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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Don,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Yes, the BFF8+ and UV5R are treated as the same radio.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Next, As for CHIRP, it supports over 80 types of radio.<br>You cannot directly import a Wouxun image to a Baofeng. They don’t play nice together.<br>You must let CHIRP know what parameters it is working with.<br>You need to do a Download from Radio to create an initial template.<br>Then, copy and paste the frequency information from the Wouxun page to the BFF8/UV5R page.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Then, Upload to Radio with the new template.<br><br>There are other ways of importing .csv files, etc. but try this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>It’s straight forward and works.<br><br>You may want to review <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php</a></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>This is explained there in a bit more detail.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>John<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><a href="http://www.miklor.com">http://www.miklor.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Don Stewart<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 10, 2014 9:02 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] Baofeng bf-f8+ Programming<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I have just received this radio. I realize that it isn't on the list of supported radios. The Baofeng Tech site recommends Chirp for programming the radio. Since it is an upgrade to the uv-5r I was hoping that the interface was the same as that radio. In fact, I connected the radio and downloaded the configuration and Chirp labeled the file as a uv-5r. I imported an .img file that I had for a Wouxun radio but when I tried to upload the image back to the radio it gave me an error saying that the radio was not responding. The cable is one that i had for the Wouxun and has worked with Chirp for that radio and I thought it was compatible with the Baofeng radios. When i power up the radio with the 3 held down it gives me BF5297<br><br>So I am trying to figure out where my problem is. <br>Has anyone used Chirp with this radio successfully. If so what did it take to make it work. Is the cable possibly the problem.. <br><br>Any help is appreciated.<br><br>Don<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></body></html>