1. check the values programmed for squelch, default values tend to be 40 or more I tend to use lowest value for squelch slot 1 at 15, slot 2 25 ....
2. the mic sensitivity level adjustment by default is set for loud environments; so talk close to the radio antenna? tested several, Hyperia 771 was the best On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 8:35 PM ken hartmann <[email protected]> wrote: > Which would you recommend for a baofeng uv5r, thanks for the quick reply > !!!! Ken > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 7:34 PM Charles Byars <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Antenna is the main thing that has to be upgraded on most handheld >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 5:32 PM ken hartmann <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My buddy and I just purchased baofeng uv5r radios, we have them >>> programmed using chirp, we were trying to hit a repeater in the middle of >>> us, about 23 miles total so maybe 11 miles from each of us. Sometimes he >>> could hear me but I couldn't hear him, then I could hear him and he >>> couldn't hear me, is this an antenna issue ? We are using the rubber >>> duckies that came with them, I also saw a setting for repeaters delay on >>> the settings section, it is set to off, does that need to be changed ? >>> Thankyou ken >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to Charles Byars at [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, send an email to >>> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to ken hartmann at [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to galen at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] -- Hi I've been on-line since late 1992. I'm a: Skeptic, Secular Humanist, Bright R.I.P. Reject Identity Politics My computer recommendations: MX Linux <https://mxlinux.org/i> operating system, Passwordsafe <https://www.pwsafe.org/>, Pidgin Internet Messenger, tor anonymous browsing bundle. ALERTS: Fact or fiction <http://snopes.com>? SCAM <http://quackwatch.com> Supplements Complimentary Alternative Medicine These companies have unjustly life-banned me: Eastlink, Facebook,Yahoo!, Microsoft Chat XMPP: [email protected]
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