99 presets that can include a text descriptor for the channel.

The antenna is the SMA female (slides in to the male connector).

The connector on the radio is an SMA male (pin in the middle and outside screw-on sleeve).

Dual-band, so you can talk on one frequency while monitoring another.

Capabilities for use with repeaters, including CTSS and DTMF tones and transmit/receive offsets.

Note that FM range in the US and Canada is smaller, at 87.5 – 108 MHz.

Commercial FM radio (receive only), from 65 MHz – 108 MHz.

Do not transmit without consulting appropriate band plans for your area.

These bands overlap many non-amateur frequencies, including FRS/GMRS no-license hand-held radio frequency bands ( select frequencies in the 462 -467 MHz range).

UHF: 70 cm band: 400 – 470 MHz (reminder: UHF range is defined as 300 MHZ – 3 GHz).

VHF: 2 meter band: 136-174 MHz (reminder: VHF range is defined as 30-300 MHz).

Repeaters: Generating DTMF control tones.

Manually programming/saving presets and frequencies.

Squelch and MONITOR: filtering out the background noise.

Manual/preset frequency selection: VM/Scan button.

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The same message has been occurring over-and-over again: 'Operate prompt Fail connect with transceiver- Communication fault' when I try to read from or write to the device.

The wire is pushed as far as I can get it, and I believe it is secure in there. I tried using the Vista drivers and the programming software from the previous sources. In addition, I tried to program the radio using my older Dell Desktop that runs 32-bit Windows Vista. I have also tried using the latest programming software from the same two sources. I have tried using many drivers, including The Solution on the Yahoo Group, the original disk, and which utilize the 64-bit specific driver version 3.2.0.0. I have an HP Laptop that runs 64-bit Windows 7. Hey guys I'm still having problems connecting my Baofeng UV-5R to the programming software.

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