1. check the values programmed for squelch, default values tend to be 40 or more

I tend to use lowest value for squelch  slot 1 at 15, slot 2 25 ....

2. the mic sensitivity level adjustment by default is set for loud environments; so talk close to the radio

antenna?  tested several, Hyperia 771 was the best

On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 8:35 PM ken hartmann <115irons@gmail.com> wrote:

Which would you recommend for a baofeng uv5r, thanks for the quick reply !!!! Ken 

On Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 7:34 PM Charles Byars <charlesbyars3@gmail.com> wrote:

Antenna is the main thing that has to be upgraded on most handheld 

On Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 5:32 PM ken hartmann <115irons@gmail.com> wrote:

My buddy and I just purchased baofeng uv5r radios, we have them programmed using chirp, we were trying to hit a repeater in the middle of us, about 23 miles total so maybe 11 miles from each of us. Sometimes he could hear me but I couldn't hear him, then I could hear him and he couldn't hear me, is this an antenna issue ? We are using the rubber duckies that came with them, I also saw a setting for repeaters delay on the settings section, it is set to off, does that need to be changed ? Thankyou ken 

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