TX Settings

BCL

Busy Channel Lockout — prevent TX when a signal is present on the receive frequency.

Options

OFF / ON

Default

OFF

Category

TX Settings

Notes

Prevents stepping on ongoing QSOs.

How to access it

Press MENU on the radio to open the menu.
Scroll with up/down arrows until you see BCL.
Press MENU again to enter the setting.
Use up/down to change the value, then MENU to save, or EXIT to cancel.

Related tx settings

TxPwr— Transmit power level
TxDir— Repeater offset direction
TxOffs— Repeater offset amount in MHz
TxCode— Transmit CTCSS/DCS tone or code
RxCode— Receive CTCSS/DCS code filter — squelch opens only on matching tone

See the full menu reference for all UV-K5 menu items.