WRVG593 Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 Hey there. Unapologetic baofeng supporter here. I only have a few quarrels with these cheap Chinese HTs. The squelch is basically non existent. If you have it set to 0, you will pick up noise like no other. If you have it set to 1, it'll filter out all noise. If yoy set it to 10... it's the same as 1. Basically it would be just as useful to set it to "Squelch" on/off. I understand the reason why it does this. I know you get what you pay for. But honestly when it comes to beginner radios, they can't be beat. It's my only major quarrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 https://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Squelch.php pcradio, WRUU653, Duck218 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 Great link Lscoctt! This was something I had to figure out for myself when I first started digging around in Chirp. Changing squelch settings in Chirp made a world of difference for my Baofeng UV-9G. Night and day. Lscott 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPL700 Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 WRUU653: Care to share your settings for the UV-9G? I have a GMRS-9R which is basically the same. The squelch is horrible. Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralFloridaGMRS Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 I gave up on these radios after trying out another brand. The UV-9G picked up so much noise from my vehicle and didn't have the power that another brand had. I don't mind paying a little more for better quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 11 hours ago, WRPG818 said: I gave up on these radios after trying out another brand. The UV-9G picked up so much noise from my vehicle and didn't have the power that another brand had. I don't mind paying a little more for better quality You're likely to do well going with a commercial grade radio. They are designed to withstand hard use and function in harsh RF environments. There are a lot of quality used ones on the market. The programming can be a bit more involved but you also gain flexibility that many of the cheaper Chinese radios lack. Some of them have Part 95 certification, required for GMRS, in addition to Part 90 so there is no issue with questions about the legality of using them on GMRS. CentralFloridaGMRS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPL700 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 11:56 PM, Lscott said: https://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Squelch.php It looks like this was done in 2016. Has CHIRP been updated to include other models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 57 minutes ago, WRPL700 said: It looks like this was done in 2016. Has CHIRP been updated to include other models? I have no idea. It's a free download and simple to install. You can get it and check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 4:15 AM, WRPL700 said: WRUU653: Care to share your settings for the UV-9G? I have a GMRS-9R which is basically the same. The squelch is horrible. Thank you!! Here is what I ended up with on my UV-9G. It is close to what is shown in the link Lscott posted but a bit different. I found this to work good for me but you may find your radio and area a little different. You'll notice I set my GT-3WP (same radio but HAM) a little different as they seemed to behave a little differently. I first came to do this because I noticed The UV-9G would always show reception even when no one was keying up from a local repeater that is close by and that wasn't happening on my GT-3WP even though they were exactly the same settings out of the box. I also noticed if I was monitoring that repeater on B and something else on A, that B always saw the repeater as active I wasn't ever hearing anything on A. Having two radios really helps when diagnosing issues. I just played around with settings to quite out the noise in my area while scanning and to give myself some room to play with. The first one is UV-9G, Second is GT-3WP... SteveShannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPL700 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 38 minutes ago, WRUU653 said: Here is what I ended up with on my UV-9G. It is close to what is shown in the link Lscott posted but a bit different. I found this to work good for me but you may find your radio and area a little different. You'll notice I set my GT-3WP (same radio but HAM) a little different as they seemed to behave a little differently. I first came to do this because I noticed The UV-9G would always show reception even when no one was keying up from a local repeater that is close by and that wasn't happening on my GT-3WP even though they were exactly the same settings out of the box. I also noticed if I was monitoring that repeater on B and something else on A, that B always saw the repeater as active I wasn't ever hearing anything on A. Having two radios really helps when diagnosing issues. I just played around with settings to quite out the noise in my area while scanning and to give myself some room to play with. The first one is UV-9G, Second is GT-3WP... You rock, thank you! I was just using the CPS to configure my HT, but now I will have to install CHIRP. WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPL700 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Lscott said: I have no idea. It's a free download and simple to install. You can get it and check. Will do.... Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, WRPL700 said: Will do.... Thank you!!! Chirp is updated very frequently, to the point where there’s a daily check for updates built into the program when you start it. WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck218 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 As anyone adjusted the settings from 2 to 5? I've appreciated the spreadsheet and the settings have helped. Now I'm wondering about spreading out the lower settings because I get the feeling 4 Matt be too high and 3 is too low (after adjusting from the factory settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPL700 Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 14 hours ago, Duck218 said: As anyone adjusted the settings from 2 to 5? I've appreciated the spreadsheet and the settings have helped. Now I'm wondering about spreading out the lower settings because I get the feeling 4 Matt be too high and 3 is too low (after adjusting from the factory settings. I have not done it yet. It will either tomorrow or next week. I did download and install Chirp, but no time today. I will post back my settings after I get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck218 Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 Sounds good. I'll play around with the settings also when I have time, and report back how it works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPL700 Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 4:46 PM, Duck218 said: As anyone adjusted the settings from 2 to 5? I've appreciated the spreadsheet and the settings have helped. Now I'm wondering about spreading out the lower settings because I get the feeling 4 Matt be too high and 3 is too low (after adjusting from the factory settings. This is what I set it to. It seems to work better than the standard settings. I may tweek them more later on. WRUU653 and Duck218 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck218 Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 10:52 AM, WRPL700 said: This is what I set it to. It seems to work better than the standard settings. I may tweek them more later on. Thanks for sharing I'm going to give your settings a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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