[chirp_users] Baofeng Model ID

[Jim Unroe]

It is a UV-5R variant because it has a single [PTT] button and the [0]
key to the right of the keypad. If it was a UV-82 variant, it would
have dual [PTT] buttons the [0] key would be at the bottom of the
keypad.

If when you power the radio on with the [3] key pressed, you see
BFB297, that would also indicate it is a UV-5R variant.

It may be that his radio uses a different "magic" string to initiate
cloning. That can by determined by using the factory software for this
radio. It is available at 409shop.com.

Jim KC9HI

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:01 PM,  <wobblyknee at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings from New Zealand.
> I am trying to Identify a Baofeng radio that I was given some 6 months ago.
>
> It is labelled  BF-UVB2 PLUS but it does not look like those on web pages
> .
> It has the appearance of a UV-82.
>
> I have tried all the "chirp" Baofeng models, but none worked. Most common
> response "Radio did not respond"
>
> Any suggestions. Works fine with manual programming.
>
> UV-5 and UV-3 and others working fine on Chirp (Thank you)
>
> Regards
> Dave D
> ZL1TIA
>