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Programming the Baofeng UV-5R (also available as Pofung UV-5R) dual band mobile radio can be quite complicated. Luckily, there is a program called. This free and open-source radio programming tool together with a USB programming cable makes setting up your radio a breeze. In this blog post we will install CHIRP and a programming cable on Windows 10 and Linux (Ubuntu/Mint/Debian) to work with the Baofeng UV-5R tranceiver. It will enable basic downloading and uploading of frequencies and settings from and to the radio. In later posts we will have a more in-depth look at al the settings available.

Then we wil also see how to program the radio for GMRS or PMR use, and how to set it up as a basic radio scanner. Disclaimer: this documentation is for educational purposes only. For operating this radio you are most likely required to be a licensed radio amateur or own a commercial licence.

Be sure to check the rules and regulations in your area first. Baofeng UV-5R handheld dualband tranceiver Baofeng UV-5R (Pofung UV-5R) tranceiver The UV-5R is a cheap but decent Chinese tranceiver. The radio is dual band (VHF/UHF, 136-174/400-520MHz, 5 Watt) and has 128 memory channels which can be alpha tagged. Together with the scanning capabilities, this makes the UV-5R also a basic but useful scanning radio. The coverage of the GMRS, FRS and bands, the FM radio (65.0MHz-108.0MHz) and the LED flashlight make it a popular choice for ‘preppers’. And for that price, the radio even comes with a wrist strap, battery and charger included. Install CHIRP for Baofeng UV-5R on Windows 10 and Linux- USB to serial programming cable USB programming cable For connecting the radio to the PC I used. It came without any drivers, and at least for Windows 10 and Linux (Ubuntu, Mint) you don’t need any.

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Just plug in the cable and Windows and Linux will recognize it. In Windows 10, you should find it as “ USB SERIAL CH340 (COMx)” under Settings Devices.

This also shows the COM-port to be used in CHIRP later on. In linux, the command LSUSB should list the USB-serial adapter like this: Bus 003 Device 012: ID 1a86:7523 QinHeng Electronics HL-340 USB-Serial adapter In my experience it’s best to connect it straight to the PC; connecting it via a USB hub may cause problems. CHIRP radio programming tool is a free, open-source tool for programming amateur radios. It supports many manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.

Another big advantage is that it’s multi-platform: it’s available for Windows, Linux and Mac. CHIRP not only makes the programming so much easier, it also provides access to features not available through the radio’s buttons or keypad.

For exmaple, with CHIRP you can give each memory channel a name or ‘alpha tag’ of 7 characters. Then instead of the frequency, the tag can be shown in the radio’s display. This tagging can not be done by using just the radio’s keypad. CHIRP: Windows 10 install The Windows 10 install is pretty straightforward:. After plugging in the USB cable, download the latest from the CHIRP download page;. Run the installer, ignoring the Windows Defender warnings.

After installation is complete, run CHIRP (from the application menu);. Select the “Radio” menu and then “Download From Radio” (Alt+D); Install CHIRP for Baofeng UV-5R on Windows 10 – Download from Radio.

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Choose your radio settings: the COM (USB) port (for me it was “COM5”), the vendor (“Baofeng”) and the model (“UV-5R”); Install CHIRP for Baofeng UV-5R on Windows 10 – Radio settings. At the warning “Proceed with experimental driver?”, click “Yes” to continue;. Follow the instructions on hooking up the radio: 1. Turn radio off; 2. Connect cable to mic/spkr connector; 3. Make sure connector is firmly connected; 4.

Turn radio on (volume may need to be set at 100%); 5. Ensure that the radio is tuned to channel with no activity; 6. Click OK to download image from device; Install CHIRP for Baofeng UV-5R on Windows 10 – Instructions. The image will now be downloaded from your radio (a.k.a. Install CHIRP for Baofeng UV-5R on Windows 10 – Cloning. After the image is downloaded you can use it as template.

You can edit it and save multiple versions to disk, or upload an image back to your tranceiver. It doesn’t work with windows 10, the problem is the drivers for the USB cable itself. This guy had some sort of Kenwood cable. And must of been able to find a driver for that cable. If you bought a cheap cable with the Baofeng, you won’t find a driver for it on Windows 10.

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If your cable has the FTDI chipset, which is what mine is, there is no Win 10 driver for that. I have seen other pages that tell you to roll back the driver to 3.2.0.0 but rolling back the driver will be greyed out. It won’t be an option. You need to get an old Win XP or Win 7 machine. You can’t get prolific drivers that work on 10.

And if you can, you won’t find anyone that can explain how to instal them. Because it won’t go the way they say it will!

MacOS Tips CHIRP Beginners Guide The Beginners Guide has general help. Click here for the If you need Mac-specific help, you are at the right page. Join the Mailing list & search the archives for similar problem reports & how they were resolved, and/or ask the group. Please include enough info about the problem and situation so the community will be able to help you.

Not all functionality is supported on all radios. See Application Security in 10.9 As of 10.9, signed packages are required by default. Apple charges for this capability, and requires use of their tooling to do it. For the time being, MacOS users should disable signed package checking for CHIRP. Instructions provided by Jim, K2SON:. Locate the app in Finder.

Right click (control-click if you don't have a 2 button mouse) on the app and click Open. You will get a dialog box about it being an unsigned app, click the Open button. Enter an Administrator userid and password. The app will now be flagged to allow it to be opened normally in the future. Alternately, you can disable them for your entire system, although this has security implications that should not be ignored. Instructions for this provided by Tom, KD7LXL:. Open your System Preferences.

Go to Security & Privacy, General tab. Click the lock. Then choose Allow apps downloaded from: Anywhere. Application Security in 10.12+ As of 10.12 (Sierra) the UI for disabling app security was removed.

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The functionality is still there, but must be enabled from the command line. To whitelist a single application (like an unzipped chirp-daily.app):. unzip chirp.zip.

control click on the unzipped application and select New Terminal at Folder. (Don't see that menu item?

). run this command in the newly opened terminal window: spctl -add $PWD Alternately, you can disable them for your entire system, although this has security implications that should not be ignored. Run this command in a terminal: sudo spctl -master-enable references: Mac USB Drivers USB to serial cables are not merely wire, they contain small computer circuits at one end of the cable that respond as a USB device and convert the data to serial. These cables are not all the same, so the computer needs a software 'driver' so it can recognize the cable and speak to it correctly. You will need to install one of these 5 below. FTDI cables Note that with Mac OSX 10.9 'Mavericks', Apple provides their own driver for FTDI chipset.

You may need to remove the OEM FTDI driver and use only the Apple FTDI driver, or you may need to disable the Apple FTDI driver and install the OEM FTDI drivers. Version 1.5.1 is available for Mac OS X on 64 bit, 32 bit and PPC machines. Prolific PL-2303 cables - official drivers for the genuine Prolific cables FYI: your cable, if using Prolific chipset, is more likely to be using a counterfeit chip than an original. Login as guest/ guest & look in the Support section. Specified to work with Mac OSX 10.6, 10.7, & 10.8.

Generic PL-2303 cables (counterfeit and/or “Generic”) If you aren't sure what kind of inexpensive cable you have, try this one first. For Lion (10.7.x), Mountain Lion (10.8.x), and Mavericks (10.9.x): You can try this one, which install open source pl2303 driver and remove any other driver versions: At this web page you may need to right-click or control-click to link to get it to download.

After downloading, you may need to control-right click, then open in order to bypass Mac Gatekeeper. For earlier versions of Mac OS X up to 10.5 Leopard. Also some reports of success with Snow Leopard, Lion: RTSystems cables for OSX 10.9.x (aka Mavericks): see for OSX Look at the CHIRP log for clues. /.chirp/debug.log Join the Mailing list & search the archives for similar problem reports & how they were resolved, and/or ask the group. Please include enough info about the problem and situation so the community will be able to help you.