Lots of programs for configuring radios require you to download from your radio before they will let you write to it.

Alan – W6ARH

From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Hayward
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 2:36 PM
To: Discussion of CHIRP
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Can't upload

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Tom Marett <wa3kij@yahoo.com> wrote:

The grayed out radio type is Vertex, I've pushed the OK button, still no upload.

It sounds like you are trying to upload a Vertex image to a Baofeng. This won't work. Your Baofeng is not a Vertex.

1. Download from your UV5.

2. Type or import any channels you want on the UV5.

3. Upload to UV5.

Tom KD7LXL