New to this hobby from Thunder Bay and need help.

[Stang420]

Alright.
The basics.


I have purchased a handheld. [ Baofeng UV-82 ]
I have the programming cable aswell.
I have C.H.I.R.P installed.

Now heres the kicker.

I live in a remote area ( Thunder Bay, ON district )
And I want to properly set up this radio as a OPP / Fire / Important Freq Scanner,

This is where I am lost.

I would like to setup the OPP repeater channels etc.
But have no idea, and no knowledge of how to obtain the frequencies, tonemodes,duplex, offesets all of that. and dont know how to input into my CHIP spreadsheet to upload to the device.

If someone is able to help me, It would be EXTREMELY appreciated.
Thank you so much in advance, and looking forward to spending alot of time in these forums.

 

[Stang420]

If anyone is down to help me you can post here or Pm me.

 

[slicerwizard]

I assume that's an analog radio. Pretty sure OPP is P25 digital up there. Not compatible unless there's an analog beat repeater to monitor.

 

[nd5y]

You can find the frequencies on this web site. Use the database and select your area.
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?coid=2

For information on how to program a UV-82 see UV82 - Miklor.

For information on how to use Chirp see https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home

I'm not that familiar with Ontario but I think most of the provincial government agencies are on a wide area P25 digital trunked system that your radio is not capable of receiving.

 

[mule1075]

Buy a digital scanner you will be much better off.

 

[mciupa]

Please only answer if you can help with CHIRP programming.

Thanks!

 

[Thats0Brandon]

Alright.
The basics.


I have purchased a handheld. [ Baofeng UV-82 ]
I have the programming cable aswell.
I have C.H.I.R.P installed.

Now heres the kicker.

I live in a remote area ( Thunder Bay, ON district )
And I want to properly set up this radio as a OPP / Fire / Important Freq Scanner,

This is where I am lost.

I would like to setup the OPP repeater channels etc.
But have no idea, and no knowledge of how to obtain the frequencies, tonemodes,duplex, offesets all of that. and dont know how to input into my CHIP spreadsheet to upload to the device.

If someone is able to help me, It would be EXTREMELY appreciated.
Thank you so much in advance, and looking forward to spending alot of time in these forums.

I could be wrong, but I believe that the radio is an analogue radio. As far as I know a lot of the bigger cities went to the P25 system. With that being said, you would need a P25 capable radio to listen in. You can do some research and see if there's any fire departments operating on analogue still in your area that you would be able to monitor. As for the OPP, I don't believe you will be able to even with a P25 radio as they are encrypted; I could be wrong though.

 

[slicerwizard]

As for the OPP, I don't believe you will be able to even with a P25 radio as they are encrypted; I could be wrong though.

Yes, I suppose you could...

 

[mciupa]

Please only answer if you can help with CHIRP programming.

Bears repeating. If there are any Amateur Radio operators out in the Thunder Bay area familiar with CHIRP, please lend a hand.

Thanks!

 

[kayn1n32008]

First make sure you have loaded the drivers for the programming cable.

Second, connect and read your radio with the software.

Third add the Fire frequencies in the Receive frequency fields, leave the transmit frequency field blank

Fourth write them to the radio.

OPP and EMS operate on the Bell Fleetnet Type 2 system. your radio will not be able to track, or decode the OPP.

 

[fireadioguy]

Get a 50 dollar laptop.
load Linux mint 17.1
download chirp.

download the radio onto the computer first.
don't worry about the frequencies in there, there just test freqs
input the frequencies you want in the chirp and finally
upload to radio
the reason I say get a cheap laptop (or desktop) is Linux is way easier to use for radio stuff, be it chirp, or SDRs, fewer driver issues.
I don't have an 82, just a bunch of 5rs, but I might be able to make you a file. word of caution. some radios don't like frequencies files made from other radios, which is why you download your radio first, COPY AND PASTE your frequencies into it, , save the new file and upload.
DL and email me your file, from the radio and I'll populate it for you.