<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">I bought a <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.27272605896px">BaoFeng BF-F8HP several weeks ago along with a BaoFeng programming cable. Downloaded software from the download site and everything has worked perfectly. First time I had ever used the radio or the software. Perhaps you have a bad cable.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.27272605896px">Clarence</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.27272605896px">KM4FTG</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.27272605896px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.27272605896px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.27272605896px"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Herb Gerhardt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hgerhardt@wavecable.com" target="_blank">hgerhardt@wavecable.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I keep reading of folks who say Chirp does not work for them especially when<br>
programming others radios.<br>
<br>
I too program UV-5RA radios for a number of my friends since I am the only<br>
one with a good programming cable that I bought at HRO for $17 but the more<br>
I read, the more I am glad I bought from a Ham Radio Dealer and not low<br>
discount dealers. Mine works fine on all radios I have used it on......<br>
<br>
Now as far as programming many different UV-5R radios and the different<br>
version of that radio. I too had problem loading the program to the<br>
different radios but figured out real quick, that every radio seems to have<br>
an internal date code of some sort and will not allow you to write to the<br>
radio UNLESS you first read that particular radio. Then save that file just<br>
in case you need it. Also make a copy of that file and save it under a<br>
different name. Now change the memory channels and other programming<br>
parameters as you desire. I generally just delete all memory channels that<br>
were on that radio and then IMPORT the memory channels from my personal<br>
radio and change the frequencies to what the other person wants.<br>
<br>
This method has worked flawlessly for me in programming a number of radios<br>
regardless of which recent version of Chirp that I have on my computer. The<br>
secret is to first read the radio and change that particular file to what<br>
you want and them write it back to that particular radio. Trying to write a<br>
file that works on one radio to another radio just does not work, at least<br>
not for me. Once you learn how to program it, you can't beat this $35<br>
radio.<br>
<br>
<br>
Herb, KB7UVC<br>
NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator<br>
Our WEB Site: <a href="http://www.nwaprs.info" target="_blank">http://www.nwaprs.info</a><br>
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Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working<br>
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Rick,<br>
<br>
I sound like you tried to program your coworkers radios with an older<br>
version of CHIRP and then upgraded. This allowed you to cross-load<br>
.img files between radios with N5R firmware and radio with pre-N5R<br>
firmware. This should not be done because receive will be muted.<br>
<br>
The recovery procedure is on the <a href="http://miklor.com" target="_blank">miklor.com</a> website.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Recovery.php#N5R" target="_blank">http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Recovery.php#N5R</a><br>
<br>
Jim KC9HI<br>
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