Baofeng UV-5R: A Complete Reference Guide to Operating and Programming your Radio Manually and with CHIRP

This manual will enable you get the best out of your radio. Whether you are planning to use it as nothing more than a walkie-talkie for commercial purposes, or you are thinking about entering the world of amateur radio and become a HAM operator.

Amateur, or ham radios, have become increasingly capable over the years, adding features that once were not even dreamed of. This is especially true of handheld radios that can now easily reach the other side of the world with ease using newer digital protocols.

This book will get you up and running FAST and EASY.

Today, the vast majority of popular handheld radios can be programmed using the open-source and freely available software called CHIRP.

While CHIRP is fairly straight forward and easy to use once you know what you are doing, it can be daunting for the new radio operator who doesn’t understand the terms or even the basics of radio communications.

This book will also teach you how to program your radio using CHIRP, fast and easy.

This Is a Preview of What You Will Learn:

…Get to know the controls, commands, keys, and display of your device

…Basic operations of the radio

…Unboxing and Set Up

…Turning the radio ON/OFF

…Adjusting the Volume

…Legal Things Anyone Can Do with the Baofeng Without any License

…Squelch Level and Transmit Power Level

…How to Manage Channels

…Repeater Frequency Configuration

…Distress Calls and Emergencies

…How to program your radio using CHIRP

…Manual Programming of the radio

…Programming memories and channels

…Programming both simplex and repeater frequencies from the front keypad

…And Much more!

This guide is written to make the best out of your radio device. Don't struggle to figure out your radio! Grab a copy of this book and spend your time enjoying your new hobby, not fighting with it.