How to manually program a repeater into a Baofeng UV5R | and other Baofeng handhelds 

I had not used my radios for a few years now it could not remember how to program them. I tried and tried and could not get it. Then I watched your video and you made it seem so simple I remembered how I used to do it thank you so much you are a lifesaver

thank you so much! this is by far the best video on programming the baofeng radio i have seen. very intuitive.

Brilliant, thank you! Your the only one that explained it manually ! Got it !

Worked the first try, went on for days with the manual and couldn't figure it out. Thank you for the video

After watching a number of videos describing the setup, you clearly explain it very well. I'm studying for my USA General Ham upgrade. Needed something inexpensive to get back on the air on VHF. Nice little kit. Happy holidays, and 73's. Dave

Great video! I couldn’t find one that showed the entire process. Thanks for making this video

Thank You. I pass my Tech yesterday. 73

The best explanation for this case yet, thank you man

Very clear explanation great video.

mannn ive had the uv5r for ages, and was trying to program it with the TDR "on"... once I turned it "off", success!! tnx a lot----73

Great vid, straight to the point, very informative.

Thank you very much for this video!! I’m new at this and this was most helpful. Hopefully I can successfully input a repeater in my Baofeng radio!! Thank you!!👍🏻👍🏻

thanks, great video, clear and thorough. I was shocked that the Repeater's robot voice didn't have a British accent.

OMG thank you i have the same handset you really helped me set the repeaters up ive had these before and go no were big thumbs up from me

Hi fantastic video I'm an M7 passed last February 22 we'll watch out for your next videos well done

Great video,thank you

Thank you, I was getting lost following the manual.

Cheers mate..No one else I looked at mentioned to delete the channel before you could store a new one..

Good, easy, simple steps - thanx Mike, good vid. very helpful :¬)

Great video. Very helpful. Quick note - on my GT-5R I did not have to program the transmit frequency. Once I got to the step in the video where you could hit the repeater and get a response, that was all I needed. Maybe the TX frequency needs to be setup when working duplex without offsets? 73

Hello Mike, Your video was full of good info. I'm having trouble with my BF-F8 the president of our club said he would help me but I know he's a very busy man, and I try not to bother anybody but it is very depressing to have a radio and not be able to communicate. BTW My Mom was born in Derbyshire, and she was a war-bride, bless her heart I offered to pay her way home and help set her up in England, but she wouldn't leave because of her children here in the U.S., she has gone home now to live with the Lord, I've always felt very lucky being 1/2 English, and 1/2 American, I wish there was a ham radio that could reach her, Again thanks for all the great info, like my Mom would say, Cheerio, pip-pip, and all that rot, whatever that means, God Bless

Great tutorial! Thanks so much!

great video, thanks

NICELY DONE 👍👍

Very well done vid. Thanks! :)

At last! A REAL demo video showing you from basics instead of presuming you know the radio inside out. Brilliant! 👍👍👍

73's from Porto Alegre/Brazil

Very helpful, Mike. Thanks! Robert KD9OZF Milwaukee, WI. USA

Great video had a question on the radio settings and saving because I was getting confused using mine and going back and forth. After you save it in the channel preset #. Everything is saved there fully? But the radio back in frequency mode still has all those settings left as you had them up to the point of saving it. So, could you then take off the off set and tone settings back to normal ie off. and continue to the next repeater for another channel preset save or to continue accessing other frequencies etc without effecting that preset save. Because in frequency mode that is essentially the radios global settings ?

Excellent ..... Thank You 👍...... Subscribed ...... Any thoughts on the Retrevis RT 95 ?

Big help, thanks

Very helpful! Thank you

These are very thorough info. It's a vital kit for emergencies. Does it cover NOAA channels? How can you tell a Ham radio from FRS, GMRS, MURS on a device is it just the frequencies or both the hardware? Most sales online are 2 band radio UHF/VHF 2m & 70cm. And some offer over 1000 channels, some for much less, mostly they are 2-way-radio or walkie talkie. But how would you know if it is Ham and not other radios as I mentioned above. Lastly, can an HF band work on a handheld Ham with 2 bands UHF/VHF without a repeater or is it even exclusive on Tech license? or is that require CW band radio with a Gen. license? I'm interested of buying one someday. And a license.

Its very usefull thank u

Great video! I always hit the menu button twice when I save a channel (menu #27). Press menu to get into save and press it again and it says "Saving receive memory" hit menu again and it says "Saving transmit memory" Then I exit, and it's saved. Is that correct, or do you still need the scan function button, because I never do that. 10:03 pm Christmas Eve, 2020. Merry Christmas, wish you all the best, and thanks for sharing! And get back to me on this, if you can.

Awesome. Thank you

Great vid , thanks

Quick question at the end of your video you already have used chirp to program and name your memory locations Let’s say now you want to change or add a T-CtCs because it’s crowded that day can you do this without losing the Name? on the fly manually

Quick question: I have two (2) Baofeng UV-5Rs. I have them set and programed identically the same in the menu. I also have them on the same frequency. When I transmit from Baofeng radio # 1 to Baofeng radio # 2 it works fine however when I try to transmit from Baofeng radio # 2 to Baofeng radio # 1, the Baofeng radio # 1 will not pick up the transmission from the other Baofeng radio #2. SO I cannot hear any signal/transmission from Baofeng radio # 1. Do you think there is something wrong with Baofeng radio # 1?

Hi - I a few days ago I purchased UV5RE Plus. Looked at various sites like yours to program it for use on on the Radio Ham bands. I chose yours to guide me through the settings on both bands ie 2 meters etc. When getting to the TDR Off memory settings it appears to stay ON and not say OFF. Is it possible BAOFENG have changed this do you know. Regards G1 Barrie

just bought the latest baofang, great video, im still no wiser, i must be a right thick git" its beyond me, its took 40yrs for me to get one at long last, turns out it im to dum to install the necesarry channels. another wasted dream. DAM!!

Thank you

Thank you for this video. It was very clear and easy to follow. Unfortunately my late-night first transmission/radio-check did not get a reply. Will try again tomorrow. KD9WJH

can you do a tutorial on the uv9rera? maybe show the differences bewteen the 5 and 9? i have both radios and personally prefer the 9. there are not many vids on the uv9 and would love to see something about that radio! thanks! i just subbed and really enjoy your videos!

thank you

do you have one for DMR like this one this one . this one helped me loads with baofeng and wouxun witch are very much the same radio

Does it matter if you don’t enter the offset until after you have put the receive frequency in? Or do you have to have that info in beforehand? Thanks!

All I've been provided for our local repeater is RX 173.9500 & TX 167.4500 - Tone: 71.9 - Using CHIRP i've entered this info but It's still not working. Question, must I change channels from TX to RX each time, what I'm doing is transmitting on channel 9 and quickly moving to the Channel with the RX and waiting for confirmation..All I hear is noise, cannot hear anyone speaking...

so U store JUST the Rx the 1st time and then store the Tx info again ?

thanks for the vid. lotsa instructions don't work. eg. there is no delete channel option on Baofeng? no band option either on the BF-F9V2

Thank you star up...

Well Done, Naming was my next question, will have to wait for my cable from home :)

Thank you.

ThNks! Thanks

Hi Mike Might sound a stupid question, but here goes. I’m not bothered about transmitting, but I am looking for a new hobby. I’ve seen the uv5 radios and was really wondering if I got one, what would I be able to hear? I’m a truck driver so get all over the uk so I’m guessing what I hear would change with different areas. Could I hear ham radio transmissions? As you can tell I’m an absolute novice, but watching your videos has got me intrigued. Do I need to be close to a repeater to hear anything. So many questions......

What model of uv5r the one to the right.. the one with no "DATA" key?

I have seen vids with NO '*' step ? Is that necessary ?

good video

Thanks

how do i know what to put on the top line for the repeater as there is a downlink and also an uplink i think i might be getting them mixed up when entering thank you

I am verry confused. After connecting to a repeater how can I communicate with another 2-way radio say my friend with the same frequency as my radio? How can I enter that frequency when the repeater's frequency is on the way? Will all my transmissions from then on will go through the repeater? Can I disable the repeater if I don't want to use it and then activate it again?

Thanks for contributing this, it’s a great help. the manual is useless!! Lol

How about programming two UV-5r to a duplex repeater sir??? Can you give us some ideas how to do it. The transmit and recieve programming!

How to connect v8 to bf888?

Hi Mike, excellent video btw! I am a complete newbie here and I wondered if I could ask for help? I’m waiting to start my Foundation course, either 19th July or 2nd August, online, I have signed up to RSGB (waiting on my new members pack), and have just bought the Kindle version of The Foundation License Manual, and have just received my first handset, a GT-3PT today. Been studying the booklet and playing around in the menu, so have sussed out how to use the menu fine, even though I have to learn what it all means! it’s just I want to get listening to whatever and whoever I can on it as I understand there are a few Amateur Radio enthusiasts in my area, until I can talk on air myself, once I have my license obviously (hopefully!). I am in Barnsley, S. York’s, so I now understand by searching for the local repeater information, and programming it in as you describe (best video I have seen on this as you articulate brilliantly and other videos confused me lol) I would be able to listen to others chatting on air? I’m 48, good with gadgets and am about to start studying the foundation manual, so I will know the very basics - I just really wanna start listening to whatever I can until I can talk on air myself. Am I correct here...? Sorry for the essay, just wanted to be clear - apologies if I sound thick lol. I’ve subbed, liked and will share too. Thank you very much 👍🏻

Can this Baofeng scan frequency?

can somebody tell me. if i want to listen to what everybody is saying on the repeater, do i need to connect to it or only to listen to the frequency? also after being connected to it, everything transmitted on my part will be broadcasted from the tower?

More of these instruction vids are needed? 👏☘️👍

Brighton, Michigan ?

I cannot sync my uv5r to my bf-888 any tips would help

I went on the repeater book website but I could not find the tone

There all gone to digital radio now and beofang uv5r don't use digital so What should I do

Hello problem my baofeng Uvb2lus talking but any budy no listen j am listen but anybafy no listen

I brought the UV 5R just to listen to local frequencies, I want to disable the PTT switch from the inside. I try to disassemble the unit, I having a problem with the board. Does anyone know how to do this?

If you first save the receive frequency on a channel THEN put in the output and add the CTSS and save again on the same save slot - no need to do anything with the offset or plus minus deviation. Dead simple! The radio works out the offset for you.. Good luck mate 73

Why doesn’t it just add the PL tone and offset when you save the frequency?

Just received the radio today. Have set the repeater. Anyway, have not heard anything yet. Thought to listen to someone. But not hearing anything.

My offset keeps going back to zero no matter what I do

show us how in chirp

Walkie talkies

I have two of these all I want to do is get them to talk to each other, how do I do that?

Thanks for this! Really helpful 73 M7GIM de East Grinstead

Thank you

Can you tell me how to manually program a gmrs repeater into the uv-5r. WRUP989 Ed

Thank you