Baofeng BF-F8HP Manuals

BaoFeng BF-F8HP Radio Basic Setup and operation Note of Encouragement In a crisis situation, you are not required to have a license to operate a HAM radio. However, it will matter that you know how to operate a HAM radio. I encourage all who read this to familiarize yourself with understanding how to operate a HAM radio. I also encourage you to follow up and study for the technician license which is the minimum license required for non-crisis HAM radio operation. The most common material to study is the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Technician manual. There is also a web site called: www.hamexam.org where you can take a practice exam for the technician license. This web site also contains the entire pool of exam questions which will also help you to learn the technician requirements. After you have studied and feel confident enough to take the license exam, you can find an exam location through the ARRL web site at: http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search. Most locations run exam sessions on a regular basis. Mandatory Equipment: Baofeng radio model BF-F8HP (do not order BF-F8) hand transceiver (HT) (~$62 on Amazon) Optional Equipment (highly encouraged) Nagoya NA-771 Radio Antenna, SMA Female 15.6” Whip VHF/UHF (~$15 on Amazon) Hypario SMA-Male UT108 Dual Band 144/430MHz Antenna (~$20 on Amazon) The Whip antenna is used to replace the standard antenna that comes with the HT and improves distance. The Hypario antenna is magnetic mount and is intended to be used mounted on the top center of a car. This by far gets the best transmission quality for distance. Basic Settings 1. Radio (HT) settings are changed using the “MENU” button. The HT is setup with default settings for simplex operation. Only the squelch setting needs to be changed when the HT is unpackaged from the box. Each setting can be accessed by first pressing the “MENU” button. There are 40 different MENU settings. Each setting also has a number associated with it that flashes in the upper right hand corner. There are two different ways to get to each setting. a. Press “MENU” and then use the UP/DOWN arrows (white triangles) to scroll through the various settings. b. Press “MENU” and then immediately type a number between zero and 40 c. NOTE: at anytime if you feel you have messed up, press “EXIT” to cancel and then you can try again. 2. Squelch (SQL) a. Press “MENU” and then press either the UP or DOWN arrows to get to SQL (setting zero) b. Press “MENU” a 2nd time to change the setting c. Press “1” to set the squelch setting to one (always use squelch setting of one) d. Press “MENU” again. You should hear an audible “confirmed”. The setting is now entered and will always be remembered.

BF-F8HP Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. SERVICE SIGNALS IS PROHIBIITED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERRAL LAW. WARNING: MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a