If you decide to get a cable and install the Chirp programming software, I strongly recommend spending a bit more money to get the official cable instead of one of the cheaper clones. It’s possible to program your handheld using a computer and a special cable, but setting up the computer takes more time than following the instructions above. If you’ve stored nothing important there, you can delete channel 127. The default programming of the radio includes an unknown repeater on channel 127. You’ll see that you’ve selected it when the top text line of the display shows the frequency of the SLVARC repeater (147.120). If necessary, use the up and down buttons to select the newly programmed channel.
You can use 1 or any other number between 0 and 127. After this check, re-enter Frequency Mode before continuing with this step.) You can check which channels already are programmed by briefly entering Channel Mode and then using the up and down buttons to see which channels already are present. (Note: if you’ve already programmed some channels in your radio, and you want to retain them, then be sure to choose an unused channel. Save the current settings to a channel by “deleting” (clearing) the channel and then storing the receive and transmit frequencies in it. (Note: if you are following these instructions to program your handheld for a different repeater than the SLVARC repeater, then enter that repeater’s frequency-offset direction for D. Set the frequency-offset direction to + or −. (Note: if you are following these instructions to program your handheld for a different repeater than the SLVARC repeater, then enter that repeater’s frequency instead of 147120. Set the VFO to the repeater frequency by entering it on the numeric keypad. The SLVARC repeater uses 147.120 MHz. (Note: in this step and the next, if you are following these instructions to program your handheld for a different repeater than the SLVARC repeater, then enter that repeater’s CTCSS tone for 948. Select the upper display by pressing the button once or twice until the display shows an upward-pointing triangle on the left. Put the radio in “frequency mode” by pressing the (VFO/MR) button once or twice until you hear the “frequency mode” voice prompt. (If you know what this feature does, and it’s important to you, you can re-enable it after programming. Use the keypad to disable Dual Standby. On-line instructions recommend this step. Switch on the radio by twisting the on-off-volume knob. If anything sounds wrong, press the button and restart the step. Important: listen to the voice prompts, and ensure that they are correct. (Note: if you want to program your handheld for a VHF repeater other than the SLVARC repeater, the instructions below describe how.) Follow these instructions to program your UV-5R to use the SLVARC repeater. While the low price makes them a great deal, these radios are not easy to program. In October 2018, Amazon sold Baofeng/Radioddity UV-5R handheld ham radios at an extreme discount.
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