[chirp_users] BF 888s and UV5R

[Don Weber]

I bought a set of the 888s that I could not use chirp with too, I just got an Amazon refund and ordered another set which worked, as I recall the ones with a particular color sticker in the battery compartment was  the ones that don't work, sorry it's kind of vague recollection


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> On May 2, 2017, at 1:30 PM, Nate Alvin <mypersonalspamfilternc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Tried 25+ times.  The baofeng software works so thats what i will use
> 
>> On May 2, 2017 15:00, "Andrew" <ziltro at ziltro.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> The simple answer is: Try again. Maybe a few times.
>> 
>> I don't know why, but sometimes the BF-888S radios don't like to enter
>> programming mode every time. I think this problem affects Windows more
>> than Linux. I've only used CHIRP on Linux.
>> 
>> You are correct that if you can program a UV-5R then you know the cable
>> works. Both the UV-5R and the BF-888S use the same cable and 9600 baud.
>> Even just reading data from the radio requires the computer to transmit
>> serial data to the radio and receive data back from it which proves that
>> all three wires are working.
>> 
>> It doesn't matter which channel the radio is set to. I have just tried
>> all 16 channels and it works on every one of them.
>> 
>> What I did find is that every time you read from the radio, it reboots.
>> Data transfer doesn't work during boot-up, which seems to take around 6
>> seconds. Because the serial cable is plugged in it is muting the speaker
>> so you can't hear it saying "Power on...".
>> 
>> And before anyone suggests another bit of common superstition, no it
>> doesn't matter what you have the volume level set to.
>> 
>> It is of course possible that they have changed the way the radio works
>> (although for something that cheap and simple, I doubt it), or that the
>> one radio you have has a physical problem with one or both of the
>> connectors.
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Andrew.
>> 
>> 
>> On 01/05/17 16:50, Nate Alvin wrote:
>> > About 6 weeks ago, i purchased the 2 radios listed in the subject line
>> > to test them out for work.  I programmed them both to the frequencies
>> > assigned to our license.  We were assigned a corporate license
>> > recently, with different frequencies, vs our stand alone site license
>> > which is going to expire.  Using the same computer, same "fake
>> > prolific" Baofeng cloning cable and the updated daily CHIRP software i
>> > was able to reprogram the UV5R, but when i went to read the BD888S i
>> > received the error message "radio refused to enter programming mode".
>> > Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks
>> 
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