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Baofeng Baofeng UV‑21 GPS / UV‑21R firmware (Ver0.12 .hex)

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Hello everyone,

I own a Baofeng UV‑21 GPS, which is apparently also known as UV‑21R. After several unsuccessful programming attempts (using CPS), the device’s display is now permanently scrambled – text is pixelated, unreadable, and menus are distorted.

I’ve tried multiple versions of the Baofeng CPS (including the latest from baofengradio.com), and also performed a full factory reset – unfortunately without any improvement.

According to reports in this forum and others, the solution seems to be reflashing the device with the firmware:

UV-21R_Firmware_Ver0.12.hex
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I kindly ask the community:

  • Does anyone have this firmware file backed up or extracted from a working UV-21R?
  • Or does anyone have a UV‑21 GPS / R with the original v0.12 and is able to extract the firmware using appropriate tools?
The official Baofeng support has stopped responding after I asked for this file, although I explained the problem and provided order proof.

Any help is greatly appreciated – I really want to restore this device to working condition.

Best regards,
Reinhard Kilian (Germany)
 
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