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zvonimir <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Jul 2013 22:36:21 +0200
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Hi, i use kenwood th-79 E (european version)
it's better than this new baofeng... i had baofeng in my hands and i 
tested the whole functionality...
the rig on receive has the bad .... sensitivity...
really


Dana 9.7.2013 г. 22:34 ч., Zach Shifflett je napisao:
> I noticed that band conditions have a lot to do with it. I don't think it's t=
> otally useless. It's just a quirky little radio and that's the way it is.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 9, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> very sad and not at all a good sign if some are good and some are =3D
>> totally unusable mobile. i am sorry I bought the better  antenna for $30 =3D=
>> at the last hamfest and wish I had instead just bought a new battery for =3D=
>> my vx7r, but it is incredibly good for  stationary public service use =3D
>> 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 =3D=
>> go back to the stock rubber duck and use it to talk to my crosbander =3D
>> when I get it in the car someday
>> =20
>> On Jul 9, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Zach Shifflett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> =20
>>> 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.
>>> =3D20
>>> 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 =3D=
>> the
>>>> programming software, which is the same menus and not very =3D
>> accessible.
>>>> So, there is nothing you can do as a user or even as a technician to =3D=
>> change
>>>> =3D20
>>>> what's happening beyond the basic menu settings.
>>>> Everything is set in firmware except one basic frequency offset =3D
>> adjustment
>>>> pot inside the radio.
>>>> This radio is a single chip that does everything, and all functions =3D
>> are
>>>> controlled by firmware...beyond that there is a power amplifier and a =3D=
>> basic
>>>> =3D20
>>>> user interface system and that's it.
>>>> Your RX frequency could be slightly off kilter and that's why when =3D
>> you get
>>>> flutter it drops stuff out...but again, no way to set that as the =3D
>> internal
>>>> pot is for tx frequency adjustment only.
>>>> Maybe this is a bug with your unit as I haven't heard of anyone else =3D=
>> having
>>>> =3D20
>>>> this specific issue.  Mine works great on a squelch setting of 3 on =3D
>> both vhf
>>>> =3D20
>>>> 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?
>>>> =3D20
>>>> =3D20
>>>>> I there a service menu for the uv5r? If you know who to get into it =3D=
>> even =3D3D
>>>>> if it is not the slightest bit blind friendly that is ok. I  need to =3D=
>> =3D3D
>>>>> adjust the squelch hysteresis if possible. on uhf it works great =3D
>> even =3D3D
>>>>> mobile, but on vhf  any mobile flutter weather on my end or the =3D
>> other =3D3D
>>>>> station's end of the contact drops out my squelch and then it takes =3D=
>> =3D3D
>>>>> forever to reopen it.  I can copy a signal perfectly if I  open the =3D=
>> =3D3D
>>>>> squelch but even with it set to it's most sensitive, which I presume =3D=
>> is =3D3D
>>>>> 1, it is usable on most of the vhf repeaters even with a good =3D
>> antenna =3D3D
>>>>> not he car, or  simplex even with my station's antenna. any other =3D
>> radio =3D3D
>>>>> is perfect under the same conditions and antennas, so it is =3D
>> definitely =3D3D
>>>>> the radio.  when it is stationary it is very sensitive.   and works =3D=
>> =3D3D
>>>>> great for public service events through a repeater as long as I am =3D3=
> D=3D
>> =20
>>>>> stationary
>>>> =3D20

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