[chirp_users] Baofeng GT-5TP

Hello All,
I've read on a few amazon reviews that the Baofeng GT-5TP can be programmed using chirp using the UV-82HP setting. I can not get the radio to work with any of the Baofeng radio drop downs. I did download the actual Baofeng software and that works, and also works fine with my Anytone so it isn't a cord issue. Any thoughts on how to get chirp to communicate with the radio? The GT-5TP has version N82303 using the holding 3 button and turning on the radio.
Todd Bloomingdale-KC9LOX
Tomah, WI

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Todd Bloomingdale tbloomingdale@gmail.com wrote:
Hello All,
I've read on a few amazon reviews that the Baofeng GT-5TP can be programmed using chirp using the UV-82HP setting. I can not get the radio to work with any of the Baofeng radio drop downs. I did download the actual Baofeng software and that works, and also works fine with my Anytone so it isn't a cord issue. Any thoughts on how to get chirp to communicate with the radio? The GT-5TP has version N82303 using the holding 3 button and turning on the radio.
Todd Bloomingdale-KC9LOX
Tomah, WI
Todd,
This is most likely a cable problem. I'll bet you get the "radio does not respond" error. Try downloading with the cable not plugged into the radio and you will get the same error. The 2-pin plug is not fully inserted into the socket.
The GT-3 and GT-5 cases have a ridge around the top of the speaker/mic socket well that interferes with the angled plug and keeps it from being fully inserted. See the section regarding the GT-3 on this page: http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_ErrorMess.php#error1
Hopefully this will solve your issue.
Jim KC9HI

Jim.
The weird thing is that the Baofeng software will upload and download just fine. On trying to read the radio using chirp the radio turns green for 1 second and then i get the error: Failed to communicate with radio: Local variable 'response' references before response.
Todd Bloomingdale-KC9LOX
Tomah, WI
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Jim Unroe rock.unroe@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Todd Bloomingdale tbloomingdale@gmail.com wrote:
Hello All,
I've read on a few amazon reviews that the Baofeng GT-5TP can be
programmed
using chirp using the UV-82HP setting. I can not get the radio to work
with
any of the Baofeng radio drop downs. I did download the actual Baofeng software and that works, and also works fine with my Anytone so it isn't
a
cord issue. Any thoughts on how to get chirp to communicate with the
radio?
The GT-5TP has version N82303 using the holding 3 button and turning on
the
radio.
Todd Bloomingdale-KC9LOX
Tomah, WI
Todd,
This is most likely a cable problem. I'll bet you get the "radio does not respond" error. Try downloading with the cable not plugged into the radio and you will get the same error. The 2-pin plug is not fully inserted into the socket.
The GT-3 and GT-5 cases have a ridge around the top of the speaker/mic socket well that interferes with the angled plug and keeps it from being fully inserted. See the section regarding the GT-3 on this page: http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_ErrorMess.php#error1
Hopefully this will solve your issue.
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On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Todd Bloomingdale tbloomingdale@gmail.com wrote:
Jim.
The weird thing is that the Baofeng software will upload and download just fine. On trying to read the radio using chirp the radio turns green for 1 second and then i get the error: Failed to communicate with radio: Local variable 'response' references before response.
Todd Bloomingdale-KC9LOX
Tomah, WI
OK. If you mentioned that earlier, I missed it. Sorry.
Something else must be the issue. Please attach a clean debug.log file.
Jim

Only thing I've learned is to Press the programming Cable into the radio REALLY HARD !!!!!
73's,, Dave KB6ORR
On 9/23/2016 1:21 PM, Todd Bloomingdale wrote:
Hello All,
I've read on a few amazon reviews that the Baofeng GT-5TP can be programmed using chirp using the UV-82HP setting. I can not get the radio to work

Dave, I have a cable that does the same thing when plugging into my 5R and F8HP, so I took my knife and slightly shave just to the inside of the 'angle' so that it snapped into the radio better because I worried I would bend or snap the pins if I pushed too hard each time. Just a tip!
Brent (N4BDW) Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 23, 2016, at 8:20 PM, Dave Felt feltdd@verizon.net wrote:
Only thing I've learned is to Press the programming Cable into the radio REALLY HARD !!!!! 73's,, Dave KB6ORR
On 9/23/2016 1:21 PM, Todd Bloomingdale wrote: Hello All,
I've read on a few amazon reviews that the Baofeng GT-5TP can be programmed using chirp using the UV-82HP setting. I can not get the radio to work
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Yeah, this seems to be quite a common occurrence with Chinese radios using the kenwood-type connector. It caused me trouble so many times :) Simply make sure that both parts are deep enough, often you'll have to cut off a bit of plastic from the radio casing.
73 rad0
From: "Brent Wells" n4bdw73@gmail.com To: "Discussion of CHIRP" chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Saturday, 24 September, 2016 02:42:25 Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Press the cord into the Radio REALLY HARD !!!! Re: Baofeng GT-5TP
Dave, I have a cable that does the same thing when plugging into my 5R and F8HP, so I took my knife and slightly shave just to the inside of the 'angle' so that it snapped into the radio better because I worried I would bend or snap the pins if I pushed too hard each time. Just a tip!
Brent (N4BDW) Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 23, 2016, at 8:20 PM, Dave Felt < feltdd@verizon.net > wrote:
Only thing I've learned is to Press the programming Cable into the radio REALLY HARD !!!!! 73's,, Dave KB6ORR
On 9/23/2016 1:21 PM, Todd Bloomingdale wrote:
Hello All,
I've read on a few amazon reviews that the Baofeng GT-5TP can be programmed using chirp using the UV-82HP setting. I can not get the radio to work
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Brent at n4bdw73@gmail.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
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It isn't a problem with the programming cable. It was a bug in yesterday's daily build. Today's daily build addresses that prob
On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 6:18 AM, awake awake@0324am.net wrote:
Yeah, this seems to be quite a common occurrence with Chinese radios using the kenwood-type connector. It caused me trouble so many times :) Simply make sure that both parts are deep enough, often you'll have to cut off a bit of plastic from the radio casing.
73 rad0
From: "Brent Wells" n4bdw73@gmail.com To: "Discussion of CHIRP" chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Saturday, 24 September, 2016 02:42:25 Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Press the cord into the Radio REALLY HARD !!!! Re: Baofeng GT-5TP
Dave, I have a cable that does the same thing when plugging into my 5R and F8HP, so I took my knife and slightly shave just to the inside of the 'angle' so that it snapped into the radio better because I worried I would bend or snap the pins if I pushed too hard each time. Just a tip!
Brent (N4BDW) Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 23, 2016, at 8:20 PM, Dave Felt feltdd@verizon.net wrote:
Only thing I've learned is to Press the programming Cable into the radio REALLY HARD !!!!!
73's,, Dave KB6ORR
It isn't a problem with the programming cable. It was a bug in yesterday's daily build. Today's daily build addresses that bug so Dave's GT-5TP (or any other model affected by the bug) should program fine after today's daily build is installed.
Jim
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