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Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Manual

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Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide
Introduction - Your UV-5RA radio has been programed to provide you with a pre-set channel set-up. You
have a wide variety of frequencies ready to be used simply by entering the channel number. This guide
was designed to help you get started faster and easier than the existing owner's manual.

Basic Radio Operation -

1. Antenna connection point.
2. Power and Volume knob. Turn the knob to the right (clockwise) to turn the radio on and increase
volume. Turn the knob to the left (counter - clockwise) to decrease the volume and turn the radio
off.
3. Information Display Screen.
188
Displays the channel # (There are only channels 0 - 127). The "188" is for
display example purposes only.
25, 75
These would be the last 2 (right most two) places of the frequency setting.
CT
If displayed = CTCSS enabled.
DCS
If displayed = DCS enabled
+, -
If displayed = Direction of frequency shift.
S
If displayed = Dual watch enabled
VOX
If displayed = VOX enabled
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  • Page 1 Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide Introduction - Your UV-5RA radio has been programed to provide you with a pre-set channel set-up. You have a wide variety of frequencies ready to be used simply by entering the channel number. This guide was designed to help you get started faster and easier than the existing owner’s manual.
  • Page 2 Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide If displayed = Reverse function enabled If displayed = Narrowband enabled Amount of battery charge remaining. If displayed = Key pad is locked. L = 1 watt transmission power is set. H = 4 watt transmission power is set.
  • Page 3 Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide  Right contact = negative contact. 16. Battery release latch. Sometimes you have to press the battery firmly into place to hear the “click” indicating that the battery is correctly inserted. 17. Lanyard loop. 18. LED light.
  • Page 4 Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide Keys & Keypad SYMBOL FUNCTION In Channel Mode - this will act as an entered number to select the channel you STEP wish to jump to. In Programming Mode - allows you set the amount of frequency change.
  • Page 5 Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide SYMBOL FUNCTION Pressing this key switches back and forth between the Memory Mode (Channel Mode) and VFO Mode. Your radio has been programmed for Channel Mode. See “VFO Mode” for more information on this function.
  • Page 6 Baofeng UV-5RA Quick Start Guide SYMBOL FUNCTION make the LED light flash. Pressing it again will turn off the light. Pressing and hold this key removes all squelch from the frequency you are listening to. Pressing and holding this key will allow you to transmit.
  • Page 7 3. Using the keypad to program the radio - I don’t recommend this unless you have no option to program with a computer and the RT Systems software. If you find you must program via the keypad refer to page #11 of the Baofeng Owner’s Manual or Chapter #4 of the Lidberg Baofeng Owner’s Manual.
  • Page 8 Under the “general radio settings” there are lots of options. Read the “RT Systems UV-5RA General Radio Settings Documentation” document first. It will help you understand many of the options available to you.

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