The (Chinese) Radio Documentation Project

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Baofeng UV-5R

In the source/ directory you'll find the XML sources for the manual to the Baofeng UV-5R dual band handheld transceiver.

Build instructions.

1. Check out the toolchain repo:

   % git clone [email protected]:radiodoc/open-toolchain.git toolchain
   

2. Clone the manual repo and enter the directory:

   % git clone [email protected]:radiodoc/uv-5r.git
   % cd uv-5r/
   

3. Rasterise the SVGs to PNG:

   % make png
   

4. Build the various target documents:

   % make print
   

Targets

Tested and working targets:

• pdf: Produces PDFs for both print and ipad targets.
• print: PDF optimised for printing (A4 paper, double sided printing, expanded targets and all black).
• ipad: Web optimised PDF (no empty verso pages, all references hyperlinked and coloured).
• kindle: PDF optimised for the small monochrome screen on the kindle (actual reflowable .mobi not currently a viable option).

Experimental and broken targets:

• epub: Produces a reflowable .epub document for non-Amazon e-readers.
  • Known issues: Image assets not resizing properly and breaking layouts.
• html: Chunked HTML for web viewing. Stylesheets not finished and buggy.