At 19:10 you say if you get someething on the 145.500 frequency it will automatically switch over - do you need TDR (menu 07) on for this to happen? Just got my Baofeng & have followed your set up in this video but wasn't sure about TDR. Thanks. Really enjoying your channel btw.

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

You are quite right... so I have pinned this helpful comment. For the automatic change from A to B, TDR in menu 7 needs to be 'on'. Thanks!

@MrWibble

3 жыл бұрын

​@@RadioRevG5REV No problem. Just been out & got to listen in on one of the local (19 miles away!) repeaters I saved thanks to this video!

@luish19779

3 жыл бұрын

Hi guys. I buy UV 5R a week ago, but i saw i can't have access 149.999 ⬇️⬇️, just let me input 150.000 and up. i was thinking the software BFB298 dont allowed me go in those frequencies.. thanks

@Mobstersdaught

3 жыл бұрын

@@RadioRevG5REV hi sir im from Sydney Australia just bought the uv9rplus i have programed it in sir but i would love to listin in on air traffic or fire or ambulance ect any i need help i know your in england but like to listin and start to talking to cb users thanks

@Mobstersdaught

3 жыл бұрын

@PlasmaStorm73 [KY4IF] hey matey thankyou very much for your reply

You Sir are a legend! I have had this radio for years and never heard a thing. By then end of your video I was listening to someonce on my local repeater, programming my local repeaters into memory, and signed up for my foundation course. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas.

@newvillagefilms

Жыл бұрын

I had mine for a couple weeks and just did a frequency scan and picked up the restaurant's (service walkie talkie) a block from me. Quite a good listen since I hear them talk shit about their customers in their restaurant.

@ourfrugallife

Жыл бұрын

I have this radio. Still can't hear a thing apart from the odd static. I used to be on cb and sideband back in the 80s and was looking at doing the foundation exam and get back into it, just don't hear anything at all. My wife's fed up with me programming it over and over 😂

@ourfrugallife

Жыл бұрын

@@S700KYFPV Thank you. I'm reprogramming it again as I write this. It's really frustrating

@ytdontsub

3 ай бұрын

​@@newvillagefilmslol

We the beginners definitely need this kind of advice! Many thanks!

I’ve watched probably about 20 videos on how to make my baofeng work and this is easily the most simple step by step explanation video of all. Thank you.

Appreciate your library as well as the the advice given in the video!

Didn't see the name Radio Rev but looked at your bookcase and thought that it looked like a Vicar's office. Thanks for the work and the video on the radio.

Great video, Ben. Thank you. Your 10 reasons to own one of these made me order one this evening. It appeared complex to program at first, but it makes sense after watching you do it. Greetings from Bournemouth.

Just got one these delivered. Very solid video, very helpful laying down that foundational knowLedge

Excellent video. Received mine last week and before watching this it was destined for a drawer never to be seen again! Thanks

Brilliant video, thanks for the no nonsense clear and concise information in all your videos! Just got my UV-5R and looking to dabble. This was very helpful thanks.

Many thanks for the video. My UV-5R + arrived yesterday, so I've been trawling KZread for more content which led me to your channel. Within a few minutes of setting up a channel to my local repeater I heard my first human voice coming through! Thanks so much, I am on my first steps of the learning curve and will try to take your advise.

Just about to start my online learning for the Foundation License and bought a UV-5R sometime back to try and listen in. Tried programming it after watching various KZread videos to no avail and threw it in the back of the cupboard. Then I found your Channel and Success!! Thankyou

Thanks for this video! Just got my license a couple of weeks back and my Baofeng GT-5R a week ago (after quite a bit of research). This was straight forward and thorough, just what I needed to get over the hump. Feeling confident now to get out there, make my first contact and really dive into this hobby. Cheers, from Florida.

Many thanks for that Ben! I don't know quite how long I've had my Baofeng, but its always been too much to bear to work through repeater programming... but this step by step presentation has at last overcome my inertia 👍. Love radio, hate menu-ed settings (and most things digital😴). Cheers!

I’m new to this and what you say, makes a lot of sense I’ll look forward to hearing more from you in the future thank you Thank you

Excellent video! As a longtime wannabe/short time beginner this was a very informative video. Thank you.

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! THANK YOU!

This is the best video I’ve watched yet. I think I need to listen to it a few times!!!

Exactly the kind of information I need. Thank you so much for taking the time. I'm off to find my local repeater.

Really great video on this little device and just really good general info on the hobby too. Really keen to listen in ONLY at the moment but if I find I quite enjoy it and we have a lot of activity around here I might even try and go for the licence.

Superb presentation my friend! I’ve just bought one of these and been having a play. I can’t wait to get cracking and I’m now thinking of doing my foundation! Thank you for inspiring me.

Thank you - I know I should own one and finally I have purchased the UV-5R and explained the importance of radio to my children, I sent an hour looking for something to listen to without success - then turned to youtube and found your video. Very helpful start thank you.

I just started with UV-5RE. Thank You for this video. Super helpful.

Hi Ben - This has been very helpful, your videos have made me commit to a purchase and book on a course. :)

I was learning about Amateur radio and the Foundations license before the first lockdown. Fell out of interest and now getting back into it.

Not been on VHF or UHF in around 36 year's, bought this on ebay last week, thought I'd use it Mobile, what a great little radio for £20, this video saved me having to read too much of the manual, many thanks, G4ULL

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! Finally an basic explaination in layman's terms on how a repeater work!! Great video sir!!

Thanks for this Radio Rev. Most helpful indeed 👍

This is by far the best video I’ve seen regarding the UV-5R and how to work it when in the uk, many many thanks bud 🙏👌🏼👍🏼

One of the most informative videos I've found. Thank you very much

Finally! I bought one of these last year and had no luck with it so it got tucked away in a draw somewhere. Dug it out last night as i wanted to try and connect to the ISS. No luck.... i then managed to finally put the repeater in correctly and instantly got a few people connecting, one was a ham radio club who operate at regular intervals so I am looking forward to listening in. First time I heard someone over HAM radio! Thanks so much for this great video! my mistake was I only set the transmit frequency not the receive.

this is a top notch tutorial. keep doing it, please.

Excellent video, programmed local repeaters and tones into bf8 easily and received lots of traffic. Thank you !!

I'm just leaving a comment b/c of your enthusiasm - THANK YOU

Amazing video, thanks, at last I understand how to use repeaters, I am a newbie preparing for license. Great vids.

only got the radio today and this worked perfectly, managed to programe in several local repeaters and listen to several different channels already 👍🏻

Smashing video mate! Thanks so much!

Cheers Padre! I have just received my new 8amp Baufang and a 108cm Bingfu tactical antenna. I've just tuned into the 145.500 channel and my local repeater using your very easy to follow video!

This has been very very useful. I've just subscribed as you present your knowledge very well. Thank you.

Wow wow just what I needed thank you 73😉

Newly subcribed... I have 4 of these uv5r he's generally used on low power when camping out in my local area. I'm on the coast on Anglesey, yes these radios will operate on the marine vhf and most of civilian airbands. .. not advised Interesting point for listeners however.. 156.000 is known as "channel zero" and it's the coastguard and search and rescue frequency

Good vid and an inspiration for me to get my application in for foundation ,I have just got a boefeng to practise listening 2 metres have been listening to HF for ages its good to listen to UK instructional from you ,and I look forward to future vids CeeJ

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

Great! Please feel free to subscribe to my KZread channel if you want to see more of my videos. 73

OMG ! I'm getting it !! brilliant tutorial, thanks 73

Hi Ben, I've just recently found your channel and subscribed very inspiring so much so I've purchased a Baofeng UV-5R only listening 😂 also studying online with Essexham, got my online foundation exam on the 10th of February fingers crossed. Keep up the good work. Regards, David

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the studies, hope all goes well on 10th.

Thanks for this ,havent got my slip ,but listening from Northamptonshire

Brilliant teaching thanks that's so helpful!

followed this guide and it was excellent. thank you this it was a great help

I'm just now dipping my toes into amateur radio. Thank you for the walkthrough. I'm studying for the license now, not sure what it's all about yet - No worries, I've turned off the transmit function, until I'm licensed.

“For many of us that first radio we buy is something cheap off of Amazon” lmao that was a great line because I did exactly that two days ago I was just interested in finding out that this Hardin thing is all about. Heard you don’t need anything special just to listen in on what people are talking about plus you can use it as a regular radio to hear noaa weather or fm radio for $18 that’s not too bad

Great video, thank you.

As a long time Canadian "licensed " ham, I am reintroducing myself to the hobby again, it is surprising how how much you can forged over the years. I purchased the UV5R as an inexpensive start up to check what is going on in my new area. Your video is what was needed to get me started.

@chadsexinton

10 ай бұрын

Just got one. Know very little and can't pickup anything in Toronto. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Ok. Ben thanks for the information

Great video, thanks. Through a bit of newly-acquired interest in the subject mainly from a prepping point of view, I've just ordered myself a UV-5R off the back of this vid ! Interesting to find there is four local repeaters in my area ! Who'd have known !?

Best video on this subject ever 🙏

This is an amazing video super informative thx man keep it up

Very helpful. Thank you, and subbed

Great to find some U.K based information. I recently bought my UV-5R from Baofeng U.K they are local company based in Portsmouth. There is a lot of fake rubbish & claims on E-bay Amazon, in relation to Baofeng Radios. Several sites specify 400Watt output etc, and the prices are quite expensive. Baofeng U.K will check out each radio, for any faults before dispatch & delivery times are within a week. I was a little dubious initially, but have since been very impressed with their service, and have ordered another. UV-10R & UV-5RIII Good to get some info here regarding repeater operations in my area. Keep up the good work.

@MyJammy12

4 ай бұрын

I just moved from Portsmouth to scum , I’ve had my uv5r since 2016 :)

Thank you so so much Radio Rev. My best friend and I purchased one of these each about 4 year ago and tried for months to get them working and failed miserably! They were shoved in a cupboard until we saw this video a few days ago and today BINGO following your easy guide we have managed to pick up some conversations on our devices. Any other tips/tricks/advice would be greatly appreciated xx We have just ordered a CRT SS 9900n base station and multicom sm-23 power supply, its coming today and so excited. Any advise on this one would be awsome xxx Thank you again x

Great video! Thanks for your help

thanks, you have made sense of how to use my radio

Thanks Ben. 👍🏻

Tank you for explaining things in a way veryone can understand.

Just ordered mine. Zero experience. Thanks for the upload

Awesome… from Northern California USA MY FRIEND

Absolute legend 🙌

Thank you it was helpful.

Great video Ben

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim. Much appreciated.

Good video and explained excellently. I actually learned something. I still say, I now know this isn't what I need, and that in itself saved me money. I'll sub though just for snippets of info I can pick up that I don't know

Thank you,learnt a lot from your vid.

thanks for your video.

Hi,good video, well explained, might have to get myself one, thanks from Rotterdam 73😷😷

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. Great to hear from you.

All I can say is thank you very much

Like your informative approach. do you have a video doing the same on CHIRP?

It's a great radio you can listen around the world using Allstar node .

Thank you for this ...I'm just getting interested and this has sparked a flame ...ta. Sub'd 👍🙏

Thank you sir for this video

Ben, you're a typical Nerd ..... Crooked Glasses, one side high, one side low ... I'm surprised you don't have tape holding them together. , However I'm a far older Nerd than you are, I started in HAM back in the early 60's growing up on a Midwestern US Farm, (mostly) ALL Farmers were HAM operators and my first radio of my own was a Heathkit tube model I have to completely assemble, including soldering on ALL the components onto a pretty crude circuit board and fight to get into the metal box. But I didn't wear glasses, so I wasn't an obvious "Nerd".

So helpful. Thank u

Nice to meet you

Excellent how to for newbies.👍

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brian, that was my target audience for this one. Thanks for watching! 73

@M7BCN

3 жыл бұрын

@@RadioRevG5REV Good Job, congratulations full license. M7BCN

Well explained Ben. I have quite a few of these and even listen to BBC Radio 4 and some of the aircraft going overhead, as well as working thru local repeater GB3HH on the outskirts of Buxton. I occasionally use a pair to work via FM satellites and even to listen to local hang-gliders (top end of 143... questionable! ) or 446MHz. Hope you had a good weekend. 73 Nick

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Nick. 446, I assume it wouldn't be good to tx on 446 as I think the max output for PRM is 500mw. Although I don't know for sure...

@NICKGAR7

3 жыл бұрын

@@RadioRevG5REV Morning Ben...correct.... the eirp is probably too high PLUS the Baofeng UV5R has a removable aerial so it doesn’t meet the UK guidelines for 446.......You can find all the guidelines on 446/PMR/License-Free etc on Ofcom’s website. Good bedtime reading. Have a good week. 73 Nick PS Can you get into GB3HH from your home QTH with 50W? 145.700/71.9/-600?

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

No. Well, I say 'no', I have never tried, but it's 70 miles away, so I think it is unlikely. I will have a go later...

@Mobstersdaught

3 жыл бұрын

@@RadioRevG5REV ive just watched your video im from Sydney Australia your very well spoken i just bought the uv9rplus that god for your video its very very helpful im struggling rev trrying to contact other cb users

Thank you.

Thank you! I bought one for emergencies and I just want to listen for updates and stuff! It's like a damn foreign language trying to figure it out. I've completely factory reset my radio twice.

Yeah this helped me alot

Cheers from Nottingham

Great video Ben. Just got my 2 UV5R's out and starting to program them up again as it's been a while since I've used them.

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! 73

@philiprobinson999

3 жыл бұрын

@@RadioRevG5REV Ben, does the UV5R transmit on both channel mode and frequency mode or just one?

@RadioRevG5REV

3 жыл бұрын

@@philiprobinson999 good question. It transmits on both. 73

After watching a lot of videos about this subject, you are by far the most helpful. But I’ve got a question… do I need a license to communicate with a friend who has the exact same radio as me? Also what would happen if I tryed to talk to a 140 mhz Chanel without a license, and one last question is that what channel(?) or frequency do I go to if I want to talk to that friend and the only way to communicate is in a 140 mhz channel(?)

I might actually buy one now ✌️

Thanks for the great video, Ben! Quick question... when I input the offset for my local repeater (quite near to you, by the way!), I hit menu to save it but it doesn’t seem to save it. I come out of the menu and go back in, and the offset is back on 000.000 again? Any thoughts? Cheers!

Hi Great Informative video, If i have this radio and swap it for the longer antenna would i be able to listen to my local repeater once set up as i only want to listen to ham comunications and not transmit, Thanks

Heyya m8 i hope i can learn more from you as i bought the Baofeng UV-5RTP and i have never found anything to listen to and there is alot local to me. I must be doing soemthing wrong but after watching this i can see where i could be going wrong in the programming. Thanks again and one last thing what would you recommend for a good handheld for even picking up air traffic as i am in a flight path between Glasgow and Edinburgh so its always busy in the skys 😁😁 hope to hear back from you and i have now suscribed to your channel cheers mate

Thank you sir. I'm new to your channel, and new to HAM radios (no license yet). Learning as I go along. I do have the Baofeng GT-5R, which supposedly is the "legal" version of the UV-5R... but to me, both seem to be identical. I have programmed the radio in several ways so far, thanks to you and some other YTbers. In regards to this video of yours, I think everything went well during my programming of it, and I thank you for it. But, just wondering... at the end of this video, you mentioned that it could take 24 hours for us to start hearing some others chatting thru the channel; is there a specific reason for that? Just wondering. I'm totally new to this, but very interested in becoming an amateur. After programming everything as you recommended today, I did send a transmit signal for testing, and recieved one right back, so I think all is good, but I can't transmit since I don't have a license yet. Thanks in advance! Great video by the way!

Very interesting and good advice too can I buy a radio that just for listening not one that can be transit on ❓

Hi Ben. Thanks for this video. I've got a strange issue with the radio once programmed for a repeater. After a few seconds of transmission the radio goes quiet, if I then hit the frequency up or down button I can hear the conversation again. After a few seconds the same happens again. I've followed the video second by second and instruction by instruction. Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks from a complete novice.

Brilliant channel...just bought Retevis Rt85...will like to find..listening channel..

Hi great video I am new to this so this was really helpful to me but I have a problem i can not get my UV 5r to transmit to my family walkie talkies i can hear them but they cant hear me can you help cheers

Hi Ben, Im about to get one of these radios. I live on an island with around 800 km². There is a local repeater (only one) on the top of hills. Do you think this radio range can cover the whole area ? Thanks for your vid, its been really helpful.

great video i understood everything except one thing, is the calling frequency the same everywhere or it differs from nation to nation?

Hi thanks very much for video I’m listening to someone right now thanks for video …the only thing is I can’t hear them on channel mode only on frequency mode any ideas what I’ve done wrong.

IV JUST BOUGHT THE UPGRADED MODEL, AFTER WATCHING THIS IM NOT EVEN GUNNA UNBOX, I HAVENT GOT A PRAYER, IF THATS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO JUST SET UP 2 SIGNALS, IM RETURNING IT, CHEERS.