Baofeng UV-3

[DaveIN]

Does anyone know if Baofeng fixed the lowest volume setting on the MKII? I've read that even the lowest setting was pretty loud.

 

[mrwilson706]

Does anyone know if Baofeng fixed the lowest volume setting on the MKII? I've read that even the lowest setting was pretty loud.

Mine seems fine, S/N 31108019xx purchased December 2011. Probably too loud to monitor while in the same room with wife & kids, but perfectly acceptable for it's intended purpose.

 

[mrwilson706]

Tweaking Settings.ini file

Anyone had any success tweaking the Settings.ini file in the Baofeng version 1.10 software for the mkII? I've seen various posts on the yahoo group claiming success but my software won't recognize the .ini changes no matter what I do! Can anyone break it down barney style, step by step for me so I can ensure I'm not missing anything?

I've:
Tweaked .ini file with software closed, Next I opened software and downloaded radio to software. Next I closed software and reopened it to have the .ini changes take affect, but they never do. Feel free to PM me if you wish.

MKII S/N 311080197X using UV-3R version 1.08 AND UVX4 version 1.10.

Regards,
Mike KK4FRI

 

[RohnsRadio]

just ordered one

my wife is buying me one of these radios for my birthday. (i know i had to oder it for her lol)
looking forword to seeing how it works.
maybe she willnot make me wait until my birthday to play with it. lol
btw my brithday is the end of feb.

 

[mrwilson706]

Anyone had any success tweaking the Settings.ini file in the Baofeng version 1.10 software for the mkII?

Okay, I figured it out last night...if your not running the program with Administrative rights you won't be able to see the .ini changes take place upon opening up the program. If your still having problems seeing the new changes take place, right click the software icon or shortcut and click Run as Administrator.

 

[RohnsRadio]

have received mine now. the software makes programing easy. love the radio so far.
one question.......... is there anyway to make it alph-nuremic? looks like the software has the ability but seems to be disabled.

but the radio is good.

 

[GKolo]

Did i miss it or is there a video showing how to program without the software ? I have the software installed but it been a week and the programming cable still has not shipped.
Man this is a little radio....lol

 

[BrickOLore]

one question.......... is there anyway to make it alph-nuremic? looks like the software has the ability but seems to be disabled..

I have not heard of anyone being able to do that. The software supports it, but apparently the firmware doesn't.

Everyone keeps hoping the next model will do alpha tags for labeling.

Brick
Brick O'Lore

 

[BrickOLore]

UV-3R Plus

Speaking of new models, there is a new Baofeng UV-3R+ Plus showing on the 409shop website.

It has a Kenwood type connector. Lots of speculation on other changes besides the cosmetic

Brick O'Lore: Baofeng UV-3R: UV-3R + Plus

Brick
Brick O'Lore

 

[RohnsRadio]

lol oh yes it has a big mouth. lol i have read about a fix for it...... but the amount of "surgery" required not sure it is worth the time.
still love it

 

[GKolo]

Anyone figure out how to use the name feature on the software ? And can it be made to scan ?

 

[BuzzBeeTJ]

Anyone have problems turning theirs on? Mine is brand new, appears to be fully charge [green light on charger]. When I turn it on the display momentarily shows the voltage, 3.2VDC, then the two lines for the frequencies [VHF and UHF], then the radio shuts off. This happens when still connected to the charger or not.

I did use the radio once, a couple of weeks ago, for a few minutes, and it seemed fine.

I did pull the battery for a few minutes and put it back in, like rebooting a cell phone, but that made no difference.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[BrickOLore]

Baofeng UV-5R

So about ten days ago, I posted about the new UV-3R +. Now Baofeng is releasing a UV-5R. It is very similar to the TYT TH-F8 - at least in appearance.

Pics and info here:

Brick O'Lore: Baofeng UV-5R: New Baofeng Model

 

[billythec]

yahoo group

thanks for the heads up on this radio!

There is a new Yahoo Group for the Baofeng UV-5R

Brick O'Lore: Baofeng UV-5R: New Baofeng Model

please contribute!

 

[GKolo]

Help

everything was working great on my radio until i just went to add a Skywarn frequncy, I sent the info to the radio and when i unplugged it my display reads
DDD.D25
06.540
the radio wont turn off now and wont do anything, This is the only time its ever happened.

Whats wrong with it ??????

 

[BrickOLore]

everything was working great on my radio until i just went to add a Skywarn frequncy, I sent the info to the radio and when i unplugged it my display reads
DDD.D25
06.540
the radio wont turn off now and wont do anything, This is the only time its ever happened.

Whats wrong with it ??????

The UV-3R Yahoo Group has a great FAQ that covers many problems - including the DDD.D25 error:

UV-3R : BAOFENG UV-3R Yahoo Group

"Help! Display shows DDD.D25!
This happens when a UV-3R Mark II is programmed with an old version of the programming
software. Download the newest software version and try re-programming your UV-3R: it should
return to normal operation.
A solution from John WB1GCQ follows, posted on the UV-3R mailing list and reproduced here
with his authorization.
Here is what I did using the information provided by the Group.
1) If you have preciously installed the software for the UV-3R; delete it from the computer before
you start this procedure for the Mark II.
2) Download from the Files Section the Mark II software. Use v.1.09 - earlier versions may not
work. I also found this software on the 409shop site. Not sure if both are the same version.
3) Download the driver you require from the 409shop site. I downloaded the usb driver for
Windows XP. I did this even though I had the original driver installed. The install will inform you
if you have current driver or newer version available for install. In my case I installed the newer
driver.
4) Plug usb cable into computer. Go to Device Manager.Click on Ports and determine Comm
port assigned to Prolific usb to serial comm. Mine was Comm 6.
5) Run the UV-3R Mark II software from the shortcut on the Desktop. Click on Settings and
select an available Comm port. In my case I selected Comm 6 and clicked Ok to close.
6) On the grid at top it indicates Freq Range. The range 136-174/400-470 is presently selected.
Click on down arrow to right and another range 144-146/430-440 is shown. Click on this range
so it is now selected.
7) At this point my grid filled in the Channel 1 with a rx Freq of 146.0000.
8) My display on the UV-3R had DDDD25 on upper and DDDD25 on lower line at this point. Its
been that way for a week looking for a solution!
9) I clicked on Program on top line of grid and selected "Write to Radio". Got a dialogue box.
Clicked on Ok and program began writing to radio. Upon completion the DDDD25 disappeared
from the first and second lines of the display. My display now shows 146.0000 on first line and
440.0000 on second line.
10) I clicked on Program on top line of grid and selected "Read from Radio". Got dialogue box.
Clicked on Ok and program began reading from radio.
11) Success! things are going back to normal! Clicked on Files on top of grid and save As. The
Mark II sortware format is *.3R. Original software was *.dat. The original Baofeng Memory Files
are still on the computer so I saved this file as UV-3RMarkIIinitialread.3R.
12) Back to the grid and the Freq Range. Click on down arrow and select 136-174/400-470.
When I did this Channel 1 was filled in with a frequency of 136.0000.
13) Clicked on Program on top of grid and selected "Write to Radio". Got dialogue box. Clicked
on Ok. and program began to write to radio.
14) Upon completion my display showed 136.0000 on first line and 400.0000 on second line.
15) Clicked on Program on top line of grid and selected "Read from Radio". Got dialogue box.
Clicked on Ok and program began reading from radio.
16) Clicked on Files on top of grid and save As. The Mark II software format is *.3R. Original
software was *.dat. The original Baofeng Memory Files are still on the computer so I saved this
file as UV-3RMarkIIrevisedread.3R."

I hope the above copy & paste from the FAQ helps. If you found this useful, you might consider joining the Yahoo Group - those guys put in a lot of effort to the group and the FAQ.

Cheers,
Brick
Brick O'Lore - Baofeng UV-3R and UV-5R Info

 

[GKolo]

Of course i went to the 409 shop site and it wont download the software, It says the Adobe software isnt supported ????????

 

[BrickOLore]

Of course i went to the 409 shop site and it wont download the software, It says the Adobe software isnt supported ????????

You can try getting version 1.10 ... linked here
Brick O'Lore: Baofeng UV-3R: Software Version 1.10 (UV-X4)

I'm a little confused by the Adobe error. Since these are compressed RAR files, do you have something installed to open them? My favorite is 7-zip. Link to 7-Zip.

 

[GKolo]

I went to radioshop888 and downloaded it and it works, I just cant paste the freqs from the other program, I have to enter everything again.
I love this radio, Just wish it would Alpha tag and scan.
I wanted to listen to Monroe and Blount county Skywarn lastnight but just got it working.

 

[BrickOLore]

I love this radio, Just wish it would Alpha tag and scan.
I wanted to listen to Monroe and Blount county Skywarn lastnight but just got it working.

I am guessing that the UV-5R will have alpha tags. Based on the storms today, I suspect you got to listen to the Skywarn net this afternoon. (And Go Vols!)