Ken. Please tell us newbies what an image file is ? Is it the drop down that says Download From Radio ?
On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 10:53 AM Kenneth Strom VA3KRS <[email protected]> wrote: > To start with there are many variations of this popular radio. Check the > model number first and go from there. Do *NOT* ever try to program this > radio with the wrong variation programming software. > > If it is in fact the basic "bare-bones" Baofeng UV-5R, there are 2 > variations, * Old* and *New*. This can be checked easily. You will have > to perform a Firmware test on the radio. Even if it is "new" it may be in > fact old stock lying around for years or an old radio. > > Go to Miklor to check on the radio's firmware version before you proceed. > This is very important. The wrong software *will* brick up the radio. > > https://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-FWRelease.php > > Then you can proceed to program the radio. > > Like all radios, you must first get an "Image" file from the radio, and > then you can program it as you please. > > Also, this "Image" file will be needed to reset the radio should it ever > "Brick" up on you. Just Factory reset the radio and resend this Image file > to the radio and all should be okay. In other words you resurrected the > dead. > > *NEVER* should you buy a radio, take it out of the box and start playing > with it. This probably will mess it up internally. *ALWAYS* first get > that "Image" file and *THEN* program it. This will save you a lot of > grief later if the radio acts up. > > BTW, I have worked commercially on many radios over the past 40 years, > mainly Midlands & Motorolas and cannot overemphasize the importance of > saving this "Image" file. It is particular to that radio alone only and > not the one sitting next to it. > > Also, if perhaps you have several of the same model radio, save the > "Image" file labelled with its' last 4 digits serial number, e.g.: > UV5R_XXXX1234.img Then you will know it came from that particular radio. > > This believe me will save your radio from being a "Brick" or cute-looking > paperweight. > > Note all these recommendations work with all radio Models & Makes, Amateur > & Commercial. > > Kenneth Strom VA3KRS > > P.S. Cheers to the over-worked Staff at CHIRP who do a tireless job at > writing these endless programming files out. Everyday it seems to be a new > radio and new model out, mostly tireless variations of one or the other. > > Regarding DMR radios, most if not all models have very individual > programming issues which is why you never see any common software. Even RT > Systems keeps postponing any DMR releases due to this. Very few models can > even import CSV files, so all mostly are manual programming and *DO NOT* > make any slight errors or the radio simply does not work. Make sure you > download the correct Factory programming software for the radio, any > Firmware updates, cable USB drivers before you even start playing with its' > buttons. If by accident you do then you will have to do a Factory reset > before you can even save the Image file. > > A simple Factory Reset will cure some evils, however that Image file will > save that radio. > > Have a great 2020 to CHIRP and all your Subscribers. > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Sarge at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] -- Sarge KE5YPB, Lickskillet, Texas "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." " Lets Roll " ---- Todd Beemer--- 9/11/01 --- American Hero Are you going to take a stand to help America?
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