That's too bad Buddy, because, in my oppinion at least, one of the best
things about the UV5R is the ability to direct enter pL tones without having
to refer to a chart.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: the new baofeng radios
> That sounds like the UV-B5 or UV-B6. My understanding is that setting =
> CTCSS tones is not terribly accessible.
>
> I=92m currently playing with a Puxing PX-UV973, which is pretty =
> accessible. I still have to write up an eyes-free guide for it, but I =
> haven=92t had a bunch of time. It also speaks the menus, most of them =
> anyway, as you step through. CTCSS tones are able to be set directly, as =
> are, I think, DCS tones, but determining which kind of tone is being set =
> is a bit tricky and requires some workaround. Same with whether you=92re =
> on VFO A or B, because it has true dual receive and cross band repeat.=20=
>
> On Dec 25, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I have a friend who just got one of the new baofeng handhelds. His =3D
>> version has a com pander, which is interesting. One mic feature it =
> has, =3D
>> is when you are in menu mode you can step through the menus and it =3D
>> reads the menus as you step through them, so you don=3D92t necessarily =
> =3D
>> have to know the menu number to find a setting. This is the unit with =
> =3D
>> the more traditional keyboard layout. i will find out which model it =
> is =3D
>> next time I talk t him, but int he meantime, is there a list of which =
> =3D
>> baofeng radios are and ar enot truly accessible? I have a uv5r, and =3D
>> accessibility is awesome for that one, and i am considering getting =3D
>> another one in the near future, so am at the point to choose which one =
> I =3D
>> might want, the 220 version, or the model he has.
>>=20
>> 73 and have a wonderful Christmas
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