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Baojie BJ318 and CHIRP

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mfn002

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I tried to program a Baojie BJ318 (the one with the color screen) that I've had laying around for a while. When I tried to read the radio with CHIRP, it gives me an error that says "Not the amount of data that we want." What's going on here? Do I have to go and try to find software made by Baojie that is specifically designed to program this radio?
 

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I tried to program a Baojie BJ318 (the one with the color screen) that I've had laying around for a while. When I tried to read the radio with CHIRP, it gives me an error that says "Not the amount of data that we want." What's going on here? Do I have to go and try to find software made by Baojie that is specifically designed to program this radio?

Did you do a Google search? Lots of articles out there.

What radio type did you pick in Chirp? BJ318 is not an option, but some suggest that BJ218 works.

Or this:

 

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The software is asking for a password when I open it.
Disregard the password thing. I just found it.
Anyway, when I looked through the company's website, it doesn't mention my specific radio. When I attempted to read the radio, it gives me a "Write Error" message. As a backup, I ordered the software and cable (even though I already have one) from RT Systems.
 
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