I didn't see a menu choice for it.
My voice is set to english, so I would guess that when it gets low, it'll
tell you 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 6:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Baofeng battery indicator

well, it's not just on and off, there is english, and chinese, and off.
And in the newest versions of the UV5R there is french and german as well I
believe.
But yes, the "low voltage" voice alert is part of the voice package if you
will.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: Baofeng battery indicator


> Menu14, voice prompt, has an on off choice, when off, there's no
> voice, unless menu14 is pressed and on is chosen, so I imagine that
> the low battery is just a part of the voice prompt package. Danny.
>
> On 10/3/12, Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> yep, it says low voltage.
>> when it starts saying low voltage, you can't transmit anymore...but you 
>> can
>>
>> continue to receive for a while.
>> I recommend leaving the radio on until it shuts down before charging, at
>> least for the first 3 times or so.
>> I don't know the percentage, but when it says low voltage, it's not quite
>> dead obviously, so letting it run right down allows the battery to get a
>> full charge for initial conditioning.
>> Should take about 3 to 4 hours to fully recharge.  The charger will
>> automatically stop charging when the battery is full, so you can leave 
>> the
>> battery in the charger indefinitely without fear of over charging or heat

>> or
>>
>> anything.
>> if you get the 3600MA or 4000MA battery, all the same applies, and the
>> battery will take about twice as long to charge compared to the stock 
>> 1800MA
>>
>> battery.
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jed Barton" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 8:04 AM
>> Subject: Baofeng battery indicator
>>
>>
>>> Hey guys,
>>>
>>> Anyone know if there is an audible indicator if your battery on the
>>> baofeng
>>> is getting low?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jed
>>