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zvonimir <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Jul 2013 23:19:10 +0200
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Saalome michael for you and for all listers.
baofeng has the problem with his digital squelch... it's annoying really.
i had programmed one and really... it's bad, very bad.
and... the Sma connector is something which i dislike... so much.
saalome/73,
de 9a3dsz

Dana 9.7.2013 г. 23:06 ч., Michael Thurman je napisao:
> I never expected it t be as good as a high end ht. it is afar all a =
> cheap disposable radio, but when the only fault is the lousy squelch =
> action it is annoying lol
>
> On Jul 9, 2013, at 4:36 PM, zvonimir <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, i use kenwood th-79 E (european version)
>> it's better than this new baofeng... i had baofeng in my hands and i=20=
>> tested the whole functionality...
>> the rig on receive has the bad .... sensitivity...
>> really
>> =20
>> =20
>> Dana 9.7.2013 =D0=B3. 22:34 =D1=87., Zach Shifflett je napisao:
>>> I noticed that band conditions have a lot to do with it. I don't =
> think it's t=3D
>>> otally useless. It's just a quirky little radio and that's the way it =
> is.
>>> =20
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> =20
>>> On Jul 9, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> =20
>>>> very sad and not at all a good sign if some are good and some are =
> =3D3D
>>>> totally unusable mobile. i am sorry I bought the better  antenna for =
> $30 =3D3D=3D
>>>> at the last hamfest and wish I had instead just bought a new battery =
> for =3D3D=3D
>>>> my vx7r, but it is incredibly good for  stationary public service =
> use =3D3D
>>>> and the battery lasts forever and a day. too bad it is out of =
> warranty
>>>> I love it in every othe way except the receive on vhf. I will =
> probably =3D3D=3D
>>>> go back to the stock rubber duck and use it to talk to my crosbander =
> =3D3D
>>>> when I get it in the car someday
>>>> =3D20
>>>> On Jul 9, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Zach Shifflett <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
>>>> =3D20
>>>>> My radio has a lot of mobile flutter as well.  Stationary it works
>>>>> like a dream, but while I'm in a vehicle, working with a magmount, =
> I
>>>>> get a lot of flutter on repeaters.
>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>> On 7/9/13, Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>> no, there is no service menu.
>>>>>> everything is set in the single chip that makes up most of the =
> radio.
>>>>>> the only access you have to settings is through the menus or =
> through =3D3D=3D
>>>> the
>>>>>> programming software, which is the same menus and not very =3D3D
>>>> accessible.
>>>>>> So, there is nothing you can do as a user or even as a technician =
> to =3D3D=3D
>>>> change
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> what's happening beyond the basic menu settings.
>>>>>> Everything is set in firmware except one basic frequency offset =
> =3D3D
>>>> adjustment
>>>>>> pot inside the radio.
>>>>>> This radio is a single chip that does everything, and all =
> functions =3D3D
>>>> are
>>>>>> controlled by firmware...beyond that there is a power amplifier =
> and a =3D3D=3D
>>>> basic
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> user interface system and that's it.
>>>>>> Your RX frequency could be slightly off kilter and that's why when =
> =3D3D
>>>> you get
>>>>>> flutter it drops stuff out...but again, no way to set that as the =
> =3D3D
>>>> internal
>>>>>> pot is for tx frequency adjustment only.
>>>>>> Maybe this is a bug with your unit as I haven't heard of anyone =
> else =3D3D=3D
>>>> having
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> this specific issue.  Mine works great on a squelch setting of 3 =
> on =3D3D
>>>> both vhf
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> and UHF both mobile and stationary.
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 1:52 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Baofeng uv5r service manu?
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>>>> I there a service menu for the uv5r? If you know who to get into =
> it =3D3D=3D
>>>> even =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> if it is not the slightest bit blind friendly that is ok. I  need =
> to =3D3D=3D
>>>> =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> adjust the squelch hysteresis if possible. on uhf it works great =
> =3D3D
>>>> even =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> mobile, but on vhf  any mobile flutter weather on my end or the =
> =3D3D
>>>> other =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> station's end of the contact drops out my squelch and then it =
> takes =3D3D=3D
>>>> =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> forever to reopen it.  I can copy a signal perfectly if I  open =
> the =3D3D=3D
>>>> =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> squelch but even with it set to it's most sensitive, which I =
> presume =3D3D=3D
>>>> is =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> 1, it is usable on most of the vhf repeaters even with a good =3D3D=
>>>> antenna =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> not he car, or  simplex even with my station's antenna. any other =
> =3D3D
>>>> radio =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> is perfect under the same conditions and antennas, so it is =3D3D
>>>> definitely =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> the radio.  when it is stationary it is very sensitive.   and =
> works =3D3D=3D
>>>> =3D3D3D
>>>>>>> great for public service events through a repeater as long as I =
> am =3D3D3=3D
>>> D=3D3D
>>>> =3D20
>>>>>>> stationary
>>>>>> =3D3D20

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