Author Topic: Video on Programming the BaoFeng BF-F8HP radio using Chirp and repeaterbook.com  (Read 7918 times)

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The only dumb question is the one that did not get asked!!

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you are doing some neat things with this website,

I met someone over the radio,
and he had seen this website,
I don't think he will join (if you are wondering),
be had read my posts and knew who I was here
pretty sure he read all that before I told him I was a member here, he reminded me of things I had posted and forgot about.
just to let you know that it seems like you are reaching a pretty big group of people out there (at least it seems that way if I randomly met one person, and he knew of the site and what we talk about, and it was the only new person I met that month )

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Thanks Space.  I am getting hits from all over the world and people are reading the new blog posts. 

I am trying hard to make this the "go to site" for ham radio/prepping
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Good works AD ..,but they better hurry up and get here .


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Just programmed a bf-f8hp for a friend last night using Chirp, the only thing it would not do is upload the repeater call sign,(which do not show on the radio anyway), I was surprised that it went so smoothly with all the problems everyone else was having. I downloaded the original programming to chirp which, as I understand, keeps the chipset in Chirp, but I'm not that computer savvy so maybe I was just lucky.

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Taz

Did you what the video first?

Did you save the basic F8HP file?

If you press the VFO/MR button the display changes from freq (column 1) to the call sign or what ever is in column2 (Name)

You can modify that second column and put any title/name in there you want. 


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1. didn't watch video, will do before I try again
2. saved the original file
3 don't know about that one, first time with the F8HP, just considered myself lucky that it accepted the programming

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I gave one of these away at a trade show I was in as a free raffle. Many of the people that came by my booth wanted to buy it. But I was already advertised as a raffle. I would like to be a dealer for them and start selling them my self.

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You should.  There is a guy here in AZ that posts on Craigslit that for$20 he will program the Baofeng radios for folks.  Sell the radio and program it for,them.

http://phoenix.backpage.com/SportsEquipForSale/20-ham-radio-programming/33367391
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That's just what I was thinking, Many of them asked if I could program it for them.

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Just be careful about programming Amateur radio frees for a non ham.  I would require a waver if you do.  But that's just me. 
The only dumb question is the one that did not get asked!!