Use CHIRP is faster and safer. You must unlock it first by pressing the PTT, monitor and VFO/MR buttons then power it on. Then use the data cable, open up CHIRP and go to settings, other settings and change the upper VHF frequency to 260 then save the settings and upload to the radio. That is it
Part of the fun of amateur radio is experimentation. I'm an Extra Class ham and build my own radios. I'm all for trying this and I know about the potential issues. Reading some of the comments, I was taken back at the negativity. The NotaRubicon guy calls people who get too serious about things like this "Sad Hams." I enjoyed this experiment and will do some testing of my own. Thank you for this video!
Yes thank you, the art is all about experimentation and pushing the boundaries. I don’t let their comments discourage me ;). Thank you for the support.
I'm tired of hearing old hams talking about how fun it is to experiment, while ignoring calls for actual instruction on radio usage. Not everyone wants to dink around in their shop while slowly learning about radios over the next 40 years, most of us want to actually know how to use the damn things sometime this decade.
@@KateHikes1933 Sad HAMs strike again. Seems like a lot of the old ones are like that. They need to be teaching the next generations without being so uptight all the time.
In Britain we have a saying ... 'Dont mention the war' when talking to German's ..... by the same token .. 'Dont mention Reddit' when talking to Sad Hams 🙂
I have a god friend, one of the people I Elmered, actually, who has a UV-5R. He went from Tech to Extra in just FOUR MONTHS! Then he bought a VX-6-which he absolutely loves! He still has his UV-5, so I'm going to send him this video. I think it would be good for him to have TWO radios that work on 220. I also have a VX-6, AND a VX-8. I LOVE the 1.25 Meter Band!
It requires a 220 MHz rubber duck/antenna to transmit on the 1.25cm band. No one ever seems to mention this fact. It also only transmits about .250 watts, or 1/4 of 1 watt on 220 MHz.
@@smoejith9283 The Diamond I found is 144, 430, 1200 MHz and it is basically a dummy load a little over 1 inch tall gold connector. Diamond SRH805S. I would have to sweep it with the analyzer to see if it covers 220 MHz. The BaoFeng UV-5RH (colour screen) transmits almost 4 watts on 220, 3.89 watts.
@@smoejith9283 I agree, people always want to add a really long 15 inch whip rubber duck and a big battery to their HT. I want the HT to be as small & compact carry as possible. if necessary I'll go to the mobile, or the base, if the HT can't make communications.
I just now discovered this video and made the recommended software modification. I can now utilize the 1.25m band, as presented, if desired. Thank you.
I got a 5RIII and that was only to get a 220 capable radio. As dedicated 220 radios sell for alot used so getting on dirt cheap was a factor that sold me on it. The radio does the job and signal reports are fine. The TX audio is a little narrow compared to some Japanese radios but not that bad. I need to reprogram mine as I have moved about 40 miles and need to optimize it but it is was not meant to be my primary radio except on 220. I got chirp programming but have not used that for a couple years with the radio.
I wanted a waterproof Baofeng so I got the UV9R pro. Wanted the 1.25 meter band like you can get with the Baofeng UV5-x3 tri band, but it wasn't waterproof. Saw comments on Amazon about adding these extra bands like 1.25 on an AT-152 so I bought the 9R pro and tried it with CHIRP. I factory unlocked the radio with the 4 finger dance, then connected the radio with CHIRP. Read the radio with the radio selected as UV9R pro. When I tried to change the freq limits for the VHF and the UHF bands, CHIRP flagged it as out of bounds. So as the commenter on Amazon said, she used the BF8P as the radio selection to access the data. So I did that and was able to change the limits on the VHF from 100-400 MHz and 400-520 MHz. Tried to add a channel via Chirp, and as others have reported, the software said it was out of bounds even with the new Freq Limits. So yes I can use freq mode and set a channel like 222.222 and it will stay there and send/receive. So I don't think this Chinese version of Chirp will do anything better than Chirp. Actually, I tried to us this software and the radio did not connect. It might be this is strictly for a UV5R because it didn't ask what radio I had. As for the low power on the 1.25 meter band. I was able to talk with two radios about 200 feet apart with an upgraded dual band antenna. I will be getting a tri band antenna tomorrow and will probably do some propagation tests. I wish they made a waterproof version in TRi Band and I would pick it up, so for now this will be my triband HT setup.
@MordionGaming That was awhile back. Can't remember what the results were for the AT152 and/or the UV9Rpro but after much research and trials, I settled on a bit pricier, but I think worth it, model, the BTECH UV-5X3 Tri-Band Radio ($70 Amazon). The features that sold me were the abilities to add alpha-numeric and frequency values in the two line display. So you don't have to memorize what is that frequency showing in the display. The USB-C batteries. Can recharge on the included cradle or straight to the battery with charging block and a USB-C cable. Two batteries were included as well. Lastly it is waterproof. BTW, I also did a lot of testing on the stock antennas and ended up going with the Diamond SRH320A 144/220/440 MHz Tri-Band Handheld SMA Antenna. By far the best of all I tested. Note, the Amazon ad say it will not fit the Baofeng but if you buy an SMA female to female adapter it works fine.
Did this with the UV5R Plus. I can direct enter 132.000 MHz but anything above 199.999 MHz it will say 'cancel', but I can manually arrow up into that range. Any thoughts or tips on this?? Thanks.
Oh, it works. Did it on a bunch of UV5R's. Dunno how much they're outputting, but they work. Might have to "unlock" your newer models. An 8 Watt uv5r that old isn't typical Watch to be sure that Chirp is not registering the settings, although your radio may not be outputting. Use another radio to test. But really, these radios work on so many frequencies, there are plenty to go around. I love 'em :-) I don't need to "outband" beyond the established specifications. I have too much trouble programming anything but the Baofeng / Pofung brands. All the other "Models" seem to only acquire carloads of UV5R's in differing cases from China, then make the firmware unusable. It's not worth a lost weekend hacking away at a 50 dollar - yet still overpriced - radio.
I tried to add the 220Mhz to my new UV-5R 8 watt with no luck. I did unlock it so I can use GMRS/FRS on it but it just won't go above 178.998Mhz on the lower end. Doesn't matter because I'm going to order a couple Baofeng 5RX radios with already do the 1.25M band as well as Airbands.
Thank you for posting this video. It worked for me, but the software program does not seem to accept new entries in the 220 mhz range - get an error message saying that the input frequency is out of range. So, the software allows you to 'extend' the range, making the UV-5R a tri-band radio, but it will not allow you to add any frequencies in the 220mhz range to the memory spreadsheet. You have to program the 220 frequencies into the UV-5R manually on the TX.
Works great for any radios made prior to 2023. I just bought a new "FCC certified" UV5R with the date code for March, 2023 and it will read, but not write; and yes, I know about the "Factory" reset (hold PTT, MON, and VFO, then turn on, wait for the "Factory" to appear, release keys and press MENU). Unfortunately it looks like the FCC has been in our business once again 😕.
The factory reset method you were mentioning does not do what you probably think it does. You use that reset to allow your radio to actually transmit and receive on those frequencies. But you also have to unlock those frequencies using the programming software. By using that software you can redefine the frequency boundaries. Maybe try again because I've heard of others purchasing radios this year and doing it correctly. The not writing portion of your comment makes me believe you've messed up a step or messed up somewhere with the programming.
Or you could upload the radio settings to Chirp, set the VHF upper limit to 260 in the options menu, then download the settings as a RadioOddity UV-5X3. And Bob's your uncle, it's a tri-band.
If yours won't accept 220 programming, maybe spring for the 25- 35$ to get a new version that can and keep the other as a backup. That much money should not break any hearts. Remember when dual band Japanese HTs were 3-400$!
So is this basically making the dual band into a tri band radio? I have tried the hold multiple buttons and power on trick but I don't see any changes you show
Didn't work on mine for some reason. Everything looks just like your setup. No errors... read/write but the radio still doesn't accept 220. Might be because is an older model. Any tips?
I thought I had the same problem, both this Chinese and CHIRP and CHIRP NEXT wouldn't allow me to enter a 1.25 meter frequencies from within the software to upload to the radio. BUT,... I was able to hand jam a 220 freq manually. Try this is you haven't, might work. It saved and tx for me. Good luck.
Thanks for the hack. Have you found a way to create a channel with 1.25M? Once opening up the radio, neither Chirp or this new program will allow 1.25M channel to be setup/saved. Would your thought be only to use this for simplex? UPDATE: I was able to manually program the radio for a local repeater, but with the low power output that others have already mentioned it wasn't a good experience. My final thoughts . . . . . Yes it will, but I probably won't. But I still like it.
28/09/2023: I've tried multiple times to go to the link in the description on my (rather old), Samsung laptop, with ZERO success. Broken link? Other problem? I presently have no way of knowing. 🙁 My phone goes to the link address without a problem. I'm inclined to check out the CHIRP solution. 🙂 Wish me "luck".
Has anyone been able to get this done using Linux? Got the program running with Wine also installed programming wire driver with Wine , tried all com ports and software doesnt see the radio. Any tips?
There are 222 band antennas that work well with these radios, but every dual or triband antenna I’ve tried is either really bad on 222 or one of the other bands.
UV5R8W here, the software provided in the video did not get it onto 1.25m bands. I installed CHIRP and set the maximum VHF frequency to 260, and that saved and works just fine.
You do realize that while it appears to work you are only transmitting at about 1/100 of a watt on 1.25m? Don’t believe me? Put a watt meter on it or try testing from a distance greater than inside a room.
Interesting. I have a couple tri banders that actually put out 6 watts on 220 and 4-5 on 144/440. I don’t know what the hardware difference is but there must be one. In my opinion I wouldn’t transmit on a modded radio too much unless an emergency because I’m not convinced it’s safe for the finals. However having the ability to monitor 220 is a big plus. This mod if you can call it that works on most the Chinese radios as long as you use the factory (not Chirp) software. I was able to get it to work on 1 out of 3 UV-82 to TX a little under on watt. One did nothing and the other beeped and shut off when you hit PTT. After a factory reset it was ok. As for people concerned about spurious emissions it’s a Baofeng so whatever. My Chinese microwave is worse…
I just picked up a couple of New UV 5R 8W - It actually came with FRS an GMRS unlocked But, I tried the 200 MHZ unlock through the Chinese program and It Did Not Work, so, I tried the button combo "FACTOR" hack and Still No Luck. I have 2 that I bought a Few Years Ago (MIRKIT) an those took the 2200 MHZ program hack No Prob. Well, I guess I'll just be happy having the two older ones with 200 MHZ expand! Not Really that big of a deal, the 2 older have it and I have a 8629 (Tri Band) that has also has 200 Mhz. If anyone has has a work around for the two I have I would still like to add the expanded freq to the new ones - that way All would have it.
Sorry, I just read the other comments about using Chirp and it worked. I guess I shoulda tried chirp to begin with. And... Never hurts to Read The Comments either. I also increased the back light timeout, the stock 10 sec is way too short.
You have to follow the vidio. There is a Chinese spot you cluck on to change it to English. My UV-5R will not program to the 220 frequency. I do have the triband version and it seems to work fine on 220. The lable under the battery of mine is different. It does not have the battery voltage and the frequency range writing is smaller.
Do not try this! The radio puts out milliwatts on 220, but on the 2nd harmonic.....in the 440, 70 cm band, a *full power* signal is transmitted. As such, this makes use of the radio on 220 highly illegal.
Thank you for this comment. This was a demonstration on that it could be done for SHTF or just because we can. You should also know ham is also about pushing boundaries and finding new things. Encourage those to push the limits not just fall in line.
@Bob G come on. Let's be serious. Spurious emission of this type is wrong. Try to set the 220 to where the harmonic matches a 70 cm repeater input, including pl and give it a try. Imagine that going on when you are using 220....interfering with a 70 cm repeater. Not only a violation of emissions rules but a malicious interference violation. Also. Btw...I hate cats. One dying would actually make me happy.
Has nothing to do with price, and I’m not a radio snob that will show you my radios that will hurt most wallets, but about Amateur Radio and doing it for research, pushing limits. You know what the hobby is all about. Thanks for the watch.
@@offgrid.technology the primary use of a transceiver is to communicate. If you want to listen to people talk there are websites for that. A radio that can't be used to TX is pointless.
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Use CHIRP is faster and safer. You must unlock it first by pressing the PTT, monitor and VFO/MR buttons then power it on. Then use the data cable, open up CHIRP and go to settings, other settings and change the upper VHF frequency to 260 then save the settings and upload to the radio. That is it
I was just going to ask if Chirp would do this …
I just saw this, it seems they also support the frequency change on the Wouxun KG-UV9 series radios as well. Chirp has come a long way!!!
Dude your method is definetly the best👍 you deserve huge thanks
Just tried it, it worked.
I wonder how much further you can open up the frequencies?
Part of the fun of amateur radio is experimentation. I'm an Extra Class ham and build my own radios. I'm all for trying this and I know about the potential issues. Reading some of the comments, I was taken back at the negativity. The NotaRubicon guy calls people who get too serious about things like this "Sad Hams." I enjoyed this experiment and will do some testing of my own. Thank you for this video!
Yes thank you, the art is all about experimentation and pushing the boundaries. I don’t let their comments discourage me ;). Thank you for the support.
I'm tired of hearing old hams talking about how fun it is to experiment, while ignoring calls for actual instruction on radio usage. Not everyone wants to dink around in their shop while slowly learning about radios over the next 40 years, most of us want to actually know how to use the damn things sometime this decade.
@@KateHikes1933 Sad HAMs strike again. Seems like a lot of the old ones are like that. They need to be teaching the next generations without being so uptight all the time.
I have a BTECH BF- F8HP i would like to use the 1.25 meter HAM band . Does anyone know how to do that with one. I tried factory reset.
In Britain we have a saying ... 'Dont mention the war' when talking to German's ..... by the same token .. 'Dont mention Reddit' when talking to Sad Hams 🙂
After using the UV5R_SP3 I was able to use Chirp for programming . I selected the radio as Radioddity UV-5RX3. Thanks for your video.
So glad to hear it helped. 73s
Hey Bill, thanks for that little tib bit. Now Im programming via chirp as well. 73 brother!
Worked on my uv-5r that looks just like that one that I bought a week ago. 👍Thanks for the video and access to the software!
Glad it helped
just watched this and it still works with brand new units
Glad to hear.
I have a god friend, one of the people I Elmered, actually, who has a UV-5R. He went from Tech to Extra in just FOUR MONTHS! Then he bought a VX-6-which he absolutely loves! He still has his UV-5, so I'm going to send him this video. I think it would be good for him to have TWO radios that work on 220. I also have a VX-6, AND a VX-8. I LOVE the 1.25 Meter Band!
The VX-6R is definitely going to be my next radio. Thanks for the share.
It requires a 220 MHz rubber duck/antenna to transmit on the 1.25cm band. No one ever seems to mention this fact. It also only transmits about .250 watts, or 1/4 of 1 watt on 220 MHz.
There's a few decent tri-band rubber ducks out there, I'd like to find a "shorty" though..
@@smoejith9283 The Diamond I found is 144, 430, 1200 MHz and it is basically a dummy load a little over 1 inch tall gold connector. Diamond SRH805S. I would have to sweep it with the analyzer to see if it covers 220 MHz. The BaoFeng UV-5RH (colour screen) transmits almost 4 watts on 220, 3.89 watts.
@@smoejith9283 I agree, people always want to add a really long 15 inch whip rubber duck and a big battery to their HT. I want the HT to be as small & compact carry as possible. if necessary I'll go to the mobile, or the base, if the HT can't make communications.
Worked for my Baofeng BF-F8HP. A great hack!
Glad to hear.
I just now discovered this video and made the recommended software modification. I can now utilize the 1.25m band, as presented, if desired. Thank you.
I got a 5RIII and that was only to get a 220 capable radio. As dedicated 220 radios sell for alot used so getting on dirt cheap was a factor that sold me on it. The radio does the job and signal reports are fine. The TX audio is a little narrow compared to some Japanese radios but not that bad. I need to reprogram mine as I have moved about 40 miles and need to optimize it but it is was not meant to be my primary radio except on 220. I got chirp programming but have not used that for a couple years with the radio.
I wanted a waterproof Baofeng so I got the UV9R pro. Wanted the 1.25 meter band like you can get with the Baofeng UV5-x3 tri band, but it wasn't waterproof. Saw comments on Amazon about adding these extra bands like 1.25 on an AT-152 so I bought the 9R pro and tried it with CHIRP. I factory unlocked the radio with the 4 finger dance, then connected the radio with CHIRP. Read the radio with the radio selected as UV9R pro. When I tried to change the freq limits for the VHF and the UHF bands, CHIRP flagged it as out of bounds. So as the commenter on Amazon said, she used the BF8P as the radio selection to access the data. So I did that and was able to change the limits on the VHF from 100-400 MHz and 400-520 MHz. Tried to add a channel via Chirp, and as others have reported, the software said it was out of bounds even with the new Freq Limits. So yes I can use freq mode and set a channel like 222.222 and it will stay there and send/receive. So I don't think this Chinese version of Chirp will do anything better than Chirp. Actually, I tried to us this software and the radio did not connect. It might be this is strictly for a UV5R because it didn't ask what radio I had. As for the low power on the 1.25 meter band. I was able to talk with two radios about 200 feet apart with an upgraded dual band antenna. I will be getting a tri band antenna tomorrow and will probably do some propagation tests. I wish they made a waterproof version in TRi Band and I would pick it up, so for now this will be my triband HT setup.
Nice thought to try. I agree IP67 should be standard these days.
Sorry, I'm a little confused. Were you or were you not able to unlock 1.25m band on the UV9r pro..?
@MordionGaming That was awhile back. Can't remember what the results were for the AT152 and/or the UV9Rpro but after much research and trials, I settled on a bit pricier, but I think worth it, model, the BTECH UV-5X3 Tri-Band Radio ($70 Amazon). The features that sold me were the abilities to add alpha-numeric and frequency values in the two line display. So you don't have to memorize what is that frequency showing in the display. The USB-C batteries. Can recharge on the included cradle or straight to the battery with charging block and a USB-C cable. Two batteries were included as well. Lastly it is waterproof. BTW, I also did a lot of testing on the stock antennas and ended up going with the Diamond SRH320A 144/220/440 MHz Tri-Band Handheld SMA Antenna. By far the best of all I tested. Note, the Amazon ad say it will not fit the Baofeng but if you buy an SMA female to female adapter it works fine.
Did this with the UV5R Plus. I can direct enter 132.000 MHz but anything above 199.999 MHz it will say 'cancel', but I can manually arrow up into that range. Any thoughts or tips on this?? Thanks.
For kicks, I tried this on my UV82 using Chirp and it worked!
Oh, it works. Did it on a bunch of UV5R's. Dunno how much they're outputting, but they work. Might have to "unlock" your newer models. An 8 Watt uv5r that old isn't typical Watch to be sure that Chirp is not registering the settings, although your radio may not be outputting. Use another radio to test.
But really, these radios work on so many frequencies, there are plenty to go around. I love 'em :-) I don't need to "outband" beyond the established specifications.
I have too much trouble programming anything but the Baofeng / Pofung brands. All the other "Models" seem to only acquire carloads of UV5R's in differing cases from China, then make the firmware unusable. It's not worth a lost weekend hacking away at a 50 dollar - yet still overpriced - radio.
Glad to hear.
less than 1 watt, I put a watt meter in line. 2m and 70cm measured about 4 watts 1.25 m measured less than 1 watt.
@@brucebigam8693 good enough for close quarters small squad truck communications I'd say.
@@brucebigam8693 You get what you pay for. The tri-band Baofeng's might be marginally better ;-)
Very interesting, makes me wonder why I got me another UV-5RIII just to speak to the one I got out of curiosity! 🙂 Excellent video!.
Thank you. I would I but 2 of most of my radios.
I tried to add the 220Mhz to my new UV-5R 8 watt with no luck. I did unlock it so I can use GMRS/FRS on it but it just won't go above 178.998Mhz on the lower end. Doesn't matter because I'm going to order a couple Baofeng 5RX radios with already do the 1.25M band as well as Airbands.
Thank you for posting this video. It worked for me, but the software program does not seem to accept new entries in the 220 mhz range - get an error message saying that the input frequency is out of range. So, the software allows you to 'extend' the range, making the UV-5R a tri-band radio, but it will not allow you to add any frequencies in the 220mhz range to the memory spreadsheet. You have to program the 220 frequencies into the UV-5R manually on the TX.
It happens. Depends on your version. Enjoy your extremely versatile UV5R anyway. Plenty of functions to learn...
Huh..well this worked pretty well. And thanks to Bill Blast Im now programming it in Chirp!
Glad to hear.
Works great for any radios made prior to 2023.
I just bought a new "FCC certified" UV5R with the date code for March, 2023 and it will read, but not write; and yes, I know about the "Factory" reset (hold PTT, MON, and VFO, then turn on, wait for the "Factory" to appear, release keys and press MENU).
Unfortunately it looks like the FCC has been in our business once again 😕.
The factory reset method you were mentioning does not do what you probably think it does. You use that reset to allow your radio to actually transmit and receive on those frequencies. But you also have to unlock those frequencies using the programming software. By using that software you can redefine the frequency boundaries. Maybe try again because I've heard of others purchasing radios this year and doing it correctly. The not writing portion of your comment makes me believe you've messed up a step or messed up somewhere with the programming.
@@-pyrosef-I've had the same issue. Still wont write it into my radio
Great video. All in the name of science and continuing education. 👍
Right!!! all about pushing the boundaries
Or you could upload the radio settings to Chirp, set the VHF upper limit to 260 in the options menu, then download the settings as a RadioOddity UV-5X3. And Bob's your uncle, it's a tri-band.
Thank you brother. It worked great
Glad it helped
I like using Chirp for programming
I have a UV-%R, just like that one, but it has the FCC certification.
I got it about a year ago.
not sure what 220Mhz equals to. Is it still in the ham mode or is it some other mode?
It's another band in the Ham Radio Space for Technician License holders or above.
Sdr sharp do you have a link for it
Check out airspy.com/download/. This will get you what you need.
yet another reason why I should get a pc. seems a lot of the computer stuff with radio just isn't compatible with Mac
Have not tried it on emulation. Might be good.
Chirp works for mac.
Good video
Glad you enjoyed
Can you receive aircraft transmissions on these newly unlocked frequencies?
Aircraft is AM band this is 220mhz on the FM band.
I am trying to learn the better radio for my Wife and I!!! Liked#1 !!!
Rock on! Welcome to the hobby.
Program it to one channel. Then back off.
Yabutt how much power does it have at 222 to 225? And how clean is the signal? Are there nasty harmonics?
Great presentation!
Thank you kindly!
What's the software called I can't find it in comments
If yours won't accept 220 programming, maybe spring for the 25- 35$ to get a new version that can and keep the other as a backup. That much money should not break any hearts. Remember when dual band Japanese HTs were 3-400$!
Also worked on the newer UV-S9PLUS
Glad to hear. Thanks for the support.
Any instructions on how to open, download etc this program from your link?
Its a link to Mega, click the link and download the zip.
@OffGrid.Technology I did that and it's full of files, no clue which one is needed, I think I got it on chirp
so what is the real frequency range on baofengs? how low can they go?
Good question might have to research.
My 2017 uv5r was factory unlocked used chirp to enable triband 220 thanks
Hell yea.
So is this basically making the dual band into a tri band radio? I have tried the hold multiple buttons and power on trick but I don't see any changes you show
When I run the application I get an error. Any advice?
thank you very much .works perfectly on baofeng UV-16-V2 ..can you have one for Baofeng UV-9R please?,thanks
Didn't work on mine for some reason. Everything looks just like your setup. No errors... read/write but the radio still doesn't accept 220. Might be because is an older model. Any tips?
Interesting might be a different firmware.
I thought I had the same problem, both this Chinese and CHIRP and CHIRP NEXT wouldn't allow me to enter a 1.25 meter frequencies from within the software to upload to the radio. BUT,... I was able to hand jam a 220 freq manually. Try this is you haven't, might work. It saved and tx for me. Good luck.
Are you a gambling man? Willing to take a 20 dollar bet you can't really lose? They throw in a radio, regardless.
It's metres, not meters. A meter is a device used for measuring. A metre is the unit of measurement.
Thanks for the hack. Have you found a way to create a channel with 1.25M? Once opening up the radio, neither Chirp or this new program will allow 1.25M channel to be setup/saved. Would your thought be only to use this for simplex?
UPDATE: I was able to manually program the radio for a local repeater, but with the low power output that others have already mentioned it wasn't a good experience. My final thoughts . . . . . Yes it will, but I probably won't. But I still like it.
I would only use it as a last ditch resort. But like you said I like the ability to do it.
How well does it receive?
Did you checked and see how the harmonics are doing this? Since the radio is totally out of FCC specs on 2m already, how is it on 220?
Hello all, I have a UV-5R5 and the unlock method does not work... Is there a different method for this version? TIA
Try CHIRP, I heard that can be used for some radios.
Windows Defender security is not allowing me to run the program
What are the benefits if we put it 200mhz?
Satellites
Satellites, SHTF
You can monitor those guys if there are any around.
Will this work with the BAE8?
The link data downloads shows only for WINDOUS 32...
28/09/2023:
I've tried multiple times to go to the link in the description on my (rather old), Samsung laptop, with ZERO success.
Broken link?
Other problem?
I presently have no way of knowing.
🙁
My phone goes to the link address without a problem.
I'm inclined to check out the CHIRP solution.
🙂
Wish me "luck".
Has anyone been able to get this done using Linux? Got the program running with Wine also installed programming wire driver with Wine , tried all com ports and software doesnt see the radio. Any tips?
Using baofeng cable
What firmware did this radio have?
Apparently not all UV5R radios will do this. I have tried and tried and mine will not
I have heard newer ones are hard locked.
Any chance you found similar software for the UV-50X2?
No unfortunately.
There are 222 band antennas that work well with these radios, but every dual or triband antenna I’ve tried is either really bad on 222 or one of the other bands.
Try a comet HT-224.
Can you add a 1.25 channel in memory?
I have seen others do it so I assume yes.
Has anyone figured out how to program in 1.25 meter repeaters?
When the radio turns on it shows the factory message, but it cannot be unlocked. Someone with the same problem?
Will the new 8watt ones unlock ?
Mine was an older, but should work unless Baofeng made drastic changes more than higher wattage.
Yes, mine did.
My Amazon Pofung UV5RE plus wasn't locked and only cost 20 dollars.
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UV5R8W here, the software provided in the video did not get it onto 1.25m bands. I installed CHIRP and set the maximum VHF frequency to 260, and that saved and works just fine.
You do realize that while it appears to work you are only transmitting at about 1/100 of a watt on 1.25m? Don’t believe me? Put a watt meter on it or try testing from a distance greater than inside a room.
That does not mean to stop trying and push limits and hack gear as radio operators do!
1.1-1.3 watts on mine. Sure low but usable.
@@offgrid.technology That is usable. Curious if yours is a regular 5R or the 8 watt/ tri power?
It’s a regular UV-5R dual band but it is an 8 watt version. Funny is my 10w AR-152 only puts out about 700mw.
Interesting. I have a couple tri banders that actually put out 6 watts on 220 and 4-5 on 144/440. I don’t know what the hardware difference is but there must be one. In my opinion I wouldn’t transmit on a modded radio too much unless an emergency because I’m not convinced it’s safe for the finals. However having the ability to monitor 220 is a big plus. This mod if you can call it that works on most the Chinese radios as long as you use the factory (not Chirp) software. I was able to get it to work on 1 out of 3 UV-82 to TX a little under on watt. One did nothing and the other beeped and shut off when you hit PTT. After a factory reset it was ok. As for people concerned about spurious emissions it’s a Baofeng so whatever. My Chinese microwave is worse…
Does this work on bf-f8hp too?
I do not have one so not sure to be honest. It does work on the Baofeng AR-152 military style radio but the power is much less like .5 watts.
I just picked up a couple of New UV 5R 8W - It actually came with FRS an GMRS unlocked But, I tried the 200 MHZ unlock through the Chinese program and It Did Not Work, so, I tried the button combo "FACTOR" hack and Still No Luck. I have 2 that I bought a Few Years Ago (MIRKIT) an those took the 2200 MHZ program hack No Prob. Well, I guess I'll just be happy having the two older ones with 200 MHZ expand! Not Really that big of a deal, the 2 older have it and I have a 8629 (Tri Band) that has also has 200 Mhz. If anyone has has a work around for the two I have I would still like to add the expanded freq to the new ones - that way All would have it.
Sorry, I just read the other comments about using Chirp and it worked. I guess I shoulda tried chirp to begin with. And... Never hurts to Read The Comments either. I also increased the back light timeout, the stock 10 sec is way too short.
the program I downloaded is in chinese
You have to follow the vidio. There is a Chinese spot you cluck on to change it to English. My UV-5R will not program to the 220 frequency. I do have the triband version and it seems to work fine on 220. The lable under the battery of mine is different. It does not have the battery voltage and the frequency range writing is smaller.
@@ralphmowery2898 Hens Cluck Hams Click .... I just made that up sorry 🙂
Cool !
Thank you ;)
Unlock 87.5~108 MHz tx please
A Quansheng is $25. And much more modable.
Nie działa prawidłowo program. Wyświetla błąd. Win 10
I CAN GO TO NIAGARA FALLS 🇨🇦 AND SCREW WITH SECRET SERVICE FBI 🤣🤣🤣
Do not try this! The radio puts out milliwatts on 220, but on the 2nd harmonic.....in the 440, 70 cm band, a *full power* signal is transmitted. As such, this makes use of the radio on 220 highly illegal.
Thank you for this comment. This was a demonstration on that it could be done for SHTF or just because we can. You should also know ham is also about pushing boundaries and finding new things. Encourage those to push the limits not just fall in line.
@OffGrid.Technology I'm all for experiments; but in this case the end result is disastrous.
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@Bob G come on. Let's be serious. Spurious emission of this type is wrong. Try to set the 220 to where the harmonic matches a 70 cm repeater input, including pl and give it a try. Imagine that going on when you are using 220....interfering with a 70 cm repeater. Not only a violation of emissions rules but a malicious interference violation. Also.
Btw...I hate cats. One dying would actually make me happy.
You didn't identify with your call sign, and you spewed RF all over the place.
I think the FCC would like to talk to you.
if you can't afford $35 for a baofeng uv-5x3 5-watt tri-band radio you are in the wrong hobby
Has nothing to do with price, and I’m not a radio snob that will show you my radios that will hurt most wallets, but about Amateur Radio and doing it for research, pushing limits. You know what the hobby is all about. Thanks for the watch.
u sir are a tool
The watts are so low that it wont do shit. You might be able to talk to yourself with 1mw.
Your assuming someone wants it for comms, but could be useful for listening and information gathering. Pushing the boundaries is what radio is about.
@@offgrid.technology the primary use of a transceiver is to communicate. If you want to listen to people talk there are websites for that. A radio that can't be used to TX is pointless.
DONT DO IT ANT CAUSES SPURIOUS RF THATS OFF THE CHARTS....
IM 🇨🇦AND I BLEW MINE TRYING IT WITH STOCK ANT.
PLUS MY UV5R I GO ON ANY FREQ. EVEN TALK TO HONDA INDY DRIVERS TORONTO🤣🤣🤣
Can you help me unlock a UV-25?