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I wish! The more you spend, the more features you get. Some basic radios can connect to a PC or Pi to expand digital uses. Like ft8, winlink, aprs etc. But no radio has everything!

@@Francois_Dupont yes! This was also mid May, with 30°C temps, and a high altitude. This stuff was like absolute soup, it was also a lot steeper then it looks 🤣 (always right?!)

@@darryldowney i guess you also have emergency grip trax boards? (or whatever its called). anyway i dont want to waste your time. i wish you great health!

@@Francois_Dupont not wasting my time at all sir! I appreciate the comment! I personally did not have any boards at this particular time.

Couldn't agree more. It only took a few weeks (of which, only two days per week) and its done! Forever. Until I want to get advanced that is!

You must email him, ask to be on the waiting list, he makes about 50 at a time and when your turn comes up, he will send you a PayPal invoice. There is a Facebook group that he (Yu BG2FX) is quite active in. I would recommend starting there.

@@Francois_Dupont Yep! Vancouver Island to be more specific.

Great video So glad I reached out to my local radio club, dragged my feet for years, got my basic with honors in Dec of 2023 and have had such a great year being a ham, so many nice people with tons in common

@@Francois_Dupont absolutely! CONGRATS!

@@dirtsmiles8098 unfortunately I do not have a recommendation. I only have one and it came with one of my uv5r's from aliexpress and seems to work. Sorry!

@@ppi57 then don't worry about understanding. Just flash card the questions and memorize the answers! It's multiple choice and all the questions and answers are available in the link below in a pdf!

@@darryldowney memorize the questions... all 600?. I can hardly remember what I did yesterday. LOL.

@@ppi57 welp, sorry mate. It's not for everyone. A 10yr old girl just took the exam at our local club and passed. If you really want to do it, YOU CAN DO IT!

@@jasonclarke7422 this is definitely just a pc method. There is a bluetooth programmer and different software for android devices that will work. Unfortunately I'm unfamiliar with it.

@@darryldowney The BT adapter is not very good, only found 19 channels no activity where Chirp found 134 channels within 60 miles, some with activity

@@patthesoundguy Great info! The ISED website, has all the questions and answers readily available in addition to the practice test!

@@Drifter69 hello! Try a practice test or two and see where you are at or refresh yourself! When you are ready to take the test contact your local club and I'm sure they have examiners that would love to issue an exam!

@@ashura7493 If chirp supports the BF-888s it would be an identical process. I don't have a BF-888 unfortunately. And I'm not quite sure what you mean about a private channel.. There is no encryption or anything on these radios.

no way u got an ufo?! u got aliens with it??

@@thetravi1348 I did see some firmware online (linked in a youtube video somewhere) to open up the HA1G, but the HA1UV is also on its way (next month I think)!! Really looking forward to that!

⁠@@darryldowneyi love my ha1g even with its quirky menu. A parallel ham would be great.

If I'm right I believe you can listen to any and all but need a license to transmit

@@Tyguy266far as l know, there is no licence available for 5 watt gmrs in Canada. Limit is 2 watts with a fixed antenna. Not sure if a USA GMRS licence would allow you to operate the radio in Canada? That said, unless you use the repeater function, nobody would be the wiser with such a low power output. Still thinking about getting one :)

@Thomas-dz4eg oh OK sweet. I'm super new and just starting to get into it all. I love everything Ham lol. Thank you for the info 🙏

Not in Canada! 2w from an ISED type approved radio. This radio is neither, this is a fantastic radio for those living in the US or travelling to the US (with a US GMRS licence)

In my personal opinion, I think Canada needs to step up its GMRS game. This would be an easy entry point to the radio hobby.

After programming one radio, you will have a save file from chirp, you could load that into as many radios as you like! Or it's maybe someone else's uv5r, borrow it, connect it, "read" the radio, and then unplug the radio, plug in the next one and write the programming to it.

Sorry mate, I should probably make a new video. This video is from 2021, a FULL new version of chirp came out in the last couple years.

@@Tobias_Kevorkazito you can do it!

@@onemorething100 the programming software has the option to change the start up photo!

I can't remember the procedure off the top of my head, but remember it being on a seperate tab within the settings.

@@darryldowney Thank You

@@johnatilanoii1075 the dates of my order/received are in the video discription.

@@ve3sif I will absolutely keep you posted. From what I've played around with so far, it is fantastic.

Motorola locks the software and a license is needed 😒

The short answer yes. Basically any radio that you can manually select a frequency will require a licence. As opposed to a frs/gmrs radio that has pre-programmed channels that are all locked and non-editable. Also in Canada UV-5R's are not really legal for licenced hams either, they have not been specifically tested and approved for Canada.. 🤔 But I also have a pile of them, so.....

If you are curious how shitty the electronics are in a baofeng, there are lots of videos on YT showing the harmonics that are produced on unintended frequencies, spilling signals into emergency service frequencies, airband etc, all while you may only think you are transmitting in gmrs/frs frequency.

Not in Canada.

There are no GMRS repeaters in Canada.

Sorry @larryjanson4011 I don't have any experience trying to use chirp on a mobile device.

Nope, you could donate to the developer if you are so inclined.

This bird is spinning out of control in space now.. No more images.

You can also buy a car without a licence.

Try another programming cable. It's almost always the cable!

Thanks! Tow hook makes a great mast holder!

@@darryldowney yes they do😁 i have an xj and the same bumper....killed a deer at 60mph i couldn't even tell i hit anything and a great sturdy piece of steel for just about anything else amateur related!! Great vid!

I talk to him once in a while. I will let him know.