Baofeng Baofeng UV-25 PRO MAX Air Band

[TAnderson]

Just got new Baofeng UV-17 PRO MAX Air Band
Also have latest legal programming software from Baofeng for this model...
Radio specs claim this Radio can be programmed (receive only) in the Air Band - 108-136Mhz
Software doesn't allow this...see attached screen shot.
When you program in (example) 120.7000Mhz SW claims frequency out of range...

Has anyone tried Chirp with this Radio?
Any programming tips to get frequencies in the Air Band programmed in?
Thanks
-pete

 

[737mech]

Will it accept it if you set modulation to AM? Also the drop down for model number? Is that your model radio? See if the drop down has UV17Pro MAX.

 

[TAnderson]

Thanks 737Mech. Just got email back from Ali Express...they said you can't use their SW to program in the AM frequencies...have to do it manually with buttons on the radio...I suppose it's worth looking at Chirp. My home/base Scanner can handle the frequencies for Naval Air Station Pensacola (home base Blue Angles) - it would be nice to have a hand held when I'm out and about. The Blues practice here twice a week before their next (fly to) weekend show...

 

[737mech]

A really good handheld for what you are scanning would be the Uniden BC125AT. Free software and easy to program.

 

[hill]

A really good handheld for what you are scanning would be the Uniden BC125AT.

Yes this scanner is great on mil air, but it stops at 380 mHz. One of the Blue Angels frequencies is in the 384 range. Above 380 was changed to mil land mobile, but a few legacy mil air frequencies are still used in this range.

 

[737mech]

Excellent point, I didn’t know blues were in the 380+ range. Looks like air to air 384.4 etc’. The BC125AT won’t do that. I still like the 125AT out here in Nevada. I can hear the Thunderbirds and Nellis AFB from my house. Off season they go up and practice over KINS. During Red Flag at Nellis there are dozens of guys along the BLVD with cameras and 125AT’s. Not much above 380 on the Nellis ranges, some but not much. There’s also a trunking system at Area 51 in the 380 range. Encrypted of course.

 

[jkahn]

I use Chirp for my Boafeng radios and it does fine for AM air band on my UV-5RM. Try to upload from the radio to the pc before you download to the radio, just to make sure it talks to each other correctly. Also be sure to select the correct radio and Serial Com port after you load the software program.

 

[rescuecomm]

I have a Senhaix GT-12 that will go RX only in the 384 range but only on FM. I think it's for an Asian radio band of some sorts.