baofeng uv-5r i cant hear anything ever
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baofeng uv-5r i cant hear anything ever
i can never hear anything on baofeng uv-5r and uv5-r plus, am i doin something wrong or do i need to set something else, i am 1 minute away from liverpool airport and have never heard anything , what can i do i have rest it now and still nothing , what do i need to set to be able to listen in etc , thanks.
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Re: baofeng uv-5r i cant hear anything ever
Sounds like you need either a dedicated Airband receiver or a scanner, not a UV5R.
The UV5R (and probably the Plus version) only covers from 136Mhz to 174Mhz VHF and 400Mhz to 480Mhz UHF.
Airband comms are anywhere between 108Mhz to 136Mhz VHF but also in AM not FM which is all the UV5R will do...
The UV5R (and probably the Plus version) only covers from 136Mhz to 174Mhz VHF and 400Mhz to 480Mhz UHF.
Airband comms are anywhere between 108Mhz to 136Mhz VHF but also in AM not FM which is all the UV5R will do...
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