Survival channels for baofeng programming shtfhamfrspmr. Any vendor that purchases a large quantity of radios can have a private label and in some cases, firmware version applied to the radio. Were going to program a baofeng radio with chirp software. Set it anywhere from 1 to 9 depending how noisy your environment is. Programming your baofeng uv5r radio chirp software. I tried the chirp software and although everything seesms to work, i have one annoying little issue. I was able to log in to a radio once with chirp, but now it says radio refused to enter programming mode. Set it to name so the lcd display will show the channels alpha tag instead of the frequency or channel number. Just hook up the cable, turn the radio on, and then tell chirp to download the radios configuration.
Apr 30, 2014 ive just purchased 2 of these, one for me and the other for my dad and i must say i am very impressed with them. The baofeng radio is solid, small, comfortable to use, has cool voice menu operation, supports fm broadcast frequencies. For this, ive been using the free chirp software and a selection of programming cables. Chirp allows me to enter frequencies into its spreadsheet for channel programming of my uv5r. Baofeng uv5r variants the baofeng uv5r is the basis for many other models. The baofeng handheld radios are inexpensive but cover many frequencies, making them the swiss army knives of the budget ham radio community. You can contact me more directly by linking to my facebook account. Configuring chirp to download from the baofeng uv5r. Transmitter the frequency range is vhf 6174 and uhf 400480 mhz. This project is xubuntu with chirp daily 6feb14 at present installed.
I test for a tech license in a couple weeks, no problem. With any baofeng or any other similar ht the latest yaesu ht has no numeric keypad you will need the programming cable and chirp. Its actually easy once you learn that the local repeater list is just reducible to a spreadsheet. Get birds chirp ambience royaltyfree stock music clips, sound effects, and loops with your storyblocks membership. Using baofeng uv5r as a radio scanner with chirp one guy. Quick vid as requested showing how to program the uv3r using chirp. Some models of baofeng present as a different type, eg. I played around with it and programed some frequencies in there myself manually and also by using the chirp program. Posts about marine chirp file written by radiofreeq. Ive just purchased 2 of these, one for me and the other for my dad and i must say i am very impressed with them. Have you tried the software that is written for that radio. Ive heard this works, so what am i doing wrong or not doing.
Chirp downloads chirp is distributed as a series of automaticallygenerated builds. Ht programming software alternative to chirp and rtsystems. Chirp files for the baofeng uv5r dual band transceiver. Why worry about which type of radio is best for emergency and prepper use, when you can have them all at once. Chirp is free open source software anyone can download. Could you make an updated version on how to download the chirp. Having tried the test simplex, thats eliminated the audio circuitry of the repeater from the first tes. This makes adding multiple repeater memories and naming them much easier and leaves the vfo mode free for normal simplex working. Bear with me, because theres a lot ive tried and nothing seems to be working. Then close the software and open chirp software i use chirp daily 20150814 1. How to program your baofeng uv5r using chirp software.
Mar 28, 2015 configuring chirp to download from the baofeng uv5r. Download nature birds chirp royaltyfree sound effect. Then your mac will download the memory of the baofeng right into chirp, using what it calls cloning. A lot easier than punching all of the data via a keyboard and hoping for the best. Where do i find frequencies for progrogramming a uv5r radio. The baofeng uv5r variants with 3 power level settings are supported by the bff8hp model as shown in the supported models list on the chirp homewiki page. I know chirp will not ever be ported to android due to how the ui is designed and built. It can be as simple as pausing to listen to the chirp of a bird or the trade in now. How to program the baofeng uv5r or bff8hp in chirp for repeater and scanner use ham radio crash course.
Chirp software provides a fix for the wellknown baofeng squelch problem. Question about programming the baofeng uv5r with chirp. Install chirp for baofeng uv5r on windows 10 and linux usb to serial programming cable usb programming cable. How to program a baofeng ham radio for repeaters made easy with chirp thesmokinape just a quick video showing how easy it is to. The advantage of the basic settings is the spreadsheet memory editor which will allow owners to. Reprogramming only works with the 888s pc software. Question about programming the baofeng uv5r with chirp i am new here, and i just got my baofeng uv5r in the mail, i think the cable is a fake im not sure, i got it off amazon and it had like a 4 star, anyway what it does is, the green light comes on, on the uv5r, but then the. Oct 07, 2015 how to program the baofeng uv5r or bff8hp in chirp for repeater and scanner use ham radio crash course. Tried programming dads on his windows 7 64bit pc with the baofeng software and it was a none starter, but as soon as i tried it with chirp on my ubuntu powered laptop, well what can i say other than chirp and linux won the day. Chirp, software that now supports over 80 different models of transceivers, is now providing basic support for the two newest models of the anytone series, the termn8r and the obltr8r. I have this radio connected to my pc and working with the chirp program. Typically, the usbserial cable appears as the highest com port in the dropdown list. Ambience timiryazevskaya park in spring birds, crow, and occasional wind in trees.
To download, rightclick the link and choose save target as programming software for wouxun dualband models kguv2d. Baofeng uv5r programming with chirp software or keypad. The uv5r is the base model for a lot of variants, so this page will apply to many more people than just. It was recommended to me that i use chirp as the programing software for the radio. Had no trouble programming the channels i needed without the usb cord or software. Birds chirping sound effect free sound clips animal sounds. How to program the baofeng uv5r or bff8hp in chirp for. Once the below file is uploaded you can change the frequencies on the baofeng bf888 to the frequencies what you want.
Aug, 2012 i had the chance to try chirp, simplex on a couple of pmr446 radios with julie this evening. It came without any drivers, and at least for windows 10 and linux ubuntu, mint you dont need any. Everything related to baofeng radios, and other similar models. Any time we make a change to chirp, a build is created for it the next day. I have a new uv5r radio that i want to program now for use when i get my tech license, so everythings nice and legal. I was wondering if there was an alternative to chirp and rtsystems programming software for use in programming my uv5r. The baofeng service settings of the chirp software are explained on the chirp site. How to program the baofeng uv5r uhfvhf ham radio with chirp so you can hit the local repeaters written guide. Team members enter task assignments both big and small, synchronize information with each other using the chirp sync service, and use the dashboard to identify trouble areas, or create reports to provide to your managers. Hi forum, this is my first post and i am new to the ham radio community. After downloading chirp successfully i followed the instructions to first download from the radio, then after programming in local repeaters i successfully uploaded them to the radio. I have been using chirp to try to program my baofeng uv5r but have been having one problem after another. Ill try to make this in a list format because hopefully that will be the best way to. Programming cable the programming cable used is the traditional two pin baofeng kenwood k1 style.
I decided to reset everything and reprogram it again with chirp but after i use the option 40 to reset. The software is very much like the standard baofeng factory software. Keep in mind this is just the knowledge i have learnt from my own reading, someone may comment and correct me or teach me things, i encourage this, sorry if some of the information i post is incorrect. Sorry about the quality my camera is dead had to do the video handheld with my phone. The station can be heard on the north side of chicago at 107. On the right side of this web page, you will find some links to the wiki. Jan 12, 20 it seems that the stable build version of chirp 0. The uv5r is the base model for a lot of variants, so this page will apply to many more people than just those with that specific badge on their radio. Download birds chirp ambience royaltyfree sound effect. Ham radio crash course baofeng uv5r family radio programming and settings part 1. The help desk is closed weekends and on all indiana state holidays, chirp website is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Download the chirp image file from the link below and upload that to your radio using chirp. Chirp is a 3rd party software not the manufacturers software. Please proceed to the new website for the most current.
Jan 17, 2014 video baofeng downloading and cloning using chirp. If you have a baofeng bf888 use chirp radio programing software to load the associated baofeng bf888 modification file to the baofeng bf888. Also when programming radios one would normally use a windows based pc. Radio communication is an integral part of nautical life. This i was able to download here i also found some interesting notes about programming the uv5 with chirp chirp installed readily and i was quickly able to download an image of my uv5r and save it. Xubuntu with chirp for troubleshooting or portable usage. Edit the configuration and this time telling chirp to send the configuration to the radio. The radio is extremely easy to program with chirp software. Chirp csv files for vhf marine channels, jaktradio, ruter. Pretty straight forward, but i much prefer using chirp. Apr 10, 2014 instead, what i do is use a usb cable sold separately and a free program named chirp. Jun 03, 2014 how to program the baofeng uv5r or bff8hp in chirp for repeater and scanner use duration. There is, in most cases, almost no actual difference between the variants, which is very confusing for customers. Im trying to program my uv82 with chirp, and it seems to be fighting back every step of the way.
Download from the uv82 to create a tab compatible with the uv82 an alternate method would be to load an existing uv82. Jun 30, 2014 with any baofeng or any other similar ht the latest yaesu ht has no numeric keypad you will need the programming cable and chirp. Skywave linux skywave linux is a 64 bit live system providing installed and configured software for accessing soft. Choose the com port number for the usb cable, the vendor baofeng and the model of. Thus, chirp is versioned by the date on which it was created, which makes it easy to determine if you have an older build. Select radio menu and then download from radio which presents you with a dialog box to set com port and radio model. My recommendation is to purchase a pc03 cable that incorporates an ftdi chip.
Turn your walkie talkie into a super shtf survival radio with hamfrsgmrs. On the computer i can name a frequency with standard text, but when i upload the information back to my radio the frequency number is not replaced with the text. Chirp is distributed as a series of automaticallygenerated builds. Whether you are a casual boater or a seagoing professional, this article provides the marine channels you need for programming modern vhfuhf radios with the international frequencies for ships, yachts, motorboats, ferries, sailboats, cruise ships, freighters, tankers, industrial docks. It is designed to provide a known working software to load or otherwise troubleshoot loading of any radio supported by chirp. Will provide further updates for other modification to the baofeng as soon as the current order arrives for modifications. Ota audio reports are very good with plenty of audio although lacking some low frequency response. I just bought 2 handheld radio baofeng uv5re plus and it came programmed with a bunch of channels. For connecting the radio to the pc i used this generic, cheap kenwoodstyle serial cable. The original now called the macos legacy application build is still available, but can only be run on macos versions prior to catalina that still support 32bit applications. Wouxun software download baofeng software download. I have a baofeng uv5r and despite being cheap chinese radios, they are actually pretty good, anyhow, i can program my radio to receive gmrs i cannot get my uv5r to transmit to my gmrs handheld, tried every known configuration and cant seem to get it to work both ways. Chirp can download the frequencies but cant upload the any changes made. How to program a baofeng ham radio with chirp thesmokinape.
I have collected some channel lists of private mobile radio 446 frequencies. Chirp is a group project management and task coordination tool for teams. Chirp is a volunteerdriven, community radio station that focuses on music, arts, and culture. Sep 08, 2016 chirp csv files for vhf marine channels, jaktradio, ruter. Using baofeng uv5r as a radio scanner with chirp one. Could you make an updated version on how to download the chirp software. Green led stays on after radio is reprogrammed to working frequencies and back again to stock. The program should download the frequencies from the radio.
Since you may be a new ham or a long absent ham, like me, you probably dont know what repeaters are in your local area. For programming uv5r devices i only use chirp software, so all these lists are in chirp. Baofeng gt3 radio successfully programmed with chirp software. Any time we make a change to chirp, a build is created for it the next. Chirp help desk is available monday through friday from 8. It is now the recommended choice for those using chirp on macos. Baofeng bf888 modification file download has to be open with chirp radio software.
Ht programming software alternative to chirp and rt. Using and uv5r and uv82 any make or model supported by chirp can follow these same procedures so to load uv5r channels into a uv82. This is a software modification that resets the squelch to enable higher tighter levels of squelch, controlled by the baofeng radios squelch setting. Baofeng radio programming software download homepage, chirp programming software, oem baofeng vip software. Get nature birds chirp royaltyfree stock music clips, sound effects, and loops with your storyblocks membership. Baofeng videos video baofeng downloading and cloning using chirp. I had the chance to try chirp, simplex on a couple of pmr446 radios with julie this evening.
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