Baofeng support your home page for everything baofeng. Failure to do so may only bring more frustration when things dont work. How to program a baofeng uv5r w chirp software or keypad. While the low price makes them a great deal, these radios are not easy to program. Since its introduction the uv 5r has seen a massive success. The uv 5r has seen 2 major changes since its launch with the second generation being signified by bfb297 firmware 2nd gen.
Radioddity is the place to go for all your amateur, business and freelicense radio needs. Fortunately i have had little problem with using chirp and the uv5r radios. By the way, there is a uv 3r group and also a baofeng uv 5r group. Jan 31, 2018 programming the very affordable baofeng uv 5r also available as pofung uv 5r dual band mobile radio can be quite complicated. See if spreading or narrowing the gap in the prongs changes your results. Download and install the proper drivers for your usb cable probably prolific. Due to prolific usbserial chip clones found in generic usb programming cables, an older driver is required in lieu of the one supplied by windows. Models such as the uv3r, uvb6, bff9 and the legendary uv5r are a common. It came without any drivers, and at least for windows 10 and linux. When connecting the uv9r plus though, chirp complains that the radio did not send what it expected. How to manually program the baofeng uv5r from the comfort of your keypad. This is the interface driver software that translates many usb to radio adapters via a comport for lack of a more complex explanation.
This i was able to download here i also found some interesting notes about programming the uv 5 with chirp chirp installed readily and i was quickly able to download an image of my uv 5r and save it. Radioddity x baofeng uv 5r ex dual band two way radio. The baofeng uv5r programming software free download can be found on the chirp website. Vip software is designed for windows operating systems. Rt systems software is all usa based and designed with the editing demands of the american ham. The bao 5r software helps you program memory channels and menu settings of many baofeng uv 5r radios variations. How to install the baofeng usb programming cable and software. Chirp downloads chirp is distributed as a series of automaticallygenerated builds. How to programme baofeng uv5r driver issues solved. Install chirp for baofeng uv5r on linux or win10 one guy, one.
An idiots guide to programming your baofeng uv5r radio by. Radioddity is wellversed in the field of two way radio for nearly 10 years, who have been focusing on providing the easytouse, costeffective radios. Chirp chirp is free and open source programming software for many makes and models of radios, including baofeng. Im using the very popular chirp software with my uv5r. Your radio is not turned on when trying to program. Mar 27, 2012 i too have a uv 5r and have yet to successfully program it using the baofeng or chirp softwares. I have been using chirp for about 7 months with my uv 5r. If anyone has any luck please post back your results. Try 50%, 75% and 100% volume on your uv 5r when you turn. And that was the beginning of my experience programming a baofeng radio. Programming the very affordable baofeng uv5r also available as. Baofeng uv 5r ex is one of the reliable radio, which is affordable, wellbuilt quality with crisp and clear audio on reception and.
To my surprise the baofeng uv5r radio which he purchased for only fortydollars turned out to be a pretty good radio. The windows 10 installationupgrade includes a newer version of the prolific usbserial driver. When using chirp it simply says radio did not ack first command. This free and opensource radio programming tool together with a usb programming cable makes setting up your radio a breeze. Ok, so maybe it really isnt that easy to program the baofeng uv5r radios. This seems to be a strong subject of this radio so i figured i would lend a hand on programming it without the computer cable.
Windows 10 prolific usbserial driver issue clovis amateur. I needed to make some changes to my baofeng uv5r memory settings. You are then asked for the basic settings to interface with. I could not get the baofeng software to work and ran into some issues with the usb cable driver and software. Set it to name so the lcd display will show the channels alpha tag instead of the frequency or channel number. Original baofeng usb programming cable with software cd for uv5r series, bf888s and more. I purchased the cheap programming cable and installed chirp and its driver on my computer and had limited success because of the driver problems. The baofeng handheld radios are inexpensive but cover many frequencies, making them the swiss army knives of the budget ham radio community. Usb 2 pins programing cable program software cd for. Fortunately i have had little problem with using chirp. Mac osx and linux users are recommended to use a virtual machine to run the vip windows programming software. Uv5r programmer lies within system utilities, more precisely device assistants.
The daily builds also enable new settings you can program, including setting the squelch. This page provides general tips and troubleshooting for the baofeng uv5r, uv 82, and related. Baofeng x radioddity uv5r ex dual band 5w fm radio. How to program the baofeng uv5r radio the best ham. Due to the wide variety of baofeng uv5r firmware versions, be sure you are using the correct one for your radio, either chirp, baofeng oem or baofeng vip or you will end up with a non working radio. Jan 12, 20 it seems that the stable build version of chirp 0.
Mar 28, 2015 the daily builds also enable new settings you can program, including setting the squelch. This is the baofeng original programming usb cable which will allow you connect the radio directly to a computer or a laptop, provide efficient and stable transmission of information. Were going to program a baofeng radio with chirp software. I will describe to you on howe you can use the chirp software and the usb cable to quickly and easily program all 127 channels within 15 to 20 minutes. Using baofeng pofung uv5r as a radio scanner with chirp settings tab basic settings group. Chirp is free open source software anyone can download. Apabila sudah memiliki usb cable data namum tidak punya driver nya bisa di download di download driver cable data usb handy talkie china. To find and install the baofeng usb programming cable driver and. Programming a digital pl into the boafeng uv5r im still baffled and hope someone can assist me in a programming need. Seems like i get a lot of radio wont respond messages when trying to hook it up.
We guarantee that your product will be 100% functional or we will issue you an immediate replacement. Make sure you push that programming cable into the device firmly. Baofeng uv5r manual programming is not difficult, but it requires some practice. It is now the recommended choice for those using chirp on macos. Uv5r incorrect software version for your firmware release. Doing that manually is very unpleasant, and i have a programming cable, of course. Thus far and to the best knowledge of the author, no uv5r radios have been harmed by using chirp. Baofeng introduced the uv5r dual band, dual display radio in 2012. Jul 24, 2015 a video i made on how to programme the baofeng uv 5r with chirp software and also how to solve usbcom port issues. How to program baofeng uv5ruv82 without usb cable must be in slot a to program. Apabila sudah memiliki usb cable data namum tidak punya driver. There are several warnings when go to use this software with this radio.
A video i made on how to programme the baofeng uv5r with chirp software and also how to solve usbcom port issues. The baofeng uv 5r programming software free download can be found on the chirp website. The uv5r has seen 2 major changes since its launch with the second generation being signified by bfb297 firmware 2nd gen. I can download both radios with no problem, but unable to. Scroll down the list to the ports area and youll see the prolific driver. In october 2018, amazon sold baofengradioddity uv5r ex handheld ham radios at an extreme discount. Wouxun software download baofeng software download. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Once you pick the vendor, the model drop down will now be populated with a list of all the models chirp supports for that vendor. Click here for manual keypad programming for the uv5r. Uv5r the uv5r is a 4w1w vhfuhf radio covering 6174 and 400520 mhz early versions 400480 with a 7. To start, the computer should be on and the radio should be off. You should see a balloon popup that says installing device driver software.
If you are using either chirp or the factory software and are having com port driver issues, please note this is not caused by the software. It partially worked using uv5r but wont do the 220225 band, says its out of range. Follow these instructions to program your uv5r ex to use the slvarc repeater. Problems with chirp on windows 10 i have been using chirp for about 7 months with my uv5r. Rt systems develops the premier software for baofeng uv5r handheld radios. Try 50%, 75% and 100% volume on your uv5r when you turn. Works with baofeng uv 5r, uv 82, uv b6 and bff9 dual band amateur radios. You are receiving a signal while trying to connect. Install chirp for baofeng uv5r on windows 10 cloning after the image is downloaded you can use it as template. The original now called the macos legacy application build is still available, but can only be run on macos versions prior to catalina that still support 32bit applications. Baofeng uv5r programming with chirp software or keypad. When i launch chirp, i plug the special usb cable into my baofeng uv5r2. Configuring chirp to download from the baofeng uv5r. Due to the wide variety of baofeng uv 5r firmware versions, be sure you are using the correct one for your radio, either chirp, baofeng oem or baofeng vip or you will end up with a non working radio.
Do not bother with the other useless software provided. It would certainly explain why the sales of the programming cables has skyrocketed, and the chirp software is so popular. Apr 11, 2019 so once youve entered the correct com port, youll see a drop down list for the vendor, and chirp supports a lot of radio companies. Baofeng uv82 and uv82x series baofeng bff8 and uv 5r series. You can edit it and save multiple versions to disk, or upload an image back to your tranceiver. For easier initial frequency programming, copy and paste, and importing frequency files from previous radios you may want to consider using the chirp programming software found above. Cables with ftdi chipsets are compatible with all windows drivers. Programming your baofeng radio with chirp and solving the. The baofeng uv prog is a usb programming cable for the baofeng uv 5r, uv 82, uv b6 and bff9 dual band amateur radios. How to program the baofeng uv5r radio the best ham radio. I too have a uv5r and have yet to successfully program it using the baofeng or chirp software s. Download and install chirp after the cable and driver are installed, but before the radio. The size of the latest downloadable installation package is 2. Since its introduction the uv5r has seen a massive success.
Programming with computer and software is easier, but has its problems. Of course you will need a computer windows, mac, or linux and the best free baofeng programming software is chirp which can program the baofeng uv 5r as well as many other radios. Thus, chirp is versioned by the date on which it was created, which makes it easy to determine if you have an older build. Even though it is for a uv 3r, the device driver is the same for the 3 and 5. Programming baofeng uv9r through communication cable.
To find and install the baofeng usb programming cable driver and programming software correctly, follow the instructions below. Usb programming cable the driver should be installed before programming. This page provides general tips and troubleshooting for the baofeng uv5r, uv82, and related. My radio is actually a uv5ra, but the uv5r settings work for it too. An idiots guide to programming your baofeng uv5r radio. How to programme baofeng uv5r driver issues solved youtube second channel. Miklor software, drivers, guides and faqs for baofeng and other chinese radios.
Apr 15, 2019 how to program the baofeng uv 5r from a windows 10 pc. How to program baofeng uv5r series with programming software. Programming your baofeng uv5r radio chirp software. If you are unable to assign chirp to that port, you can sometimes change port assignments in device manager. I then select the radio menu and click on download from radio. This is especially true if you use vista, win7, win8 or win10. Programming software downloads before plugging in a programming cable all chinese programming cables have fake chips in them and require older drivers to make them work correctly. Two way radio forum a public support forum for all types of two way radios, including the baofeng uv5r and its variants. Chirp is a free, opensource tool for programming your amateur radio. Baofeng programming cable for uv5r and uv82 for two way ham portable radios. Baofeng introduced the uv 5r dual band, dual display radio in 2012. I am programming the uv5r to work on my fire department channels, but one of the channels uses a digital pl or tone with the repeater.
The program automatically detects the devices connected to your computer and it allows you to analyze the data received from the radios. Programming your baofeng gt3 with the cable on windows 10. Baofeng uv82 and uv82x series baofeng bff8 and uv5r series. Error occurs if prolific driver version is higher than v3. All information, software, etc is provided in good faith and at your risk. Any time we make a change to chirp, a build is created for it the next day. Chirp is a fantastic piece of software that allows to program a wide. Baofeng radio programming software download homepage, chirp programming. In addition, the product is covered by a 1 year manufacturers warranty which will be honored by us through our office in houston, tx. Untuk menyambungkan ht tersebut ke komputer dibutuhkan usb cable data. I know this has been done to death but alot of people still ask me. Download baofeng program zip files into a directory on. It has worked great with no problems until i upgraded to windows 10. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.
This i was able to download here i also found some interesting notes about programming the uv5 with chirp chirp installed readily and i was quickly able to download an image of my uv5r and save it. Devicebaofeng uv5re usb driver for windows 7 microsoft. Using baofeng uv5r as a radio scanner with chirp one guy. Locate the chirp programming software for your operating system. This leads to a lot of driver incompatibility issues, flakey connection issues, etc. Set it anywhere from 1 to 9 depending how noisy your environment is. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Im assuming based on the previous posts that i need to take a closer look at the driver situation. Our antivirus analysis shows that this download is safe. There are several warnings when go to use this software with this radio because of the huge number of different firmware versions and they are not upgradable.
Mar 27, 2012 i uploaded the win7 device drivers to the files section of the uv 3r yahoo group, so join that group and they are there. The uv5r is the base model for a lot of variants, so this page will apply to many more people than just those with that specific badge on their radio. Ive been using chirp quite successfully with my two other baofeng radios bff8hp and uv5r for years, using the download and upload menu entries as expected. Baofeng uv5r programming with windows 10 how to program the baofeng uv5r from a windows 10 pc driver installation. Uv5r,5ra,5r plus,5re,bf f8hp, bf888s, uv82hp, 5rx3 and lanyard mirkit. For easier initial frequency programming, copy and paste, and importing frequency files from previous radios you may want to consider using the chirp programming software found. Uv5r ex chirp programming engilsh uv5r ex programming guideline. Each usb slot is connected to a separate com port to avoid conflict. I was running vista with chirp just fine the problems started after i made the switch to 10. How to programme baofeng uv5r driver issues solved youtube. How to program baofeng uv5ruv82 without usb cable lectures. Aug 17, 2017 programming your baofeng gt3 with the cable on windows 10. I could not get the baofeng software to work and ran into some issues with the usb cable driver and software access, so after finally.
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