Specifications

Baofeng UV-5R
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Chapter 6. Dual Watch
In certain situations, the ability to monitor two channels at once can be a valuable asset.
This can be achieved in one of two ways. You can either have one receiver in your radio
and flip-flop between two frequencies at a fixed interval (known as Dual Watch), or you
can equip a radio with two receivers (known as Dual Receive or Dual VFO). The former
method is cheaper to implement and far more common than the latter.
The Baofeng UV-5R features Dual Watch functionality (single receiver) with the ability
to lock the transmit frequency to one of the two channels it monitors.
Certain functions are not available while in dual watch mode:
• You cannot use the reverse function.
•
You cannot use the key to switch between high and low transmit power in
channel mode.
• You cannot save duplex channels.
Procedure 6.1. Enabling or disabling Dual Watch mode
1.
Press the key to enter the menu.
2.
Enter on the numeric keypad to get to Dual Watch.
3.
Press to select.
4.
Use the and keys to enable or disable.
5.
Press the key to confirm.
6.
Press the key to exit the menu.
Due to the way the Baofeng UV-5R is constructed, whenever one of the A and B channels
goes active, it will default to transmit on that channel. This behaviour can be highly
inconvenient, especially if you're listening to a frequency you're not allowed to transmit
on. Luckily there is a menu option available to lock the transmitter to one of the A and
B channels.
Procedure 6.2. Locking the Dual Watch transmit channel
1.
Press the key to enter the menu.
2.
Enter on the numeric keypad to get to TDR-AB.
3.
Press to select.
4.
Use the and keys to select A (upper) or B (lower) displays.
≤ BFB238 only
≤ BFB238only
You can. You just can't do it using
the 'reverse' function to determine
the TX frequency.
All you have to do is directly enter
the TX frequency into the VFO
and save it with menu 27
displays
this works in both
VFO and MR
modes
displays
this works in both
VFO and MR
modes
or
or
display