Tips For Using A Baofeng UV-5R As A Scanner - Scanning, Skipping Channels, and Scan Settings

[@UrbaNSpiel]

That shirt is disrespectful. You give good advice but that shirt fucks it up.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Oh, bless your heart...

[@mhunterscott]

I think his shirt was made for people like you

[@mhunterscott]

And I LOVE it😂

[@Planteatingmammal]

. Lol.. everyone so d',n uptight these days. Like sarcasm is outlawed. It's an art form. And most don't see the beauty. My.. sniffle .. feelings are hurt`~ whaa whaa.. una bolsa de pollas. Grassy ass senior.

[@teamja1088]

No speaka da english? No el residency in America.

[@DieselDoktor]

You know… I didn’t really appreciate the fact that you don’t have a 10min intro or any gimmicky crap until I get on some channels that I have to skip almost 3minutes into the video. Love what you do bro. Lol

[@peterpro2a]

OMG as soon as I watch this video I went and got my radio and did everything step by step. I'm new at this and have learned so much from you Randy. Thank You so much Sir.

[@volvo09]

I just bought a pair a few days ago for emergencies while off road, and I really wanted to listen to the train yard.

[@BobDoesReviews]

YoU NeEd YouRe LiSenSe B4 u TuRn It On Or U Will Go 2 Jale !!!1111

[@peterpro2a]

@BobDoesReviews not true I use it as a scanner for police and ems use. So I know better as long as I don't key up I'm ok. Oh wait I have keyed up several times when picking the radio up and I'm still here. Zero jail time. How About That.

[@Djthedud]

​@@peterpro2asame

[@Evergreen1400]

@@peterpro2aI’m from Phoenix I’ve “accidentally “ keyed up on multiple devices/occasions and I’ve never had anyone visit me for it.

[@philipstaite4775]

Even if I wasn't a fellow radio dork like Randy I'd still watch just for the humor. That you can actually learn something is just icing on the cake as they say.

[@wannabecarguy]

His shirt is why I watch.

[@overwatchdesigns8969]

As…”they”…say 😂

[@nullcorey]

Completely agree. His humor is my kind of humor. From the t-shirts and pictures to the more subtle broken pencil "pointer". Absolutely hilarious. The abrubt stop when he transmits in this one would have made me spit my coffee if I drank coffee.

[@axemanarbor]

I get anxious every time I see that pencil with no lead and the bits of broken pencil at the end cause I think when he points it at the radio that a bit of pencil will break off and get stuck in the radio . Dude can you please get that thing sharpened ? I understand if you got no lead in your old pencil but please clean it up a bit

[@nullcorey]

@@axemanarbor I believe that is the...point...it. 😂

[@reloadnorth7722]

Its been about a month now that I entered into the amateur radio hobby. After watching your videos for hours, also those from Ham Radio Crash Course and Ham Radio 2.0, I purchased a UV5R. Unfortunately it had a defective speaker and where I bought it only had UV82 as a replacement. It seems to be a great radio, but there aren't many videos available for it. I loaded all the frequencies from the UV5R into it using CHIRP - after a factory reset - and it works great. Your videos did help me with many things and I look forward to watching more from you. And any "Sad HAMS" can go kick stones, their own if possible 😃. Stay safe and vigilant.

[@DavidGrub]

I've had my UV-5R since 2014 or 2015 and use it as an ad-hok scanner in addition to my Uniden HomePatrol scanners. Thankfully, my county dispatch in Central PA is still analog along with some neighboring counties. I find that it receives much better than any scanner when using the standard rubber antenna. I love mine.

[@bryanb4308]

Your sense of humor cracks me up man, so dry and so good.

[@ChrisFaulkner]

I ordered my Coveted UV-5R radio from Amazon with Prime 2 day shipping and before I opened it up, the FCC was knocking at my door. I swear, the government is getting out of hand. They said they were charging me with a future violation that I was going to hit the transmit button without a valid ham license.

[@72dodge340]

To be honest, you probably would have hypothetically deserved it anyway.

[@leskobrandon538]

Minority Report

[@OzMan9989]

Stop thinking about transmitting and I think they will leave you alone.

[@wannabecarguy]

I'm calling the FCC now.

[@dalekehrer2421]

😂😂😂 I wouldn't doubt it.

[@patthesoundguy]

Love the antenna grabs!!! And the shirt is one of your best so far! I wish I could get away with wearing that 👍👍😁👍 The first reason why I bought my UV-5R last October was to use as a scanner and to listen to what's going on around town like the fire department.

[@kb6lcw99]

Randy, thank you for all you share. “Some People” is such a perfect term!

[@Driveby-Viktum]

I love the contentious relationship you have with your commenters. It's almost as if they comment to be famous. Love it though!!

[@jerrysmith7166]

Just got my baofeng uv 5r8w and I’m surprised at how well made it feels, feels very solid. Can’t wait till I fully understand how to use it

[@angelod24]

I would like to thank you I went out and got a uv-5r and watching your videos I was able to manually program my radio without using chirp because I do not have

[@nopenadda4415]

Just want to say, you started me on baofeng radios and most of the huge watt radios but you have helped me on the train tracks and got me back on rails after derailing bc I was confused. We all love you and boofwang becomes a boomwanger😂

[@donalddodson7365]

I am so relieved to know that when you transmitted on a non-ham frequency on a ham radio without a ham license I heard the "chirp" of the Chinese "Commissar of CHRIP" and know that you were spirited away into ..... the cosmos. :-)

[@JD-gn6du]

Except CHIRP is American

[@hightowerone]

Thank you sir! I said this out loud so I thought I'd actually thank you. I was wanting that TO, CO info. I had read that but forgotten the knowledge. Thanks again

[@claidemore]

Love your sense of humor, and the excellent info you provide. That pencil though....🤨

[@davidarmstrong2503]

Ya know he use the pencil to get a reply😂

[@brassmanbart5076]

Another great video. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge of the Boofwang radio. Mine are all set up to the right number of mygigglehurts, thanks to your help. Keep'em coming!

[@scottboettcher]

Just bought two of these to go with the Midland 575MX in the trucks. It's your fault if they suck, Randy 😁 Thank you for the great content and entertainment...just learning GMRS - was a CB knucklehead in the 70's so I gots lots of catching up to do! Just a ham for now...hoping to be a happy ham soon 🐖

[@riccastillo7905]

I wanna thank the KZbin gate keeper for showing me the way. May all frequencies be with you..

[@thatchel242]

I really appreciate your videos. I have several radios & I didn't have a clue how to program them. After watching your videos, it opened up the door & I have all of them programmed. Thank you for your videos

[@tractorguy97]

i love that pencil

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Thanks!

[@Gumby1978]

Your wisdom is a gift. How does your life impact those around? It most make their life extremely desirable.

[@alanslade2319]

What a great channel you put things in to what most people understand thank God there are people out there like you, cheers for putting things in the way most people get, Alan from ENGLAND 🤔👍

[@rickvriesenga7741]

Finally someone who speaks my language. Nice shirt. Thanks Randy. Very helpful (again).

[@baconsledge]

Thanks, Randy. Always useful info. Sad hams can crack open a Bud Light.

[@JD-gn6du]

Couldn't agree more! And I'm a ham

[@antoniomartinez-pz2hy]

HAM license people are KARENS! THEY FEEL SUPERIOR. I TOOK THE PRACTICE TEST, PASSED IT BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET MY HAM LICENSE

[@subiesojourner777]

🤣

[@taurus38splul]

@@JD-gn6du Not all hams are sad. 😃

[@michaelprosser3466]

Thank you for the direct clarification. 100% effective communication.

[@sergeantcrow]

It's great to see this channel has Presidential support..

[@neozzickmixes3987]

Just bought a baofeng BF-F8HP, and have been watching a lot of your videos. Really appreciate all the information. You're passive-aggressiveness cracks me up though

[@kosh7911]

Imma have to post this useful info on the “Boofwang” subreddit. Can’t wait to tell them where I got it from!!! I’ll be a hero!!!

[@schlempy]

I really like this guy the more I watch his videos, thank you for wearing your very "clear" shirt!! I love it!

[@chuckchoate8481]

Thank you, Sir. I'm using you and yours the most to help me untie the Gordian knot that is my new UV-5X3.

[@LibertyArmsCo]

I bought my first gmrs(mtx275) recently and a uv5r last year, I have to say your channel is full of great info but I stay and watch for the comedy gold!

[@troyladoux1953]

Great vids. I still have not figured out how to enter 60MHz and start scanning from there. Your music led me to Camera Conspiracies. Love this type of humor

[@eliasq6232]

Thanks!

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Thank YOU!

[@bondking501]

Thank you. I recently purchased a BOOF WANG to use as a scanner. I am technologically impaired and didn't know how to get to the CO setting.

[@thetravi1348]

I got my first UV5R 3 weeks ago. I now have 7 of them and 2 GMRS ones now. Just got a TB5R 8 watt yesterday. I have a cop car that still has the antenna for uhf/vhf. Tomorrow I get my adapters to connect my tb5r in my car. I have a usb charger for the bigger battery as well as a speaker so I can hear it batter.

[@JoeB-p6y]

All the gear no idea lol

[@zenpremiumcannabis5670]

Just got mine today, what perfect timing. Thanks for your amazing content.

[@alisonb4898]

Jumped straight here, love this channel and think this guy is very funny ❤️

[@mmgr.madminutegearreviews4562]

I really appreciate all the videos you've made and are making. Very helpful and informative. Thanks so much buddy! You're awesome.

[@NightHiker72]

Keep Making Videos Mate! Always Entertaining And We Learn Something New About Our Baofeng's!! Rock On!!

[@Whosewinewhatwine9]

I had a crappy day today. Came on here and saw your shirt and got me out of my bad day funk instantly. Thanks for the pick me up LOL

[@michaelbelle4702]

Thanks for all of your videos. I'm studying for my license.

[@Sonicgott]

A very nice tutorial, and I love your humor. ❤

[@RingwayManchester]

Loved the ending! Great video!

[@RobertClavin508]

Ps I’m going to order one and a tidradio because I have enjoyed your videos so much.

[@nacimfouad]

The three-button trick didn’t work on my UV-5R, even after multiple attempts. This morning, I thought maybe the sequence (MON > PTT > VFO) was wrong, but still nothing. I tried holding for several seconds as suggested on forums, but the solution that finally worked for me was MON > PTT > CALL > VFO. Turns out, it’s actually four buttons, not three, on my unit! :)

[@dunerinaz]

Damn you!!!!!! 20 minutes has gone by since I started this video to me being able to continue it. I saw the shirt and the contents of my mouth flipped a u-turn and found it's way onto my keyboard.

[@sparxa1454]

I just want to say your videos are great and I appreciate the info you are sharing. Also have me laughing sometimes. Thank you

[@dustytrailscactusron]

I really like that tshirt.

[@MrsCyImsofly]

Your shirt is giving me life right now 😊

[@boogingtonthunderwood8969]

I don’t even use my Boofwangs for that but I HAD to see the vid for the hilarity. Bless ya for that!

[@bmacd11b]

Your video editing skills are killer. Keep up the great work!

[@jjrobiso]

Just saying you break the rules, like everybody else, makes me have to give you a like.

[@theirishoutdoorcook1207]

The condition of the pencil made me lol 😂

[@hightowerone]

Well damn, now i gotta go see the shirt, hang on....... LOVE IT!!!

[@Scott-lz3pp]

Randy, although you can be a bit harsh at times (which appeals to my sense of humor, by the way), your videos are interesting and I enjoy them. I am an old ham (think collecting social security), and when I had money coming in, I bought four Yaesu ft-60 handhelds, speaker mikes, improved antennas, and battery packs if no AC is available. You can clone one from another, and they can survive a LOT of punishment. I still probably would not have gone with Baofeng if they had been available. But I did buy one to mess around with. I'm not really terribly impressed, but they certainly were cheap! But so were the Yaesus at the time.

[@tojamiko]

Love your sense of humor!

[@mannythecuban1122]

Hey Randy, don't let those moments consume you, move on and let those baby cry do what they do best cry, keep doing what you doing, I love your videos, reddit can go and fudge themselves

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

That is the greatest shirt of all time

[@jaymiller4031]

I love all your videos you are a hoot to watch lol I'd watch you talk about everything 😂

[@friendofthepeople]

I can already feel the sad hams seething bc of you holding the antana 🤣

[@Uncle-PAIN]

Sad ham here. It's his antenna, if he does that to my Bo-fwang I'll get the FCC swat team to break down his door and seize that illegal pencil.

[@friendofthepeople]

@@Uncle-PAIN 🤣💀

[@waste1100]

Love that T-SHIRT.

[@gooboo4988]

I really don’t like leaving comments on anything on the Internet but seeing all the reviews for that valve thing whatever on how many different models and what not the light configuration, I don’t care if it’s blue green purple white dye it will still give me a bad headache thank you folks you have a good day

[@TheDude33333]

Thank you for your awesome videos. Top notch work, man.

[@doubled7517]

It looks like your "pencil" may have Peyronie's... and mygiggleherz also. Thanks for all the awesome performance tips for these Bumfangers. You're the reason I started into this tightasstic hobby play time. Ham I gettin outta line 😭.??? Glad to see those hand modeling courses at the community Rec center are still paying off. As always great video and T shirt!!💯😎👍

[@stumped463]

Nice desk mat one of my favorites

[@edwardyoung8575]

Lol omg!!! You sir are priceless!!!! Where do i get that shirt!!!! I have 3 versions of that radio along with the bigger battery. Fun little radio.

[@ChrisWard74]

I came here looking for the people he was "triggering" his the antenna holding and sadly I didn't see any of these "pro" antenna police. Love your content!

[@Voledc]

@TheNotaRubicon where did you get that shirt? Your videos have helped me tremendously, very easy to follow for a beginner. And I love the sarcasm. Keep the content coming.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

From the link in the More-Info section that says "Like my shirt? Click here to get one" ...

[@Voledc]

@@TheNotaRubicon got it. Sorry for the dumb ass question

[@jeromestorie8585]

Have you used a UV-82HP? If so what do you think about it. I chose it over the 5r and wondered which one you think is better. Thank you for any feedback and thanks for your videos as I enjoy watching them and the information you share!

[@coolelectronics1759]

I just discovered this secret hidden feature on my baofang uv-5r. If you have the roger beep turned on and key up on a frs channel it spits out a can of coke. This is a dope little radio if you ask me. You get all this fuctionality + a soda machine? Nice! The coke was barbie sized but it was legit! Totally worth the money! This secret hack will only work on channel 6. Also you need to be holding an open umbrella indoor while standing on one foot, balancing a cup of water on your head or it will not work.

[@davemurray8421]

This video helped me out a lot, mounting an external antenna to my truck for my UV-5R. I have decided to move the antenna from the back of the truck, to the cowl, infront of the A-pillar. Can I coil up the extra cable, or would I be better served to purchase a shorter cable? Thanks!

[@paulschwarz3659]

Maybe a dumb question, go easy on me. I use my UV-5R to listen to my local FD. Other FDs nearby have switched to digital. Is there a Boof Weng that would be able to hear their digital transmissions? Thank you, and thanks for your videos they are entertaining and helpful! Cheers!

[@ApolloTheDerg]

That beloved Roger beep at the end 🙏

[@taginbaptistchurchassociation]

Best teacher on youtube

[@aiorixcr]

Man, the T-shirt 🤣🤣🤣 need one in my life.

[@waste1100]

LOVE THAT T-SHIRT.

[@volvo09]

My grandmother gave me a $20 gift card, and I used it to buy a UV-5R and smash it to keep the airwaves clean.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Somewhere there is a Sad-HAM saluting you.

[@craigdavidson2977]

@@TheNotaRubicon After I got done laughing I had a thought..... Maybe the FCC should have a Baofeng buy back program like the local police have a gun buy back program. That would be fun.

[@volvo09]

​@@craigdavidson2977 😂 some people would push for that. I just got my UV-5R and programmed it to listen to the railway switchyard across from my house. The other is going in my truck in case I get stuck on a logging road. Some folk don't understand a situation like that... Unless they're stuck on a chair.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Omg that shirt is awesome 0:25 Randy @NotaRubicon Productions

[@6.8SPC4me]

On a daily basis, I love it.

[@2AFreeState]

I was wondering if the radio had a skip feature. It's nice to know that it does. Too bad I need to hook it up to a computer. But that's better than nothing. I appreciate the video. Thanks!

[@leskobrandon538]

Love the shirt.... Truth lives in it...

[@fooyung1987]

🤣😂🤣 lost my drink when I read your shirt! I totally need one of those!!!

[@mre9593]

on channel 0 I have my local NOAA weather station, so I can get to it fast, but it does have an "s" skip on it cause the weather never stops talking.

[@cinnamon4506]

You're shirt is out of this world 😂😂😂

[@timothyirvin589]

Love this channel!👍🇺🇸👍

[@caseyjones7297]

VERY HELPFUL - AND UNDERSTANDABLE

[@Bekdruid]

Best T-shirt so far.

[@EricWickey]

I love your videos and sarcasm 😅 I just got the AR-5rm, while scanning on this, it stops with a green light but I never hear anything unless I press and hold the lower button below PTT. is there a setting for this to allow me to hear like on the UV-5?

[@scotchbingeington6761]

The pictures of both Donny T AND Delaware Joseph on the wall is so god damn funny 😂

[@shackti1699]

Damn it Randy, the FCC's got you at the end there. haha. I know they did because I'm a licensed ham radio operator for 46 hours.

[@jbw5485]

The shirt!! 😂🤣😂 I love it

[@markgabrich4788]

Great post! Come for the videos, stay for the comments!😆

[@wesak777]

😉Hi, love your T-Shirt , have a nice one everybody ☀☀

[@101soldier6]

Nice shirt...getcha killed here in MIA... better be able to back it up. Anywho..thanks for the tips.

[@goose33]

Excuse me? Lol

[@KQ4HXQ]

Love the shirt

[@Francois_Dupont]

i love the teeth mark on the pencil!

[@ChristiannTyler]

I see there is a dispatch and L-TAC I can hear the dispatch but not the response. Do you know how to hear more than just the dispatch calls ?

[@justinbryant3445]

While scanning can you set a priority channel? Also while scanning if you accidentally hit any button it stops the scanning process. Can you lock out the keypad while scanning?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

This radio does not have a priority option.. I *THINK* you can lock the keypad while scanning, but I have not tested that theory and I'm too lazy to walk upstairs to try it on one of mine.