Good afternoon and God Bless you and your Family. Thank you for this Video ... very helpful. I recently bought 2 Baofeng BF-18H Handhelds; 1 from Ebay and the other from AliExpress. The AliExpress BF-18H has GPS and Airband Frequency option. I paid less than the Ebay-Seller's BF-18H. Earlier today, I changed the VOICE via the VOICE PACK EDITOR found in the 'tools" kick down Column. They have @ 5 different Voices to choose from. I chose the Crystal-Voice Prompts The SoX Audio Converter needs to be Installed for Voice changes. The model selection that works for this BF-18H is the "UV-18 Pro." In closing, I also Uploaded a Custom Power-ON photo to my BF-18H with the Software you used in this Video. Thank you Sir very much.
CONNECTOR NOTE: Using a 'real' Baofeng programming cable I picked up a few years back, when the UV-5R was getting popular, I had to use a razor knife and slightly relieve the clearance on the plug. Near the smaller connector, in the "90 degree" space near where the cable enters the connector. It was just a bit too round and would prevent proper connection. VERY small trim, make it square - just enough so that when you look at the connector plugged into the radio from the front of the radio, it all looks square. If there's an angle to the connector, relative to the radio, it'll likely not connect up correctly.
Thank you for the video. If is really is a Tri-Band radio and has some power out on 220 band that would be great. I noted that at the top of the screen it showed the radio set from 136 to 174 MHz. Your 128 MHz was out of band to the software for transmitting maybe? Any way you could make it a receive only freq. ? I’m ordering this radio today to replace a UV-5R.
Ill do a Video on this as soon as i can , its going to be more of a power out comparison video between the QuanSheng UV-K5, Baoefeng UV-18H and the Talkpod A36Plus
@@ham-fam Thanks that would be great. I would like to know if has any power out on the 220 MHz HAM band. I have one on order from eBay, but it will not be here until late July.
Downloaded the CPS and have tried 4 cables, but I get a failure to read every time. On the radio screen, it shows it is reading. Tried windows 8, 10 & 11 all with the same outcome. Tried trimming the sides of the cables so it seats correctly, tried using a straight plug, both OEM and aftermarket. And yes I have the correct drivers for all the cables since they work with other radios. Any thoughts?
Mine did this so I reset the radio in the radio menu. Later I worked out it does this when I have a channel set to an air band frequency and try to read the radio into the CPS
My radio is the BF 18 L I download the CPS software I hooked up the radio to my computer like I did with my other baofeng’s, but it still says failure and I’ve tried four different cables. Every cable works on the baofeng UV five ours, but not the baofeng 18 L can anybody help me as to why this is?
That CPS download does not change languages when selected. But worse, it won't read my radio, even after resetting it. I wish there was any kind of manual because I have a useless radio that I can't use because I can't program it manually even. Frustrating. My guess from years with the uv5rs is it's a firmware issue. Mine is V0.09 and hardware is V01. I've tried 3 different CPS's between mlkor and yours on two different computers confirming data cable driver accuracy, etc. it starts reading on the device and shows the connection icon, but no traffic and a failure notice.
It's a really bright summer day here. I took the radio outside and I couldn't really see the display. I used my body as shade and even then it was hard for me to see. That's a real problem for a radio that is used outside most of its life?
Hello. I have received the i black Pro max version. Looks equal to BF-18 or UV 18. Link is not longer available. Any other recommended software to program this monster? thanks
this is the CPS i use for the BF(UV)-18H not sure if it will work with yours but let me know :) drive.google.com/file/d/16LNRZ3jlU7Uh3RDgaXal7dlw44yFzo1-/view?usp=sharing
I have the UV-18 i Black, not the Pro (no GPS), and the software in the new link above and the one that @ham-fam graciously linked does not work with my radio. It will perform the handshake (that is, it sets the radio temporarily into "connected to computer" mode), but it cannot seem to read the data from the radio even though I have programmed several channels manually, so I know there are data to be read.
What cable are you using? My BF-18H seems to have an extra deep K socket and it looks like my red Wouxun cable doesn’t completely seat. (The strain relief hits the radio body before the pins are fully inserted. Maybe.)
@@ham-fam The only cable I've been able to find that has a "straight-out" cord is the RT Systems cable, which is $30. If there is an alternate I'd love to know what it is.
@@ham-fam Strange don't know why some radios call themselves 3 band but their output can be as low as .5w or less. I have a BF uvf10 and its 4 w for 2m and 70cm and 2w on 220 and if you check 3 band radios including mobiles all have lower output on 220
Maybe you have a cable which uses the prolific chip as that's the only time I had weird problems was when using that cable due to driver updates it needs an old driver to work.
I have just come across a similar issue. the software would crash and fail every time i tried to read the radio. I had to use the menu on the radio to RESET it , once i did that the radio was readable again.....
@youtubeaccount7544 Trim the conn at the top and bottom end of the k connector as it cannot go far enough into the radio otherwise the uv5r cables works
@@ham-fam ok what happens when I connect the equipment and go to the option tools...import picture to radio I load the image in bmp format with measurements of 150x128 when uploading it doesn't load it tells me failure I have a baofeng uv 17 pro equipment using the program BF-UVs Pro In CPS vercion 1.2.4 with all his drives
Good afternoon and God Bless you and your Family.
Thank you for this Video ... very helpful. I recently bought 2 Baofeng BF-18H Handhelds; 1 from Ebay and the other from AliExpress. The AliExpress BF-18H has GPS and Airband Frequency option. I paid less than the Ebay-Seller's BF-18H. Earlier today, I changed the VOICE via the VOICE PACK EDITOR found in the 'tools" kick down Column.
They have @ 5 different Voices to choose from. I chose the Crystal-Voice Prompts The SoX Audio Converter needs to be Installed for Voice changes.
The model selection that works for this BF-18H is the "UV-18 Pro."
In closing, I also Uploaded a Custom Power-ON photo to my BF-18H with the Software you used in this Video.
Thank you Sir very much.
Beidou is the Chinese GPS system. Enabling both Beidou and GPS gives you access to more satellites and should increase GPS accuracy and reliability.
Thank you for the info :)
CONNECTOR NOTE: Using a 'real' Baofeng programming cable I picked up a few years back, when the UV-5R was getting popular, I had to use a razor knife and slightly relieve the clearance on the plug. Near the smaller connector, in the "90 degree" space near where the cable enters the connector. It was just a bit too round and would prevent proper connection. VERY small trim, make it square - just enough so that when you look at the connector plugged into the radio from the front of the radio, it all looks square. If there's an angle to the connector, relative to the radio, it'll likely not connect up correctly.
Thx for the input, useful for those who don't have a straight cable like I do :)
Thanks for this. I just received mine today. Loving it 😁
Great to hear, enjoy.
Glad you like it!
Great videos, thank you. Is there a way to view the frequency when the channel name is displayed?
No you cant unfortunatly. UNLESS you set the B channel to the same as the A channel then set the B channel to display the frequency :)
Thank you for the video. If is really is a Tri-Band radio and has some power out on 220 band that would be great. I noted that at the top of the screen it showed the radio set from 136 to 174 MHz. Your 128 MHz was out of band to the software for transmitting maybe? Any way you could make it a receive only freq. ? I’m ordering this radio today to replace a UV-5R.
Ill do a Video on this as soon as i can , its going to be more of a power out comparison video between the QuanSheng UV-K5, Baoefeng UV-18H and the Talkpod A36Plus
@@ham-fam Thanks that would be great. I would like to know if has any power out on the 220 MHz HAM band. I have one on order from eBay, but it will not be here until late July.
Downloaded the CPS and have tried 4 cables, but I get a failure to read every time. On the radio screen, it shows it is reading. Tried windows 8, 10 & 11 all with the same outcome. Tried trimming the sides of the cables so it seats correctly, tried using a straight plug, both OEM and aftermarket. And yes I have the correct drivers for all the cables since they work with other radios. Any thoughts?
Mine did this so I reset the radio in the radio menu. Later I worked out it does this when I have a channel set to an air band frequency and try to read the radio into the CPS
My radio is the BF 18 L I download the CPS software I hooked up the radio to my computer like I did with my other baofeng’s, but it still says failure and I’ve tried four different cables. Every cable works on the baofeng UV five ours, but not the baofeng 18 L can anybody help me as to why this is?
Do you have an airband frequency programmes to one of the channels ?
Trim the conn. at the top and bottom end of the k connector as it cannot go far enough into the radio otherwise the uv5r cables works
That CPS download does not change languages when selected. But worse, it won't read my radio, even after resetting it. I wish there was any kind of manual because I have a useless radio that I can't use because I can't program it manually even. Frustrating. My guess from years with the uv5rs is it's a firmware issue. Mine is V0.09 and hardware is V01. I've tried 3 different CPS's between mlkor and yours on two different computers confirming data cable driver accuracy, etc. it starts reading on the device and shows the connection icon, but no traffic and a failure notice.
are you in our Facebook Group?
Same with the CPS Software only shows in Chinese for me and cant change it to English
It's a really bright summer day here. I took the radio outside and I couldn't really see the display. I used my body as shade and even then it was hard for me to see. That's a real problem for a radio that is used outside most of its life?
Most of the LED screen radios I have are like that, the LCD ones don't have that problem :)
Hello. I have received the i black Pro max version. Looks equal to BF-18 or UV 18. Link is not longer available. Any other recommended software to program this monster? thanks
this is the CPS i use for the BF(UV)-18H not sure if it will work with yours but let me know :) drive.google.com/file/d/16LNRZ3jlU7Uh3RDgaXal7dlw44yFzo1-/view?usp=sharing
I have the UV-18 i Black, not the Pro (no GPS), and the software in the new link above and the one that @ham-fam graciously linked does not work with my radio. It will perform the handshake (that is, it sets the radio temporarily into "connected to computer" mode), but it cannot seem to read the data from the radio even though I have programmed several channels manually, so I know there are data to be read.
try 5rm as radio
tried it but it's in Chineese language and not usable for me
What cable are you using? My BF-18H seems to have an extra deep K socket and it looks like my red Wouxun cable doesn’t completely seat. (The strain relief hits the radio body before the pins are fully inserted. Maybe.)
Ill see if i can find where i got the cable from , ive had it for a while now
@@ham-fam The only cable I've been able to find that has a "straight-out" cord is the RT Systems cable, which is $30. If there is an alternate I'd love to know what it is.
This is the cable I am using.
a.aliexpress.com/_mrbrtQ4
@@ham-fam Thank you!
What is the dif between the H and L models and power on 220m..I can find the L on e bay but not the H version, tnx
I will have a look , but i do know the output on 220 is not as good as the vhf or uhf
@@ham-fam Strange don't know why some radios call themselves 3 band but their output can be as low as .5w or less. I have a BF uvf10 and its 4 w for 2m and 70cm and 2w on 220 and if you check 3 band radios including mobiles all have lower output on 220
Where to find the CPS software? 😮
I will put a link in the description as soon as I can.
@@ham-fam thank you sir
drive.google.com/file/d/1sr-Pwm60GMJ3DfTAzXJRghp7ClIOJQ12/view?usp=sharing - also added to description
I've been trying for a day. yet when read data from radio. its keep showing failure. may i know why?
Maybe you have a cable which uses the prolific chip as that's the only time I had weird problems was when using that cable due to driver updates it needs an old driver to work.
I use my multi cable based on the ch340 chip which works great. I have heard the cables with FTDI chips are very good but I do not own one.
I have just come across a similar issue. the software would crash and fail every time i tried to read the radio. I had to use the menu on the radio to RESET it , once i did that the radio was readable again.....
@youtubeaccount7544 Trim the conn at the top and bottom end of the k connector as it cannot go far enough into the radio otherwise the uv5r cables works
Did you manage to get this working ? This is the cable I use. a.aliexpress.com/_mrbrtQ4
where didi buy.. is not on alyspress yet 😢
I see you found one on Ali Express :)
@@ham-fam yes i order today takes 25 days to delivery
Nice. Mine is rapidly becoming my current favorite analogue radio
@@ham-fam ok in alyspress only one saller i bought.. isvon the way takes 20 days.. soon that i receive i tell you
alguem tem o manual dessa porra
Hello friend, can you help me? What happens is that I want to change the image with the program, but I can't. Can you help me?
Need more information , what stage do you get to ?
@@ham-fam ok what happens when I connect the equipment and go to the option tools...import picture to radio I load the image in bmp format with measurements of 150x128 when uploading it doesn't load it tells me failure
I have a baofeng uv 17 pro equipment
using the program BF-UVs Pro In CPS vercion 1.2.4
with all his drives
I dont have a UV17Pro (its on my list to get) maybe the file type your uploading is wrong ?
@@ham-fam ruclips.net/video/_GBubI2aZvs/видео.html&ab_channel=HAMRADIO-SCANNER-M0FXB
I get the same error message on my UV (BF) 17H .... interesting ... ill keep poking it
Not very known model?..they haven't seen it ??...true , is not on american Amazon 😢
I got this one very early - but you are right it seems to have "gone Away"
Can it receive Airband AM? Not FM
Yes it can receive AM Airband - ruclips.net/user/shortsiU16CXENfsw?feature=share
Select 5RM in chirp
My BF-18H has GPS
You must have the newer model. This video is from July 2023 :)