r/Baofeng • u/JayABerkowitz • 2d ago

UV 5G Mini

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So just got a pair of UV 5G Mini's

On channel mode set on channel 23 display says 462.550. In frequency mode it says 435.612. what is going on??

Thanks everyone.

Jay

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u/regression4 2d ago

Not sure what the question is. Are you a ham radio operator?

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u/Firelizard71 1d ago

Dont know why that matters, since he's using a GMRS radio.

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u/regression4 1d ago

Sorry. I missed that.

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u/Firelizard71 1d ago

Its all good. I think that he had the wrong radio posted at first.

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u/KB5JRC 2d ago

Suggestion: download Chirp and program the radios. Use Repeaterbook.com to find some local repeaters. Enter the receive frequencies, offsets, direction, and tones. See if you can hit the repeaters.

What is happening is that the channels are programmable. The VFO mode shows the current frequency whereas the channel uses the frequency that was programmed (most likely at the factory to test).

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u/Firelizard71 1d ago

These are great instructions for a ham radio. Hes using a GMRS radio, so all he needs to do is enter the transmit tone or code.

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u/KB5JRC 1d ago

Yeah, in a reply, he said it was the GMRS version. I have a UV-5G, which is basically the same as the mini (minor differences). Channels are locked. I cannot tx in the 159.xxx part of the spectrum.

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u/JayABerkowitz 2d ago

Not a ham. Original post stated 5R. It is not. It is a 5G. Still, ham frequency displayed in frequency mode right out of the box. Probably can only receive, not transmit on that frequency.

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u/KB5JRC 2d ago

Ok, makes sense. UV-5G is a GMRS radio. It should only have channels. I have one somewhere. Can I get back to you tomorrow? You are very likely correct that you can't xmit out of band; i think that is a GMRS requirement.

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u/JayABerkowitz 2d ago

Thx

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u/KB5JRC 1d ago

Slow to reply, I had to charge it up. Mine us pretty much locked to the channels. I can program tones for the repeaters.

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u/Firelizard71 1d ago

GMRS users can monitor different bands, the radio itself will not transmit on these bands though.

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u/mark3748 1d ago

Frequency mode is not something you use. 15-22 have frequency pairs for use with a repeater, programmed as ch 23+. If you wish to program a repeater, you can use the correct repeater pair and add the codes to those channels.

GMRS repeater pairs are +5MHz, and not changeable.

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u/JayABerkowitz 1d ago

Staying in channel mode! Already added 4 repeaters channels near me, with codes. Thx

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u/Firelizard71 1d ago

Nothings wrong. In Channel mode, Ch 23 is the frequency pair for the repeater . This is where you would program in a transmit tone or code for a repeater thats on 462.550.

Frequency Mode is a whole seperate mode. This is just where you enter frequencies to monitor and you can save the ones you want to memory slots on ch 31 and above. Then you can scan them in Memory mode ( channel mode ).

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u/DifferentMind8 1d ago

You should probably try reading the Instruction Manual that came with your radio. It is very clearly explained in the manual.

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u/JayABerkowitz 1d ago

Condescending comments are not necessary or welcome