It does make a difference but not as much of one as you might expect. I have 
it on 9, as tight as I can get it to try to keep the images down and it's 
only partly effective.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: A Baofeng UV5R question please


> The most sensitive is the lower number. Well, in henry. Some say that =
> the squelch setting really doesn=92t make any difference, I don=92t =
> really know.
> On Jun 11, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Junior Lolley <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
>
>> On the Uv5r which is the most sensitive setting on the squelch?
>> I know it runs from 1 to 9 but is 1 or 9 the most sensitive.
>> I want the squelch as loose as I can get it.
>> I don't have any repeaters here yet and sometimes I use the uv5r on =
> simplex.
>> Thanks for any help.
>>=20
>>=20
>> Junior Lolley kg4itd
>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
>> "The 3 C's of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a =
> choice to
>> take a chance or your life will never change."