Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working
And I suspect the problem with the OP is that the radio that he is copying from and the radio that he is copying to have two different versions of firmware.
You can't do that. You have to download an image from the radio that you are going to program, populate the image, then write it back to the radio.
If each radio has the same version of firmware, you can copy from one radio, then upload it to each radio in turn.
CHIRP will tell you what firmware version you have after you download the image, but it won't check it when you upload it. (You can find the firmware version in the "Settings" tab.)
Mike
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From: Herb Gerhardt hgerhardt@wavecable.com Sent: Nov 26, 2014 1:06 PM To: 'Discussion of CHIRP' chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working
I keep reading of folks who say Chirp does not work for them especially when programming others radios.
I too program UV-5RA radios for a number of my friends since I am the only one with a good programming cable that I bought at HRO for $17 but the more I read, the more I am glad I bought from a Ham Radio Dealer and not low discount dealers. Mine works fine on all radios I have used it on......
Now as far as programming many different UV-5R radios and the different version of that radio. I too had problem loading the program to the different radios but figured out real quick, that every radio seems to have an internal date code of some sort and will not allow you to write to the radio UNLESS you first read that particular radio. Then save that file just in case you need it. Also make a copy of that file and save it under a different name. Now change the memory channels and other programming parameters as you desire. I generally just delete all memory channels that were on that radio and then IMPORT the memory channels from my personal radio and change the frequencies to what the other person wants.
This method has worked flawlessly for me in programming a number of radios regardless of which recent version of Chirp that I have on my computer. The secret is to first read the radio and change that particular file to what you want and them write it back to that particular radio. Trying to write a file that works on one radio to another radio just does not work, at least not for me. Once you learn how to program it, you can't beat this $35 radio.
Herb, KB7UVC NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator Our WEB Site: http://www.nwaprs.info
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Jim Unroe Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 10:21 AM To: Discussion of CHIRP Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working
Rick,
I sound like you tried to program your coworkers radios with an older version of CHIRP and then upgraded. This allowed you to cross-load .img files between radios with N5R firmware and radio with pre-N5R firmware. This should not be done because receive will be muted.
The recovery procedure is on the miklor.com website.
http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Recovery.php#N5R
Jim KC9HI
Hi Mike,
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Michael E. Jaggers mej@mindspring.com wrote:
And I suspect the problem with the OP is that the radio that he is copying from and the radio that he is copying to have two different versions of firmware.
You can't do that. You have to download an image from the radio that you are going to program, populate the image, then write it back to the radio.
Yes you can. You can upload any .img file saved from a radio with BFB231 through BFS313 firmware into any radio with BFB231 through BFS313 firmware. You can do the same with a .img file saved from a radio with N5R-2xx firmware to any other radio with N5R-2xx firmware. You must not try to upload a .img file from a BFB-xxx or BFS-XXX into a N5R-2xx radio or the other way around. The latest CHIRP daily builds will prevent your from doing what you shouldn't do.
That being said, it is a good idea to save the "factory" .img from every radio and keep it as an unedited backup, just in case. And maintaining separate files for each firmware version (or even each radio) isn't that hard to do since you can easily import the channels from your "master" .img file. And this even works across different models and even different brands (I upload my UV-5R .img file into my UV-82, BF-F8HP and Wouxun KG-UV6D radios).
If each radio has the same version of firmware, you can copy from one radio, then upload it to each radio in turn.
CHIRP will tell you what firmware version you have after you download the image, but it won't check it when you upload it. (You can find the firmware version in the "Settings" tab.)
CHIRP sure does check when you upload. It checks real hard to make sure you don't try to upload the current tab into a radio (different brand, different model, different firmware version, different memory layout) that it shouldn't.
The problem recently was that Baofeng made a memory layout change with the introduction of the N5R-xxx firmware. This was in an area of memory that was, prior to this change, save to upload to all radios. Once this was discovered, CHIRP was updated accordingly.
Mike
Jim KC9HI
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