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  • Page 2 Contributions taken from: “Baofeng UV-5R User’s Guide,” by The Radio Documentation Project (radiodoc.github.io), Miklor.com Resource Site, and Jim Unroe, KC9HI. Used by permission. All rights reserved. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE OF THE BF-F8HP. THIS DUAL BAND RADIO WILL DELIVER YOU SECURE INSTANT RELIABLE COMMUNICATION.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Part I. Getting started Chapter 1. - Initial setup Safety Information Features and Functions What's in the box Assembly Antenna Belt clip Battery Charging and battery maintenance Charging Battery Maintenance Chapter 2. - Getting to know your radio The main display Battery Level Indicator Status LED...
  • Page 4 Menu and function keys Accessory jack Chapter 3. - Basic Use Power and volume Turning the unit on Turning the unit off Adjusting the volume Making a call Channel selection Frequency (VFO) mode Channel (MR) mode Part II. Advanced topics BF-F8HP...
  • Page 5 iii Chapter 4. - Working the menu system Basic use Using short-cuts Chapter 5. - Scanning Scanning modes Time operation Carrier operation Search operation Tone Scanning Scanning for CTCSS and DCS Tones/Codes Chapter 6. - Dual Watch Chapter 7. - DTMF Chapter 8.
  • Page 6 Computer programming Part III. How-to and setup guides. Chapter 11. - Repeaters Chapter 12. - Application Specific Setup Commercial Radio Setup Amateur Radio Setup FRS, GMRS, MURS, PMR446 FCC Notice Appendix A. - Troubleshooting Appendix B. - Menu definitions BF-F8HP...
  • Page 7 Appendix C. - Technical specifications General Transmitter Receiver DCS table CTCSS table...

  • Page 8: Part I. Getting Started

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 1 Part I. Getting started Part one covers the basic setup and use of your hand-held two-way transceiver. HAPTER NITIAL SETUP HAPTER ETTING TO KNOW YOUR RADIO HAPTER ASIC...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. - Initial Setup

    • Turn off your radio before entering a blasting area. • For vehicles with an air bag, do not place a radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. BF-F8HP...
  • Page 10 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 3 • Do not expose the radio to direct sunlight over a long time, nor place it close to heating source. • When transmitting with a portable radio, hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone 3 to 4 centimeters away from your lips.

  • Page 11: Features And Functions

    Scan mode Busy channel lock out • • Built in CTCSS/DCS tones LED flashlight. • • PC programmable. Ten (10) levels of Squelch adjustment. • • Crossband reception. End of transmission tone, aka “Roger Beep”. • • Keypad lock BF-F8HP...

  • Page 12: What's In The Box

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 5 What's in the box This transceiver comes shipped with the following items in the box: • Radio body • Lithium-Ion battery pack • Antenna • Desk charger (With wall-wart) • Optional belt clip •...

  • Page 13: Assembly

    If you use an external antenna, make sure the SWR is about 1.5:1 or lower to avoid damage to the transceiver. • Do not hold the antenna with your hand or wrap the outside of it to avoid bad operation of the transceiver. • Never transmit without an antenna. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 14: Belt Clip

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 7 Belt clip At the back of the radio there are two parallel screws mounted above the battery, remove these and thread them through the holes on the belt clip as you screw them back into the radio body. Do not use any form of glue to fix the screws on the battery clip.
  • Page 15 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP Removal To remove the battery, press the battery release above the battery pack (see Figure 2.1, “BaoFeng BF-F8HP, overview”), as you slide the battery downward. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 16: Charging And Battery Maintenance

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 9 Charging and battery maintenance Charging Battery should be fully charged before initial use. Optimum battery efficiency will be achieved after the three full battery charge and discharge cycles. Follow these steps to hook up and use the charger: 1.
  • Page 17 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP Table 1.1. Charger LED codes Red LED Green LED Status Standby (charger empty) Flashing Steady Error (charger with radio) Steady Charging Steady Charge complete. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 18: Battery Maintenance

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 11 The charger and battery are fitted with matching notches so that you can charge your battery on its own! Practical if you have two batteries. That way you can charge one battery while still using your radio.
  • Page 19 While lead acid must always be kept at full charge during storage, this radio uses a lithium-based battery and should be stored at around a 40 percent charge. This level minimizes age-related capacity loss while keeping the battery in operating condition and allowing self- BF-F8HP...
  • Page 20 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 13 discharge. To avoid severe capacity degradation of your battery while in long-term storage, please cycle the battery at least every six (6) months. Store your batteries in a cool and dry place, never above normal room temperatures.

  • Page 21: Chapter 2. - Getting To Know Your Radio

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP Chapter 2. - Getting to know your radio Figure 2.1. BaoFeng BF-F8HP, overview BF-F8HP...
  • Page 22 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 15 1. Antenna, see the section called “Assembly” for details. 2. Power / Volume knob, usage discussed in the section called “Power and volume”. 3. Two-line LCD 4. Call key 5. PTT key, usage discussed in the section called “Making a call”. 6.

  • Page 23: The Main Display

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP The main display Figure 2.2. BaoFeng BF-F8HP, display The transceiver is fitted with a seven character by two line dot matrix alphanumeric LCD, with auxiliary icons for miscellaneous features. Table 2.1. LCD icon summary...

  • Page 24: Battery Level Indicator

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 17 Even though it is a seven character by two-line display, channel memories are only configurable to six character names. Battery Level Indicator When the battery level indicator reads the battery is depleted. At this point the radio will start beeping periodically as well as flash the backlight of the display and when voice prompts are enabled, a "Low Voltage"...

  • Page 25: Side Key 2 - Moni (Monitor And Flashlight)

    To save frequencies to channel memory you must be on the A display. When listening to broadcast FM, the key switches between 65-75 MHz and 76-108 MHz BF-F8HP...

  • Page 26: Numeric Keypad

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 19 bands. Numeric keypad The BaoFeng BF-F8HP hand-held transceiver comes standard with a full numeric keypad. Figure 2.3. BaoFeng BF-F8HP, keypad The numeric keys have their secondary function printed on them (in reality it's rather menu short-cuts, more on that in Chapter 4, Working the menu system).

  • Page 27: Star * Key

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP Keypad Lock The BaoFeng BF-F8HP features a keypad lock that locks out all keys except for the three side keys. To enable or disable the keypad lock, press and hold the key for about two seconds.

  • Page 28: Zero 0 Key

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 21 Zero 0 Key The BF-F8HP features a battery voltage meter that the current voltage of the battery on the display To see the voltage displayed, press and hold the key for about two seconds.

  • Page 29: Accessory Jack

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP Accessory jack The accessory jack on the BaoFeng BF-F8HP is a Kenwood compatible two (2)-pin design. Figure 2.4. Typical 2 pin Kenwood headset configuration. • To attach accessories such as headsets, speaker-mics or programming cables, align the connectors and push in fully.

  • Page 30: Chapter 3. - Basic Use Power And Volume

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 23 Chapter 3. - Basic Use Power and volume Before we turn the power on, make sure you have attached the battery and antenna as described in Chapter 1, Initial setup. Turning the unit on To turn the unit on, simply rotate the volume/power knob clockwise until you hear a "click".

  • Page 31: Turning The Unit Off

    Adjusting the volume To turn up the volume, turn the volume/power knob clock-wise. To turn the volume down, turn the volume/power knob counter-clock-wise. Be careful not to turn it too far, as you may inadvertently turn your radio off. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 32: Making A Call

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 25 By using the monitor function, enabled from the key below the PTT, you can more easily adjust your volume by adjusting it to the un-squelched static. Making a call Press and hold the PTT button on the side of the radio body to transmit. While transmitting, speak approximately 3-5cm from the microphone.

  • Page 33: Frequency (Vfo) Mode

    Example 3.1. Entering the frequency 145.6875 MHz on display A 1. Use the key to switch to Frequency (VFO) mode 2. Press until the appears next to the upper display (display A). 3. Enter on the numeric keypad, it should look something like this: BF-F8HP...
  • Page 34 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 27 Figure 3.2. Half-entered frequency input. 4. Now, for the final four digits. Note that you can only enter three decimals on the keypad, if you type 687 it wont work. So how do you get the fourth and final digit 5 in there? By rounding 145.6875 up to 145.6880 MHz, an alternative is entering 145.675, and then pressing the key once to move it up to 145.6875.

  • Page 35: Channel (Mr) Mode

    Once you have channels programmed and ready, you can use the keys to navigate between channels If you have channels programmed with Transmit power set to Low, you can use the key to momentarily switch over to mid or high power if you're having trouble getting through. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 36: Part Ii. Advanced Topics

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 29 Part II. Advanced topics Part two covers the more advanced topics, such as setup of repeater offset and programming via computer link. HAPTER ORKING THE MENU SYSTEM HAPTER CANNING HAPTER ATCH 7 DTMF HAPTER HAPTER...

  • Page 37: Chapter 4. - Working The Menu System

    5. When you've selected the parameter you want to set for a given menu item; a. To confirm your selection, press and it will save your setting and bring you back to the main menu. b. To cancel your changes, press and it will reset that menu item and bring BF-F8HP...

  • Page 38: Using Short-Cuts

    The menu is also organized in such a way that the ten most common functions are on top, and as can be seen in Figure 2.3, “BaoFeng BF-F8HP, keypad”, these are also printed on the keypad so you don't have to remember them all.
  • Page 39 6. To exit out of the menu at any time, press the key. 7. All further examples and procedures in this manual will use the numerical menu short- cuts. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 40: Chapter 5. - Scanning

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 33 Chapter 5. - Scanning The BaoFeng BF-F8HP features a built in scanner for the VHF and UHF bands. When in Frequency (VFO) mode it will scan in steps according to your set frequency step. In Channel (MR) mode it will scan your channels.

  • Page 41: Time Operation

    In Search Operation (SE) mode, the scanner stops when it detects a signal. To resume scanning you must press and hold the key again. Tone Scanning Scanning for CTCSS and DCS Tones/Codes Scanning for a CTCSS tone or DCS code can be done while Frequency Mode (VFO) or BF-F8HP...
  • Page 42 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 35 Channel Mode (MR) is selected. Only when VFO mode is selected, can the detected tone/code be saved to menu 11/10. CTCSS tone and DCS code scanning mode can be accessed with or without a signal being present.
  • Page 43 Press the key to save the scanned tone into memory (VFO Mode Only) then press the key to exit the menu. Don't forget to set VFO menu 10 back to OFF when the DCS tone is no longer required. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 44: Chapter 6. - Dual Watch

    4. Use the keys to enable or disable. 5. Press the key to confirm. 6. Press the key to exit the menu. Due to the way the BaoFeng BF-F8HP is constructed, whenever one of the A or B Frequencies...
  • Page 45 If you want to momentarily override the lock without having to setting the menu option to OFF, you can do so by pressing the key an instant before pressing the PTT. Another option is to disable menu (TDR) to override the lock. Then re-enable TDR when you want the lock resumed.. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 46: Chapter 7. - Dtmf

    770 Hz 852 Hz 941 Hz The BaoFeng BF-F8HP has a full implementation of DTMF, including the A, B, C and D codes. The numerical keys, as well as the , and , keys correspond to the matching DTMF codes as...
  • Page 47 To send DTMF codes, press the key(s) corresponding to the message you want to send while holding down the PTT key. If you have the keypad lock enabled on your radio, you can still send DTMF tones the regular way without having to unlock your radio. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 48: Chapter 8. - Selective Calling

    Every radio is programmed with a unique ID code. And only by sending out a matching code can you get that radio to open up to your transmissions. The BaoFeng BF-F8HP features three different ways of group calling: • CTCSS •...
  • Page 49 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP The BaoFeng BF-F8HP does not feature any form of individual calling. Using these features does NOT mean that others won't be able to listen in on your transmissions. They only provide a method to filter out unwanted incoming transmissions. Any communications made while using these features will still be heard by anyone not employing filtering options of their own.
  • Page 50 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 43 Procedure 8.1. CTCSS setup how-to 1. Press the key to enter the menu. 2. Enter on the numeric keypad to get to receiver CTCSS. 3. Press to select. 4. Enter desired CTCSS sub-tone frequency in hertz on the numeric keypad. 5.
  • Page 51 8. Enter desired DCS code on the numeric keypad. Make sure it's the same code as that you entered for receiver DCS. 9. Press to confirm and save. 10. Press to exit the menu system. To turn DCS off, follow the same procedure but set it to off with the key instead of BF-F8HP...

  • Page 52: 1000Hz, 1450Hz, 1750Hz Tone-Burst

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 45 selecting a DCS code. For more information see the section called “10 R-DCS - Receiver DCS” and the section called “12 T-DCS - Transmitter DCS” in Appendix B, Menu definitions. 1000Hz, 1450Hz, 1750Hz Tone-burst To send out a tone-burst;...

  • Page 53: Chapter 9. - Customization

    (Transmit, Receive and Standby). Display The LCD on the BaoFeng BF-F8HP is backlit by multi-color LEDs, the color of which can be pre- set from the menu system into a variety of colors. To change the colors, follow these steps: Procedure 9.1.

  • Page 54: Power-On Message

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 47 4. Use the keys to pick the desired color. 5. Press to confirm and save. 6. Press to exit the menu. To change the time the backlight stays on for your LCD, follow these steps: Procedure 9.2.
  • Page 55 3. Click Write to write your changes to the radio. Even though the software has eight (8) character wide text fields for the power-on message, be aware that the display on the BF-F8HP can only display a maximum of seven (7) characters.

  • Page 56: Chapter 10. - Programming

    Memory channels are an easy way to store commonly used frequencies so that they can easily be retrieved at a later date. The BaoFeng BF-F8HP features 128 memory channels that each can hold: Receive and transmit frequencies, transmit power, group signaling information, bandwidth, ANI/ PTT-ID...

  • Page 57: Frequency Mode Vs. Channel Mode

    DJUSTABLE ON AVED HANNELS IN HANNEL ROGRAMMING HANNELS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE SETTINGS FFSET SETTINGS ARE NOT STORED (E.G. 145.000 RX (+) .600 INSTEAD YOU ENTER A FREQUENCY DIRECTLY WITH AN OFFSET OF WOULD BE A 145.600). FREQUENCY OF BF-F8HP...

  • Page 58: Ex: Programming A Channel Repeater Offset With Ctcss Tone

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 51 Ex: Programming a Channel Repeater Offset with CTCSS Tone EXAMPLE New memory in Channel 99: RX = 145.000 MHz TX = 145.600 MHz (This is a (+ .600) Offset) TX CTCSS tone 123.0 1.

  • Page 59: Ex. Programming A Simplex Channel With Ctcss Tone

    Select desired TX encode tone (Ex 123 CTCSS) Ø Use [A/B] to select Upper display -> Enter RX frequency (Ex. 446000) 5. Menu 25 Enter the desired channel (Ex 99) Ø [EXIT] Channel has been added [V/M] Return to MR Mode. Channel number will re-appear. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 60: Computer Programming

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 53 Computer programming The Radio kit does not include a programming cable. To attain a PC cable please visit http://baofengtech.com/FTDI-cable Download programming software at http://BaoFengTech.com and find helpful guides at http://miklor.com for more information on using the software...

  • Page 61: Part Iii. How-To And Setup Guides

    Part III. 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. 11 R HAPTER EPEATERS 12 A HAPTER UTOMATIC UMBER DENTIFICATION 13 A HAPTER PPLICATION PECIFIC ETUP BF-F8HP...

  • Page 62: Chapter 11. - Repeaters

    BaoFeng BF-F8HP to reach great distances. Whether you're a commercial (business or government) user or an amateur radio operator, chances are you'll be dealing with a repeater system sooner or later.
  • Page 63 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP conveniently enough also how the BaoFeng BF-F8HP natively handles repeater setup in VFO, by specifying offset rather than transmit frequency. This might cause confusion because many expect this to be true globally when it isn't.
  • Page 64 Certain Amateur Radio repeaters (especially in Europe) use a 1750Hz tone burst to open up the repeater. To see how this is done with the BaoFeng BF-F8HP, see the section called “1750Hz Tone-burst”.
  • Page 65 If you for some reason want to listen to the repeater's input frequency instead, press momentarily and you'll reverse your transmit and receive frequencies. This is indicated in the LCD on the radio with an R in the top row, next to the + and - for the offset direction. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 66: Chapter 12. - Application Specific Setup

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 59 Chapter 12. - Application Specific Setup Commercial Radio Setup PLMR users in the United States are mandated to move to 12.5 kHz narrowband communication in the 150-174 MHz VHF and 421-512MHz UHF bands by January 1, 2013. Follow these instructions to set your radio to Narrowband mode: This section is only true for VFO mode.

  • Page 67: Amateur Radio Setup

    Turn DCS and CTCSS off (menu items 10 through 13). • Turn ANI, DTMFST, S-CODE, PTT-ID off and PTT-LT to 0ms (menu items 15 through 17 and 19 through 20). • Turn off Squelch Tail Elimination (STE) features (menu items 35 through 37). BF-F8HP...

  • Page 68: Frs, Gmrs, Murs, Pmr446

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 61 • Turn roger beep (ROGER) off (menu item 39). For further information see Appendix B, Menu definitions and Chapter 4, Working the menu system. FRS, GMRS, MURS, PMR446 You may be tempted to use FRS, GMRS, MURS (in the USA) or PMR446 (in Europe) frequencies.
  • Page 69 WARNING: MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE SIGNALS IS PROHIBIITED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERRAL LAW. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 70: Appendix A. - Troubleshooting

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 63 Appendix A. - Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Solution The radio doesn't start. The battery is too low. Change or recharge the battery. The battery isn't correctly Remove the battery and installed. reinstall it.

  • Page 71: Appendix B. - Menu Definitions

    Selects between HIGH, MID, and LOW transmitter power when in TXP - Transmit HIGH [0] | MID [1] | LOW [2] VFO/Frequency mode. Use the minimum Power transmitter power necessary to carry out the desired communications. BF-F8HP...
  • Page 72 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 65 Selects the ratio of sleep cycles to awake cycles (1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1). The higher the SAVE - Battery number the longer the battery lasts. The OFF [0] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Save higher number increases the RX sleep cycle, but you may miss...
  • Page 73 Transmits a specific low-level digital signal T-DCS - OFF [0] | see DCS Table in to unlock the squelch of a distant receiver Transmitter DCS Appendix C (usually a repeater). BF-F8HP...
  • Page 74 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 67 Transmits a specific and continuous sub- T-CTCS - OFF [0] | see CTCSS Table in audible signal to unlock the squelch of a Transmitter CTCSS Appendix C distant receiver (usually a repeater). VOICE - Voice Allows audible voice confirmation of a key OFF [0] | ENG [1] | CHI [2]...
  • Page 75 PTT-ID - When to EOT [2]: The selected S-CODE is send the PTT-ID Codes are sent during either the beginning sent at the ending or ending of a transmission. BOTH [3]: The selected S-CODE is sent at the beginning and ending BF-F8HP...
  • Page 76 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 69 PTT-LT - Signal code sending 0 - 50ms PTT-ID Delay (milliseconds) delay CH [0]: Displays the channel number [A] MR/Channel Mode Display Format MDF-A - Channel NAME [1]: Displays the channel Mode A Display name.
  • Page 77 MR/Channel Mode. This menu is used to delete the programmed information from the DEL-CH - Delete a 000 - 127 specified channel (0 through 127) so that it memory channel can either be programmed again or be left empty. BF-F8HP...
  • Page 78 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 71 WT-LED - Display OFF [0] | BLUE [1] | ORANGE [2] | backlight color, Default: PURPLE PURPLE [3] Standby RX-LED - Display OFF [0] | BLUE [1] | ORANGE [2] | backlight color- Default: BLUE PURPLE [3]...
  • Page 79 Sends an end-of-transmission tone to ROGER - Roger OFF [0] | ON [1] indicate to other stations that the Beep transmission has ended. RESET - Restore Resets the radio to factory defaults, with VFO [0] | ALL [1] defaults some exceptions. BF-F8HP...

  • Page 80: General

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 73 Appendix C. - Technical specifications General General specifications Specification Value Frequency Range (MHz) 65-108 (Rx only) 144-148 (Rx/Tx) 420-450 (Rx/Tx) Memory channels Frequency stability 2.5ppm Frequency step (kHz) 2.5K/5.0K/6.25K/10.0K/12.5K/20.0K/25.0K/50.0K Antenna impedance 50 Ohm Operating temperature -20°C to +60°C...

  • Page 81: Transmitter

    7 (UHF high) 8 (VHF high) 4 (UHF mid) 4 (VHF mid) 1 (UHF low) 1 (VHF low) Type of modulation Emission class 16K#F3E (wideband) 11K#F3E (narrowband) Maximum deviation (kHz) ≤± 5.0 (wideband) ≤ ± 2.5 (narrowband) Spurious emissions (dB) <-60dB BF-F8HP...

  • Page 82: Receiver

    VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 75 Receiver Receiver specifications Specification Value Receiver sensitivity 0.2µV (at 12dB SINAD) Intermodulation 60dB Audio Output 1000mW Adjacent channel selectivity 65/60dB DCS table Table C.1. DCS Codes Number Code Number Code Number Code Number Code...
  • Page 83 D455N D462N D464N D465N D466N D503N D506N D516N D523N D526N D532N D546N D565N D606N D612N D624N D627N D631N D627N D631N D632N D645N D645N D654N D662N D645N D664N D703N D718N D723N D731N D732N D734N D743N D754N D023I D025I D026I D023I BF-F8HP...
  • Page 84 VISIT BAOFENGTECH.COM AND MIKLOR.COM FOR DOWNLOADS AND HELP 77 D031I D032I D036I D043I D047I D051I D053I D054I D065I D071I D072I D073I D074I D114I D115I D116I D122I D125I D131I D132I D134I D143I D145I D152I D155I D156I D162I D165I *137 D172I D174I D205I D212I D223I...

  • Page 85: Ctcss Table

    94.8 97.4 103.5 107.2 110.9 100.0 118.8 127.3 114.8 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 159.8 162.2 167.9 171.3 173.8 165.5 179.9 183.5 186.2 177.8 192.8 196.6 199.5 189.9 203.5 206.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 229.1 233.6 241.8 254.1 250.3 BF-F8HP...

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