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Baofeng Radios
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Default Channels

462.125-Baofeng Ch 01
462.225-Baofeng Ch 02
462.325-Baofeng Ch 03
462.425-Baofeng Ch 04
462.525-Baofeng Ch 05
462.625-Baofeng Ch 06
462.725-Baofeng Ch 07
462.825-Baofeng Ch 08
462.925-Baofeng Ch 09
463.025-Baofeng Ch 10
463.125-Baofeng Ch 11
463.225-Baofeng Ch 12
463.525-Baofeng Ch 13
450.225-Baofeng Ch 14
469.945-Baofeng Ch 15
469.950-Baofeng Ch 16
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Commands

0-SQL
squelch level
level 0/open
0>9

1-STEP
frequency step
amount of frequency change when using up/down arrows or when scanning in vfo mode
2.5/5/6.25/10/12.5/20/25/50kHz

2-TXP
transmit power
std/uv5r/high=4w/low=1w
f8hp only/high=8w/mid=4w/low=1w
pressing the [ #  ] key alternates power

3-SAVE
battery save
sleep ratio to acknowledge an rx signal the higher number increases the rx sleep cycle, but you may miss the first few syllables before the rx opens
1=1:1/2=1:2/3=1:3/4=1:4
OFF/1/2/3/4 

4-VOX
voice operated xmtr
allows transmitter activation by talking only
adjust vox gain to allow smooth operation
level 10 requires the strongest voice
OFF/1,2>10

5-WN
wideband/narrowband
wide=5khz
narrow=2.5khz
WIDE/NARR

6-ABR
display lllumination time
time the display stays illuminated
OFF/1>5 secs
OFF/1>10 secs
depending on model
1>24 secs with chirp

7-TDR
dual watch/dual reception
allows monitoring of 2 channels toggling between A/B
if a signal is received the rx remains on that channel until the signal is gone
OFF/ON

8-BEEP
keypad beep
allows audible confirmation of a key press
OFF/ON

9-TOT
transmission time out timer
transmit times out after pre-selected time Radio will alert you when the time is up
15/30/45/60>600 secs

10-R-DCS
rec/digital coded squelch
prevents interference from signals on the same frequency
the squelch will open only if the incoming signal is coded with the same tone required by your receiver
not all repeaters requiring a tone for access transmit a tone back to you
leave this function turned off unless you are absolutely sure it is needed
OFF/D023N>D754I

11-R-CTCS
rec/continuous tone coded squelch
prevents interference from signals on the same frequency the squelch will open only if the incoming signal is coded with the same tone required by your receiver
Not all repeaters requiring a tone for access transmit a tone back to you
leave this function turned off unless you are absolutely sure it is needed
OFF/67.0>254.1hz

12-T-DCS
trans/digital coded squelch
required by some networks to limit access and interference
OFF/D023N>D754I

13-T-CTCS
trans/continuous tone coded squelch
required by some networks to limit access and interference
OFF/67.0>254.1hz

14-VOICE
voice prompt
audible confirmation of a keypad entry
OFF/ON
OFF/ENG/CHI

15-ANI-ID
automatic number id of radio(set with s/w)
sent when PTT is pressed and/or released
used to alert dispatcher which field radio was keyed
used primarily for commercial applications

16-DTMFST
DTMF tone of transmit
determines when dtmf codes are heard through speaker
OFF/no tones heard
DT-ST/only manually keyed dtmf codes are heard
ANI-ST/only automatically keyed dtmf codes are heard
DT+ANI/all dtmf codes are heard
OFF/DT-ST/ANI-ST/DT+ANI

17-S-CODE
signal code
PTT-ID/DTMF code selection(set with s/w)
selects one of 15 dtmf codes
set with software and are up to 5 digits each
enabled by using menu 19
1>15 groups

18-SC-REV
scan resume method
TO/time operation scan stops when signal detected scan resumes after approximately 5 seconds
CO/carrier operation scan stops when signal detected scan resumes when signal disappears
SE/search operation scan stops when signal detected scanning will not resume
TO/CO/SE

19-PTT-ID
when to send the ptt id signal code
OFF/no id is sent
BOT/an id is sent at beginning of transmission
END/an id is sent at the end of transmission
BOTH/an id is sent at bot/eot
this tells a dispatcher which field radio was keyed
not applicable for ham use set to off
OFF/BOT/EOT/BOTH

20-PTT-LT
signal code sending delay
not applicable for ham use
set to 0
0>30ms/0>50ms

21-MDF-A
channel mode A display
FREQ/displays programmed frequency
CHAN/displays channel number
NAME/displays channel name programmed via software.
if no name is programmed CHAN will display
FREQ/CHAN/NAME

22-MDF-B
channel mode B display
FREQ/displays programmed frequency
CHAN/displays channel number
NAME/displays channel name programmed via software
if no name is programmed CHAN will display
FREQ/CHAN/NAME

23-BCL
busy channel lockout
prevents transmitting on a busy frequency
if another repeater or signal is present using a different ctcss/dcs code, your transmitter will be 'locked out' to prevent interference.  When ptt is keyed, radio will sound a beep tone through the speaker only
OFF/ON

24-AUTOLK
automatic keypad lock
when on keypad will be locked if not used in 8 seconds
pressing the[#] key for 2 seconds will lock/unlock the keys on the keypad
OFF/ON

25-SFT-D
frequency shift direction
enables access of repeaters in vfo/freq mode
OFF/TX=RX(simplex)
+/TX shifted higher in freq than RX
-/TX shifted lower in freq than RX
OFF/+/-

26-OFFSET
frequency shift amount
specifies frequency difference between TX/RX
used with menu 25 for repeater access in vfo/freq mode
offset is not required when storing repeater frequencies into channels
00.000>69.990mhz in 10 kHz steps

27-MEM-CH
store a memory channel
stores channel information in memory slot
0>127
000>127

28-DEL-CH
delete a memory channel
deletes information stored in memory slot
0>127

29-WT-LED
illumination/display colour/standby
screen illumination colour in standby mode
OFF/BLUE/ORANGE/PURPLE

30-RX-LED
illumination/display colour/receive
screen illumination colour in receive mode
OFF/BLUE/ORANGE/PURPLE
31-TX-LED
illumination/display colour/transmit
screen illumination colour in transmit mode
OFF/BLUE/ORANGE/PURPLE

32-AL-MOD
alarm mode
SITE/sounds alarm through your radio speaker only
TONE/transmits a cycling tone over the air
CODE/transmits '119' followed by ANI code over the air
SITE/TONE/CODE

33-BAND
band selection
in vfo/freq mode sets vfo A/B to vhf/uhf
this is similar to the [ BAND ] button.
VHF/UHF

34-TDR-AB
transmit selection while in dual watch/dual reception
while in dual watch mode this forces the selection of which transmit frequency is selected
OFF/A/B

35-STE
squelch tail elimination
eliminates the squelch tail at the end of a transmission
only works when other radios turn on their tail function
OFF/ON

36-RP-STE
repeater squelch tail  elimination
requires a repeater using this function
OFF/1,2,3>10

37-RPT-RL
delay the squelch tail of repeater
OFF/1,2,3>10

38-PONMSG
boot/power on display
FULL/displays the entire lcd screen
MGS/displays a 2 line power on message
FULL/MGS

39-ROGER
tone at end of transmission
sends a tone at the end of each transmission
OFF/ON

40-RESET
restore to default settings
VFO/resets all menus to factory default
resets VFO [A] [B] frequencies to factory default
ALL - Same as above
erases all channels
resets chan 0 to 136.025mhz/chan 127 to 470.625mhz
VFO/ALL
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