Hello Don,

This isn't a list for baofeng uv5r.

Also if you're a first responder, I would not use any of these inexpensive radios because they lack one very important design feature. All these inexpensive radios lack the ability to reject nearby off-frequency signals, meaning that if you are at the scene of an emergency, if someone near by is transmitting, your Baofeng UV5R will become desensitized by the nearby transmission - could be police, fire, or other signal and you might miss vital transmission that might save your life.

Mail lists and FaceBook Groups for the Baofeng UV5R are listed on this page: https://www.baofengsupport.com/forums/

Best wishes,

David N1EA

On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 9:20 AM Don Morgan trooper1960@fuse.net wrote:

I have 2 of these radios and can't seem to get a good rec signal on them. I get the local sheriff dispatch but do not get the patrol car return. When the bad weather was coming in I tuned to 162.55 which is the weather service for my area. I got a very noisy signal and got in car and drove around to see if it changed. It did come in better in several places but no way acceptable in an emergency. Is their a better antenna available for these? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. DON _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to D.J.J. Ring, Jr. at n1ea@arrl.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com

Baofeng's squelch settings are unbelievably high.  In Chirp set the #1 squelch level to "1". There are articles on the Web suggesting the subsequent settings.  Chris Knowles, N1CAK

On 6/8/2019 9:20 AM, Don Morgan wrote:

I have 2 of these radios and can't seem to get a good rec signal on them. I get the  local sheriff dispatch but do not get the patrol car return. When the bad weather was coming in I tuned to 162.55 which is the weather service for my area. I got a very noisy signal and got in car and drove around to see if it changed. It did come in better in several places but no way acceptable in an emergency. Is their a better antenna available for these? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.   DON

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Cars broadcast on a different frequency as in a repeater.

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From: Don Morgan Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2019 6:22 AM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] baofeng uv5r Importance: High

I have 2 of these radios and can't seem to get a good rec signal on them. I get the  local sheriff dispatch but do not get the patrol car return. When the bad weather was coming in I tuned to 162.55 which is the weather service for my area. I got a very noisy signal and got in car and drove around to see if it changed. It did come in better in several places but no way acceptable in an emergency. Is their a better antenna available for these? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.   DON