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May 30, 20 the baofeng uv 5r dual band amateur radio may display a different firmware number than what is actually installed. Manually programing your baofeng uv5ra dual band transceiver by bob peterson ke7rap, randall jones ae7rj and jack tiley ad7fo 1. I have the proper drivers and cable installedi think. For the fm music radio receiver frequency, well i can not do that through the chrip software but again i followed your instructions and did it with.
A video i made on how to programme the baofeng uv5r with chirp software and also how to solve usbcom port issues. We are the authorized distributor of baofeng products. The chinese radio documentation project 4 initial setup. The application has a standard windows style tool bar.
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By the way, there is a uv3r group and also a baofeng uv5r group. Two way radio, baofeng walkie talkie uv 5r5 5w dualband twoway ham radio transceiver uhfvhf 6174400520mhz,65108mhz fm with upgraded earpiece, builtin vox function,battery,charger. A step not to be mist is to set the usb com port number within the application. Baofeng uv 5r programming software setting up to application.
If you have successfully used this dl with an otherwise unconfirmed os please leave a comment. I know of the uv5r, uv5ra, uv5rb, uv5rc, uv5re and now the uv5r plus in no particular order. Before loading any software, you must verify your current firmware release. Baofeng uv5r programming software is available on line from sinotel uk online download and from rt systems inc on a cd you have to buy the matching computer interface lead in both cases but its only free from sinotel if you buy the rig from them its in the price of the rig and you have to buy both the software and the matching lead from rt systems. Ive set up 6 different memories, just as you would for a repeater, except that in this case, the input and output frequencies are on different bands. The baofeng uv5r dual band amateur radio may display a different firmware number than what is actually installed. Now, you should be able to connect the radio to the pc using the programming lead. Unfortunately, i cannot communicate with a newly acquired pofung uv 6r using the uv 5r options over this cable, neither over the cheaper cable for the shallower recess that interfaces with the bf888 radios. This is a collection of known resources for the popular uv 5r and other models of baofeng two way radios. Now, from the baofeng programming software, go into com port and set the correct com port. Download and install usb cable driver software for windows xp, 2000.
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Anyone have any suggestions or can send me a copy of the software. Here you will find user manuals, device drivers and. Due to the wide variety of baofeng uv5r firmware versions, be sure you are using the correct one for your radio, either chirp, baofeng oem or baofeng vip or you will end up with a non working radio. Our antivirus analysis shows that this download is safe. I just got a baofeng uv5r handheld radio, along with a longer antenna, battery eliminator and the programming cable and the software. After starting the chirp software, you wil be able to select two tabs.
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