Dave&Lou, SO SO SORRY  bout confusing YOUR  question with a nonexistent tuning knob, rather than up-down arrows!! Bu??
1,7 Since neither of my uv5rs was  in hand,
2, I was up three hours b4coffee!!
3, I was  still a Little post surgery-drug-foggy when first posting that;
You suppose a Lil slack might be around?  pretty please???
Besides, although i knew that the most recently selected fm freq, entered either  manually, or by computer, will still be there  next time fm radio is invoked, that only 1 "permanent b c f m memory can be stored in UV5RS; !!??Bud Direct keyboard entry of bcfm is an unexpected dads day gift! Tnx4info!!
Dd!  
Sent from my iPod

On Jun 20, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Glad I could help Dave. And, like you, I also like that you can use it as a 
> preset. Carry on.
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Allen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 6:05 AM
> Subject: Re: UV5R question
> 
> 
>> Hi Lou!
>> 
>> Many thanks. Got it perfectly now, and it plays like a charm.
>> 
>> Knew what frequency I was going for, so your clue provided the missing 
>> link.
>> 
>> 
>> If Buddy doesn't catch it here, I'll send it to him tomorrow privately
>> because that would be an important thing to have in the book, and probably
>> the simplest to explain. I see too that it holds where you were last, so 
>> it
>> functions similar to a preset so the most important amateur and broadcast
>> channels are in easy reach.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Dave
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>> Sent: Saturday, 20 June 2015 9:49 p.m.
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: UV5R question
>> 
>> Dave,
>> 
>> You can direct enter a frequency on the FM broadcast band but only when 
>> the
>> radio is invoked. As far as I know, there is no way to tell what frequency
>> you're on aside from entering it directly. You must also enter all 5 
>> digits
>> for the radio to move to that frequency. 73. Lou WA3MIX Lou Kolb 
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Allen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 3:10 AM
>> Subject: UV5R question
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi all!
>>> 
>>> The audio tutorial on the handi ham site and the Eyes free manual put
>>> together by Buddy combine to make a great access guide to this rig
>>> I've recently acquired, but while both reference the radio switch
>>> above the PTT, neither gives any clue about how to identify a
>>> frequency for that. On the other hand, perhaps it is in the Eyes free
>>> manual, but called something else that I'm failing to recognise.  I'm
>>> enjoying the radio. Since the speech, when present is very clear, I
>>> must have a newer one.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Dave
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