Not another UV5R thread...

[ORpac]

So I've had a couple of these radios for the past few years. Programming them with CHIRP 0.4.1. I purchased them separately a year or so apart but they both have firmware BFB297. Recently noticed a programming issue that I'm not sure if it's new or I'm just now noticing it.

I'm trying to use the TDR function on menu #34 to Tx on channel A only. This works flawlessly on one radio but when this function is set the other radio I can switch between A/B and Tx on both. The same happens if I try to set to Tx on B only. Also noticed that on the problem radio the menu number is always blinking whereas on the properly functioning radio is not.

I tried a full reset with re-program of the exact file that I used on the functioning radio and didn't work.

Is this a faulty radio or am I programming something wrong?

Thanks in advance.

 

[jonwienke]

Different firmware versions handle dual-watch differently. There are 2 numbers in the firmware version. If either one is different the firmware version is not the same.

 

[nd5y]

BFB297 is probably not the real firmware version. You need Chirp to view the real firmware version. See UV5R F8HP UV82 FAQ - Miklor

0.4.1 is an old version of Chirp. Newer versions usually won't allow you to load an image into a radio with different firmware. I would suggest using the latest version. Download - CHIRP

Mixing image files between radios with different firmware versions can cause problems. See UV5R F8HP Recovery Baofeng Pofung UV5R

 

[ORpac]

I do realize I'm using an older version. Shows how long I've had these. There are constantly new versions but I haven't needed to re-program the radios since the initial. All other functions work fine.

And I know the issue with image loading, learned it the hard way when I had no Rx. Correct me but I always 'download from radio' and save that file. Then copy and past the channel program into the new radio. I do not just upload the image directly from one radio to the other. If this is wrong please correct me. Maybe based on the firmware versions below is still managed to botch this...


From chirp firmware versions:

Properly functioning radio-
FM 1: BFS311
FM 2: BFB297

Malfunctioning radio-
FM 1: N5R247
FM 2: BFB297

Thanks again for the help

 

[ORpac]

Has anyone else run into this issue, is it a firmware flaw?

Anyone else notice their menu number blinks instead of staying solid? Again not sure if this is a firmware change...

 

[nd5y]

I have a UV-5R and UV-82 and the only thing that blinks is the arrow icon next to the recive channel when the squelch is open. In the menu mode nothing blinks except during tone/DCS search mode.

Did this radio always behave this way or did it suddenly start blinking after being programmed with an image file from the other radio?

 

[ORpac]

I have a UV-5R and UV-82 and the only thing that blinks is the arrow icon next to the recive channel when the squelch is open. In the menu mode nothing blinks except during tone/DCS search mode.

Did this radio always behave this way or did it suddenly start blinking after being programmed with an image file from the other radio?

Honestly I'm not sure. I never paid much attention because all other functions of the radio work fine. None of the typical firmware Image issues as I've run into in the past (programming radios for friends/family).

 

[CCRS53]

So three questions: 1. Have you downloaded the latest build of chirp and tried reprogramming? 2. Have you tried redownloading an image file from your radio and editing it directly, then re-uploading it to your radio? 3. Have you tried changing this setting in the settings menu in chirp instead of on your radio? Hopefully one of these three will solve your problem, Interested to hear back. Also just noticed where you posted the firmware message readouts, and you have two different firmwares flashed to your radios. -Makale

 

[ORpac]

So three questions: 1. Have you downloaded the latest build of chirp and tried reprogramming? 2. Have you tried redownloading an image file from your radio and editing it directly, then re-uploading it to your radio? 3. Have you tried changing this setting in the settings menu in chirp instead of on your radio? Hopefully one of these three will solve your problem, Interested to hear back. Also just noticed where you posted the firmware message readouts, and you have two different firmwares flashed to your radios. -Makale

1: yes I did, no dice
2: Are you talking a new image file or the original?
3: I did try changing in the advanced settings placing dual watch on and Tx priority to channel A and I can still broadcast on B.

I also reprogrammed from my original image file which interestingly had N5R-20 as the firmware message 1 and BFB297 in firmware message 2. Afterwards when I pulled the program back off the radio FM 1 was changed back to N5R2407, FM 2 remained BFB297.

 

[CCRS53]

I was meaning a new image file from the radio, in case something went screwy with the original you have. I've never heard of one messing up, but with computers, anything's possible... and also very strange, I've never heard of a radio changing the firmware numbers before. I've programmed dozens of these for work and different agencies and never had that happen before.

 

[ORpac]

Quick update for this. Just bought 2 more UV5Rs off Amazon. Straight out of the box I tested the TDR function before any programming was done (hadn't even plugged them into the computer yet) and it did not work on either. Regardless of the preference I chose in the menu the radio will Tx on A and B. When I return to the menu it keeps the preference set but doesn't effect the radios Tx.

Also, once again the menu #'s are blinking. Of the 4 UV5Rs I have the only one which the TDR function works properly the menu # is solid and does not blink.