Programming the Baofeng UV‐5R()
Series Radio to Work SaudiSat 1C
When I received my radio, I was excited to be able to work the FM repeater satellites. My excitement
was dashed when I found out that there is only one satellite left: SO‐50. So I went about looking for
detailed instructions on how to program the radio for SO‐50. All I found was programming instructions
on programming for repeaters. Although it is the same concept, I needed the details that were pertinent
to SO‐50. So, with the information available and what I figured out, here are the results. Enjoy!
How to program the Baofeng UV‐5R() for SO‐50 Operation
1. Set the radio to FREQUENCY MODE
a. Press the VFO/MR button until the lady says "Frequency Mode"
2. Press A/B button to move the arrow between frequency A and B
3. Press the A/B button to set frequency A
a. Set frequency to 436.800 (downlink)
4. Press the A/B button to set frequency B
a. Set frequency to 145.850 (uplink)
b. Arrow should now be on frequency B
436.800
145.850
5. Set Menu 13 ‐ T‐CTCSS to 67.0 Hz (access tone for the transmit frequency)
a. Menu (accesses the menu function)
b. 13 (accesses menu item 13)
Programming the Baofeng for SO‐50 ‐ KF6BL
(SO‐50)
Brian B Donaldson ‐ KF6BL
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