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Bug #208

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Incorrect frequency requirements on Baofeng UV-5R

Added by Rob Walker over 12 years ago. Updated over 12 years ago.

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
06/08/2012
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Chirp Version:
daily
Model affected:
baofeng UV-5R
Platform:
MacOS
Debug Log:
I read the instructions above:

Description

I am using the daily build from 2012-06-08 on OSX. When I try to put a frequency in the app for the FM broadcast band, 101.3000, I get the following error:

"

Error setting memoryFrequency 101.300000 is out of supported range

"

However, the Baofeng UV-5R is capable of receiving wide band. From http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-136-174-400-480-Dual-Band/dp/B007H4VT7A "Frequency Range: 65-108MHz(FM Receive only) 136-174MHZ and 400-480HZ (TX/RX) "

Thanks,
Rob

Actions #1

Updated by Dan Smith over 12 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Feedback

The broadcast band coverage is done by a different chip inside the radio and patched through the speaker. If it's like the other Baofeng radio, the preset memories are stored within that chip and not accessible to external software. Can you program those with the OEM software? If not, CHIRP can't either.

Actions #2

Updated by Rob Walker over 12 years ago

I will test programming with the OEM software. To tell you the truth, I haven't even installed the OEM software.

Actions #3

Updated by Dan Smith over 12 years ago

Any progress on this or shall I close?

Actions #4

Updated by Rob Walker over 12 years ago

I haven't had time. Go ahead and close, or set it in whatever state that makes it clear that you are waiting on the user.

Thanks,
Rob

Actions #5

Updated by Jean-Louis ECOCHARD over 12 years ago

Dan Smith wrote:

The broadcast band coverage is done by a different chip inside the radio and patched through the speaker. If it's like the other Baofeng radio, the preset memories are stored within that chip and not accessible to external software. Can you program those with the OEM software? If not, CHIRP can't either.

The OEM software does not allow programming of the receive only FM broadcast radio. If you try to input 101.3 you get an error "over the range of input frequency" and the frequency gets reset to 136.000000
Tested with OEM VIP software.

Hope this helps,
JL

Actions #6

Updated by Dan Smith over 12 years ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Rejected

Thanks!

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