

The info that follows will take you through the procedure. If you wanted to setup your transceiver via the units own keypad. You don’t have to use a PC to configure your transceiver, but it helps. I then had to download the programming software. It came complete with the USB drivers CD and the programming cable. I purchased my UV5R over the internet from a UK supplier. Here are a few notes to get you started on your UV5R, and I hope you find these useful. Getting Started with the UV-5R Baofeng UV-5R Want a pre-programmed Baofeng with UK repeater settings installed? Service available from Prepcomm UK

You can buy a Baofeng from Amazon: Baofeng UV-5R – from Amazon

We’re very grateful to Steve M6UEH for putting together the following guide on how to get started with the popular Baofeng UV-5R handheld radio – hopefully, this will be of great help to first-time users of this powerful, low-priced amateur radio handheld
