More experiences forthcoming, but here is the cable I have been using for my other ‘Feng and my Wouxun, with no problems so far. This cable came with recommendations from several other hams, so please let me know if my choice was wrong. I’ll be posting my results after resetting the 5, and doing all of the programming on the latest version of Chirp.
-= Gary =- On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 20:15 Ron Barbish via Users < [email protected]> wrote: > Are you using a cut rate programming cable? Following the power/plug > sequence. Four radios, two Baofeng HTs. CHIRP on PC and Linux on > Chromebook. No problems. > > On Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 9:51 AM Christopher Knowles via Users < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I have religiously used CHIRP on my HTs (all Baofeng (5-watt, > > 8-watt, and 10-watt)) since I got my Technician license in May 2018 at > > the age of 68. I got my General in July and my Extra in October. I > > also got my Volunteer Examiner certification in October. After my HTs, > > I bought a 25-watt Lexien "mobile" as my base station and then moved up > > to a 50-watt BTECH UV-50X2 mobile. There are features in some of these > > radios that can, for all intents and purposes, only be accessed with > > CHIRP. It's the greatest! > > > > 73s, > > > > Christopher Knowles, WD1E > > > > > > On 6/20/2024 11:58 AM, Ken Hansen via Users wrote: > > > Gary, > > > > > > I'm not sure what's going on with your particular setup, but CHIRP > > allows countless thousands of happy users to successfully program their > > radios from a wide variety of manufacturers. > > > > > > Jim's response to your earlier email described how Baofengs operate > > inside the radio, and how CHIRP takes the users inputs from its > spreadsheet > > interface and properly populates the radio. > > > > > > If you take your GT-5R and read its current contents into CHIRP, are > the > > channels explained directly or not? > > > > > > If you save that data off to your HD, then create a brand new setup, > > importing from repeaterbook or manually entering several repeater > > frequencies into CHIRP then writing them to the radio, do they > display/work > > as you expect in the radio? > > > > > > Assuming your radio is properly programmed, the average Baofeng has > > decent range (handful of miles) to a repeater when the HT is on the OEM > > antenna. If you upgrade to a better antenna (say a SignalStik or a > > Diamond/Nagoya antenna) you should have better luck hitting repeaters a > bit > > further out compared to the OEM antenna. > > > > > > In my experience, Baofengs are good for nearby repeaters and allstar > > nodes, but quite challenging to use simplex (no repeater) in an urban > area > > (I learned this at a recent parade where the team decided to try 2m > > simplex, and I couldn't hear most of the stations along the parade from > my > > parade route location). > > > > > > Other, major brand, HTs will undoubtedly perform better, but most HTs > > come with antennas designed to fit in the box, not to maximize the > > performance of the radio in the box. > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Ken, N2VIP > > > > > >> On Jun 19, 2024, at 09:36, Gary via Users < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> After much deliberation, I have to ask an honest question: what is the > > >> purpose of Chirp? To be fair, all I have been using it for is my 2 > > >> Baofengs. I have a Wouxun KG-Q10H, but use its own programming > software > > so > > >> far because Chirp hasn’t picked it up yet. But if hooking up my ‘Fengs > > to > > >> Chirp does nothing more than populate a channel list with freqs, or > > change > > >> the messages, maybe you can explain what Chirp really does, what it’s > > >> useful for. What are memories for if they can’t be programmed with > > Chirp? > > >> Why are the other settings there? > > >> > > >> It seems to me that, at least with Baofengs, Chirp is only useful for > > >> loading the radio with a list of downloaded repeaters…after that, each > > >> channel has to be manually “tuned” in VFO mode in order to process the > > tone > > >> and split, at least. The memory list is just there for look-up. Am I > > >> missing something here? > > >> > > >> And the radios themselves seem to forget, or change even the manual > > >> settings. I have no idea on how to make individual frequency settings > > stay > > >> after programming them. In Memory mode, in VFO mode, nothing stays as > it > > >> was set. > > >> > > >> I guess it’s time to throw these junkers in the trash and actually > spend > > >> some $$ on a real radio. > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> -= N4YVN =- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > > To report this email as off-topic, please email > > [email protected] > > > List archives: > > > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > > > -- > > Christopher Allan Knowles, MPA > > P.O. 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