thanks for the work! This is my first radio and as a raw noob I've found it very user friendly and has helped me learn a lot. Preparing for my license soon as a course opens up.
Great video! Had trouble following this for programming channels at first. Note that you cannot overwrite an already saved channel: if you see CH-xxx, you must delete it first (menu option 28) before you can save the current frequency. In your demo at 16:50 , you are trying to save over top of an assigned channel (CH-001) and you get the "lady voice" saying "transmitting memory" which means it failed. Later, at 17:19 you program onto channel 002 (an empty channel, notice no CH- displayed) and get the "lady voice" saying "receiving memory" which confirms you have successfully programmed the channel. Hope this helps anyone who got tripped up on that like I did!
Living Survival I noticed you are doing what I want to with listening police, fire etc. I also noticed when you went to radio reference it had the frequencys but the radio has 6 digits the radio reference has more digits than the radio, how do I type them into the radio and listen to them?
Excellent video. Basic, but enough detail to walk me through a radio I've had for awhile and not had a clue how to use. Thanks for giving me confidence to try it again.
I am from Ontario Canada. Just starting out with Ham Radio but have been monitoring emergency bands since I was a Kid. Great explanation of this low cost radio....I will definitely be getting one. Amazing how large portable emergency radios used to be and cost. Something I can use while I study then pass my Ham course.😎
YOUR 25 MINUTE VIDEO HAS SHOWN ME HOW TO USE MY UV-5R , WITH CONFIDENCE ! OTHER VIDEOS DIDN'T GET TO THE MEAT AND POTATOS ON HOW TO OPERATE IT . GREAT VIDEO . IT WAS TO THE POINT , SUBTRACTING ALL OF THE BS BEFORE GETTING TO THE POINT ! THANK YOU !
Thanks for this video! Really made me feel more confident in being able to get information during these crazy times we are in. Stay safe and thanks again!
I had a feeling that someone would take the time to explain this radio Way better than the book and once again RU-vid did not disappoint... Thank you Living Survival Dude for doing a great job going over the features and especially for the radio frequencies website info... Again Great Job !!!
THANK YOU for a simple instructional video. I've watched others that only drove me nuts with "uh oh, I didn't mean to do that", etc. So yours was a blessing. Great work!
Thank you a million times over! I have finally got my head wrapped around this, and understand. Finally! Only by listening carefully to your clear instructions, can I now finally use these! Excellent tutorial.
Dude you're the best! I sat here for an hour reading the manual feeling like a jackass on how to change the channels that were stored. EVERY WEBSITE and video says channels like its one thing. You've got stored channels, input channels, FM channels, so there was no way to understand what a person was talking about when trying to figure out how to change the channels. Obviously I'm new to this radio so I didn't know you had to be on the VFW/MR side to change to the stored channels. Jesus, you'd think this would be the easiest thing to figure out. So congrats on being the only video that shows this!
Thank you, Thank you so much. I bought this Baofeng UV 5R Just about 8 years ago and NEVER EVER, even with the help of a person that I was told he knew a little about the radio, I had been able to do anything with it. Now with your video I was finally able to locate my weather info radio of my area. So far is all I have done but I will continue to watch your video and get more knowledge now. In simple words: Thank you!
I love that you open with the ones I bought multiples of like the BF-F8+ Dual-Band and UV-5RX3 Tri-Band ... I also picked up a number of backup batteries, much longer 1/4, 1/2 & 5/8 Wave Antennas, External PTT Mics, just about every accessory available because they all come in handy. Both Baofeng and Radioddity have great products at pocket change prices. I picked up a 10W Unit that smacks a good number of our local repeaters from right here on my couch. If you haven't got a HAM Radio License, I highly recommend you do. It's very simple, multiple choice... Just Do It
I'm not sure if anybody has already posted this or not but on the UV-5R, and on the older model that you have in the video, you should be able to just take the antenna off and then program in the NOAA Weather Radio station. Just make it where you can not receive the station and you should be able to program it in. I know they change this in later models and it is no longer an issue. In the UV-5R that I got in 2015, it allows you to program a frequency manually and save it to a channel whether anybody's talking on it or not at the time.
I really liked this video and found it very easy to follow along. I'm looking into this as a hobby and your video cleared any initial questions about the gear.
I was arrested in Kentucky for having the radio in my car. In Kentucky it is against the law to have a radio in your car that can receive police frequencies unless you are a ham radio operator or emergency personell. I had my car impounded, thrown in jail and had to go to court. My case was thrown out when I showed my ham license to the judge. I was arrested by Kenton County Police Department officers Gary Helton and Trevor Rohe. I never broke any laws but these two so called "officers" did not know the laws.
Sounds really unbelievable. anyone can build a radio, and anyone can then listen to the police. Thats why dutch police now use P2000 and C2000 (maybe others). (the C one is encrypted), its based on TETRA. Maybe show them these, the tech is there.
Under federal laws, anyone can have a transmitting radio in their vehicle so long as the user is not impeding agencies from normal operations. You do NOT need a license to have a radio or even monitor radio frequencies of any kind. So long as you are NOT broadcasting without a license. Even if you DO have a license NO law enforcement officer is allowed to prevent or confiscate any radio transmitter from a civilian, unless that specific civilian is committing a crime. Also transmitting radios falls under Federal Laws and not city or state. Only the federal government is allowed to say who can or can not have transmitting radios in their possession. You can sue the city and the state for negligence & false arrest and detainment on a device that falls under "Federal jurisdiction laws" Hence the reason why when you get your license its through the FCC which is a Federal Agency, not city or state. Kenton County Police Department violated federal laws when their reasoning to arrest/detain you was because of the radio transmitter device. punitive damages & compensation can be obtained via negligence laws along with other federal guideline laws regarding detainment due to federal reasons. Basically a city or state police is not allowed to carry out law enforcement on a federal level. ONLY federal police and agencies are allowed to do so, such as FCC & FBI.
Just got my UV5R TP in from Amazon. I tried entering my NOAA freq using the same steps you did. It programmed just fine. Even put it on channels 0, 2, 4 and 6. All worked.
Great explanation!!! Saved the vid to my favorites. I was not going to get one if these because I didn't really understand how to operate it. Now, with plenty of time to learn (C-19 lockdown) and a GREAT starter tutorial from you, I'm off to order one. I'll use your Amazon link so you get some kick back. CHEERS!
Good video, Ben! One of the other things you can do is program in the emergency management frequencies and listen to storm spotters. As long as you're strictly listening and not interfering, it's perfectly fine. Just look up your county Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES...pronounced "rayCEES") or Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) groups. They will operate on VHF and UHF repeaters. You can hear weather information generally 10 minutes or so before it's on TV or radio, which in a severe weather situation can give you enough time to seek shelter.
Can any one explain Frequency Mode & Channel Mode ? I pressed BAND button, and it speaks Frequency mode/channel mode, but i dont understood any change in operation. Also can anybody explain selection channel mode, and its functioning ?
Most educational video I have seen about ham radio and the baofanag radio. Good job dude . You sold one . They should give you some commission for sales.
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First I want to thank you for getting to the point. I didn't have to watch you drink beer and act like a long time professional idiot or have to look at a scraggly bearded face...I really appetite it..I like when people make vids in plain language and gets to the point and not try to make statements to impress..... Thank you....
Thank you very much for this video. Took the fear out of seeing all the keys on the radio. I wasn't even sure what they were for. I just returned a CB radio to start on my Ham exam and hopefully new hobby.
Thank you! Even though I had to first reset mine to get some of the number keys to work, then had to figure out how to get it out of Chinese language mode, I am now happily listening to the weather! This radio had been sitting, unused, for years until I found this video! Now I just have to find a HAM Technician exam, because it looks like there isn't a testing location within 200+ miles of me!
16:25 if you want to skip to the instructions on storing frequencies in the memory (which is the only spot I keep needing to come back to every time I return to watch this video)
Great video Ben. I really enjoyed and it was easy to follow. For saving an always transmitting channel, my solution was to temporarily unscrew and remove the antenna. Low tech but effective. Keep up the great work!
The Remake Of Him looks like you are in my neighborhood. Trenton area....just trying to learn how to communicate with family who live in Allen Park and Detroit
What's wrong with that? Any content creator can ask for support from the viewers if they feel like it. Its not extracting money from folks, some people make their living off RU-vid, and they use that money to make more content.
Did you get straightened out? I'm an Extra class, and I just started a bi weekly series of videos on radio for SHTF. I'll have an HT video coming out soon.
@@hunterprokurat9909 Yes you need to be licensed. It's very simple, just go online and get the material. It's all available for free, including the actual test question pool :)
This took a lot of the mystery out of using this little radio. I am ordering the ARRL textbook so I can take my test and be able to TX when needed, and help others if necessary. And the original reason I bought 2 of these radios was to just have a decent FRS or walkie-talkie. LOL. Thanks for your effort at making it understandable!
Just got a Baofeng F8 HP, was bewildered & frustrated. Thank you thank thank you. Functions very similar. At least now it's semi useable while studying for the technician licence!
To save any frequency on a channel: you can only safe a frequency on an empty slot. If you go to the menu and see a 'CH' in front of the channel number, that means there is a frequency saved already in that slot. So, you must delete that channel, first and then go back and save it where you want it. Or, just save it in a channel that does NOT have a 'CH' in front of it and you're set!
@@JawTooth well doing all that does not work, when I go to input a channel it just changes to a different number in the menu, only just just got the piece of crap (UV 5R plus) and it will program and also the bloody software is either for Kenwood, Motorola or another in bloody Chinese, just about to see how well it stands up to being thrown at the wall, piece of crap!!
@@daveh6179 I was pulling my hair out for a while as well. Not the most patient person. But this is doable. If I can figure it out after 4-5 days of an hour a day watching videos here and messing with the radio then you can figure it out in a few hours tops. I’ve got channels programmed like police and fire and have been able to talk to my boats vhf and some gmrs and frs walkie talkies
