Hi Adrien!
I recently bought a Baofeng UV5R in response to a posted sale on this list.
Great move for a modern HT, which I had set up on the local repeaters in no
time.
If you're a member of handi hams, there is a great audio tutorial for this
rig, and a well written manual done by Buddy Brannan KB5ELV who posts here
from time to time. The two resources, taken together, give you all you need
with this rig.
Trouble I have with so many sighted people wandering in and out of the place
is my cradle has disappeared a couple weeks ago, so I can no longer charge
mine, so it's now just another dead radio about the place, but know I
originally had one until someone who probably had no idea what it was made
it disappear. That's a new version of Murphy's Law down this way, hi hi.
Probably a more sensible thing that the receiver I took out of the box today
runs on AA cells, perhaps more expensive, but at least if I'm wanting power,
the cure is simpler.
When I got the Baofeng unit on the used market, the speech on it was already
enabled, so it all just worked according to the on line resources I studied.
The keypad is a bit pecuiliar, because it isn't quite identical to a phone
keypad. With 0 being located to the right of 6 is odd, but you quickly
adjust to that with a little practice.
I did everything I needed to do on that rig for over a month before the
battery finally went flat, and by the time that happened, the cradle had
disappeared so I'm now stuck for a way to charge it, but that doesn't make
it a bad radio, hi hi.
73,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Adrien Collins
Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2015 10:08 p.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: alinco dj596
Hi Tim
Ok thanks for that, I wasn't thinking of torquay, it is a long time since I
had access to a rig or repeater list come to that. I used to spend hours on
the repeaters when I first got licensed, I was g1zau but am now g0mun.
I used to enjoy working the special events on 40 meters, it is surprising
the number you can contact during a year. I have thousands of qsl cards from
them. Some of them were one off events and I even organised a few myself in
my early days of radio when I lived in Norfolk. I didn't realise you were at
the Cliffden, we must have missed each other by literally weeks, I was there
in July to the 2nd of August.
You will have to let me know if you visit again.
I have been given info regarding the cheap radio you can get from amazon, I
may look into it, it is pretty reasonable, Baofeng UV-5RA Ham Two Way Radio
136-174, I am interested in this but I wonder how good it is, I saw a thread
on here regarding this some time ago but couldn't read every message so
deleted it, what is it like and how easy is it to set up?
73's
Adrien
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Crawford (GI4OPH)
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:32 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: alinco dj596
Adrien,
The GB3TR repeater I'm pretty sure is located near Torquay.
It was
certainly a good signal from the first floor of the Cliffden. I didn't try
accessing it, but I reckon I probably could have.
There are also listed a couple of repeaters around The Exeter area, but I've
never managed to hear them.
Btw, the Reviera club were running a special event station to commemorate
the 75th anniversary of the battle of britain from an old
WW2 airfield near
Teignmouth yesterday. Just a pity it didn't coincide with my visit.
Cheers,
Tim.
Bangor, N. Ireland.
Skype: tim-crawford
Twitter: tim_gi4oph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrien Collins" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: alinco dj596
> Hi Tim
>
> That's useful to know as I will be based in Teignmouth, I
> vaguely remember gb3tr, isn't that truro? I haven't used 2
> meters for a while. I will be on a hill so should have a
> good take off towards the south I think, not quite sure. I
> normally stay in the cliffden hotel on the Dawlish road so
> know the area quite well. Many thanks.
>
> Regards
>
> Adrien
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim
> Crawford (GI4OPH)
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:52 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: alinco dj596
>
> Hi Adrien,
>
> Personally I don't normally use repeaters, but I think all
> repeaters in the
> UK now require a ctcss tone for initial access.
>
> There is a very active radio club in Torquay, the Riviera
> ARC, so they might
> be a good point of contact.
>
> There webpage is at
> http://www.rivieraarc.org.uk/
>
> I was down in Teignmouth for a couple of weeks in August,
> and could copy the
> GB3TR repeater on 145.65 very well. The repeater seemed
> reasonably busy,
> especially during the day, however I didn't hear any
> stations on the simplex
> channels.
>
> Having said that, my periods of listening were fairly
> infrequent, and I was
> just using a little Baofeng with a dipole hanging near the
> window.
>
> Cheers for now,
>
> Tim.
>
> Bangor, N. Ireland.
>
> Skype: tim-crawford
> Twitter: tim_gi4oph
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adrien Collins" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:54 PM
> Subject: alinco dj596
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have an alinco dj596 2/70 centimetre handheld, I have
> been
>> chatting to my mate in the uk who is also a ham, he tells
> me
>> that the tone to activate a repeater is different now,
> will
>> this hand held still work or do I have to do something to
>> make it work? It is a while since I used it in the uk, it
>> seems to work in France ok or did until recently.
>>
>> I am returning to the UK permanently next week, I will be
> in
>> the Devon area, does anyone know if there is a radio club
> in
>> that area, especially in Teignbridge? I may need a ham
who
>> can help me to or to remind me how to use the handheld, I
>> have no idea where the printed instructions are but I
have
>> them in pdf.
>>
>> 73's
>> Adrien
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