Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R firmware upgrade?
I think I open a new thread each reply, sorry, using yahoo mail, and not sure how to reply on same thread (I get the daily digest). I'm worried to get a "new" radio, but in fact seller sends old inventory , hence I'm checking the firmware before purchasing since as u say it is a one-time programming firmware :) Can someone confirm is getting anything from the last block on this list: http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Firmware.php
Managed to find: N5R-2401 is this good enough? or should I try to get a higher number? like NR5R-3409? Thanks!!Stormy.
Managed to find: N5R-2401 is this good enough? or should I try to get a higher number? like NR5R-3409?
N5R2401 is from a radio with 2 power levels (a UV-5R variant) N5R3409 is from a radio with 3 power levels (a BF-F8HP variant)
The BEEP bug was the last known user detectable bug a UV-5R variant. It was introduced with the N5R-20 firmware back in the summer of 2014 . It fixed in September of 2014.
As long as the radios have one of the N5R2xxx or N5R3xxx firmware versions, you aren't going to notice any difference between firmware versions.
Except for the fact that CHIRP is the only way a consumer can determine the "real" firmware version of these UV-5R and BF-F8HP variants, this discussion has nothing to do with CHIRP and should probably me moved to a Baofeng/UV-5R related forum.
Jim KC9HI
Jim, thanks much!!
I'm trying to find a good UV-5R message board, etc. sorry.... Noticed someone updated the firmware page, very nice & informative!! http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Firmware.php
One seller offered me:
which is HN5RV01which is not listed there, only HSN5RV01 is there, maybe it's not a big deal and chirp can handle it...
also, there are no recovery images here: http://kc9hi.dyndns.org/uv5r/programming/CHIRPrecovery/ should I be worried?
Stormy.
From: Jim Unroe rock.unroe@gmail.com To: Stormy stormy1777@yahoo.com; Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R firmware upgrade?
Managed to find: N5R-2401 is this good enough? or should I try to get a higher number? like NR5R-3409?
N5R2401 is from a radio with 2 power levels (a UV-5R variant) N5R3409 is from a radio with 3 power levels (a BF-F8HP variant)
The BEEP bug was the last known user detectable bug a UV-5R variant. It was introduced with the N5R-20 firmware back in the summer of 2014 . It fixed in September of 2014.
As long as the radios have one of the N5R2xxx or N5R3xxx firmware versions, you aren't going to notice any difference between firmware versions.
Except for the fact that CHIRP is the only way a consumer can determine the "real" firmware version of these UV-5R and BF-F8HP variants, this discussion has nothing to do with CHIRP and should probably me moved to a Baofeng/UV-5R related forum.
Jim KC9HI
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 2:16 AM, Stormy via chirp_users chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
I think I open a new thread each reply, sorry, using yahoo mail, and not sure how to reply on same thread (I get the daily digest).
The best way to deal with this is to switch to individual emails (disable digest) when you want to contribute to the list. That way you can click reply and your email client will manage all of the appropriate headers to maintain threading (Subject, References, and In-Reply-To headers). You'll also be able to receive replies immediately, instead of waiting for the next digest.
Digest mode is for people who want read-only mode for the list.
Tom KD7LXL
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