So right to the point. I have these 2 radios and I have tried to programmed them with chirp on a mac. I have done everything right but still can not get it to work outside of simplex (all repeaters load). Everything loads just fine but when I try to TX nothing comes over my other radio.The offset doesn't appear when I input it by hand or when I save it then move it over to memory mode. I just noticed that the radio is running version BFS297. I can't find anything on updating it to the newest version. Please Help!
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Baofeng UV 5R V2 + issue
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Thread moved to Budget and Entry Level Transceivers since the Baofeng is not an Amateur Radio product.
There are several reason that you may not be able to hear the repeater.
1. You may not have programmed the CTCSS tone that is required to access the repeater. Without this tone, the repeater would ignore your radio.
2. You may have a receive CTCSS tone or receive DCS code programmed and the repeater doesn't transmit one. If your radio doesn't receive the matching tone, the squelch of the radio won't open.
3. You cannot listen to a repeater on a close by monitor. The strong and off frequency transmission will overload the monitor receiver. This is normal. Especially with a UV-5R because the SDR that it is based on isn't very selective.
See the Miklor.com FAQ #2.1 and #2.2
The UV-5R (and variants) do not use offsets in MR (channel) mode. To program a repeater channel requires 2 steps. The first step writes the RX frequency from the VFO into and empty channel. Then the secon step writes the TX frequency from the VFO to the same channel. Unless you write twice with both frequencies, you are only programming a simplex channel.
Baofeng Pofung Programming Memories UV5R UV82 GT3
Baofeng Pofung UV5R Programming Flow Chart UV-5R
You can no longer use the [3] + Power-on message to find the firmware version. All firmware versions since BFB297 report BFB297. The exception to this is BFS313 which reports BFS297. So your firmware version is BFS313.
You cannot update you firmware.
See the Miklor.com FAQ #1.2
Jim KC9HI
Good luck with it. I am sure that you will work it out.
I should have also mentioned that section 6 of this page has links to CHIRP Programming Guides and Examples.
Jim KC9HI
Are you following one of the guides on Miklor.com? You have to start by programming an empty memory channel with the RX frequency then you write to it a second time with the TX frequency.
The guides on miklor.com walk you though every step. If you follow every step, and don't go on to the next step until the current step is completed, you can't fail.
Jim KC9HI
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UV5RV2+ audio problem. CHIRP mistake
I need some badly, please. I uploaded my older uv5r data into my newer uv5rv2+, before I knew not to, I admit to being an idiot about these things. I have been trying to institute Miklors recovery process, but I am running into so many problems with this that I need help. 1) I am not allowed to save the older CHIRP, as my comp gives me about 43 requests to Abort/retry/ignore for "Error opening file for writing". 2) into trying save the BFB291Reset.img file, I am only offered the opportunity to burn it to my D: drive, and it does not work. 3) When I try to save the newer .img file, my comp tells me I have to ask my admin for permission, illogical as I am the only user on my comp and have all permissions. I have little experience in radios yet, but have jumped in. This is beyond me, and I'm thinking about throwing this radio out, and I've only had it for less than a day. The way this recovery procedure seems to me, it is like being told to make some chopsticks out of brick, weld them together, Then transmit with talcum powder, which I may download from Saturn. I know that is not what I am reading, but it is analogous of the difficulty I am having, fixing my screwup, or rather trying to fix my screwup. Any help would be great. TY
I need some badly, please. I uploaded my older uv5r data into my newer uv5rv2+, before I knew not to, I admit to being an idiot about these things. I have been trying to institute Miklors recovery process, but I am running into so many problems with this that I need help. 1) I am not allowed to save the older CHIRP, as my comp gives me about 43 requests to Abort/retry/ignore for "Error opening file for writing". 2) into trying save the BFB291Reset.img file, I am only offered the opportunity to burn it to my D: drive, and it does not work. 3) When I try to save the newer .img file, my comp tells me I have to ask my admin for permission, illogical as I am the only user on my comp and have all permissions. I have little experience in radios yet, but have jumped in. This is beyond me, and I'm thinking about throwing this radio out, and I've only had it for less than a day. The way this recovery procedure seems to me, it is like being told to make some chopsticks out of brick, weld them together, Then transmit with talcum powder, which I may download from Saturn. I know that is not what I am reading, but it is analogous of the difficulty I am having, fixing my screwup, or rather trying to fix my screwup. Any help would be great. TY
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