It sounds like his radio may have a CTCSS, or P/L tone enabled on his receive.

Secondly, unless you have a GMRS license, your UV-5RA violates 47 C.F.R, Part 95 Subpart B by having a removeable antenna and being able to transmit at more than 500 milliwatts (1/2 watt).

Check out the following URL for details directly from the FCC web page. Click on the Operations tab for specific details.

https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/family-radio-service-frs

73 de Mike/KD6FTR
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On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Jake via chirp_users <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
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> In a few weeks some friends and I are going on a 10 day camping trip. We will be several miles back into a wooded area. I would like to use my use my Baofeng UV-5RA during this trip to communicate with my buddies radio he picked up from a surplus store. I can receive his transmissions but he cannot receive my transmissions. I am not sure what setting to adjust in chirp.
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> Below is a list of the settings I set in CHIRP for this channel.
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> Name = TripFreq
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> Frequency = 462.562500
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> Mode = NFM
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> Power = Low
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