UV-82HP 6+Power-On Message 1 and 2

[fmaxwell]

I've got three UV-82HP radios, each with same firmware (N82-33/US2S35).

While programming them with CHIRP, I noticed these two editable fields:

6+Power-On Message 1: 150820N
6+Power-On Message 2: [blank]

These are separate from the Firmware Message (lines 1&2) and the regular Power-On Message (lines 1&2).

What is the purpose of these? It isn't a serial number because it's the same between all three of my radios, both the two that I've programmed and the one that is still "virgin" as received new.

Does CHIRP or the Baofeng software use these messages to determine something about the radios (type, chipset, manufacturing date, etc.)?

Are the messages intended for use by the owner, possibly to identify individual radios?

I could guess and experiment, but I'd rather hear from someone who actually knows what the purpose is.

Thanks in advance.

 

[fmaxwell]

I directly wrote to the support folks at Baofeng Tech who responded quickly and clearly:

The power on messages can be changed at will - the firmware number (which cannot be changed) is the only hard loaded number​

That kind of support makes me glad that I bought my Baofeng radios through them.

 

[nd5y]

The 6 power on message 1 appears to come from the factory as a date code. I haven't seen enough of them to be able to tell if it is for the firmware or the actual date the radio was made or tested.

 

[fmaxwell]

The 6 power on message 1 appears to come from the factory as a date code. I haven't seen enough of them to be able to tell if it is for the firmware or the actual date the radio was made or tested.

Thanks. I've got three UV-82HP radios with significantly different serial numbers and all came with the same 6+Power-on message. You could be completely correct, though, as I have no idea how one decodes the serial numbers or how many UV-82HPs they produce in a day.

I see customization of that message as a great way to identify the radio owner (with a callsign), radio number (of a set), or programming (e.g. "Maint", "FrtDesk", "FltCrew", etc.)

It would be nice if CHIRP had a setting for 'no-change'. Then someone could program a per-radio message and still upload preset configurations without overwriting each radio's unique message.