The Baofeng UV-R5 transceiver provides 4 watts of power in the range of 136 - 174 MHz and 400 - 480 MHz. On the display you will notice 2 different frequencies, 146.790 and 400.025. The one with the black triangle in front of it is the one being used. To switch to the other one you push the blue A/B button.
The orange button under the display switches between "directly inputting frequencies" and "frequencies already in memory".
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Also, it should be noted that this radio covers the FRS (family radio service) and the GMRS (general mobile radio service) frequencies. See here for frequencies. Here's a good article about that.
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| 0 | SQL | RF Squelch |
| 2 | TXP | Transmit power (Tap # to temporarily change power) |
| 11 | R-CTCS | Receive CTCSS (PL) |
| 13 | T-CTCS | Transmit CTCSS (PL) |
| 25 | SFT-D | Repeater Shift Direction |
| 26 | OFFEST | Repeater Offset (MHz) |
| 27 | MEM-CH | Save to memory channel |
| 28 | DEL-CH | Delete memory channel |
| 7 | TDR | Dual watch (monitor A and B at same time). May change the transmit side – be careful with TDR-AB setting* |
| 34 | TDR-AB | Side for transmit after receiving a signal when TDR is on |
| 9 | TOT | Limit transmission time to xx seconds |
| 14 | VOICE | Voice confirmation of keypresses/menu selections. Choice of English, Chinese, or OFF |
| 15 | ANI-ID | A coded signal that is sent when an “alarm” is activated. You probably don't need this. |
| 17 | S-CODE | Sends a DTMF code on transmit/end of transmit |
| 19 | PTT-ID | Activates the DTMF code on transmit/end of transmit. Best left OFF. |
| 20 | PTT-LT | Delay before sending PTT-ID |
| 23 | BCL | Busy channel lockout – prevents transmitting when a channel is busy. (What is "busy"?) |
| 32 | AL-MOD | Alarm mode. |
| 35 | STE | Squelch Tail Elimination – squelches tail noise in simplex. |
| 36 | RP-STE | Squelch Tail Elimination Repeater – squelches tail noise from a repeater (i.e., the courtesy tone) |
| 37 | RPT-RL | Squelch Tail Delay. |
| 39 | ROGER | Sends an end-of-transmission tone after PTT release. Turn this OFF or you'll annoy people quick. |
| 40 | RESET | Resets all settings and erases memories. |
Here is a great guide to how to manually program the Baofeng UV-5R, copied below.
Channel Frequency FRS ERP GMRS ERP 1 462.5625 Up to 2 watt Up to 5 watts 2 462.5875 Up to 2 watt Up to 5 watts 3 462.6125 Up to 2 watt Up to 5 watts 4 462.6375 Up to 2 watt Up to 5 watts 5 462.6625 Up to 2 watt Up to 5 watts 6 462.6875 Up to 2 watt Up to 5 watts 7 462.7125 Up to 2 watt Up to 5 watts 8 467.5625 Up to 0.5 watt Up to 0.5 watt 9 467.5875 Up to 0.5 watt Up to 0.5 watt 10 467.6125 Up to 0.5 watt Up to 0.5 watt 11 467.6375 Up to 0.5 watt Up to 0.5 watt 12 467.6625 Up to 0.5 watt Up to 0.5 watt 13 467.6875 Up to 0.5 watt Up to 0.5 watt 14 467.7125 Up to 0.5 watt Up to 0.5 watt 15 462.5500 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts 16 462.5750 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts 17 462.6000 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts 18 462.6250 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts 19 462.6500 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts 20 462.6750 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts 21 462.7000 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts 22 462.7250 Up to 2 watt Up to 50 watts
Here's a video that shows how to setup your radio for FRS and GMRS frequencies. Also notice the warnings about using this radio illegally in these modes. Here
Factory default frequencies on new radio: Ch Freq Tone 1 452.125 69.3 2 453.225 91.5 3 454.325 136.5 4 455.425 151.4 5 456.525 192.8 6 457.625 241.8 7 458.725 025N 8 459.825 134N 9 461.925 274N 10 462.225 346N 11 463.325 503N 12 464.425 073R 13 465.525 703R 14 402.225 15 437.425 16 479.975 17 138.550 18 157.650 19 172.750 20 438.500 21 155.700 VFO A 155.500 VFO B 136.000 FM 100.7
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