Bug #2057: Can not upload to UV-5R - CHIRP

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Bug #2057

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Can not upload to UV-5R

Added by Rick Franklin about 10 years ago. Updated about 10 years ago.

Status:

Closed

Priority:

Normal

Assignee:

Jim Unroe

Category:

Target version:

0.5.0

Start date:

11/16/2014

Due date:

% Done:

100%

Estimated time:

Chirp Version:

daily

Model affected:

UV-5R

Platform:

All

Debug Log:

I read the instructions above:

Description

I am using Chirp ver. 0.4.1 with a UV-5R (branded by Etekcity). Chirp reads the radio data fine, but if I try to upload even the same data that it just read, I get the error--- Unsupported firmware version 'BTS311 BFT297'

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UV5Rtest.img (6.32 KB) UV5Rtest.img		Rick Franklin, 11/17/2014 04:56 PM
uv5r.py (56 KB) uv5r.py		Jim Unroe, 11/17/2014 05:04 PM

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Updated by Jim Unroe about 10 years ago

Status changed from New to In Progress
Assignee set to Jim Unroe
Target version set to 0.5.0
Chirp Version changed from 0.4.0 to daily
Platform changed from Windows to All

Rick,

Please do not use the stable version of CHIRP with a UV-5R or variant. It won't help you with this, but it will keep you out of trouble in other areas.

I wish all of these different Baofeng dealers wouldn't all have their own custom firmware versions.

Please attach your downloaded .img file.

Jim KC9HI

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Updated by Rick Franklin about 10 years ago

File UV5Rtest.img UV5Rtest.img added

Jim,
Here is the image file...

Thanks

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Updated by Jim Unroe about 10 years ago

File uv5r.py uv5r.py added

Rick,

Please test this for me by doing the following.

Save the uv5r.py file to somewhere convenient.
Select "Help" in the menu bar
Enable "Enable Developer Functions"
Select "File" -> "Load Module" and load the "uv5r.py" file that was saved in the 1st step

Try it and let me know how it goes.

Jim KC9HI

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