No PC : Baofeng / Esynic VHF Radio UV-5R. Easy programming for MARINE use. Boat and Sailing Radio 

Brilliant video mate ! bought a couple of these just to keep in touch with my buddy while we are fishing on Etive this weekend and most videos on here are more for professional Ham radio guys with mind blowing tutorials. Simple instruction just to get us going and keep us safe and in touch with the Marine coastguard if needed ! many thanks

This was super helpful. Thank you! This was the only radio we could buy in Indonesia when our other one died and I was so confused. All sorted now thanks to your video 😊

Incredibly helpful, thank you.

If you program this radio properly with the free CHIRP programming software you can make the radio show channel 16, coast guard, SHP/SHP or whatever you want. Then when you switch from frequency mode to channel mode it will make it much easier. You may also program the weather channels, PMR channels or the amateur radio channels. There are many RU-vid videos on CHIRP programming.

Great video! Thanks, I just bought this radio and was planning on using it as a portable Ham but I need a marine radio for moving a boat this weekend...Problem solved, thank you!

I've been watching ham radio videos going a week. I like your video

Great video well explained.

Very useful video, thank you

To obtain a short range marine VHF radio license you need to pass a test set by the Royal Yatching association generally taken after attending a day or twos training a fee has to be paid. The license you are referring to is a ships radio installation license and not an an operators license. So many people get this wrong.

Thanks, very useful

nice one mate.

Thanks for this video dude, I almost thought I had to buy a different radio for my sailing trip 👍

Good video.

Very good.

Great & helpful video. One question thou. what do you do with channels that have different ship/shore frequencies?

Thanks!!!

You can get longer aerials for this unit which helps with broadcast and reception quality. There are also get two different wired mics. one has an earpiece the other not. Also it has FM so you can listen to radio 4 which may be handy for weather. These units are being bought by prepar types incase of civil emergency like war. The Ham Radio community also do RAYNET exercises in cases of emergency and co-ordinate with police fire and ambulance.

Love your videos mate. How are you getting on with Scottie? Are you going to make any more?? Please!!

Thanks... very helpfull but the UV-9R... is IP67 Waterproof ?

Hi, There is some very important missing information here. Some of the Marine channels are simplex (ch 16 for example) this means that radios transmit and receive on the same frequency. However some (including ch 4) are duplex. This means that your radio transmits and receives on different frequencies. You have to be in range of a repeater (a big powerful radio/antenna) that receives your low power transmission (on frequency 1) and re-broadcasts with far more power (on frequency 2) for much greater range. Duplex channels can be programmed on the baofengs, but it is a bit more involved. Ch 80 for instance (often Marina use in the UK) would not work if programmed as this video describes... they would hear you, but you would not be able to hear them... and you may not be able to tell if the channel was free. Also duplex channels will not work directly radio to radio if you are out of range of a repeater on that frequency pair (though you may hear one side of the conversation/have one way communication if they are programmed as described in this video) In terms of Licensing (In the UK) There are actually 3 licences that are required by ofcom for marine operation 1. Type approval of the radio(The baofeng is not type approved for marine use) 2. The Ships Licence (probably the one you applied for) 3. The Operators Certificate of competence (a short training course is required) In an emergency anyone can use any radio to communicate! No licence required. However Interfering with emergency communication is one of the few areas where ofcom (in the UK) take a pretty dim view and actually enforce/prosecute. £5000 fine and 6 months in prison are mentioned on the ofcom website and carrying a non-marine radio for planned emergency use is also not allowed! I may till on occasion! carry a baofeng in my kayak if paddling near the coast/estuary areas, it is a good value for money tool or as a backup. However it needs to be programmed accurately and you need to be aware of its limitations (poor stock antenna for vhf/internal interference (birdie) on some Marine VHF channels!) I would suggest even for most casual/occasional users it is not a good option. Used Marine VHFs can be picked up on eBay cheaply and just work (even if dropped in the water!) and the Operators Certificate is simple to get. Hope this is helpful! Nicely made video, but perhaps some ideas for a part 2. Oliver

Baofeng the manufacturer just makes them, but does not sell them. Other companies buy and sell them to their own specs. Its a confusing mess really, but its best to buy from a company that stands behind the product. I little time spent on the internet and you will find those companies. The cheapest price you find on ebay is many times a radio that didn't meet specs for name brand companies. Btech and Radioddity are two that are safe to buy from.

When you fill out ofcom that do u put into the boxes for radio information

Great video. Love how you pronounce Baofeng 😁

BAOWFFFEEENGG :)

When are you making more content

everytime i try to enter a frequency it says cancel

How much

Can the dmr do digital selective calling to other std vhf marine radios with dsc? I'm not talking about private call to other dmr radios. If it can then why pay £100's for std vhf marine radios. The only way I can see if it could is if mmsi protocol can be used with mmsi number.

You know the only time you actually pushed the buttons to actually program a channel your fingers and the buttons weren't on camera?

You should NOT be using ch67 for general chatting boat to boat. It is the coastguard working channel. Intership communications are channels are 6,8,72 and 77. Remember also that you require a ships licence and an authority to operate. The uv5r is not approved so you may run the risk of prosecution.

Is it possable to turn that voice off?

A vhf licence is not the same as a ships licence. You need boat for a boat

Always set language to Chinese to practice Chinese world domination even though we descendants of phonecians know it's all about the alphabet.

An operator's license is not free

You should add 156.000 then you can listen to emergency communication between air police and lifeboats but DONT TRANSMIT ON THIS FREQUENCY

If you hold down the # key it will also lock your keys, so you can’t hot mic or accidentally hit the transmit button

You look like jhonny sins 🥸

dude appreciate ur video... just say baofeng normally please.

Dude do you think you could actually program the radio frequency into a channel without any of the intro or other extraneous talk or any of the RU-vid videos or channel pages or looking through Amazon or any of the other stuff but just actually do what the title of the video says from start to finish without any explanation other than push this button push that button push this and it's done please

Guess you forgot that this radio is not “type” accepted for Marine frequencies. Oh well.