[chirp_users] HELP

[Jim Unroe]

On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:17 AM, Jim Russell <km6wc6 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I bought two baofeng radios, one is UV-82C an the other is BF-F8H and I can
> get neither one to up load to the computer it says in the paper i got with
> the radios that the small CD disc has all the software on it but when i
> click on it open it there is just a bunch of files, it says in the
> instructions that to click on the radio on the menu bar but so far I have
> found no menu bar with a radio to click on.
>     It says I have to upload to the computer before I can program the radio
> OKAY what do I have to do get past this point.  I'm lost I can't even get
> started till this happens.
>
> thank  you
>
> Jim KM6WC CM97iw

Hi Jim,

The best advice for the small CD that come with the low cost
programming cables is to never put it in your optical drive.

The first think you must do is to get the programming cable working
properly. Most low cost programming cables have an unauthorized copy
of the Prolific USB-to-serial chip in them. The driver that is
automatically installed by Windows is incompatible with these chips.
You will have to downgrade your driver to a previous version (v3.2.0.0
for Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1) which is compatible. Visit the
miklor.com website to get the needed device driver and instructions to
get it installed and selected.

http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php

There are sections in the miklor.com website for the UV-82 and the
BF-F8P. Each one will have the OEM software for each radio model.
However, you won't need either since CHIRP will program both models.

It is not currently recommended that the CHIRP v0.4.x stable build be
used with Balfeng/Pofung radios. So download and install the latest
daily build of CHIRP.

The first thing that you must do with CHIRP is to _download_ from each
radio into CHIRP. Once this first download is successful and before
making any changes, save these channels and setting to a *.img file.
Keep this first file in a safe place and don't ever edit it. It is you
"factory reset" if you should ever need one in the future.

Notice how the CHIRP tab for each radio will be prefixed with "Baofeng
UV-82:" and "Baofeng BF-F8HP:". You will only be able to upload the
tab having the prefix that matches the target radio model. That being
said, if you do all of you channel programming in the tab for the
BF-F8HP and save it to the CHIRP .img data file format, you can import
the BF-F8HP .img file into the "Baofeng UV82:" tab. Going this
direction, all of the MID and HIGH power level settings of the BF-F8HP
will automatically be converted to HIGH in the UV-82. If you go the
other direction, the UV-82C HIGH power settings will be changed to MID
(the closest match) in the BF-F8HP and you will have to manually edit
any channels that you want to be set to HIGH power.

Jim KC9HI



Jim KC9HI