Baofeng UV-5R Scan Settings - How To Use A UV5R As A Scanner & Scan Settings Explained On the UV-5R

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9 ай бұрын

Yes you can use a Baofeng UV-5R as a scanner! In this short video I show you how easy it is to scan through channels and scan through frequencies with a Baofeng UV5R ham radio. I explain what the different scanner menu settings do and how changing the difference scanner related UV-5R menus effects the radio as scanner.
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@sodatato 9 ай бұрын

Thank you as always for taking the time to teach us normal people.

@jlgrant 9 ай бұрын

And us abnormals as well.

@Joeexocet 8 ай бұрын

Not a natural English speaker here, but i need to thank you for being a lot of help on my learning curve. Bought a pair Baofeng UV82, watched many of your vids and I'm waiting for my turn to take the exams to get my license, you don't speak fast and that helps a lot, love the humor too! Again, thanks for your help and time making these vids! Greetings from Argentina 73! 😃

@ChrstWorrir07Heavenly-yp2lv 4 ай бұрын

kiss his but why dont you 🤣

@johnfish1194 9 ай бұрын

Waves from the middle of a corn field in Illinois. Thank you for all your continued efforts. Due to your videos i got my UV5R, the extended antenna, and the larger battery. As well as learning how to use CHIRP, and getting it all set up as a scanner.

@jamesslick4790 9 ай бұрын

Tip: on the channels that you DON'T EVER WANT to accidentally transmit on (Police, Fire. ETC) Chirp lets you disable the push to talk button. It's on a channel-by-channel basis, in other words you can STILL use the PTT on MURS, FRS, GMRS or HAM frequencies, but you can't even by mistake transmit on frequencies you don't intend to. I'm sure this can be done at the key pad, but using "Chirp" is 300x easier! Plus, Since the "Chirp" software saves a file of the radio's programming, it's super easy to "clone" your radio if you get another UV-5R (And you WILL get another! or SEVERAL to pass around to friends and family! LOL)

@johnfish1194 9 ай бұрын

@@jamesslick4790already disabled xmit

@NotSureJoeBauers 9 ай бұрын

You can't prevent the radio transmitting from the handset. You have to program that in CHIRP. The only thing you can do is put transmit power to 1W (low)@@jamesslick4790

@ANGERMGT101 9 ай бұрын

NO I never read the Fing manual, thats why I love your content.

@Dalaxsis36 9 ай бұрын

I came across this channel because back a decade ago I bought the uv5r green camo with the extended battery pack. Ive watched a few of your videos in the past, and its very easy to understand. I live in canada and idk now if what i have is even allowed in my province, i did try listening in to the local frequiencies around my town. Blows my mind.

@valvemonky4734 9 ай бұрын

Russel brand in the back ground 😂😂

@godfree2canada 9 ай бұрын

he's the douche

@barrykelly2722 9 ай бұрын

My first guess was Cactus Jack (Dude Love, Mankind) or Ron Jeremy. Grateful it wasn't my guesses.

@grigorirasputin5020 9 ай бұрын

Another victim of the "me too" madness.

@RozovayaSmert 9 ай бұрын

@@grigorirasputin5020You mean plague? Right..?

@Zaque-TV 4 ай бұрын

@grigorirasputin5020 that was an organized assassination of character

@jlopes68 9 ай бұрын

Having met you and wheeled a few times back in the days I have to say these "trail comm" vids have transformed my thoughts about your personality, I think you are doing a wonderful job with these, Jennifer used your vids for cracking the new baufengs even though she argued with you that it didn’t work she finally got it right and it worked. Your character shines through in these vids, I am literally laughing out loud. Thank you for sharing and helping a bunch of us make the transition from cb, to HT, to gmrs and possibly ham. We just ran the gambit and are licensed now in both. GMRS being our most used platform. It’s the everyday average Joe smo the wheeler’s radio. No muss, no fuss plug n play. Thanks again.

@joepalovick1915 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful! You answered so many questions that I had. Thanks!

@steveo601 9 ай бұрын

I use these all the time!!!Don’t need a license because I only use them to transmit and receive. I always use them on ham frequencies and on high power! They work great!!!!

@Neurotripsicks 9 ай бұрын

My friend from work gave me this radio the other day and told me to try and put some channels on it for him. I programmed all the frequencies from my town but I'm not getting anything other than the 160.420 weather. I had no idea this thing was so great. I bought one with a N771 antenna. But because of that I discovered this KZfaq channel, this guy is hilarious and knows what he's talking about. Seriously havent laughed that hard in weeks watching some of this dudes videos. I think I found my new hobby.

@jeremybrown9648 9 ай бұрын

Ive been watching your videos for a couple days. Wow! Your instruction on the subject is second to none imo. You have doubled my understanding/interest in ham radio. Im happy to subscribe and thank you for the content! Having said that...........your humor splits my sides, especially the comments section 🤣 😂. Lol keep doing good things brother!🤘🤙

@royrobinson4636 9 ай бұрын

This is much more info-taining than reading the (boring) manual ~ Great job, Sir!

@johnnyz.fradley2306 9 ай бұрын

You should do an off-road video every so often. I like them even though I don't have a 4x4. Come to think of it I don't own a 2-way radio either.

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

I make off-road videos every time I feel like spending days working a video that nobody will watch.

@OverlandOne 9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubiconBut what about your favorite viewer? ( Me)

@almirria6753 9 ай бұрын

@@OverlandOne And me too

@DieselDoktor 9 ай бұрын

@@almirria6753don’t forget about me. He sends me videos directly through the KZfaq app. So I’m pretty important too.

@craigdavidson2977 9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon Randy, Give some thought to re-editing old videos with a new theme such as making a collection of awesome daytime scenery and maybe do a collection of sunset scenes. That's good stuff and would be fun to watch in one video. Also, show us more drone footage. That's always great. To get started show us a drone view from above your neighborhood so your viewers can see what you mean when you describe living on a hill with lots of good line of sight.

@ALL_OUT_OF_BUBBLEGUM 9 ай бұрын

HOW IS SCANNING AFFECTED BY THE WRIST STRAP??!!!!? This video demands a part two.

@crbsmocambique7180 3 ай бұрын

Great job sir! Love your sense of humour too. Thanks to you, I also purchased my uv-5r and I'm enjoying the experience through most helpful guidance of your videos. May they long continue. Paulo from Mozambique

@DavidPyro Ай бұрын

Love the ROGER beep at the end of the video. Great idea.

@TheChrisRichard 9 ай бұрын

This guy is hilarious. Everything he does is meant to annoy some person who has, no doubt, been an ass in the past. The way he waves the radio around by the antenna, the bent and broken pencil tip… 😂

@davidsurbeck2599 2 ай бұрын

No doubt!😂

@drf8879 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful video, thanks again!

@FabioSpelta 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, this was useful without frills.

@coffdvm Ай бұрын

Very useful video; completed the process in a few minutes

@anstef1485 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this Boofwang tutorial. Very useful as always.

@erictorres469 9 ай бұрын

I miss the cool background music of previous videos. 🎵

@rolfrobertson6404 9 ай бұрын

That was helpful, thanks.

@whiterabit09 9 ай бұрын

These little radios are so much fun...

@dutchbeef8920 8 ай бұрын

The dual monitor function is very useful. I also like the set the FM radio to a classical music station whilst I monitor the local airport’s UHF ground relay. Works very well.

@parenthecoltsenr 6 ай бұрын

how do you do this? I wanna do this same exact thing

@dutchbeef8920 6 ай бұрын

@@parenthecoltsenr I use this in frequency mode, just activate the FM radio and any transmission that breaks the squelch should interrupt the FM radio. Added bonus is that the FM radio on these cheap Baofengs is actually really good

@bigjj974 6 ай бұрын

This was helpful Thank You

@shanel4348 3 ай бұрын

The firefox tabs gave me a hearty laugh; thanks for the video.

@joshuasons2300 9 ай бұрын

WRYT732 here, love the videos you're the reason I got my gmrs. Your content is golden my friend 😂 Hoping you could get a Retevis RA87 40watt I'm trying to program repeater into one😊😂 Have a great day!!🤙✌️

@richardcorwin1828 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@GoSlash27 9 ай бұрын

Love the background pic! :D

@Pap1961 9 ай бұрын

Thank You, Randy, for what you do for the radio community. Question; Will you be doing a video comparing the UV-5R to the GT-5R? Thank You from Texas

@willhoward9865 9 ай бұрын

Nice video!

@tommyj1811 9 ай бұрын

Great stuff, time to set up Chirp

@harrisoncastrikum29 7 ай бұрын

Good job. awakening wonder!

@DonzLockz 9 ай бұрын

I actually learnded somefing in my unedumacated brain.🧠 Very easy to learn knowledge, sarcasm and humor, all in one video... oh, and get youtube certified at the same time too!😂👍🍻

@Patriotalliance 9 ай бұрын

Hello from Vitoria Spain. That makes Randy an international you tube hobo...

@heathmayfield4402 8 ай бұрын

Love your vids I learn alot every time. I have a tid radio but its the same as the baufing I'm guess there identical my brother has one and I thought I was buying one programmed and everything before I seen tid radio on the radio and box lol

@steveverhoef5667 19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@TheNotaRubicon 19 күн бұрын

thank YOU!

@chrissewell1608 9 ай бұрын

Have you ever scanned the FM Radio (music) function? My UV9R plus radio went down to around 56 Mhz +/-, to about 63 Mhz.

@tikvirotok 9 ай бұрын

What antenna do you recommend now that the Nagoya you recommended is no longer available? Thanks for all your videos!

@OverlandOne 9 ай бұрын

I want to add a roger beep every time it scans a new channel. I heard this will increase the Fars.

@4514rooster Ай бұрын

I was thinking about getting a bunch of uv-5r radios and setting each one to scan starting on a different frequency so each one is sweeping a different range

@kyleree6757 9 ай бұрын

Is there a good book out there for these that you would recommend? Thanks

@heatshield 9 ай бұрын

If anyone does better remembering things with examples, the way I keep track of the three scanning mode options is: T= timed C= conversation, calm S= stop I start by remembering that S means stop. The other two can be easily figured out from there. “Time out” can sort of be confusing because all three modes sort of time out, so I remember it as “timed” or “timer”, because it literally starts a timer then leaves even if someone is still talking. “Conversation” because it politely waits until at least one person is done with their conversation before it interrupts. (By “interrupt”, I just mean it leaves. Kinda rude to leave while someone is in the middle of a sentence. That helps me remember it.) “Calm” for similar reasons. It’s just chillin out. It doesn’t see the need to run away while someone is talking. “Stop” obviously stops scanning. I know, eventually I’ll just know their function by the letters and their real meaning but until it becomes second nature, I find it helps.

@oldmilk68 3 ай бұрын

Are you able to do this with the uv5g plus? Or is this a ham only feature?

@broccoligang1508 9 ай бұрын

Hey I have a question I have a uv-9r radio and I wanted to have an airsoft wars with some friends and there's gonna be some distance between us but we need to get information to each other and the crappy radios like walmart radios don't have enough distance and aren't powerful enough I wanted to know if there's a way I can legally transmit on my uv-9r without any license

@SgtSkrog 9 ай бұрын

Best hand model on the interwebs

@luisattack 7 ай бұрын

So in order to scan only a few channels I would need chirp to specify which ones I’d like to scan?

@luckybreakgamer8883 9 ай бұрын

What would a good portable scanner would you recommend?

@NotSureJoeBauers 9 ай бұрын

There isn't much to listen to around here, couple fire departments, ambulance and some loggers. UV5R is fast enough as a scanner when there is only about 5 channels with any action. For the same price as a Uniden with text read-out capabilities I can have 6 Baofangs. One to scan FRS/GMRS frequencies, one to scan local emergency, one programmed for highways and logging roads and one loaded up with ALL the Wildfire frequencies. They have 100+ frequencies for crews working fire. I could even load one radio with all the FRS/GMRS, emergency and road channels and still have another radio to to just talk on.... Seems like a no-brainer, these radios are awesome

@thatguyjohnny8235 9 ай бұрын

I had programmed names for channels into my uv5r with chirp, then went to add a new freq manually on uv5r. After saving it to a new channel all of the names for the rest of my channels disappeared. Are you not able to add a new freq to a new channel on radio without removing all previously saved names? Cant find anything about this online so maybe it was just a glitch. I Have set up to say NAME on line A, and FREQUENCY on line B through menu options 21 and 22

@duskmean 9 ай бұрын

Ou can set the range in chirp I the settings tab.

@thegood8gg690 9 ай бұрын

Is there a way to get all your affiliate links to devices?

@enjoisomebudyeet7889 7 ай бұрын

the Boofwang pronunciation is amazing forever reffering to it as my Boofwang xD

@eventshessen9147 9 ай бұрын

Hey, how can i change the Step rate in FM mode for Radio stations ? Mine is set to 100 and i cant change it in settings

@jamesscanachi446 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the succinct overview. Whenever I scan in FREQUENCY or CHANNEL mode, I never catch anything other than static. Is there a setting that can help increase the likelihood of hearing conversations?

@TheNotaRubicon 6 ай бұрын

set your squelch to a higher setting (like 8 or 9) .. that way it will only stop scanning on a strong signal instead of static..

@michaelmeyer2294 3 ай бұрын

I looked up the frequencies used for the volusia county sheriff's, law enforcment but it doesnt show the frequency it showes what says decimal. But doesnt have the exact frequency. How do i obtain this info

@RussellNelson 9 ай бұрын

Your gun mats are very useful, but do you have one for the Glock 19?

@eijneB06 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for all your educational videos…convinced me to purchase a unit …plus one and another one is on the post now😂…one Question - is there a way to see the actual frequency programmed in each channel? my first unit was pre programmed by the seller…cheers from UK

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

Yes. You can either look at the program using CHIRP on your computer, or you can change the settings so that instead of the channel name showing on the screen it will display the frequency.

@mitchh6702 9 ай бұрын

It's great knowing I am now CERTIFIED by the grand Master of GMRS! And the all-knowing Zenu.😮

@jimleveritt3028 9 ай бұрын

Be sure to request your fridge friendly certificate

@daytona1212 9 ай бұрын

I still would like you to make a video about the Quansheng UV-k5/K6 with all the MOD's.

@buzzsah Ай бұрын

As the SO-CM for the USCG, I am asked a lot about scanners. I was asked today if this will work as a police and fire on VHF/UHF some with digital, and p25? I told them if you want a scanner, by a scanner. They are not ham, or radio involved, they want to Liston to pd, fd, Your thoughts on this?

@TheNotaRubicon Ай бұрын

This will work fine for any depts transmitting analog signals, but that is rare. For most areas, they will need a digital scanner capable of trunking - like a SDS100 or SDS200, but even those wont pick up encrypted transmissions (nothing will).

@12mrday 8 ай бұрын

Is it still possible to factory reset the uv5r?

@stevenemert837 9 ай бұрын

After what seemed like a huge batch of new GMRS radio introductions about a year ago, accompanied by an equivalently huge number of reviews, it seems like that new reviews have dried up. Are there any new ones to review, or even old favorites to revisit (besides the Bwoo Fang UV-5R, of course)?

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

When there are new GMRS radios worth reviewing, I review them. I cant make video reviews for things that don't exist, but I do occasionally revisit popular radios.

@geophat75 9 ай бұрын

New user here, all i get is static when i scan thru frequencies. My baofeng is programmed through chirp and i followed instructions on how to do that for my license level. My squelch is set at 5. Can anyone offer some advice?

@j.coenders1975 15 күн бұрын

How do I scan for unknown Channels on a UV17 baofeng 🎉

@gustavohidalgo7712 5 ай бұрын

Oh boys, I'm filling my walls with KZfaq certificates and achievements.. Thanks Randy,

@daytonpyro 7 ай бұрын

thanks.. can you set it up to scan say 160.000 through 163.000 and just have it loop?

@daytonpyro 7 ай бұрын

lol never mind. i finished watching the video

@Blackdog57 9 ай бұрын

I live about 2 miles from an airport but can't put the frequency in my 16 channel Bearcat bc xl 144 scanner which now only picks up weather. Would the Baofeng be a good option? 🙏

@NotSureJoeBauers 9 ай бұрын

I'm not sure about this but I want to say the Baofang doesn't go low enough for airport

@jenniferstash4941 3 ай бұрын

How do u set a channel

@donsatman2273 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I just got my UV-5R a couple of days ago. I entered about a dozen frequencies. I tried scanning with all 3 different modes. It detects the signals & the display lights up as it receives. But there is no audio on any of the scan modes. There is sound in frequency mode so I’m confused Am I doing something wrong or did I get a defective unit?

@TheNotaRubicon 8 ай бұрын

Try removing any 'tones' or 'codes' and/or try entering some of the NOAA frequencies for practice/testing - they transmit on and off all day long, every day.

@donsatman2273 8 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon First of all I want to thank you for your assistance. I really enjoy your videos & they’ve helped me a lot. I did a factory reset & followed your instructions & all is good now. 👍 When scanning though it frequently stops on channel 127. There is some kind of spontaneous burst that turns up often & is very annoying. I can’t find a way to delete 127 or even change the frequency on this particular channel

@whiterabit09 9 ай бұрын

Using TO because im getting a lot of static, otherwise use..... CO is good to sit on an active signal.

@JMan68 9 ай бұрын

Is there a way to set the UV-5R to sync the upper and lower display? I want to set the upper display to show channel name and lower display to show the frequency (or vice-versa) and make them both change at the same time while scrolling through your programed channels (in channel mode),

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

Not automatically, like some radios. But you can set one to always show channel name, and the other to always show frequency, then just manually set them both to the same channel.

@JMan68 9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon Thanks for the reply. That’s how I’ve been doing it. Was hoping for a sync feature or something through CHRIP that would allow it to sync like my GMRS V2

@jeffjmesaaz 9 ай бұрын

Hey, I got a question for you. Do you know of an app for Android that is similar to chirp that I can use to program the radios with? To clarify, I would like to program my boofang using my Android phone.

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

You can use the TidRadio Bluetooth programmer which is pretty cheap. that uses an app and lets you program it.

@Gunspud 9 ай бұрын

Another great video! I was looking on your channel for a review of the UV-17 Pro, but couldn't find anything. Is there a reason why you are not making any videos about this model?

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

Yes - the UV-17 Pro is a ham radio and I dont review ham radios.

@budgetbasscovers 9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon 🤣 from the guy who makes endless videos about the UV-5R, well done sir

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

Endless videos is not the same as a review video.

@budgetbasscovers 9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon I curse your superior use of the English language! 😁

@craigdavidson2977 9 ай бұрын

@@budgetbasscovers The UV-5R is a gmrs radio. Here is Randy's review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rquGZ65k29iYgJ8.html

@ii1825 9 ай бұрын

How did you assign actual names to the channels? Do I need chirp to do that?

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

Pretty sure I answered that exact question in the video.

@ii1825 9 ай бұрын

You are correct sir. Not sure how I missed that but thank you. @@TheNotaRubicon

@aquilafasciata5781 9 ай бұрын

I already know how to use my boofung, I just enjoy the unconfuculation

@craigdavidson2977 9 ай бұрын

Enjoy! but just make sure you use plenty of lube and get a checkup at least once a year

@diesel5355 9 ай бұрын

The broken pencil pointer 😂

@UncensoredChristian 9 ай бұрын

No way bro got Russell Brand in the background 🤣

@Tenmilsochet14 5 ай бұрын

What's a Boofwang ?

@JimVincitore 8 ай бұрын

NEWBIE HERE...WHAT DO I USE IT FOR? IF THE USA GETS NUKED, CAN I USE IT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY? WILL IT BE EFFECTIVE IN THAT SCENARIO?

@TheNotaRubicon 8 ай бұрын

If the radio has not been destroyed by explosions or EMP, IF you know what frequencies to listen to, if the radio is able to receive those frequencies and if anyone is transmitting on those frequencies and if they are within range (usually 5-10 miles, depending upon many variables), then, yes.

@JimVincitore 8 ай бұрын

Great vids! Very cool!

@djdonbentley2141 9 ай бұрын

I really wish it was possible to do a baseband discriminator tap on a soc chip based radio . I love my Chinese radios . do you know of any way that it might be possible . Thank you friend .

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

Dude, you are in the wrong place.

@craigdavidson2977 9 ай бұрын

Why do you need a baseband discriminator tap? What do you want to do? Why is the speaker audio not good enough?

@djdonbentley2141 9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon just wondering . thank you anyway .

@djdonbentley2141 9 ай бұрын

@@craigdavidson2977 baseband tap lets you send the direct signal into pc for digital decoding, providing that its not full encryption on digital. sure, sdr can do it, but i like hardware scanning better.

@craigdavidson2977 9 ай бұрын

@@djdonbentley2141 Yes, I know what a baseband tap (also called discriminator audio) lets you do. I was only wondering what kind of signal you were hoping to receive because most digital communications is Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) and a baseband tap on an analog Baofeng will only give you an FM demodulated signal. That's why Software Defined Receivers give you both the I and Q signals so your computer can reconstruct phase modulated transmissions.

@godfree2canada 9 ай бұрын

you can scan a limited range, set it chirp

@suprlite 5 ай бұрын

I factory reset my UV-5R as per instructions. The screen said "Factory". But i STILL can not listen to anything outside 136-174 Mhz And 400-480 Mhz. What gives? Even some channels inside the range results in "cancel" message..

@TheNotaRubicon 5 ай бұрын

It sounds like you have a newer one which is not un-lockable. Also, unlocking these radios does not change the receive frequencies.

@RogueNation554 2 ай бұрын

where do i get chirp at

@TheNotaRubicon 2 ай бұрын

Since your Google must be broken, I got it for you. You can download CHIRP here: archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_next/next-20240413/

@kevinroberts781 9 ай бұрын

I have a ham license but I never use my call sign on the radio. Always thought that was dumb.

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

Not exactly sure what that has to do with scanner settings.. But, cool story!

@hunterrick4 9 ай бұрын

First to type second in the 21st after 17:00 while sitting at dinner table with frozen playing on the television.

@mattewmackes 9 ай бұрын

FIRST!

@josesnyder840 9 ай бұрын

Where's my "How to setup a Repeater" video?

@kevinroberts781 9 ай бұрын

Tape your UV-5R to the top of a tree and BAAM, Repeater!

@josesnyder840 9 ай бұрын

@@kevinroberts781 Instructions unclear, taped myself to a tree

@ToddReuterOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

My giggle hurts.

@michaelfox3948 9 ай бұрын

I just watched your ham vs cb off-road video you posted 5 years ago . It's like you're a different person. Who hurt you Randy?

@TheNotaRubicon 9 ай бұрын

I cant afford my medications anymore.

@craigdavidson2977 9 ай бұрын

In the beginning, Randy was told by the 'experts' that his videos must be cheerful, upbeat and respectful. Nobody watched. So he decided to do videos his way in spite of objections from 'the experts' and now he has 160,000 subscribers and 20 million views. And that's also why he has nothing good to say about all those 'experts'

@michaelfox3948 9 ай бұрын

I assumed that the sad hams were responsible.

@bobb3149 9 ай бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon It was spurious emissions from the UV-5R that did it. You used to be so young and virile.