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VFO A/B Shift: OFF – I use the memories for repeaters and the VFOs for normal simplex work.
Work Mode Settings determine how the radio powers-up and what mode it’s in as well as the VFO offsets and deviation. VHF/UHF Limits: Useful to keep your radio away from frequencies you shouldn’t be using!.Power-On Message: Nice feature to show your name+callsign when you turn the radio on.The Other Settings that are of importance are: This gives the effect of the signal simply muting rather than producing a static “crash” of noise in your receiver when somebody de-keys.
When enabled, the radio will not immediately release the PTT but will instead mute the transmitted CTCSS tone and then release the PTT. Squelch Tail Eliminate: OFF – This is quite a novel feature but can be annoying in a mobile environment.Voice: OFF – Very annoying, worse than a self-service machine at a supermarket (unexpected item in Hamming area!).Alarm Mode: Site – This keeps the alarm off the transmitter and only produces an audible siren+flash.Dual Watch/Priority: Keeps an eye on the sub-VFO.VOX Sensitivity: OFF – In an outdoor environment, VOX can be a bit “dangerous”!.Standby, RX, TX LED Colors: Purple, Blue, Orange respectively.Display Mode (A/B): Name – this ensures that you see the memory name (as opposed to frequency or channel number).Timeout Timer: 120 sec – Set this to whatever the value of your local repeater is to prevent “time-out”.Beep: I have this enabled as I often use an earpiece, so it provides audible feedback that a button has been pressed.Backlight Timer: 5 seconds is a good value to hold the backlight on for.Battery Saver: The 1800mAh battery lasts for a while, so this can be left off.Carrier Squelch Level: I have this at 2 to avoid any random bursts of noise.There are some defaults that need to be changed and the settings you see below form my “standard” Baofeng programming file. When you load your radio through CHIRP, you also get to see+manage the settings – and this is what I’ll be looking at in this blog entry. This will allow you to restore the radio if you make any mistakes during a programming session. Once you’ve downloaded your radio’s settings, select File>Save to create an image file of the radio to your computer. Many OEM models also work as other types, so experiment. Some models of Baofeng present as a different type, eg: The UV-5RTP is also a BF-F8HP but may work as a UV-5R. Typically, the USB/Serial cable appears as the highest COM Port in the dropdown list.
Baofeng uv 5r chirp programming software download#
Select Radio menu and then Download From Radio which presents you with a dialog box to set COM Port and Radio Model. Plug your programming cable into a spare USB socket on your computer, connect it to the radio and run CHIRP.
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You can copy/paste and manage memories by adding/moving rows just like you would in an Excel spreadsheet – it’s a very flexible and powerful program.Īlso free is a complete UK Repeater CSV file which you load into CHIRP, courtesy of Ham Goodies: Download CHIRP CSV File here. There’s no “automatic repeater shift” on these Chinese radios so it’s best to have repeaters (whether they are 0.6MHz, 1.6MHz or 7.6MHz split) on a memory and with a name/callsign.ĬHIRP supports multiple tabs of frequency/memory lists which can be a simple CSV file or a radio “image”. This makes adding multiple repeater memories (and naming them) much easier and leaves the VFO Mode free for normal simplex working.
Baofeng uv 5r chirp programming software software#
For this, I’ve been using the free CHIRP software and a selection of programming cables. I’ve programmed a fair few handhelds in my time – Mostly Baofeng models but also some Yaesu FT-60s.