[chirp_users] Fwd: Baofeng UV-B6 not supported?
Hello,
I just subscribed to this list. Could not find an answer to my question in the FAQ section, so I hope it is OK to ask here.
I am using chirpw on an Ubuntu system. It is the newest version, CHIRP daily-20190201. I have been using it for a while for two different Baofeng UV-5Rs and it works fine.
I then ordered a Baofeng UV-B6 which arrived last week. Before ordering it, I made sure it is in the list of supported models. So I tried first to download whatever is stored on the radio and I planned to then modify that (this is what I did with the UV-5Rs). However, I found that the UV-B6 is not in the drop-down list of models I can choose. The UV-B5 is listed but when I tried this setting it did not work.
Help?
Thank you!
Not unusual with chinese radios to find that a "new model" is just a rebadged something else.
You might find that calling it by another model name works.
On 03 February 2019 at 14:18 Ernst Niebur ernst.niebur@gmail.com wrote:
Hello, I just subscribed to this list. Could not find an answer to my question in the FAQ section, so I hope it is OK to ask here. I am using chirpw on an Ubuntu system. It is the newest version, CHIRP daily-20190201. I have been using it for a while for two different Baofeng UV-5Rs and it works fine. I then ordered a Baofeng UV-B6 which arrived last week. Before ordering it, I made sure it is in the list of supported models. So I tried first to download whatever is stored on the radio and I planned to then modify that (this is what I did with the UV-5Rs). However, I found that the UV-B6 is not in the drop-down list of models I can choose. The UV-B5 is listed but when I tried this setting it did not work. Help? Thank you! _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel@ngunn.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
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Sorry, I may not have been clear.
The problem is that the model does not appear in the drop-down menu of Chirp. When I select the Baofeng make, there is a dozen or so different models (like UV-5R, UV-B6 etc) but _not_ the UV-B6
On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 2:39 PM Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel@ngunn.net wrote:
Not unusual with chinese radios to find that a "new model" is just a rebadged something else.
You might find that calling it by another model name works.
On 03 February 2019 at 14:18 Ernst Niebur ernst.niebur@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I just subscribed to this list. Could not find an answer to my question in the FAQ section, so I hope it is OK to ask here.
I am using chirpw on an Ubuntu system. It is the newest version, CHIRP daily-20190201. I have been using it for a while for two different Baofeng UV-5Rs and it works fine.
I then ordered a Baofeng UV-B6 which arrived last week. Before ordering it, I made sure it is in the list of supported models. So I tried first to download whatever is stored on the radio and I planned to then modify that (this is what I did with the UV-5Rs). However, I found that the UV-B6 is not in the drop-down list of models I can choose. The UV-B5 is listed but when I tried this setting it did not work.
Help?
Thank you!
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel@ngunn.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
It's a UV-B5.
On 03 February 2019 at 15:37 Ernst Niebur ernst.niebur@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry, I may not have been clear. The problem is that the model does not appear in the drop-down menu of Chirp. When I select the Baofeng make, there is a dozen or so different models (like UV-5R, UV-B6 etc) but _not_ the UV-B6 On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 2:39 PM Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF < nigel@ngunn.net mailto:nigel@ngunn.net > wrote: > >Not unusual with chinese radios to find that a "new model" is just a rebadged something else. You might find that calling it by another model name works. > > > On 03 February 2019 at 14:18 Ernst Niebur < ernst.niebur@gmail.com mailto:ernst.niebur@gmail.com > wrote:Hello, I just subscribed to this list. Could not find an answer to my question in the FAQ section, so I hope it is OK to ask here. I am using chirpw on an Ubuntu system. It is the newest version, CHIRP daily-20190201. I have been using it for a while for two different Baofeng UV-5Rs and it works fine. I then ordered a Baofeng UV-B6 which arrived last week. Before ordering it, I made sure it is in the list of supported models. So I tried first to download whatever is stored on the radio and I planned to then modify that (this is what I did with the UV-5Rs). However, I found that the UV-B6 is not in the drop-down list of models I can choose. The UV-B5 is listed but when I tried this setting it did not work. Help? Thank you! _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel@ngunn.net mailto:nigel@ngunn.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com > >Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net mailto:nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net >
Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
I'll be danged! I tried that before and it did not work (IIRC it said 'Radio not responding'). Now it does respond.
Thank you!
On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 3:40 PM Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel@ngunn.net wrote:
It's a UV-B5.
On 03 February 2019 at 15:37 Ernst Niebur ernst.niebur@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry, I may not have been clear.
The problem is that the model does not appear in the drop-down menu of Chirp. When I select the Baofeng make, there is a dozen or so different models (like UV-5R, UV-B6 etc) but _not_ the UV-B6
On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 2:39 PM Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF < nigel@ngunn.net> wrote:
Not unusual with chinese radios to find that a "new model" is just a rebadged something else.
You might find that calling it by another model name works.
On 03 February 2019 at 14:18 Ernst Niebur < ernst.niebur@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I just subscribed to this list. Could not find an answer to my question in the FAQ section, so I hope it is OK to ask here.
I am using chirpw on an Ubuntu system. It is the newest version, CHIRP daily-20190201. I have been using it for a while for two different Baofeng UV-5Rs and it works fine.
I then ordered a Baofeng UV-B6 which arrived last week. Before ordering it, I made sure it is in the list of supported models. So I tried first to download whatever is stored on the radio and I planned to then modify that (this is what I did with the UV-5Rs). However, I found that the UV-B6 is not in the drop-down list of models I can choose. The UV-B5 is listed but when I tried this setting it did not work.
Help?
Thank you!
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel@ngunn.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 2:20 PM Ernst Niebur ernst.niebur@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I just subscribed to this list. Could not find an answer to my question in the FAQ section, so I hope it is OK to ask here.
I am using chirpw on an Ubuntu system. It is the newest version, CHIRP daily-20190201. I have been using it for a while for two different Baofeng UV-5Rs and it works fine.
I then ordered a Baofeng UV-B6 which arrived last week. Before ordering it, I made sure it is in the list of supported models. So I tried first to download whatever is stored on the radio and I planned to then modify that (this is what I did with the UV-5Rs). However, I found that the UV-B6 is not in the drop-down list of models I can choose. The UV-B5 is listed but when I tried this setting it did not work.
Help?
Thank you!
The UV-B5 and UV-B6 are both supported using the UV-B5 model selection. Unless Baofeng has changed the way the radio communicates with the software (which they've done from time to time), then it should work with CHIRP. Give the factory software a try. If it does not work, then it is most likely a device driver or cable connection issue.
Jim KC9HI
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