CHIRP

I will also note that when radios started out in english mode, they changed to chinese after being programmed even if the file for the upload was set to english.

Daniel Haynes wrote:

I will also note that when radios started out in english mode, they changed to chinese after being programmed even if the file for the upload was set to english.

Yes same here, in the end I had "On channel 15, Press and Hold the PTT and MONI buttons while switching ON the transceiver to change Voice Prompt Language (CHI/ENG)
• Any channel"

At that time the settings list was shown, now the program has been updated, it no longer shows them.

Please note:
If you want me to provide a log or image, you need to tell me how :) I can connect the radio, upload from it and save the image? if thats what you need. Seams thats been done now anyway?

Thanks

There is already an issue about the CHI/ENG issue. It appears that Baofeng may have changed the memory layout in the latest models. This, unfortunately, makes the radios incompatible with CHIRP for the time being.

Hopefully after you made you first successful downloaded from the radio, the unedited tab was saved to native CHIRP Radio Images (*.img) file as a backup.

Jim

John John wrote:

strange how the old program by the manufacturer still works with old and new radios

Not strange. The manufacturers can know about the 2 (or more) possible arrangements and program their software to detect and adapt to either. The CHIRP developer can only reverse engineer the radio that is in his/her possession and cannot anticipate other variants in advance.

Jim

why do they list chirp, if they dont give you any updated info

oh, i seethe settings are shown once more, sadly i see vox enabled so switched it off, sent new settings to radio, switched radio off and back on, read from radio, vox still switched on, not tested other function change yet

Ok tested save on other settings, dont save any of the VOX settings
Used Man BF480 program, it saves settings ok, now they were switched off, tried switching them on in chirp and saving, settings remain unchanged. So settings not saving.. nice to "see" them anyway :)

thanks

Glad there is a thread for this. any news? I just got 6 new ones to add to my existing 12. and about to add another 12. even the ability to just turn off audio prompt would be nice.