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Should have seen the look of terror on my brothers face when he unboxed his UV5R and saw all the buttons and settings :D  I'd pre-programmed (CHIRP cloned) it for him so he only needs to unlock and up and down channels.

 
Same here, I bought 2, got a license and downloaded chirp, wiped all ‘clean’, loaded the frequencies in and they communicate between each other as does a third now

other than what they are set up for as best I can, I’ve no real idea about the other settings that may or may not help  :)

 
I have got a UV-82 and a UV-5r and I used the pre-programmed mate option.

Don't know sod all about them and do not really want to that is what friends are for.

 
I have got a UV-82 and a UV-5r and I used the pre-programmed mate option.

Don't know sod all about them and do not really want to that is what friends are for.
Yep, that explains my situation to a point. I have the GT3 MkII boafengs. I don’t know how they work, I work with mechanicals, not computers. So I got the 4x4 guys I volunteer for to set mine up on a pre purchased licensed channel.

Happy days as they say.

 
I've a UV-B5  UV-3R  UV-5R  they are really confusing. I learnt via YouTube and CHIRP made a master copy once I managed to program one just used the master copy to program the rest.

I am not computer minded, but with a little perseverance and YouTube.

It really does seem daunting when you see all the buttons and menues CHIRP does make it easier and helps to give you a better understanding.

I've used my master copy to program a few other people's radios and to re program mine when I've lost a channel from pressing the wrong button.

The UV-5R is a good learning point and very popular and they are cheap enough £13.49 on eBay at the moment from a UK Seller bargin.

What you do with them is up to you I do not condone the illegal use 

They are illegal if you transmit on PMR frequencies as they are over powered 

You need a licence to transmit on them 

You should not use the frequencies that come pre installed on the 888s 

 
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