Haven't seen a discussion of this anywhere - does the VP8000 actually support programming over Bluetooth? I see it listed as a feature in some of the marketing material, however, its not listed as a software option (Bluetooth and BLE exist). I'd kind of assumed it would be another cheap feature (ie WiFi and OTIP being 2 purchases), but its not listed. I also see no mentions of it in Armada's documentation or interface. My radio is on-order from the factory right now, and I have OTIP so its by no means the end of the world if you can't program over bluetooth, but I am curios - is it actually a feature, or is the marketing material wrong? If it is functional, how does it work? Connect to the radio as a PAN like on APXs? Thanks in advance!
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VP8000 Bluetooth programming
- Thread starter ATK3
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No but if you have OTIP,you can wifi program it.
BT programming works great, it's the primary way I program my 8000. Just pair the radio and then go to Bluetooth Devices -> Join a Personal Area Network and connect. It will show up automatically in Armada, similar to how it works over Wifi (in fact the underlying mechanism is the same for BT & Wifi)
I haven't done it yet, but do I remember correctly that the radio has to be on the same subnet as the Armada being used to program it? Also, can you configure the radio for OTIP from the default programming and the front panel or do you always have to cable-program it first to set up the network config?
Per what I've read, yes, radios must be on the same subnet as Armada. I dont yet have my radio in-hand so I cannot answer the second question, but if its coming from a dealer, you can probably have them enable either Bluetooth or WiFi end-user selection in the codeplug before sending it to you.
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