Here's
the instructions as promised:
How
to program your Baofeng UV-5R to operate in the 1.25 Meter band (220
MHz).
?BEFORE
you do this procedure, I ¡°HIGHLY¡± recommend that you download
your current radio settings (database) to a folder that you can
reload into your radio, just in case this doesn¡¯t work on your
radio.
You
must use CHIRP programming software to accomplish this modification
as there is NO OEM programming software for this radio.
Connect
up the radio via the programming cable.
Click
on the ¡°RADIO¡± tab
Select
¡°Download from Radio¡±
Select
the COM PORT
Select
the ¡°Vendor: RADIODDITY¡±
Select
the ¡°Model:??UV-5RX3¡±
Click
¡°OK¡±
This
will download everything that¡¯s already programmed into the radio.?
Once it¡¯s finished downloading, go ahead and make frequency
modifications as desired.
Make
sure to go to the Repeaterbook.com site and make a list of the 220
repeaters you want to use.? This may take some trial and error
as not all the 220 MHz repeaters listed are actually on the air.?
This band is sorely underused and this modification will, I hope,
help to increase its usage.
Next
step:
1)
Click the ¡°SETTINGS¡± tab on the left side of the screen.
2)
Click on the ¡°Other Settings¡± tab.?
3)
Go to the line labeled: ¡°Upper VHF Limit (MHz).¡±? Change
this line to read, ¡°250 MHz¡±.
Leave
everything else as is.
Save
the changes to the radio.? Give it a try!? I now have 3
handhelds that operate on the 2 meter, 220 MHz, and 440 MHz bands.
Let
me know how you did!
Thanks!
Rod
KC7CJO
