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Uv-5r chirp programming
Uv-5r chirp programming









uv-5r chirp programming

Out of the box you are able to program it from the on board keypad. So the battery test results should be viewed as scanning\standby life. During the battery test I did transmit a few times, but it wasn’t anywhere near constant usage. Due to a snow storm that was approaching my area I decided to stop the test and place it back on the charger in the event I needed it, but I’m fairly confident that it would last another 24-36 hours. I wanted to see how long the battery would last, so I left it powered on continuously for over 24 hours while scanning the thirty-some repeaters and other frequencies I have programmed, and the battery meter only went down about 30%. Powering it on for the first time in about 8 months I was amazed to see a full 100% charge on the battery. It was fully charged when I put it in the backpack, and I recently pulled it back out to spend some time trying to program it. During this time it wasn’t even powered on. Now I must say that once I purchased and installed a mobile rig in my vehicle the 5R got little use, and was kept in my backpack that I carry to work every day. You cannot beat that!Īfter using this little rig for a year I have to admit I really like it.

uv-5r chirp programming

As of the date of this posting, the current price on Amazon is $29.40 plus shipping. I was attracted to the price immediately. A fellow ham friend of mine (my Elmer – if you don’t understand the term “Elmer” just click here) pointed me towards the UV-5R as the radio I should possibly start out with. I basically wanted something inexpensive that would allow access to the local repeaters I have in my area. Being a newbie to the ham radio hobby, I didn’t want to invest several hundred (or even thousands) of dollars just starting out. About a year ago I purchased a Baofeng UV-5R as my first dual-band handheld radio.











Uv-5r chirp programming