Information on what each feature does and how it's programmed by
North Idaho Repeater Product and other relevant information
Items # in K5 Plus Menu are Global (affects all Channels programmed in radio) or Specific
to the individual Channel that is active when menu option is selected
Carrier Squelch
Noise Reducer Feature
Change affects all CHNLs/Freqs. Programmed to level 3, lower number means higher
possibility of hearing distant transmissions but also higher noise level. 0 = Off
FREQ / MEM MODE
V = (VFO) Variable Freq Oscillator Mode, M = (MR) Memory Recall or Channel Mode
Change affects all CHNLs/Freqs. Might be necessary to change to enter a unique Freq or
obtain a unique Freq not showing up during the (Freq) scanning mode option
ACTIVE BANK
A/B = Switches Active Channel between (A) Top & (B) Bottom Display Banks on Radio
2 TXP
CHNL Override TX Power Power can be Changed to M / L to save battery life or limit range of transmission
3 SAVE Battery Save Feature Set 1:4 Optimizes battery life, limits hearing 1st words of transmission / standby mode
4 VOX Voice Operated Transmit Only used with headset mic, best left off unless you are transmitting all day long
5 W/N Wideband / Narrowband Wideband (25 kHz) or narrowband (12.5 kHz) bandwidth.
6 ABR Backlight Timeout 5-20 Seconds in Menu, Always on available in CHIRP
Dual Watch /
Dual Reception
Programmed Off. Used to continuously monitor 2 priority channels instead of using scan
mode. Easy to get confused about what channel to respond to if this feature is turned on
8 BEEP PRMT Keypad Beep Programmed On, confirms key button press
9 TOT Transmission Timer Set to 120 secs, stops transmission & requires rekey of mike after 120 sec transmission
10 R-CTCSS Recvr ContTone Coded SQL Only used if required to block other repeaters. Wrong code will block desired repeater
11 R-DTS Recvr ContTone Coded SQL Leave alone unless knowledgeable
12 T-CTCSS Trans ContTone Coded SQL Programmed to ensure access to Repeaters on North ID Repeater Map
13 T-DCS Trans Digital Coded SQL Leave alone unless knowledgeable
14 Scan CTCSS Scans CTCSS Tones on Freqs Allows scanning CTCSS only in VFO mode NOT in CHNLmode set to OFF or ON
15 Scan DTS Scans DTS on Freqs Allows scanning CTCSS only in VFO mode NOT in CHNLmode set to OFF or ON
16 CDCSS Save Saves CTCSS/DCS in VFO
Saves scanned CTCSS/DCS in VFO mode. ALL: Saves R & T Codes, TX: Save to T- only, RX: Save to R only
17 VOICE Set to On Audible voice confirmation of a key press
18 Language English / Chinese Set to English
19 DTMFST DTMF Side Tones Programmed OFF, Seldom required function
20 S-CODE PTT-ID DTMF Code Programmed OFF, transmits way too much metadata over the air to others
Scanning Resume Method
TO, CO, SE
CO, resumes scan after ends, TO stops scans 10 Seconds, SE scan tops & stays on CHNL/Freq until
restarted. To prevent stopping on Noise: Increase Squelch setting or use CHIRP (S) Skip option
22 PTT-ID When to Send PTT-ID Programmed OFF, otherwise transmits too much metadata over the air to others
23 PTT-LT PTT-ID Delay Programmed OFF, otherwise transmits too much metadata over the air to others
24 MDF-A A MR/CHNL Mode Display Changes View to Channel Numbers, Frequency or Name on Top line Radio Display
25 MDF-B B MR/CHNL Mode Display Changes View to Channel Numbers, Frequency or Name on Bottom line Radio Display
26 BCL Busy Channel Lock-Out Set to Off, allows transmit over others on Freq (listen Carefully before transmitting)
27 AUTOLK Automatic Keypad Lock Set to Off, keypad locks if not used for 8 secs, hold #LOCK button for 3 secs to unlock
28 SFT-D Direction Freq Shift Used to program new repeater without using CHIRP software
29 OFFSET Frequency Shift Used to program new repeater without using CHIRP software
Memory Channel
Programing
Adds new Freq to Radio's CHNL memory. CHNL Names can only be added in CHIRP
31 DELCH Delete a Memory Channel Can be used if you want to delete a programmed channel
32 AL-MOD Alarm for Orange Button Programmed to Site Otherwise will transmit siren over Freq or Repeater Channel
33 STE SQL Tail Eliminate Transmit Programmed to Off
34 RP-STE SQL Tail Eliminate Repeater Programmed to Off
35 RPT-RL Delay Tail Tone Repeater Programmed to Off
36 ROGER Transmitted Roger Beep Programmed Off, as this feature irritates other users
37 TONE Sends Out Tone Burst Programmed to Off Sends out a tone-burst
38 MENU EXIT Menu Exit Time Set to 60 Secs
39 VOX DELAY Delay in Seconds Delay between when finish talking and when radio returns to Tx mode
40
PWR ON MSG
Logo or Battery Voltage Set to Battery Voltage , Logo Option not yet available with CHIRP
41 VOICEPRI Frequency Hopping Doesn't Work in USA Version of Radio
VFO or ALL Restore to
Default Settings
CAUTION If You SELECT ALL, it will WIPE ALL programmed data on radio and reset voice
prompt to Chinese. Instead select EXT Button on Keypad to exit menu mode
43
POWER PWD
OFF or ON Set to OFF, Activates radio power-on password to turn on radio
45 SCRAMBLE Scrambles Signal Modes Doesn't Work in USA Version of Radio
46 VERSION Firmware and Hardware Versions of Radio
Repeaters on the NID Repeater Map have been validated & Freq, Offset, Tone data
depicted in spreadsheet format to ensure data integrity. Repeaters have been assigned an
arbitrary CHNL number not used by other protocols or organizations and are linked to a
visual depiction of their approx. location on a colored map on reverse the side of
spreadsheet product. Repeaters on map are Yellow Diamonds unless they are part of a
Repeater Group, then they are (colored coded Red or Gold). Black Diamonds depict
GMRS Repeaters for use in an emergency situation. A cell phone Google Earth App Map
product is available by request at nid2m70cm@gmail.com
K5 Plus are only capable of Line-of-Sight communications unless using a repeater. This
limits (handheld radio -to- handheld radio) communication to maximum of 7 miles (due
to curvature of earth) when using best attached antenna & about 15 miles if both parties
are using a 14 Ft roll up J-Pole antenna hung on a tree or side of house. Generally
distances will be much less than those described above due to environmental reasons.
Ranges can exceed 50 miles if using a Repeater depending on elevation of repeater and
type of antenna on your K5Plus and other radio. It is possible to talk from Canadian
Border to Spokane Airport when two Baofeng radios are connected to two separate but
(connected) Repeater Groups depiced on the NID Repeater Map. Antenna height & quality
is critical to range of Baofengs
K5 Plus (8 Watt) Baofengs are (Freq Modulated FM) radios that operate on 3 separate
Ham Bands, 2 Meter (VHF) (144-148MHz) 1.25 Meter (VHF) (220-225MHz) & 70cm (UHF)
(420-450 MHz) Bands. Most Baofengs come from factory with capabilities well outside
these Freqs limits, hence they can operate on many other FM Bands like GMRS/FRS (half
to 2 watt) Walmart type radios, Marine Band, MURS, as well as other Commercial, Public
Service and Gov FM Band radios. The North Idaho Repeater Map product includes many
additional Freqs outside of Ham Bands that would be valuable during Emerg or Grid Down
situations. Some of these Frequencies have been programmed to transmit as well as
receive, others like local Public Service Repeaters are only configured for receiving the
Repeater Freqs because transmitting on them could get unauthorized user in trouble.
To Print: Set Top/Bottom Margin 0.25" Left/Right Margin 0.03"
Baofeng Radios are capable of monitoring two different channels or Frequencies at the
same time if Menu item 7 (TDR) is turned on. This creates many problems because its
difficult to determine what line Top or Bottom a received call came in on, thus causing
user to frequent transmit on wrong Channel or Frequency
K5 Plus Has (2) Banks or
Lines that Displays
1 CHNL & 1 VFO Freq
2 CHNLs & 2 VFO Freqs
Select MENU Button on keypad, enter menu # (0 for SQL) from keypad or use scroll
buttons to select other options. To change menu Item: Select Menu Button again, then
use scroll buttons to select new option from flashing list. Select Menu Button a third time
to input change into radio memory. You should hear a CONFIRM Prompt identifying
desired change has been made. then select Exit button.
Select either Freq or CHNL mode then use long press on Button until you hear
the SCANNING BEGIN Prompt. You must select either VHF or UHF Band in the VFO mode
to Scan in entire Freq Bands). To stop Scan select scan button again. To restart if scan
stuck on noise, reselect Scan button. If Scan stops too long on noisy CHNL or Freq
increase Squelch level (Menu # 0) until problem is resolved.
Baofeng
K5 Plus
RANGE
LIMITATIONS
Baofeng
K5 Plus
CAPABILITIES
BEYOND
HAM RADIO
FREQUENCIES
To Change Features
In Menu Items (0-46)
Squelch # is 0
& Default Option When
Radio First Turned On
To Scan All Memory
Channels or Frequencies
North Idaho
Repeater Map
and Spreadsheet
of Frequency Data
Temporarily Hear Weak
transmission
Push & Hold MON button (below the PTT button) as long as you want to hear weak
Tranmitter. This temp turns SQL Off. Note: Quick Tap turns on Radio Flashlight
To Go direct to
Programmed Channel
Enter 1 or 2 zeros before channel numbers less than 100. Example: Select 008 for CHNL 8,
and 088 for CHNL 88 or use the scroll buttons to find a specific channel
Baofeng K5 PLUS Menu Items Programmed to North ID Repeater Product Ver 2.0, 2024-06-12
Additional Items for Understanding Features of Baofeng K5 Plus
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