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Technically on the programming cable they are not the "mic/phone plugs" because there are no wires for the speaker or mic audio. In other words you cannot take a programming cable, cut off the USB end
By Jim Unroe · #234 ·
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The programming cable does not include the wires for the speaker or microphone audio because they are not used. Does this mean the Baofeng cable supplied that has a Type A usb plug on one end and
By Karl · #233 ·
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PC programming these radios does not use audio. The programming cable does not include the wires for the speaker or microphone audio because they are not used. The programming is done digitally using
By Jim Unroe · #232 ·
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Steve . . . That's good to know, and something I wouldn't have thought of, but I probably would have tuned to a quiet frequency anyway just to be able to concentrate on what I'm doing. It's probably
By Donald Hellen · #231 ·
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Another tip is to find a channel where there are no signals. If there is a signal present the programming won't finish. I remove the antenna and temporarily attach a dummy load, but avoiding
By Steve · #230 ·
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If you got it programmed correctly, that's great. If not . . . If you have trouble with CHIRP, you might try the Baofeng software. I haven't tried it but I believe it's said to be similar to CHIRP.
By Donald Hellen · #229 ·
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I wasn't aware of this, either, and just happened to always have it in the top position. Some YouTube video sand teachers may skip over what they think is obvious (to them), when it's not obvious to
By Donald Hellen · #228 ·
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I programmed as par instuctions in videos above that told to program in top window (which the book left out) including sign of offset and 600 khz and the freq readout changes when PTT. This is the
By Karl · #227 ·
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Because you don't understand how the "offset" sign works. These radios don't use offsets in memory channels. Instead they are programmed with the RX frequency and the direct TX frequency (because that
By Jim Unroe · #226 ·
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Most videos that I have seen leave out crucial steps that, if not done, result in failure. Such as you must be in the top (A) VFO, the target memory must be empty, etc. Most also provide misleading
By Jim Unroe · #225 ·
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Most Windows user should download and install the "installer.exe" build. It installs the program and puts a CHIRP shortcut in users Start menu. It can also be uninstalled by using the "Uninstall a
By Jim Unroe · #224 ·
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No windows s...
By Karl · #223 ·
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Hard drive is 237 GB with 184 GB free so that is not a problem. Just tried aggain to load both installer and the zipped file for windows. It loads but no icon on desktop and I have no idea what to do
By Karl · #222 ·
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The second video pointedly declares use the A side or top position! He was the key!
By Karl · #221 ·
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The first video does not stress using the top position but I can see that is what he did.
By Karl · #220 ·
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TOP WINDOW for programming! > >
By Karl · #219 ·
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Watched all three videos on programming and discovered that I was putting all efforts into the LOWER channel on the screen. So now I will return to the shack, and try to do this. I actually got NOAA
By Karl · #218 ·
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Karl . . . <karlshumaker@...> wrote: This is a web search for installing CHIRP in case you need it. It's filtered for videos:
By Donald Hellen · #217 ·
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Karl . . . <karlshumaker@...> wrote: Is your Windows laptop running Windows "S" ? https://www.howtogeek.com/305363/WHAT-IS-WINDOWS-S-AND-HOW-IS-IT-DIFFERENT/ If it is, you're stuck
By Donald Hellen · #216 ·
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There is a cable supplied with the radio just like your link: My advice is to get the official Baofeng cable for a little over $8:
By Karl · #215 ·