

These settings (on my specific unit) refer to the RF output power when transmitting. This allows you to set the TRANSMIT power of your unit. It doesn’t cut too much out and allows slightly weaker signals to still make it in.Ģ.5K, 5.0K, 6.25K, 10.0K, 12.5K, 20.0K, 25.0K, 50.0KĪLLOWS SELECTION OF THE FREQUENCY STEPS WHEN SCANNING OR USING THE UP/DOWN ARROWS. Setting 0 means no squelch (fully open, static and all).

Silences the receiver when there is no signal. After many days of digging, testing and trying, here are the settings I found to work well for me. I struggled a little bit with the various settings on this unit, trying to find that ‘perfect setup’. I recently got into ham radio and my starter unit is a Baofeng BF-F8HP. Updated: 05-31-2022 with slightly modified settings after a year of use.
