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Unable to transmit VHF (144.390) on uv-5r. (self.amateur_radio)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by TheOSINTguy to c/[email protected]

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Hello y'all, I recently got a cheap uv-5r off of Amazon so I could use APRS in a off the grid location, however I'm encountering a large set of problems with the radio.

First off all, I already tried the 3 finger unlock, doesn't work. Second off, I can program channels into it with chirp, but the radio will only beep if you press ptt. Only channels 1-30 will transmit, however if you change any of it in chirp it seems to revert back to gmrs.

Thanks for any help in advance.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you have another of the same unit, it's probably just defective.

There's also counterfeit issues to worry about if you can compare it to another.