22 Jan
2017
22 Jan
'17
11:39 a.m.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Glenn glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
I just bought two more UV-5R radios and they were quite inexpensive, like 27 dollars each. How does one know if they have the latest firmware? I am a Blind user, so looking at the display will not help. Thanks.
There is no need to look at the display. Ever since the BFB299 firmware version was released (about 3 or 4 years ago) these radios display BFB297 as the firmware version. Since them, the "real" firmware version can only be determined by using CHIRP.
Settings -> Other Settings -> Firmware Message 1:
Except maybe to avoid the getting the "HN5RV01" firmware version, there has been no reason to choose one firmware version over another.
Jim KC9HI