BAOFENG UV-82X3 Programming Guide

INTRODUCTION

BAOFENG UV-82X3 is a Tri-band (VHF, UHF, 220MHz) versatile amateur radio with

dual PTT. It offers 128 channels, you can add or remove channels from scanning list

and give channels alphanumeric names via programming with a computer, full

accessory compatibility with all UV-82 accessories. With the enhanced capabilities of

the UV-82X3 radio, this Programming Guide will help users get a quick start to

program the radio.

Contents

1. Cable Driver Installation.............................................................................................. 2

2. Radio Reading...............................................................................................................3

3. Channel Information....................................................................................................4

4. Optional Feature.......................................................................................................... 5

1) Basic Setting............................................................................................................5

2) Channel Mode........................................................................................................ 6

3) DTMF.......................................................................................................................7

4) Frequency mode.....................................................................................................8

5) Backlight and Sound............................................................................................... 8

6) FM Radio.................................................................................................................9

5. Write and Save............................................................................................................. 9

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1. Cable Driver Installation
2-Pin K connector programming cable (Package included)
Compatible System:
Latest Window system (i.e. Windows 7, Windows 10)
Cable Driver and Guideline:
Download the corresponding driver which match your computer system (Win7/Win10). They are

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available on the support section of radioddity.com.
2. Radio Reading
Download and open the UV-82X3 programming software, click Port under Setting menu, select the
corresponding port number, then click “OK”.

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Read the current information from the radio to your PC to create an initial program template.
Press Program and select Read Data From Radio (or click the button), and click Start button to start
reading the radio.

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3. Channel Information
The UV-82X3 radio has 128 channels, you can edit the channel number and channel information
according to your needs. The following is an introduction to each term.

Name Meaning Setting Description

RX Freq Receiving frequency VHF:136-174/200-260MHz
UHF:400-520MHz
TX Freq Transmitting frequency VHF:136-174/200-260MHz
UHF:400-520MHz
RX QT/DQT Receiving CTCSS/DCS Refer to the DCS table and Mutes the speaker of the transceiver in the
CTCSS table in the manual. absence of a specific low level digital signal. If the
station you are listening to does not transmit this
specific signal, you will not hear anything.
TX QT/DQT Transmitting CTCSS/DCS Refer to the DCS table and Transmits a specific low-level digital signal to
CTCSS table in the manual. unlock the squelch of a distant receiver (usually a
repeater).
POWER Transmit power HIGH/LOW High power:4W LOW：1W
W/N Channel bandwidth WIDE/NARROW Wideband (25 kHz bandwidth) or narrowband
(12.5 kHz bandwidth).
(Note: Wideband is unavailable in UV-82X3)

PTT-ID When to send the PTT-ID OFF does not send code; Codes are sent during either the beginning or
BOT press PTT button to end of a transmission.
send code;
EOT release PTT button to
send code;
BOTH press and release
PTT button to send code
Busy Busy Channel Lockout OFF/ON ON: If the channel is occupied, when you press
the [PTT] key on this channel, the radio will make
a beep tone and will not transmit any signal.
OFF: No matter if the channel is occupied, the
radio will transmit the signal when you press the
[PTT] key.

Scan add OFF/ON In the scan mode, whether add the channel to the
scan list.
ON: the channel is added to scan list;
OFF: the channel cannot be scanned.
Signal Signal code 1-15 Selects 1 of 15 DTMF codes. The DTMF codes are
programmed with software and are up to 5 digits
each

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4. Optional Feature
Select Optional Feature under Edit menu, you can set more functions for the radio.

1) Basic Setting

Name Meaning Settings Description

TOT Transmission 15-600(s) This feature provides a limits transmission time to a
time-out timer programmed value. This will promote battery
conservation by not allowing you to make
excessively long-time transmissions and in the event
of a stuck PTT switch, it can prevent interference to
other users as well as battery depletion.
Squelch Level 0-9 Mutes the speaker of the transceiver in the absence
of a strong signal. Squelch is either OFF or 1 - 9
levels. The higher level, the stronger the signal must
be to in-mute the speaker.
VOX Voice operated TX 0-10 When enabled it is not necessary to push the [PTT]
button on the transceiver. Adjust the gain level to an
appropriate sensitivity to allow smooth
transmission.
Voice Voice prompt OFF/Chinese/English Allows audible voice confirmation of a key press
Auto backlight Display time OFF/0-10 (s) Time-out for the LCD backlight.
Work mode Frequency mode CHs is channel quantity
Channel mode

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2) Channel Mode

If you want to access the Menu/Reset on the radio, you must select Menu/Reset (in the red box). If
menu is not selected, the menu cannot be accessed in channel mode, and the menu button does
not respond. You can customize the display on Channel A/B:

CH: Only display show Channel Number

CH + Name: Display Channel Number and Channel Name (Name column in Channel information
part)
CH + Freq: Display Channel Number and Frequency

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3) DTMF
Name Setting Description
DTMF ST OFF: No DTMF Side Tones are heard Determines when DTMF side tones can be heard
(DTMF side tone of DT-ST: Side Tones are heard only from from the transceiver speaker
transmit code) manually keyed DTMF codes
ANI-ST: Side Tones are heard only from
automatically keyed DTMF codes
DT+ANI: All DTMF Side Tones are heard
Save mode OFF/1:1/1:2/1:3/1:4 Selects the ratio of sleep cycles to awake cycles
(1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1). The higher number the longer
the battery lasts. When enabled, a word or two
might be missed when the frequency being
monitored becomes active.
Scan mode TO: Time Operation - scanning will Scanning Resume Method
resume after a fixed time has passed
CO: Carrier Operation -Scanning
Resume Method scanning will resume
after the signal disappears
SE: Search Operation scanning will not
resume
PTT_ID OFF: No ID is sent When to Send PTT-ID; Codes are sent during
BOT: The selected S-CODE is sent at the either the beginning or end of a transmission.
beginning
EOT: The selected S-CODE is sent at the
ending
BOTH: The selected SCODE is sent at
the beginning and ending
PTT Delay 0-50ms Signal code sending delay
KB_LOCK If you select this option, the keyboard is locked.
AutoLock (automatic When ON, the keypad will be locked if not used
keypad lock)
in 8 seconds. Pressing the [#╓O] key for 2

seconds will unlock the keypad.

BCL(busy channel Check: If the channel is occupied, when you
Lock-out) press the [PTT] key on this channel, the radio will
make a beep tone and will not transmit any
signal.
Uncheck: No matter if the channel is occupied,
the radio will transmit the signal when you press
the [PTT] key.
Beep(keypad beep) Allows audible confirmation of a key press

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4) Frequency mode

Select Band (VHF/UHF) before input the frequency you want,

STEP: Select the amount of frequency change in VFO/Frequency mode when scanning or pressing
the keys.
SFT_D: Enable access of repeaters in VFO/Frequency Mode ([OFF]: TX = RX (simplex); [+]: TX will be
shifted higher than RX in frequency; [-] : TX will be shifted lower than RX in frequency)
Offset: Specifies the difference between the TX and RX frequency
(For the explanation of TX Power, RX QT/DQT, TX QT/DQT, W/N, Signal, please refer to the section 3)

5) Backlight and Sound

Wait Backlight: Standby display backlight color. Off/Blue/Orange/Purple option, default color:
Purple
Rx Backlight: Receive display backlight color. Off/Blue/Orange/Purple option, default color: Blue
Tx Backlight: Transmit display backlight color. Off/Blue/Orange/Purple option, default color: Orange
Tail Noise Clear: Squelch Tail elimination
Display Mode of: Behavior of the display when the radio is turned on (FULL: performs an LCD
screen test when power-on; MSG: Display a 2-line power-on message)

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6) FM Radio

FM Radio Enable: When you check off, FM Radio function will be activated on the radio.
Roger: Sends an end-of-transmission tone to indicate to other stations that the transmission has
ended
TX Under TDR Start: Transmit selection while in Dual Watch mode, when enabled, priority is
returned to selected display once the signal in the other display disappears.
TDR: Dual Watch mode, the ability to monitor two channels at once can be a valuable asset.

5. Write and Save

Press Program to select “Write Data To Radio”, or click the icon to write and save the setting
to the radio.

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