[chirp_users] Fwd: Baofeng UV-B6 not supported?

[Jim Unroe]

On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 2:20 PM Ernst Niebur <ernst.niebur at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I just subscribed to this list. Could not find an answer to my question in the FAQ section, so I hope it is OK to ask here.
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> I am using chirpw on an Ubuntu system. It is the newest version, CHIRP daily-20190201. I have been using it for a while for two different Baofeng UV-5Rs and it works fine.
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> I then ordered a Baofeng UV-B6 which arrived last week. Before ordering it, I made sure it is in the list of supported models. So I tried first to download whatever is stored on the radio and I planned to then modify that (this is what I did with the UV-5Rs). However, I found that the UV-B6 is not in the drop-down list of models I can choose. The UV-B5 is listed but when I tried this setting it did not work.
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> Help?
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> Thank you!
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The UV-B5 and UV-B6 are both supported using the UV-B5 model
selection. Unless Baofeng has changed the way the radio communicates
with the software (which they've done from time to time), then it
should work with CHIRP. Give the factory software a try. If it does
not work, then it is most likely a device driver or cable connection
issue.

Jim KC9HI