[chirp_users] Baofeng woes

[Amnon Zohar]

You can use a cheap clone cable if yo downgrade the driver to ver 3.2.0.0.
See www. Miklor.com for details and driver download and much more…
בתאריך 9 במרץ 2016 20:09,‏ "Larry Hook" <lhook0387 at gmail.com> כתב:

> BFB297 is the display I got when I used the method I described. So
> apparently I still don't know what version of firmware I have until I get a
> workable cable. (ref: email I sent concerning non-genuine FTDI chip
> cable, the Baofeng branded one.)
>
> Thanks again, I'll likely have questions later :)
>
> Larry W0NQF
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 5:05 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 12:40 AM, Larry Hook <lhook0387 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I read somewhere, to turn the radio off...then depress the 3 key and
>> turn
>> > the radio on, and the firmware number will display in the radio's led
>> > display window. Anyway that's how I found my firmware number. It worked
>> for
>> > me. Whether it is correct or not is yet to be determined.
>> >
>> > And thanks for the link to the firmware .img files. I'm far from
>> getting the
>> > radio programmed. I'll send you an email Jim and you'll see why.
>> >
>> > W0NQF
>> > Larry
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Powering the radio on with the [3] key pressed stopped being a method
>> for determining the firmware of this style of Baofeng radio over 2
>> years ago with the release of BFB299 firmware. Powering on your radio
>> with the [3] key depressed only accurately identifies the firmware
>> version if it displays from BFB231 through BFB295.
>>
>> All UV-5R radios (and variants) since BFB297 all masquerade as
>> BFB297in this power-on message even though the "real" firmware version
>> continues to change. The exception is BFS313 firmware which displays
>> BFS297. I believe it is up to N5R240A now.
>>
>> Using CHIRP is the only method that I know of that will allow you to
>> determine the actual firmware version of these Baofeng radios.
>>
>> Jim KC9HI
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