Baofeng UV-5R Programming For Railfanning or Train Hopping || Radio Giveaway!

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4 ай бұрын

The Baofeng UV-5R8W is an enhanced version of the original UV-56. It makes for a good radio to use for rail fanning as it will monitor two frequencies continually or can be used to scan a range. It's a bit tedious to program any scanner by hand, so I've created a file you can use toprogram the radio using the CHIRP software package. It does require a special USB cable, but CHIRP is a free download and works on Macs, PCs and Linux machines. Here are the links to everything you need:
Enter the drawing for the Baofeng UV5R8W radio and scanner here:.
home.skyguy.org/workspace/dra...
Program Files:
chirpmyradio.com/
home.skyguy.org/workspace/Tra...
Programming Cable:
amzn.to/3IQxf4N
Radio Package w/Cable:
amzn.to/3vdTwq7
For Rail Frequency Information:
RadioReference.com
www.on-track-on-line.com/scan...
www.zipscanners.com/blogs/lea...
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Android: www.amazon.com/dp/B09V8ZS5BQ
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@LazloNQ 4 ай бұрын

I've been a ham op since the early 1990s. I paid between in 300 and 400 bux for an icom 2sat ht back in the day. It only worked on 2m and after sitting on the shelf for a couple years, it went dead. I shudder to think what that cost would be today. I don't care what anyone says about the quality of these radios. I've had more fun with my $20 baofeng with more QSOs and time on the air than any other radio I've ever used. Thanks for the tutorial George.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

I'm studying to get my license now. I got interrupted, but hope to have it before I hit the rails this Spring. It's pretty fascinating stuff and way over my head right now!

@LazloNQ 4 ай бұрын

@@JumpingoffthecliffThat's great George! I used hamtestonline because I really loved their algorithm. It targeted my weak areas, taught me a lot, and set goals for me. It ranked me compared to others learning and best of all, it changed the order of the answers so it forced you to learn the answer and not the letter. I got a 100% on my Extra exam in June of 2013. Felt like I could pass it after 2 weeks, but since I had 3 weeks to wait until the next VE session, 3 more weeks of study netted me that 100%. Practice times were every breakfast, lunch, and dinner solid and never more than an hour at a time. I'm such a believer in it, if you aren't already using their site, I'll pay for your 2 year membership. In exchange, you must study, pass, and promise to have a QSO with me when you're in the area. :) You've already got my email address so hit me up if you're interested.

@Bandit_in_Australia 4 ай бұрын

Thaanku for sending my prize all the way to Australia (NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY book) Im really enjoying it, great photos.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

Glad it made it!

@kens.3729 4 ай бұрын

Hello George. Looks like Baofeng has a New Customer Service Spokesperson. Great Job, George. 😬👍

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah, I'm sure they're thrilled with that idea, LOL.

@baayers2 4 ай бұрын

As a big fan of your channel, it’s always nice to see a new adventure. Just a suggestion, you might want to consider switching the key press and activity lights to orange and the transmit to off. I personally find the orange easier on the eyes at night. I also find that it seems to lure the mosquitoes less than the bright blue or purple does. The reason I recommend turning off the transmit light is because when your battery voltage is low, it can be the difference in getting a transmission out.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

I'll definitely adjust things. Thanks for Taft info. I don't need more mosquitoes around here;)

@lukepippin4781 4 ай бұрын

This is awesome advice. I may do that myself.

@johnrieger2461 4 ай бұрын

👍 You did a great job explaining this radio !! Thank you.. 👍

@Gumby1978 3 ай бұрын

This is a great tutorial and a great little radio.

@budster679 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Even if I don't win, I will likely buy one of these soon, and will reference this video for setup. Thanks again!

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

You're certainly welcome. I'm far too impatient to type all of those frequencies in so I'm glad to share the "easy" way to put them in.

@GoPro._Musica 3 ай бұрын

Perhaps the next time you go to Chicago you should also do a video around the Chicago L that runs around downtown Chicago, also known as the Chicago Elevated. It is really as far as I know, the oldest, and the last elevated train line in the U.S. Aside from the one that used to run around New York back in the day.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 3 ай бұрын

I do ride it on occasion. It is such fun.

@GoPro._Musica 3 ай бұрын

@@Jumpingoffthecliff Have really never seen a video of it. We're lucky it's still around, since it's been around since the late 1800's.

@selgart 2 ай бұрын

The New York subway system still has a lot of elevated trains, maybe half of the system. I ride them all the time! Although it's a bit of a bummer that almost all of the passenger-accessible front windows are gone.

@jayson8372 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this information!

@davegoodridge8352 4 ай бұрын

Thank You, Thank You George! As soon as the government gives me my refund check I'm getting one of these radios. I can't wait

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

They're surprisingly inexpensive. I could buy three of them for I what I paid for my bearcat!

@mitchcartablancakenworth3681 4 ай бұрын

Gday George, great video, very informative 🙂 hope all is well..

@kneel1 3 ай бұрын

Ive got a few of these and some other brands too - great video i was wondering how to do rail scanning

@brettphillips8650 4 ай бұрын

I have the same radio, and while it’s cumbersome as a scanner, the dual frequency monitor feature is great for trains. I have the bigger battery for mine, and it lasts forever! Another nice feature is the built in FM broadcast radio which lets you listen to music or other programming while you’re monitoring the railroad. A pair of Plugfones earbuds work great with an adapter too.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

I forgot to mention the built in FM. I didn't realize you could monitor the other frequency too.

@brettphillips8650 4 ай бұрын

@@Jumpingoffthecliff Yep. You can monitor two frequencies while listening to music.

@nealgold8442 3 ай бұрын

Great video and very informative.

@Name-ot3xw 4 ай бұрын

Similar for airplanes. The main channels to know about are 'guard' which we'll call the general chat frequency, 'ground' which is planes on the ground (go figure) and 'Tower' which is, yep you guessed it, the tower. E: Tower may or may not be split between arrivals and departures. E2: Channel 16 is your general emergency channel for boats.

@PSALM_6012 3 ай бұрын

Very cool. Thank you very much

@TheFrenchDude 3 ай бұрын

Hey there We've just seen you yesterday at the French TV 👍😅

@Ken_in_Wisconsin 4 ай бұрын

This is perfect, as I happen to have this exact radio. (What are the odds?) Thanks George!

@Josesandersjourneys 3 ай бұрын

I got a gmsr pro 15 by that company

@bruderschweigen1259 4 ай бұрын

AHH, LOST AFTER BAOFENG...IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN YOU COULD STILL RIDE ON SECOND LEVEL OF A CAR CARRIER IN A CAR ,PLAING HE RADIO ,RUNNING AIR OR HEAT AS NEEDED WITH A GRAND VIEW RIDING HAS GROWN A LEARNING CURVE..... LIKE VIDEO GAMES, USE TO JUST SIT DOWN AND PLAY THEM, NOW DAYS OIU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT GAME INERFACE AND GAME... NOT A FAN OF HOW COMPLICAED LIFE HAS BECOME.. OR IS IT I AM JUST OLD? HOPE TERRI IS FEELING BETTER... ==DRIFTER==

@Norfolk_Southern_RailFanner 4 ай бұрын

I have one I love it

@youfillmylifewithjello6661 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the help! Man I love your videos. If you are ever through Ohio I’d love to buy you a beer!

@sandboxdiplomat1707 4 ай бұрын

Train hoppers are advised to keep a few channels open for National Weather Service broadcast frequencies. Also they need to know there are a lot of counterfeit Baofeng programming cables out there so be careful to buy one with the correct chip.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

Good advice!

@Y1fanpan 2 ай бұрын

谢谢你🙏

@davegoodridge8352 4 ай бұрын

On the lighter side of things. I ordered this radio but before I did I wanted to refer back to this video to make sure of the radio’s name. When I went to KZfaq and did a search for ‘Jumping of a cliff’. KZfaq directed me to a suicide prevention hotline.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 4 ай бұрын

Haha. That's great. Glad they were able to help you;)

@FrigginKlar 4 ай бұрын

👍

@johnsimonritchie326 3 ай бұрын

It's illegal to transmit using that radio unless you have a valid amateur radio license and in that specific case only on the amateur bands and modes allowed by your specific license class.

@Jumpingoffthecliff 3 ай бұрын

It's perfectly legal to transmit on allowed frequencies like FRS and of course legal to listen on any frequency.

@johnsimonritchie326 3 ай бұрын

@@Jumpingoffthecliff 1) Not legal to transmit on FRS in the USA unless the radio is type approved for that purpose. 2) Did not say anything about receive, only transmit 3) It's illegal to transmit using that radio unless you have a valid amateur radio license and in that specific case only on the amateur bands and modes allowed by your specific license class.