No PC : Baofeng / Esynic VHF Radio UV-5R. Easy programming for MARINE use. Boat and Sailing Radio
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2020
- Can you use a Baofeng / Esynic UV-5R VHF Radio for Marine use? YES you can! In this video, I show you how to easily program your Baofeng / Esynic VHF Radio for Marine use manually without using CHIRP, as well as setting dual watch and power modes.
Links
UK Marine Frequencies | bit.ly/3lHTsFc
Ofcom VHF Radio License | bit.ly/3jCn7Oo
This was super helpful. Thank you! This was the only radio we could buy in Indonesia when our other one died and I was so confused. All sorted now thanks to your video 😊
I've been watching ham radio videos going a week. I like your video
Brilliant video mate ! bought a couple of these just to keep in touch with my buddy while we are fishing on Etive this weekend and most videos on here are more for professional Ham radio guys with mind blowing tutorials. Simple instruction just to get us going and keep us safe and in touch with the Marine coastguard if needed ! many thanks
If you program this radio properly with the free CHIRP programming software you can make the radio show channel 16, coast guard, SHP/SHP or whatever you want. Then when you switch from frequency mode to channel mode it will make it much easier. You may also program the weather channels, PMR channels or the amateur radio channels. There are many UA-cam videos on CHIRP programming.
Incredibly helpful, thank you.
To obtain a short range marine VHF radio license you need to pass a test set by the Royal Yatching association generally taken after attending a day or twos training a fee has to be paid. The license you are referring to is a ships radio installation license and not an an operators license. So many people get this wrong.
Great video! Thanks, I just bought this radio and was planning on using it as a portable Ham but I need a marine radio for moving a boat this weekend...Problem solved, thank you!
Very useful video, thank you
Great video well explained.
Thanks, very useful
Very good.
Good video.
Thanks!!!
nice one mate.
Thanks for this video dude, I almost thought I had to buy a different radio for my sailing trip 👍
Baofeng the manufacturer just makes them, but does not sell them. Other companies buy and sell them to their own specs. Its a confusing mess really, but its best to buy from a company that stands behind the product. I little time spent on the internet and you will find those companies. The cheapest price you find on ebay is many times a radio that didn't meet specs for name brand companies. Btech and Radioddity are two that are safe to buy from.
Great & helpful video. One question thou. what do you do with channels that have different ship/shore frequencies?
Thanks... very helpfull
but the UV-9R... is IP67 Waterproof ?
You can get longer aerials for this unit which helps with broadcast and reception quality. There are also get two different wired mics. one has an earpiece the other not. Also it has FM so you can listen to radio 4 which may be handy for weather. These units are being bought by prepar types incase of civil emergency like war. The Ham Radio community also do RAYNET exercises in cases of emergency and co-ordinate with police fire and ambulance.
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When you fill out ofcom that do u put into the boxes for radio information
Love your videos mate. How are you getting on with Scottie? Are you going to make any more?? Please!!
Hi, There is some very important missing information here.
Some of the Marine channels are simplex (ch 16 for example) this means that radios transmit and receive on the same frequency.
However some (including ch 4) are duplex. This means that your radio transmits and receives on different frequencies. You have to be in range of a repeater (a big powerful radio/antenna) that receives your low power transmission (on frequency 1) and re-broadcasts with far more power (on frequency 2) for much greater range.
Duplex channels can be programmed on the baofengs, but it is a bit more involved. Ch 80 for instance (often Marina use in the UK) would not work if programmed as this video describes... they would hear you, but you would not be able to hear them... and you may not be able to tell if the channel was free. Also duplex channels will not work directly radio to radio if you are out of range of a repeater on that frequency pair (though you may hear one side of the conversation/have one way communication if they are programmed as described in this video)
In terms of Licensing (In the UK)
There are actually 3 licences that are required by ofcom for marine operation
1. Type approval of the radio(The baofeng is not type approved for marine use)
2. The Ships Licence (probably the one you applied for)
3. The Operators Certificate of competence (a short training course is required)
In an emergency anyone can use any radio to communicate! No licence required. However Interfering with emergency communication is one of the few areas where ofcom (in the UK) take a pretty dim view and actually enforce/prosecute. £5000 fine and 6 months in prison are mentioned on the ofcom website and carrying a non-marine radio for planned emergency use is also not allowed!
I may till on occasion! carry a baofeng in my kayak if paddling near the coast/estuary areas, it is a good value for money tool or as a backup. However it needs to be programmed accurately and you need to be aware of its limitations (poor stock antenna for vhf/internal interference (birdie) on some Marine VHF channels!) I would suggest even for most casual/occasional users it is not a good option. Used Marine VHFs can be picked up on eBay cheaply and just work (even if dropped in the water!) and the Operators Certificate is simple to get.
Hope this is helpful! Nicely made video, but perhaps some ideas for a part 2.
Oliver
Interesting that it's not type approved. But given your explanation I'll buy the HH600 Cobra.
All of the duplex pairs can be used simplex and there are many ch. charts available with that exact explanation. Why use a repeater that is not there? Most ports barely have 1 operational phone channel. So why would you program them like that instead of just knowing the pairs your port uses for phone and duplex service and program them in addition? Public safety is on a tetra trunking system in the uk and 800MHz apco project 25 trunking in the us and Australia. Its not even possible anymore to interfere especially not with a ham radio @ 5-8 watts. Also as a licensed shore station id rather a person have a 25 dollar baofeng and do some research compared to having nothing. Ham operators need to stop trying to regulate other services that they themselves could not even be licensed for.
mr. oliver good day. so i cannot transmit my baofeng a-58 to entel or icom vhf? im onboard a ship and i cannot connect my baofeng to those two i mentiond. can you help me transmit it with entel and icom?
The whole reason I found my way here was in the hope to understand the correct way to program duplex listings. The way I've been doing it is to program the Rx frequency as the main, then calculate the difference between the two and set the duplex offset accordingly, so channel 4 would be 160.8 with a negative duplex of 4.6. I wanted to confirm this was the right way to do it, but when the uploader posted this and said that his way worked, I started to question whether I was doing it properly - then I saw this reply.
However, it gets a little more confusing when some frequency charts list the frequencies as Ship Stations and Coast stations. In this instance, presuming you always set the main frequency as Rx, how do you know which is Rx and which is Tx when they've been labelled 'ship' and 'coast'?
WaT?
Hey pal great vid ...
I'm new to the game ..trying to acquire licence but asking for a mmsi number ...how do I get one.
cant believe i watched this whole video youre oblivious. u didnt mention what band to set and spacing etc i want my view back
everytime i try to enter a frequency it says cancel
BAOWFFFEEENGG :)
When are you making more content
Hopefully never!
You know the only time you actually pushed the buttons to actually program a channel your fingers and the buttons weren't on camera?
Is it possable to turn that voice off?
Yes. Press Menu. Then scroll down to menu #15 or simply type 15 ..then down and menu to select off.
Great video. Love how you pronounce Baofeng 😁
Just like the Chinese
How much
You should NOT be using ch67 for general chatting boat to boat. It is the coastguard working channel. Intership communications are channels are 6,8,72 and 77.
Remember also that you require a ships licence and an authority to operate.
The uv5r is not approved so you may run the risk of prosecution.
Can the dmr do digital selective calling to other std vhf marine radios with dsc? I'm not talking about private call to other dmr radios. If it can then why pay £100's for std vhf marine radios. The only way I can see if it could is if mmsi protocol can be used with mmsi number.
NO. DMR is for land use only. Selective calling is not DMR. There are many digital modes for different applications.
A vhf licence is not the same as a ships licence. You need boat for a boat
Always set language to Chinese to practice Chinese world domination even though we descendants of phonecians know it's all about the alphabet.
You should add 156.000 then you can listen to emergency communication between air police and lifeboats but DONT TRANSMIT ON THIS FREQUENCY
An operator's license is not free
$15 for 10 years.
$0.004 per day.
Nearly free.
@@wilcoxtactical3716 one off fee for licence. Your thinkng of ships licence. Unless it's a differant ball game In the usa
@@MrSmithToday no its $15 in the USA to take the test and you can take the next test for free if you pass. So if you take the Technician license test and pass you can take the General test same time for free. I took my Tech license and passed (paid $15) and took a stab at passing the General same day (also $15). Failed the General test and passed next time. Took a stab at the Extra and failed it. But yes it's $15 for your Ham license in the USA and lasts for 10 years. The Tech license grants you access to same frequencies as the others and really not much point in taking the others if you don't want.
www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session#:~:text=Exam%20sessions%20are%20conducted%20by,is%20usually%20%2415%20or%20less.
Of course they will work but they are not type certified for marine use. An approved radio is limited to Marine frequencies and is not programmable.
If you hold down the # key it will also lock your keys, so you can’t hot mic or accidentally hit the transmit button
dude appreciate ur video... just say baofeng normally please.
Yeah weird thing to do a Chinese accent.
You look like jhonny sins 🥸
Dude do you think you could actually program the radio frequency into a channel without any of the intro or other extraneous talk or any of the UA-cam videos or channel pages or looking through Amazon or any of the other stuff but just actually do what the title of the video says from start to finish without any explanation other than push this button push that button push this and it's done please
Dude, do you think you could GFYS?
@@thecluelesssailor4014 100% 😊
Guess you forgot that this radio is not “type” accepted for Marine frequencies. Oh well.
As long as you program it correctly, should be fine. Nobody is inspecting the sticker below the battery of any radio for type acceptance. Just don't transmit on marine frequencies when on land.