[chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having considerable trouble programming it.
Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
Ken W7EKB
According to the wiki: https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
Choose the Baofeng UV-5R as the model.
73 Bob KA1TTG
On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 3:13 PM Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006@frontier.com wrote:
A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having considerable trouble programming it.
Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
Ken W7EKB
On 21 May 2022 at 15:31, Robert Ankenbauer wrote:
According to the wiki: https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
Choose the Baofeng UV-5R as the model.
73 Bob KA1TTG
Hmmm....that is interesting....
I believe I tried that first, and got a "wrong radio type" error, but I'll give it another try.
In any case, when I used the BF-F8HP, it eventually worked.
Always use the most current version, support for radios is never dropped, so there's no reason to run an old version.
Ken, N2VIP
On May 21, 2022, at 15:11, Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006@frontier.com wrote:
A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having considerable trouble programming it.
Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
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On 21 May 2022 at 15:39, Ken Hansen wrote:
Always use the most current version, support for radios is never dropped, so there's no reason to run an old version.
Ken, N2VIP
On May 21, 2022, at 15:11, Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006@frontier.com wrote:
A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having considerable trouble programming it.
Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
Ken W7EKB
I guess I didn't make myself very clear. Sorry about that.
What I meant was that when programming this BF-F8+, I had trouble picking out the correct radio-type to program it.
I finally tried, from my OWN computer, not his, the choice, BF-F8HP.
It took several tries to get the program to "stick", but I finally succeeded.
I AM using the latest version of chirp, btw.
Thanks,
Ken W7EKB
On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 8:49 PM Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006@frontier.com wrote:
On 21 May 2022 at 15:39, Ken Hansen wrote:
Always use the most current version, support for radios is never dropped, so there's no reason to run an old version.
Ken, N2VIP
On May 21, 2022, at 15:11, Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006@frontier.com wrote:
A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having considerable trouble programming it.
Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
Ken W7EKB
I guess I didn't make myself very clear. Sorry about that.
What I meant was that when programming this BF-F8+, I had trouble picking out the correct radio-type to program it.
I finally tried, from my OWN computer, not his, the choice, BF-F8HP.
It took several tries to get the program to "stick", but I finally succeeded.
I AM using the latest version of chirp, btw.
Thanks,
Ken W7EKB
Ken,
BF-F8HP is the wrong model to choose for a BF-F8+. The BF-F8+ is a UV-5R like radio with 2 transmit power levels, therefore you should choose the UV-5R model selection to program it. The BF-F8HP is a UV-5R like radio with 3 transmit power levels. The BF-F8HP model selection should only be for radio models with 3 transmit power levels.
Jim KC9HI
On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 3:12 PM Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006@frontier.com wrote:
A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having considerable trouble programming it.
Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
Ken W7EKB
Hi Ken,
Any version since early 2012. Just choose the correct Vendor: Baofeng / Model: UV-5R along with the correct Port.
Jim KC9HI
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