Re: programming a uv5r pro with chirp
Another problem I encountered: I had to press very hard on the cable's connection to the radio. Feeling it snap into place was not sufficient...I had to intentionally press the connector firmly into the connection.
Regarding Chirp: I've used it successfully, and all of the above suggestions are really good. However...
My focus right now is being prepared to help in an emergency. I feel like I need to be skilled in programming my UV-5R on the fly, in the wild, without needing my laptop.
You mentioned that you've had no success in manually programming the UV-5R. I totally get that. I spent several months struggling with the user manual, searching the internet, and experimenting. The fruit of that struggle is a 14-episode series of how-to-program the UV-5R by hand.
I'm not selling anything, and I'm not saying that programming by hand is for everyone, but I do believe these videos provide a step-by-step to the basics of programming and operating the UV-5R.
73!
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Re: programming a uv5r pro with chirp
An additional note on programming repeater offsets.
If the repeater uses an non-standard split, the CHIRP software accepts entering the TX frequency and the radio programs fine. When the radio is read back or the saved file loaded, you will find that entered TX frequencies have been converted to an offset! Weird, but no big deal.
I also noticed that id you wish to both send and receive CTCSS sub-audible tones, you need to set the Tone Mode to "TSQL", rather than use the "Cross" setting to enter separate frequencies. Actually, you can us "Cross" , enter TX and RX tones and enter Cross Mode as "Tone-Tone", but CHIRP converts it to TSQL when the radio is read back or the file loaded.
I haven't found a way to set TX-only DTCS.
Best,
Don
WD9DMP
Don
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Re: programming a uv5r pro with chirp
In addition to the others' good advice, I'll add the following.
Even with two identical models of radio, it's a good idea to download each to make a template file and store the settings for each separately. Sometimes minor firmware differences can cause problems if you upload a file used on one radio to another of the same model, even the same firmware. It is necessary to perform a factory reset, then download and program using that radio's template to recover. I just copy and paste from the two CHIRP tabs, then set the radio options manually.
FYI, the two Baofeng-labelled programming cables I recently ordered both use the CH340 USB serial chip, rather than a phony Prolific. Windows installs the CH340 without any driver downloads. The cables just work. Maybe Baofeng decided to get away from the phony chip issue.
Prolific at one time had released some driver versions that would actually disable phony clone chips, rendering the device useless. I think they stopped the practice, but you still need the older driver to make them work. Windows will try to update the old driver, so a working cable can suddenly stop working. A pain.
Best regards,
Don
WD9DMP
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Re: programming a uv5r pro with chirp
I'm going to assume you have installed the prolific USB serial driver,
connected the USB serial cable to the radio and to the computer's USB
port and turned the radio ON and have launched Chirp.
Make sure you know what serial port the USB cable is using. This must be
determined when selecting the UV5R radio. To check the serial port,
launch "Control Panel" then click "Device manager". When Device Manager
comes up, go to and click "Ports (COM & LPT)". Look for a line that
says:
"Prolific USB-to_Serial Comm Port (COM6)"
The comm port being use will be at the end of the above message
surrounded in Parenthesis. I indicated COM6 but your USB serial
port may be different.
Click Chirp's "RADIO" drop down menu. The first selection is
"DOWNLOAD FROM RADIO"
You must perform that first. Once the radio data has been downloaded
save it to a file on your computer the click "FILE" and select "NEW".
At this point you can reload your original file and after checking it
to ensure all options are what you want, click "File" then "Save As".
Name the file what ever name you want then click "SAVE". Now you can
upload the data to your UV5R.
Having said all that if during the loading process you see the following
error text box:
"An Error has occurred"
then check you setting again. If you still see the error text box then
it's possible your USB cable is at fault. Not all of those Chinese USB
serial cables will work. I had problems with them and ended up having
to order a good cable from Amazon.com.
One additional comment. If you program the Uv5R to receive analog EMS,
fire, NOAA Weather, and police frequencies and you don't want to
transmit on those frequencies, set Chirp's "DUPLEX" option to "OFF".
This will prevent the UV5R from transmitting on those frequencies but
you will still be able to receive on those frequencies. If you press PTT
on any of those frequencies you should hear a "BEEP" in the speaker and
the UV5R will NOT transmit on the selected frequency.
Regards,
Mike
UV3R, UV5R/UV5R+, UV9R+ user
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On 2021-08-04 10:35 PM, W5CTD wrote: I just received two UV5R Pro HT's that I purchased as a package deal and I am now trying to program them and set them up for use but I have run into some real issues.
Every time I try to load a set of 19 channels (both duplex and simplex with most of the duplex being tone access) I am unable to upload that into the radio using chirp.
I do not know if I am doing something wrong or if I am using the wrong version of Chirp, or maybe if there is something that I am missing.? I have also tried to program the radio by hand and I am having absolutely no success with that.
What steps are involved in setting up a set of channels or frequencies in Chirp and uploading those into the Baofeng UV5R? Pro?
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Re: programming a uv5r pro with chirp
Are you first downloading the database from the radio to set up the fields for the program to use? After that, you can copy and paste information into the spreadsheet-like interface then upload to the radio. You need to download the radio information first, before making changes. If you don't do that, the program doesn't have any defined fields to work with. Also, are you using an official Baofeng cable or a knock-off? There are some bad reviews on SOME knock-off cables, especially those with the Prolific chipset. The Prolific driver can detect a counterfeit cable and will refuse to work with it. I have the official cable with the FDTI chipset, and it works well. I haven't seen many bad reviews on the knock-off FDTI chipset cables. That said, I also bought one of those multi-headed programming cables (sort of a universal programming cable for multiple brands) and used it's driver and it worked just fine, too. There's also a CHIRP group, if this doesn't help, or if you don't get your answer. Both this and the CHIRP groups are rather small still but hopefully we'll get you figured out. Donald KX8K On Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:35:34 -0700, "W5CTD" <charles.t.dennis@...> wrote: What steps are involved in setting up a set of channels or frequencies in Chirp and uploading those into the Baofeng UV5R Pro ---------------------------------------------------- Some ham radio groups you may be interested in: /g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng/g/CHIRP
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programming a uv5r pro with chirp
I just received two UV5R Pro HT's that I purchased as a package deal and I am now trying to program them and set them up for use but I have run into some real issues.
Every time I try to load a set of 19 channels (both duplex and simplex with most of the duplex being tone access) I am unable to upload that into the radio using chirp.??
I do not know if I am doing something wrong or if I am using the wrong version of Chirp, or maybe if there is something that I am missing.? I have also tried to program the radio by hand and I am having absolutely no success with that.?
What steps are involved in setting up a set of channels or frequencies in Chirp and uploading those into the Baofeng UV5R? Pro?
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Re: Baofeng CH1801 charger for DM-1801 DMR radio
I have the same prob.? Annoying, but the charger still charges. ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken K
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 9:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Baofeng] Baofeng CH1801 charger for DM-1801 DMR radio? I have a charger from day one while charging has never switched from the charge mode (RED LED)
to the COMPLETED CHARGE (GREEN LED)?? It appears to charge the battery.? After a few hours
I have a battery charged to around 8.3 volts.
The charger uses a HXN-WS chip.? The other number on the chip looks like e4969 or e4959.?? i still could be wrong.
So far all the electrical connections seem to be good based on using an ohm meter
going point to point.???
Anyone else come across this problem???? I have a friend who purchased a DM-1801 with CH1801
charger and his works perfectly.?? His circuit board and mine look identical except his chip looks like
it could be a HXN-WS e4975.??? Searching everywhere I could not find this IC but did find plenty
of HXN-WS with different eXXXX numbers.?? Schematic looks identical to what 's called a SC6038 except
on mine pins 7 (CS), pin 1 (VIN) and pin 6 (EN) are all tied together.?? The SC6038 circuit shows a R6 10K resistor
in series with pin 6.?? Pin 6 (EN) needs a high to turn on the chip so I don't think its an issue with a direct
short to VIN.?? It appears to charge so it must be turned on.
With no battery but charger powered up it's my understanding it's suppose to flash
RED/GREEN with the LED.? Mine only flashes RED.
At this point I am thinking a defective IC since it appears to never switch from CHARGE to
COMPLETE.
Interested in hearing any comments.??? I was thinking of just scrapping the circuit board and go with
a TP5100 board.?
Ken
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Baofeng CH1801 charger for DM-1801 DMR radio
I have a charger from day one while charging has never switched from the charge mode (RED LED)
to the COMPLETED CHARGE (GREEN LED)?? It appears to charge the battery.? After a few hours
I have a battery charged to around 8.3 volts.
The charger uses a HXN-WS chip.? The other number on the chip looks like e4969 or e4959.?? i still could be wrong.
So far all the electrical connections seem to be good based on using an ohm meter
going point to point.???
Anyone else come across this problem???? I have a friend who purchased a DM-1801 with CH1801
charger and his works perfectly.?? His circuit board and mine look identical except his chip looks like
it could be a HXN-WS e4975.??? Searching everywhere I could not find this IC but did find plenty
of HXN-WS with different eXXXX numbers.?? Schematic looks identical to what 's called a SC6038 except
on mine pins 7 (CS), pin 1 (VIN) and pin 6 (EN) are all tied together.?? The SC6038 circuit shows a R6 10K resistor
in series with pin 6.?? Pin 6 (EN) needs a high to turn on the chip so I don't think its an issue with a direct
short to VIN.?? It appears to charge so it must be turned on.
With no battery but charger powered up it's my understanding it's suppose to flash
RED/GREEN with the LED.? Mine only flashes RED.
At this point I am thinking a defective IC since it appears to never switch from CHARGE to
COMPLETE.
Interested in hearing any comments.??? I was thinking of just scrapping the circuit board and go with
a TP5100 board.?
Ken
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Re: Baofeng rapid battery charger
Cool. I was thinking that is the case.
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Re: Baofeng rapid battery charger
On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 07:23 PM, NW7T wrote:
Interesting idea, except that LiFePO4 and other lithium chemistries are not the same voltage, specifically 3.2v versus 3.7v of which the Baofeng battery is the latter IIRC.
All Baofeng-style radio battery packs I have encountered are of 2-cell lithium ion construction. The capacity of the two cells varies, with larger capacity cells generally carrying a premium price.
Lithium ion cells have a 3.7 volt NOMINAL voltage/cell rating, but are always charged to a terminal voltage of 4.2 volts/cell for a full charge.
Lithium polymer batteries are charged to the same 4.2 terminal voltage. Therefore, a lithium polymer charger is fine to use with a lithium ion pack, as I am doing here.?
LiFePO4 cells have very different nominal and terminal voltages, but I have not seen a Baofeng pack using that technology ?
Regards,
Don
WD9DMP
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Re: Baofeng rapid battery charger
Interesting idea, except that LiFePO4 and other lithium chemistries are not the same voltage, specifically 3.2v versus 3.7v of which the Baofeng battery is the latter IIRC. Best to verify so that the battery is being charged correctly.
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Further, the aftermarket extended?batteries have a charging port on the side that works with the USB to 10V converters with the proper plug that?run?about $12.? That is what I use.? There is also a USB Cradle available that works well on a desktop which I've used.
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Baofeng rapid battery charger
I've been a ham since 1973. The last handheld radio I bought was a Yaesu FT-530 25 years ago. I think I paid nearly $500.00 USD! I finally pulled the trigger on a Baofeng UV-5R basic model (18.00 USD after discounts!) and a BF-F8HP 8 watt full kit with extra battery, cables, etc. for around 45.00 USD. These are great little radios for the price.
The battery chargers supplied are pretty nice, applying the correct charging algorithm (500mA constant current followed by constant voltage, terminating at 4.1 volts/cell = 8.2 volts). Although the full kit came with an automotive power adapter, there was no regulator inside. It applies 12 volts to the charger base, rather than the recommended 10 volts. Some charge controller chips can handle this, but there have been reports of certain charger bases frying if 12 volts are applied. Much depends upon how much current the chip inside is programmed to deliver (set with a resistor) and the exact type of chip used.
Using the charging cradle is pretty inconvenient for vehicle use, as is the 5 hour recharge time of the cradle circuit. I wanted a charge setup capable of faster charging in a car without worry about the battery bouncing out of the cradle. I came up with the following setup.
I fly electric-powered model RC airplanes. These use lithium-polymer batteries in various cell configurations. The market has many inexpensive chargers that work from 12 volts and allow the charge current and cell count to be adjusted to suit the battery back.
I constructed a charging adapter out of small piece of prototyping circuit board. I made two charging contacts out of small wire loops soldered to the board. I also soldered on a charger connector pigtail that mates with the connector on the output of the charger. I finally used hot melt glue to attach a loop of 3/4" elastic to the board. The adapter slips over the battery securely, while the elastic holds the wire loops against the + and - charging contacts of the battery. A longer piece of elastic would allow charging with the battery on the radio. The center contact on the battery (a temperature sensor contact) is not used by Baofeng in either the charger or internally within the battery.
Finally, I plugged the automotive power adapter into the charger power input jack. It fit perfectly. To use, I use I connect to the vehicle power port and use a button on the side to select a 2-cell battery pack. I then use a second button to select the charge current. I have used a 2 amp (2000mA) "1C" charge rate without ill effect. The charger will bring a completely dead battery to full charge in under an hour with this setting.?You should not set the charging current any higher than the rating of the pack or overheating and damage may occur!!!?LEDs on the charger show when in constant current or constant voltage mode. It beeps if connected to the battery in reverse, if good connection is lost and when charging is complete.
Although the charger is designed for lithium polymer batteries, the charging algorithm for lithium ion chemistry is identical. It works very well for this application.
Although this particular unit is discontinued, they may be found on Fleabay. There are many other similar inexpensive chargers for lithium polymer cells used by RC hobbyists that may be used the same way.
Hopeful this spurs some creative adaptations of the basic idea. It makes a very robust portable power solution, especially with extra batteries.
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WD9DMP
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Re: How to connect to n-type coax
David . . . On Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:26:46 -0700, david@... wrote: I've ordered a vertical 2m/70cm antenna for mounting outside and wish to connect to my UV-5R.
I need a shortish lead that adapts for connection to an N-type coax cable - apparently these are called "pigtails". So, if I understand correctly I need a N-type female to SMA female pigtail/lead adapter. Can I find one - just spent two hours searching!
Help you techies, please! I don't want to solder anything - I want it ready made (and reliable quality).? I'm located in the UK.
One of these should work depending on the connection on each end: If I got the wrong connection on the radio end, search for: SMA male to n female and replace male or female accordingly. You can do this on Google, Amazon, eBay, or any search engine. I always forget which connection is on the radio, a male or a female. Donald KX8K ---------------------------------------------------- Some ham radio groups you may be interested in: /g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng/g/CHIRP
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Re: How to connect to n-type coax
pl259 to female n type adapter
sma female to so239 pigtail
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On Jul 11, 2021, at 2:29 PM, david@... wrote: ?I've ordered a vertical 2m/70cm antenna for mounting outside and wish to connect to my UV-5R.
I need a shortish lead that adapts for connection to an N-type coax cable - apparently these are called "pigtails". So, if I understand correctly I need a N-type female to SMA female pigtail/lead adapter. Can I find one - just spent two hours searching!
Help you techies, please! I don't want to solder anything - I want it ready made (and reliable quality).? I'm located in the UK.
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How to connect to n-type coax
I've ordered a vertical 2m/70cm antenna for mounting outside and wish to connect to my UV-5R.
I need a shortish lead that adapts for connection to an N-type coax cable - apparently these are called "pigtails". So, if I understand correctly I need a N-type female to SMA female pigtail/lead adapter. Can I find one - just spent two hours searching!
Help you techies, please! I don't want to solder anything - I want it ready made (and reliable quality).? I'm located in the UK.
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Re: Failure to Transmit Problem Fixed
On Mon, 24 May 2021 10:32:27 -0700, "Lee Murrah" <webmaster@...> wrote: Apparently they ship the radios with the ham bands disabled to prevent unlicensed operation. Which is strange, I think, if they come with other transmitting frequencies enabled. Do they have other bands open to transmitting out of the box? My UV-5R was ready to transmit on the ham bands, and it can be enabled to illegally transmit on other frequencies also. My BF-888 was purchased as a "license-free" radio (that's what it said on the box) but it's not, really. It's not FCC type accepted for the family radio service nor the GMRS, either. They can transmit there, though. I programmed frequencies on the 440 band into it. I suppose I could use it for FRS use but it transmits at a higher power than really allowed, and since it's not officially OK'd by the FCC for that use, it would technically be illegal. I think the FCC clamped down on this sort of thing in the last few years. Donald KX8K (formerly AD8DY) ---------------------------------------------------- Some ham radio groups you may be interested in: /g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng/g/CHIRP
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Re: Failure to Transmit Problem Fixed
Lee, such a good tip! I hadn't encountered it with my UV-5R, but I'll bet some later models are shipped this way. Thanks for the information!
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Failure to Transmit Problem Fixed
I bought a Baofang to use in a fox hunt transmitter but could not get it to transmit.? So I assumed it was defective, sent it back and ordered another one.
Same problem with the second one.? However, with an indirect hint from a video on disabling transmit, I stumbled across the solution.
The solution requires Chirp.? In Chirp click "Settings" and "Other Settings."? Locate the boxes that labeled "VHF Lower Limit" and "VHF Upper Limit."? Change the frequencies to 144 and 148 respectively and upload to the radio.? That enables transmit in the 2 meter band.? In the UHF boxes enter 420 and 450.
Apparently they ship the radios with the ham bands disabled to prevent unlicensed operation.
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Donald, Thanks for the reply. I'll try that with the volume control. However, the DM-1702 is NOT in the Chirp list. There is a specific CSP program for this DMR called MD 1.00.79. It has to read from the radio first before anything can be done. I checked Chirp and did not see any DM radios in the list. I'm going to keep testing (doing the same thing over and over expecting different results but not getting them...heh) and see what happens. I might be missing something so I'm going to keep looking for things on-line re this radio. I'm sure I can get away with manual programming for analog at least. Digital will come later when I figure out the connect problem. Thanks again! *** Walt *** WA7SDY ***
On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 06:31:41 PM PDT, Donald Hellen <donhellen@...> wrote:
On Sun, 09 May 2021 17:01:34 -0700, "Walt WA7SDY via groups.io" <wa7sdy_1= [email protected]> wrote: >Another thing, the volume control seems glitchy. It starts out rather quiet at 1 and by 3 it is blasting. That doesn't sound right, but I do know the volume control plays a part in using CHIRP to program the radio. I would think that would be the case with any programming software since it works through that control. In my UV-5R, the directions for CHIRP and I think also for RT System's programming software say to turn the volume to the max. If your volume control is faulty, then maybe the programming isn't getting through, though you should get an error message. Donald -- AD8DY Formerly KJ3I ---------------------------------------------------- Some ham radio groups you may be interested in: /g/ICOM ? /g/Ham-Antennas/g/HamRadioHelp ? /g/Baofeng/g/CHIRP
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On Sun, 09 May 2021 17:01:34 -0700, "Walt WA7SDY via groups.io" <wa7sdy_1@...> wrote: Another thing, the volume control seems glitchy. It starts out rather quiet at 1 and by 3 it is blasting. That doesn't sound right, but I do know the volume control plays a part in using CHIRP to program the radio. I would think that would be the case with any programming software since it works through that control. In my UV-5R, the directions for CHIRP and I think also for RT System's programming software say to turn the volume to the max. If your volume control is faulty, then maybe the programming isn't getting through, though you should get an error message. Donald -- AD8DY Formerly KJ3I ---------------------------------------------------- Some ham radio groups you may be interested in: /g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng/g/CHIRP
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