[chirp_users] Baofeng 999s

[Jim Unroe]

Hi Stu,

On Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 7:06 AM 2hands_and_a_brain <stusdiy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone using one of these yet, they’re quite new to the market, and I am unable to programme mine using Chirp as its not ton the list of models available. How do I get this on the list please?
>
> stu mckellar-basset
> stusdiy at gmail.com

The BF-999s has been around for at least 4 years. The original request
to have it supported by CHIRP was back in 2017 (issue #5253). That
request was twice duplicated by issues #5711 and #5927.

https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/5253
https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/5711
https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/5927

Like the BF-666s and BF-777s, BF-999s is just a variant of the Baofeng
BF888s.If you watch this YouTube video from 2017 (link below), it
states that the BF-999s is "electronically and mechanically the same
radio" and proceeds to program it using the Vendor: Baofeng / Model:
BF-888 selections.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eEl3asfDco

Jim KC9HI