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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Table of Contents Part I. Getting started Chapter 1. - Initial setup Safety Information What's in the box Available Accessories: https://www.radioddity.com/ Notice Antenna Belt clip Battery Charging and battery maintenance Charging Battery Maintenance Chapter 2. - Getting to know your radio... - Page 3 Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Channel selection Side key 1 - CALL (Broadcast FM and Alarm) Frequency (VFO) mode Side key 2 - MONI (Monitor and Flashlight) Channel (MR) mode VFO /MR-mode key Part ll.
- Page 4 Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Part lll. How-to and setup guides Chapter 6. - Dual Watch Chapter 11. - Repeaters Chapter 7. - DTMF Chapter 12. - Application Specific Setup Chapter 8. - Selective calling...
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Page 5: Part I Getting Started
● Do not tamper the radio for any reason. your hand-held two-way transceiver. ● Use only Radioddity radio supplied or approved batteries and chargers. ● Do not use any portable radio with a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna ● CHAPTER 1 INITIAL SETUP comes into contact with your skin, a minor burn can result. -
Page 6: What's In The Box
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help What’s in the box ● Turn off your radio before boarding an aircraft; any use of a radio must be in This transceiver comes shipped with below items and accessories in the box: accordance with airline regulations or crew instructions. -
Page 7: Notice
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help The radio is compatible with other accessories which are available on: ● Do not over-tighten your antenna to avoid damage to the outer https://www.radioddity.com/ materials and the connect base. -
Page 8: Battery
To remove the battery, press “PUSH” buckle on the middle top 5. The radio is fully charged once the charger’s green status LED goes steady. (see Figure 2. 1,”Radioddity GA-5S Radio, overview”), as you Please remove the radio at that time to avoid the over-charging. -
Page 9: Battery Maintenance
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Battery Maintenance The battery is provided without power from the factory; please let it charged for at least four to five hours before you start using your radio. -
Page 10: Chapter 2. - Getting To Know Your Radio
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Storage 1. Antenna, see the section called "Notice" for details. In order to prevent damage from over discharge, the battery must be left with partial power. 2. LED flashlight-See the section called "Side key 2 - MONI This radio uses a lithium-based battery and a 40% charge is recommended. -
Page 11: The Main Display
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Please make sure to install the antenna and battery is charged when start using a radio. Table 2.1. Charger LED codes ● Do not over-tighten your antenna to avoid damage to the outer materials and the connect base. -
Page 12: Battery Level Indicator
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Side key 2 - MONI (Monitor and Flashlight) Battery Level Indicator Press momentarily to turn on the LED flashlight. Another momentary press will flash When the battery level indicator reads the battery is depleted. -
Page 13: Numeric Keypad
FM) will reset transmit power to what's stored in channel memory. For a more in-depth explanation on how to work the menu see Chapter4, Working the Keypad Lock menu system. The Radioddity GA-5S features a keypad lock that locks out all keys except for the three side keys. -
Page 14: Accessory Jack
Accessory jack Power and volume The accessory jack on the Radioddity GA-5S is a Kenwood compatible two (2)-pin design Before we turn the power on, make sure you have attached the battery and antenna as Figure 2.4. Typical 2 pin Kenwood headset configuration. -
Page 15: Turning The Unit Off
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Channel selection Holding down the key while turning on the radio provides you with the There are two modes of operation: Frequency (VFO) mode, and Channel or Memory (MR) firmware version. - Page 16 Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help rounding 145.6875 up to 145.6880 MHz, an alternative is entering 145.675, and then You can also input frequencies directly on your numeric keypad with kilohertz accuracy. pressing the key once to move it up to 145.6875.
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Page 17: Channel (Mr) Mode
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Channel (MR) mode The use of Channel (MR) mode is dependent on actually having programmed in some channels to use. To find out more on how to program channels see Chapter 10, Program- ming. -
Page 18: Chapter 4. - Working The Menu System
STEP, TXP, W/N, CTCSS, DCS, S-CODE, PTT-ID, BCL.SFT-D, OFFSET, MEM-CH, BAND and as can be seen in Figure 2.3,"Radioddity GA-5S, keypad", these are also printed on Basic use the keypad so you don't have to remember them all. -
Page 19: Chapter 5. - Scanning
Chapter 5. - Scanning Time operation The Radioddity GA-5S features a built in scanner for the VHF, 220MHz and UHF bands. In Time Operation (TO) mode, the scanner stops when it detects a signal, and after a When in Frequency (VFO) mode it will scan in steps according to your set frequency step. -
Page 20: Scanning A Frequency Range (Vfo Mode)
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Tone Scanning Scanning a Frequency Range (VFO Mode) Scanning for CTCSS and DCS Tones/Codes The UV-5RX3 can scan a user selected frequency range Procedure 5.2.Settingscanning range Scanning for a CTCSS tone or DCS code can be done while Frequency Mode (VFO) or Channel M ode( MR) is selected .Only when VFO mode is selected, con the detected... -
Page 21: Chapter 6. -Dual Watch
In certain situations, the ability to monitor two channels simultaneously can be a valuable asset. Scanning for a DCS tone The Radioddity UV-5RX3 features Dual Watch functionality with the ability scans between 7. Press the key to enter the menu... -
Page 22: Chapter 7. -Dtmf
EXIT other areas. Due to the way the Radioddity UV-5RX3 is constructed, whenever one of the A or B Frequencies (VFO/MR) goes active, it will default to transmit on that channel. This behavior In two-way radio systems, DTMF is most commonly used for automation systems and can be inconvenient, especially if when monitoring a frequency, you should not transmit on. -
Page 23: Chapter 8. - Selective Calling
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Chapter 8. - Selective calling The Radioddity GA-5S has a full implementation of DTMF, including the A, B, C and D Some times when you're working with larger groups of people using the same channel, codes. -
Page 24: Ctcss
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help 4. Enter desired CTCSS sub-tone frequency in hertz on the numeric keypad. The Radioddity GA-5S does not feature any form of individual calling. 5. Press to confirm and save. -
Page 25: 1000Hz, 1450Hz, 1750Hz Tone-Burst
8. Enter desired DCS code on the numeric keypad. Make sure it's the same code as that you entered for receiver DCS. The LCD on the Radioddity GA-5S is backlit by multi-color LEDs, the color of which can be pre-set from the menu system into a variety of colors. -
Page 26: Power-On Message
The following instructions assume that you've already established a link using the Baofeng For details see the section called "29 WT-LED- Display backlight color, Standby" and software from a computer running Windows, and that the Radioddity software is already onward in Appendix B, Menu definitions. -
Page 27: Chapter 10. - Programming
2. In the box titled "Power On Message", there are two text fields representing the two lines on your LCD. Enter the desired text in the fields. The Radioddity GA-5S features 128 memory channels that each can hold: Receive and 3. Click Write to write your changes to the radio. -
Page 28: Simplex Channels
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help For more information on how to use the menu system see Chapter 4, Working the menu Duplex channels system and Appendix B, Menu definitions. Information regarding how to set up CTCSS and... - Page 29 Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Part Ill. How-to and setup guides Part three covers is a collection of how-to documents to help you set up your radio for specific working environments. ● CHAPTER 11 REPEATERS ● CHAPTER 12 AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION ●...
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Page 30: Chapter 11. - Repeaters
5. Press key to select. MENU specified. This is conveniently enough also how the Radioddity GA-5S natively handles 6. Use the keys and numeric keypad to enter the specified frequency offset. repeater set up in VFO, by specifying offset rather than transmit frequency. -
Page 31: Chapter 12. - Application Specific Setup
Certain Amateur Radio repeater (especially in Europe) use a 1750Hz tone burst to open up 1. Press the key to enter frequency mode. VFO/MR the repeater. To see how this is done with the Radioddity GA-5S, see the section called 2. Press the key to enter the menu. MENU “1750Hz Tone- burst”. -
Page 32: Amateur Radio Setup
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help FRS, GMRS, MURS, PMR446 If your employer has a dispatch system that requires your radio to identify via ANI, You may be tempted to use FRS GMRS, MURS (in the USA) or PMR446 (in please see Chapter 12, Automatic Number identification for detailed instructions on how Europe) frequencies. -
Page 33: Appendix B. - Menu Definitions
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Appendix B. - Menu definitions When enabled it is not necessary to push OFF [0] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 the [PTT] button on the transceiver. Adjust VOX-Voice See Chapter4, Working the menu system for more info about using menu-system. - Page 34 Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Mutes the speaker of the transceiver in OFF [0]: No DTMF side R-DCS-Receiver the absence of a specific low-level digital Tones are heard DT-ST OFF[0] see DCS Table in signal.
- Page 35 Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help CH [0]: Displays the channel number MDF-A-Channel NAME [1]: Display the [A] MR/Channel Mode Display Format Mode A Display channel name Note: Names must be entered using software OFFSET - Specifies the difference between the TX...
- Page 36 Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help SITE [0]: Sounds alarm through RPT-RL - Delay Delay the Tail Tone of Repeater(X100 SITE: Sounds alarm through your radio your radio speaker only OFF [0] | 1 - 10...
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Page 37: Appendix C. - Technical Specifications
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Appendix C. - Technical specifications Transmitter Transmitter specifications General General specifications Specification Value RF Power 7W (VHF/UHF High) Specification Value 5W (VHF Medium) Frequency Range (MHz) 65-108( Rx only) 4W (UHF Medium) 136.000-173.975MHz(Rx/Tx) -
Page 38: Dcs Table
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help DCS table D411N D412N D413N D423N Table C.1. DCS Codes D431N D432N D445N D446N Number Code Number Code Number Code Number Code D452N D454N D455N D462N D023N D025N... -
Page 39: Ctcss Table
Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help Visit Radioddity.com For Downloads And Help 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 D331I D332I D343I D346I D351I D356I D364I D365I 151.4 156.7 159.8 162.2 D371I D411I D412I D413I D423I D431I D432I D445I 165.5 167.9 171.3 173.8...