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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'>There’s no risk at all. It’s just not mentioned on the CHIRP home page.<br><br>John<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com">http://www.miklor.com</a><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><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>D.J.J. Ring, Jr.<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, May 08, 2017 9:36 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Discussion of CHIRP<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [chirp_users] Programming a BTECH UV-50X2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></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><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>There's some mention of that model on this page:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><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><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.amazon.com/BTECH-MOBILE-UV-50X2-Mobile-Radio/dp/B06XK83VRV">https://www.amazon.com/BTECH-MOBILE-UV-50X2-Mobile-Radio/dp/B06XK83VRV</a><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><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><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Only this models are officially supported:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#484848;background:white'>BTECH</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#484848;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><font size=2 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>GMRS-V1<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#484848;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><font size=2 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>UV-2501<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#484848;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><font size=2 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>UV-2501+220<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#484848;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><font size=2 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>UV-5001<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#484848;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><font size=2 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>UV-50X3<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#484848;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><font size=2 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>UV-5X3<o:p></o:p></span></font></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#484848'>It's your radio, if you want to take the risk using CHIRP on an unsupported radio, go ahead. The worst that could happen is that you convert a functioning radio into a brick of non functioning plastic. You can always buy a new radio.</span></font><o:p></o:p></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><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#484848'>73</span></font><o:p></o:p></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><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#484848" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#484848'>David N1EA</span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></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><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On May 8, 2017 9:13 PM, "Bob DeFranco" <<a href="mailto:bob.defranco@gmail.com">bob.defranco@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I just ordered a BTECH UV-50X2 and was going to download the latest version of ChiRP to program it. Looking at the list of supported radios, however, I see the UV-50X3 and the UV-5001 (the predecessor to the UV-50X2) but not my radio. Which model should I select? I suppose I could just try different ones and see which works, but I worry about bricking the radio. Any advice?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><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><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bob DeFranco<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'><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to D.J.J. 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