[chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 59, Issue 12

Sun Nov 10 14:58:30 PST 2013

from what i saw on eBay, the Baofeng 888S is also UHF only and not a dual
bander

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*73,*
*Izzy 4X1UF*


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>    1. Re: Baofeng BF-666S compatibility (John LaMartina)
>    2. Re: Baofeng BF-666S compatability (Andrew)
>    3. Re: Baofeng BF-666S compatibility (John LaMartina)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:40:08 -0500
> From: "John LaMartina" <JohnLa at usa.net>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatibility
> To: "'Milton Hywatt'" <mhywattt at yahoo.com>,     "'Discussion of CHIRP'"
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> Unfortunately, CHIRP for the BF-888S is still a work in progress.
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>
> I was trying to get it to work this morning under Windows and it's still
> buggy.
>
> It will download an image from the radio but will not upload the changes
> back to the radio.
>
> A bug report was submitted about 3 weeks ago. Bug Report #1195
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> John     http://www.miklor.com/BF888
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> From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:
> chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Milton Hywatt
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:25 PM
> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatability
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>
> The latest daily build lists the 888S but that's a dual band and
> it's highly unlikely the two are interchangeable as far as programming
> with Chirp. Maybe the 666S is in the works, I don't know I'm not part
> of their software development. Jens who posts to this list is part of
> that group of people so he would be a better source of info as to what
> is in the works.
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>   _____
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> From: ham.4x1uf <ham.4x1uf at gmail.com>
> To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:14 PM
> Subject: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatability
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> Hi guys,
>
>
>
> Does anybody knows if Chirp can program the above UHF handy?
>
>
>
> thank you
>
>
> 73,
>
> Izzy 4X1UF
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> Extra Class, Active ham since October 1964, QCWA # 35058, member of SKCC,
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:46:23 +0000
> From: Andrew <ziltro at ziltro.com>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatability
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> The BF-888S is single-band UHF, 400-470 MHz. I was using one to test the
> code, as well as an HST H-777. (Which is basically the same thing with
> different labels, and is actually made by Baofeng according to the CMIIT
> ID details.)
>
> The web suggests that the BF-666S can be programmed with the Baofeng
> BF-480 Windows software, which is the same as used for the BF-888S.
>
> --
>
> Andrew.
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>
> On 10/11/13 22:24, Milton Hywatt wrote:
> > The latest daily build lists the 888S but that's a dual band and
> > it's highly unlikely the two are interchangeable as far as programming
> > with Chirp. Maybe the 666S is in the works, I don't know I'm not part
> > of their software development. Jens who posts to this list is part of
> > that group of people so he would be a better source of info as to what
> > is in the works.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* ham.4x1uf <ham.4x1uf at gmail.com>
> > *To:* chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
> > *Sent:* Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:14 PM
> > *Subject:* [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatability
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Does anybody knows if Chirp can program the above UHF handy?
> >
> > thank you
> > *http://www.cwops.org/images/cqcani.gif*
> > *73,*
> > *Izzy 4X1UF*
> > *
> > *
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> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:46:56 -0500
> From: "John LaMartina" <JohnLa at usa.net>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatibility
> To: "'Milton Hywatt'" <mhywattt at yahoo.com>,     "'Discussion of CHIRP'"
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> Just an FYI: The BF-888S is a 16 channel UHF only transceiver.
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> John
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> http://www.miklor.com/BF888
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> From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:
> chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Milton Hywatt
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:25 PM
> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatability
>
>
>
> The latest daily build lists the 888S but that's a dual band and
> it's highly unlikely the two are interchangeable as far as programming
> with Chirp. Maybe the 666S is in the works, I don't know I'm not part
> of their software development. Jens who posts to this list is part of
> that group of people so he would be a better source of info as to what
> is in the works.
>
>
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: ham.4x1uf <ham.4x1uf at gmail.com>
> To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:14 PM
> Subject: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-666S compatability
>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
>
>
> Does anybody knows if Chirp can program the above UHF handy?
>
>
>
> thank you
>
>
> 73,
>
> Izzy 4X1UF
>
>
>
>
>
> Extra Class, Active ham since October 1964, QCWA # 35058, member of SKCC,
>
> mail: ham.4x1uf at gmail.com, Skype: ham4x1uf
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