UV-5G+ - Anyway To Add Descriptors To Memory Channels

[423radioman]

Recently got into this hobby and purchased a Boafang UV-5G+.  I was planning on adding all of the repeaters within a 100-200 mile radius of me in the event that I would want to use one when travelling throughout my state.  I was able to do this with Chirp Next, the only problem now though is I can't tell which repeater is which as there is no descriptor or unique identifier on my screen other than the frequency and transmit tones.  I don't have the repeaters memorized either. 

How many repeaters do you all keep in your memory channels?  Do you guys memorize the repeater info when travelling to an area where there are repeaters you want to use?  Or do you print out a list and keep it with your radio?  Interested to see how others go about this process.

 

[bscabl]

the uv-5g+ can save in names for channels and the radio itself can change display from freq / channel / name [programmed via chirp] 

I forget the exact but i think its menu 25 or close to that

 

 

[bscabl]

itll look like this when done.. 

[423radioman]

2 minutes ago, bscabl said:

itll look like this when done.. 

Oh nice, read through the manual 5 times but must've missed that setting.  Thanks!

[Bogieboy01]

There should be an option in the menu for naming the repeaters, i have my ar-5rm set up this way, witha ll the repeaters names... then it was just changing a setting in the menu of the radio, or in chirp for the name to show instead of the freq... 

 

[bscabl]

1 minute ago, 423radioman said:

read through the manual

the appendix in the rear gives all the menu shortcut numbers and a brief descriptor of what they do. [it is menu 24 and 25 [one for a/b] 

[bscabl]

2 minutes ago, Bogieboy01 said:

option in the menu for naming the repeaters

i completely forgot that was there as well lol