KC1VDO

On the air since 2024

Baofeng UV-5 cheat sheet

func nem Notes
0 SQL RF Squelch
1 STEP Frequency step 2.5/5/6.25/10/12.5/25KHz
2 TXP Transmit power (Tap # to temporarily change power)
3 SAVE
4 VOX Off/0-10
5 W/N Wide band Narrow band
6 ABR Display illumination (Off,1,2,3,4,5s)
7 TDR Dual watch (monitor A and B at same time). May change the transmit side – be careful with TDR-AB setting
8 Beep Keypad beep on/off
9 TOT Limit transmission time to xx seconds
10 RDCS Digital code squelch
11 R-CTCS Receive CTCSS (PL)
12 TDCS Xmit digital squelch code
13 T-CTCS Transmit CTCSS (PL)
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.
16 DTMFST DTMF tone of transmitting code
17 S-CODE Sends a DTMF code on transmit/end of transmit
18 SC-REV Scan resume
19 PTT-ID Activates the DTMF code on transmit/end of transmit. Best left OFF.
20 PTT-LT Delay before sending PTT-ID
21 MDF-A Under channel mode
22 MDF-B Under channel mode
23 BCL Busy channel lockout – prevents transmitting when a channel is busy.
24 AUTOLK Keypad locks automatically
25 SFT-D Repeater Shift Direction (Off/+/-)
26 OFFSET Repeater Offset (MHz)
27 MEM-CH Save to memory channel
28 DEL-CH Delete memory channel
29 WT-LED Color of standby LED
30 RX-LED Color of receive LED
31 TX-LED Color of transmitt LED
32 AL-MOD Alarm mode.
33 BAND UHF/VHF mode
34 TX-AB Side for transmit after receiving a signal when TDR is on
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.

Bold menu items are commonly used.

This radio will only work with FM mode repeaters. If the repeater has mode DMR, YSU or D-Star, these are digital modes and you may not be able to use these unless the repeater is also able to work with pure FM mode.

  1. Press [VFO/MR] and enter Frequency Mode.
  2. Press [A/B] and choose the A Side (upper display). Like the simplex channels, the A side must be used to program the repeater channels into the radio. Programming data entered on the B Side (lower display) will not be saved.
  3. Press [BAND] for the frequency band Toggle [BAND] to choose 136 MHz (VHF) or 470 MHz (UHF). If the incorrect band is chosen for the frequency entered in Step 6, the radio will cancel the operation.
  4. optional - Clear any CTCSS/DCS codes previously assigned to the channel. If no previous codes exist or when setting up the channel for the first time and no codes are needed, set the menu items listed below to OFF.
    • RX DCS - [MENU] 10 [MENU] [enter 0 (OFF)] [MENU] [EXIT]
    • RX CTCSS - [MENU] 11 [MENU] [enter 0 (OFF)] [MENU] [EXIT]
    • TX DCS - [MENU] 12 [MENU] [enter 0 (OFF)] [MENU] [EXIT]
    • TX CTCSS - [MENU] 13 [MENU] [enter 0 (OFF)] [MENU] [EXIT]
  5. Disable TDR (DualWatch/Dual Standby). Press [MENU] 7 [MENU] [press up/down arrow keys] OFF [MENU] [EXIT] It is highly advised to turn TDR off when programming directly from the radio.
  6. optional - Delete any existing data on the channel to program. Skip this step when setting up the channel for the first time. Press [MENU] 28 [press up/down arrow keys to choose channel number] [MENU] [EXIT] It is highly advised to turn TDR off when programming directly from the radio.
  7. Enter the frequency. Use the keypad to enter the frequency into the radio.
  8. Input the repeater frequency offset. Press [MENU] 26 [MENU] [enter the offset for 2 meter or 70 cm repeater] [MENU] [EXIT]
  9. Enter the Transmit Frequency Shift. Press [MENU] 25 [MENU] [enter 1 for positive shift or 2 for negative shift] [MENU][EXIT]
  10. optional - Enter the transmit CTCSS/DCS code.
    • CTCSS - [MENU] 13 [MENU] [enter/choose code XXXX] [MENU] [EXIT]
    • DCS - [MENU] 12 [MENU] [choose code XXXXX] [MENU] [EXIT]
  11. Enter the repeater output frequency. Use the keypad to enter the frequency into the radio.
  12. Assign the receive frequency to the same channel in Step 6. [MENU] 27 [MENU] [enter channel number XXX] [MENU] [EXIT]
  13. Press the [*Scan] button to activate Reverse Mode and display the transmit frequency.
  14. Assign the transmit frequency to the channel. Press [MENU] 27 [MENU] [enter the same memory channel from step 12] [MENU] [EXIT]
  15. Press the [*Scan] button to exit .
  1. Enter 146.685 into top display
  2. Enter 146.085 into bottom display
  3. [Menu] 13 [Menu] 100 [Menu]
  4. [Menu] 25 [Menu] - [Menu]
  5. [Menu] 26 [Menu] 000600 [Menu]
  6. [Menu] 27 [Menu] channel # [Menu]
  7. [*Scan] [Menu] 27 [Menu] [Exit] [*Scan]

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