[chirp_users] Firmware error

[Jerry]

I've got to wonder why the Chirp website hasn't been updated to, at least,
use one of the latest builds as "the" official build. Time and again we see
users here on the latest official build having problems.

Jerry R

On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 3:49 PM, tcheek at frontier.com <tcheek at frontier.com>
> wrote:
> > New Baofeng uv-5r out of box, purchased Saturday 9/6 at hamfest from
> vendor.
> > Installed chirp 4.1 and downloaded driver prolific, 7/31/2007, version
> > 3.2.0.0. Device manager tells me it is working correctly. I can download
> > from the radio and add the NOAA bands into the software. When I attempt
> to
> > upload I receive an ERROR of unsupported firmware N5R3409BFP3-25.
> >
> > I previously installed chirp daily build for 8/15/2015 and got an error
> of
> > wrong model selection of radio, there was only one uv-5r to choose from.
> >
> > Running windows 7 professional
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Terry Cheek
> > Pastor
> > Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
> > sermonaudio.com/pastorterry
>
> Terry,
>
> Go back to the latest daily build as fast as you can. No Baofeng radio
> owner should be using the 17 month old CHIRP v0.4.1 stable build
> unless the only radio they have is the UV-3R or BF-888s (or close
> variant).
>
> Your problem is you are selecting the wrong radio model. Based on the
> firmware version, your radio has 3 power levels (1/4/8 watts) so you
> must choose the BF-F8HP model.
>
> Jim KC9HI
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