BUG!!!! I loved that. I've been "thinking" about HAM radio for a long time but knew I didn't have the time to mess with it. I am now doing the whole social distancing thing with the worldwide pandemic and figured I'm going to need something to dive into while at home to prevent me from going crazy. I found out about you on Fieldcraft Survival's podcast and I really like your channel. I grabbed the BF-F8HP and the cable from your link and I ordered a UV-5RMK3X to have a second one to keep at our second house. Thanks for all of the incredible content, I want a mobile already and I haven't even programmed my cheap handhelds.

@jaygee791

4 жыл бұрын

denver colorado also try to program on windows uv-5rx3 baofeng

Im waiting on my UV-5R as I study for my tech and your videos are very nice, crisp, and in focus. The reason I purchased this radio is to listen and learn the lingo so when I pass my tech I can transmit. Thanks for your videos.

Thanks for this video. I followed it to the note and it worked perfectly. The current V5r comes with a USB cable in the box. It didn't work on my Win7 machine until I installed the Radio Reference drivers so thank you for that tip.

The real video starts @6:45 "Radio ...Radio.. I want that... " ....[well,ya gotta wait] "....ok daddy." That's priceless. ... I'm a computer geek and work from home, and have an office on the lower floor of our house. I'll always treasure the memories from ~5 years ago when my son (age 2-3 at the time) would arrive at home from daycare, and he'd rush to the staircase - crawling backwards down the stairs - shouting "Are you down dare daddy?! .... Daddy are you down dare... !?" ..and then seeing his little feet pop into view and him slide down the steps beyond the railing and come running to jump on my lap. Cherish those days, hoshnasi sir.

Also each radio came with 2 batteries, Tidradio NA-771 & Standard antennas, Cigarette lighter charger, Earpiece/Microphone and a Handheld Microphone/Speaker and all the other standard stuff. Learning a ton from your videos, at 56 i'm a late starter in the Ham Hobby going for tech license hopefully soon.

@tommcstacker4216

Жыл бұрын

Hey Buddy, did you ever get your license?

Was looking for a quick and dirty video on using Chirp and the Baofeng. Found a few that were 45mins or 30mins and opted out. Then I found your video and it was exactly the right length, exactly the right information, and very well presented. Thank you. If KZread still did the star rating system, I'd give 5 Stars. Thanks again.

Amazing dad. Mom and me alone. She was a phone operator (circa 1950s) so I sat in a clothes basket. Next to her. Please love him dad. Best thing ever. Om

Just bought the cable from your Amazon account. Thanks for the video, it's really going to help me out! And from one dad to another, good job with the little one!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

+Callsign IronMan Thank you sir!

Good info thanks, I bought the bf-f9 v2+ and want to use it as a scanner. Hoping it has better reception range than a regular handheld scanner

ironically i procured a 6 dollar cable from ebay, and of course learned AFTER i bought it , that there was a certain cable i needed. ironically my 6 dollar cable works perfectly. ...so far. lol.

Hoshnasi, thanks a million for your video and links. After a complete day of troubleshooting, I decided to go ahead and shave 1 side of my connector as you instructed to make sure it was seating correctly. That was the issue! I appreciate everything.

Thanks for this. Helped out a ton. Saved me lots of time.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 жыл бұрын

+Wade Suhr glad it helped!!!

Thanks-needed that for my BF-F8hp.I'll be off and running soon!!

Thanks for the info. I ordered my cable from your link. I will come back when I get my cable. I bought the BF-F8HP.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

+Real Pentecostal Experiences cool, keep me posted!

Funny, I bought six of these Baofang UV5R radios with a smoking good deal on Amazon for under $190 it came with one crappy usb cable and it worked on all programming all 6 radios through the iMac and Python\Chirp software? Yippee for me!

I don't know if you'll see this, but when I hook up my baofeng bf-f8hp with the Baofeng Tech cable.....I get an error that says "Access is Denied" on the com port......any ideas?

I have programmed my Baofeng using Chirp. When I direct select channels in channel mode, the frequency does not change on the screen. However if I use the up down button, the frequency changes. I have I missed something.

Thank you this was very helpful.

Is thare a was to program a fire departments tone out in the UV-5R I wanna use it as a pager

I don't use Mac's OS. I discontinued using Windows 13 years ago. I use Linux. I purchased the $20 cable, installed Chirp, and Linux recognized the F8HP. I downloaded the contents of the radio memory. Then I selected to load the repeater directory for my State and several county's. I had to log on paper what frequencies I wanted and the particular settings. I could not cut and paste them to a clipboard. I later tried cut and paste the parameters to the specific repeater pairs and settings to a plain text editor and was able to copy and paste into the chirp programming grid. Thanks for the video. You just forgot to mention the other popular OS. HI

This is a really great tutorial, its only missing one thing. if you get a "Radio did not respond" error, baofeng's instructions say some radios may have a offset audio jack, so it may require a really hard push, which it does, it will go in about another 1/16th of an inch, and it will work.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

4 жыл бұрын

It is likely also due to programming cable. I've found 90% of all the requests for help lie within people using the non-FTDI cable.

Hosh if I purchase another radio can I up load my radio to chirp then download that to the new purchased radio to clone all the data int the first radio? thanks Jim

I have a UV-5R on its way from Amazon. I wish I came across this video before I pulled e trigger because now I have to buy a cable to program it so it’s going to be almost the same price with half the power! Oh well, I get a couple cool accessories and a spare battery. Hope I made the right choice. Thanks for the video. I am definitely saving it for reference.

Is there a way to get the frequency and repeater id to change with each other when scanning?

thank god I found your channel, these older drivers saved my arse.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

My new radio is on the way. I know.nothing. Thanks so much for the tutorial.

I just got a UV 5R and the cable came with it. Plugged it in and all worked fine so far!!

My radio seem to get really hot when connected to the computer while programming. Is that normal?

hello sire, i just got a uv-xr, chirp doesnt seem to have this model to connect. help please?

@hoshnasi, i current have some UV-5R's and thinking about upgrading to DMR. I see that baofeng has a digital radio and considering them. What are you thoughts on it? i use for offroad and traveling California deserts and camping.

Lucky little fella... he's going to learn alot as he grows!

Thank you for making this as simple as possible. This is my 1st 2 radios-BF-F8HP. --Joe

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph! I appreciate the comment!

DUDE!! YOU HAVE A BUG -A-SALT. SWEET. I LOVE MINE.

Man i was gonna complain about the intro but... sometimes the internet makes us forget that we actually have a life, i appreciate you making the video and spending time with family. Ps; i just just like your son.. all i knew was "radio radio", now i now a few more things😅 thanks

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 күн бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate the comment. This video is pretty old. My sons are much older now.

This made life so much easier!! Plus your boy is adorable!!

Hey there. Help please. I downloaded the video but when I try to open it nothing happens. Says there's an error. How do I know if I have to download the driver things? Sorry I'm a total newbie with all this. I have the BF F8HP.

Bravo ... Bravo. This is the easiest method yet. Thanks for the video. Oh, just received my Technician License yesterday, partly because of you.

@gardnerwebb3749

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

I have a baofeng UV-5rx3 radio and want to program AAR channels. Can I do this on chirp?

How should I write my Baofeng uv6 with the RX and TX frequencies?.I need both ,such as RX159.025 and TX159.100. Help !

@enriqueramongonzalez5912

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Hoshnasi.I'll try it. I believe it is the offset and it goes SPLIT.Not the other options.

Your the Man ! Thank you for the Tip on the "Programming Cable" I had three (3) of the Chinese clones ! No Joy.... The $20.00 Cable works great with no issues ! Paul, USN Retired

I cant seem to get ther right driver installed. I have the good cable and the disk still when I open up to download from radio it does not show the right driver. Im lost anyone have any ideas?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 жыл бұрын

+Growyourmind86 which operating system are you using?

@RCPropaganda

7 жыл бұрын

hoshnasi I have mac with Yosemite, I figure it out though, I have a cable that's for pc only it seems. returning it and getting an other cable. I belive that's my problem. thanks for the reply.

I have the cheap cable and you just saved me a ton of stress thank you!

Your wine reminds me of an accounting professor I had years ago who's face turned red when a student in the back asked, "So how did we do on our exam?" He said, well...let me put to you this way. At 6P.M. i open one bottle of wine, by 8P.M. I was on my third bottle...does that give you any hint as to how you are all doing in this class. Hope I'm not going to need a bottle to get this thing programmed. 73 thx

I just bought a baofeng bf-f8hp. If I want to use it only as a scanner only what should I download??

i am getting the right cord and cd because i had the cheap one. but when i would download chirp it wouldn't let me open it because of something to do with the port? maybe the new cord and cd will help??

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Lasecki yep! The right cable will solve that problem.

Just watched this today will the $20.00 cable work with a new GT-3TP III Baofeng ?

It's 2020 and i bought the Baofeng UV-5R and used the cable that came in the box with the CHIRP software and didn't have a single problem on Windows 7. So why do i need to buy a different cable?

I used to have a NOVICE ham licence (KH6JUF) but never upgraded. Now I am thinking of going for the TEC class licence and using a BoFeng radio. Thanks for your tips!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 жыл бұрын

+John Porter good deal! I'm sure you be able to nail the test.

Hi thanks for the video. What if you try to import from repeater book but when you try to do something local it doesn’t pop up? It showed LA when you did it. But mine was blank. I know there are 2 in my local area and 1 like 12 miles away

Question: Just to be 100% sure I never accidentally transmit on scanner channels, my understanding is that you can program TX on those channels to only transmit to a selected FRS or GMRS frequency. Is this correct? Just want to avoid transmitting if the PTT button accidentally gets pressed. Thanks in advance.

@macgyver5108

4 жыл бұрын

Open up Chirp and under the "duplex" column set the frequencies you DON'T want to TX on to duplex "OFF" and that will disable TX. You can also set it up to "skip" those frequencies in the skip column and select "S" if you want.

I wonder what cable was sent with my uv-5r? I guess I'll know if I get a concussion.

I just got mine smoked a bunched of shatter and cracked a beer. The first video I watched, showed me that you can skip to menu items by typing say save to channel is menu 27. I think its great compared to using a cheap projector menu that I do often and cry when no remote is around. I think the chip inside is called ftdi and it is basically a serial com port adapter.

Have the BF-F8Hp not getting anywhere help what do I try now???

G7OAV Has anyone uploaded a British Database for use on CHIRP, i.e. Repeaters and simplex channels ?

I hope you can help me. I have a Baofeng UV5R. When I attach the data cable to the radio and pc and turn the radio on, there is a loud buzzing sound and it reboots my pc. Same thing happens if I plug in the usb plug with the radio on. This is new, it didn't used to do this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

Where did you buy the cable from?

So I went to repeaterbook and plugged in my county and only found 10 repeaters on the 2m and 70cm bands. What is the max distance I can try to program repeaters for as far as other counties go? I have a UV-5R.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on your terrain. Try them all and see how it goes.

This just saved me a ton of time. Thank you.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Also when I go to Milwaukee County repeaters, the drop down box under Radio doesn't allow me to Upload to Radio, the option isn't highlighted. Am I doing something wrong?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

Did you make sure to perform a "download from radio", before?

Josh, I ordered the $8 cable from Amazon, and found this video while I was waiting for it to arrive. Sure enough, it wasn't recognized by Win10 and my UV-5RX3 wasn't seen either. I'm not installing third party drivers for something so simple. I sent the cable back and got the $20 cable, and sure enough - it worked on the first try. My difficulty is that I have to use the UV5X setting to connect to my radio (the 5X3 setting doesn't work), and it won't program 220MHz repeaters. I'll keep trying.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

5 жыл бұрын

Hmmm. Google your radio and chirp and see if they are working on it.

@kevinmaxson7304

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's under "Radioddity". So... that's a radio brand name now? Anyway, it works -- again, with the $20 cable.

Of course, if you run Linux (e.g. Ubuntu), you can use the "cheap" cable without any drivers, and Chirp works under Linux easily.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Carroll yes and?

@flipperbear9

7 жыл бұрын

...and it's worked with several radios I've thrown at it. I know some of the newer drivers check for "authentic" chipsets under Windows, under Linux it just works. Not sure about the Macintosh as I don't have one of those. Just a comment that Linux will work with any adapter.

@Aerospaceman

6 жыл бұрын

No linux, that's a bad open source mac wannabe LOL!

@carstrucksandotherfix-ups8951

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, I run Linux and ordered a cheap cable because of this reason.

@jacobhannan6411

5 жыл бұрын

Open source and more private with a much better privacy policy! You also get lots of control of your system.

what if my area is using digital system? does this baofeng listen to police and EMS on 800Mhz?

@macgyver5108

4 жыл бұрын

No. That's WELL out of the range of any Baofeng radio's frequency range, plus it's digitally encrypted. You'd need a P25 capable radio.

Art most share and fire are on a 800 MHz. A does this radio do that

great video thanks my man

I would like to just use car to car or tent to tent or across the lake. Is this unit too much or am I just investing in a nice radio that can be more as I get into ham. Also would like to monitor NOAA

Does the BaoFend Advanced programming software for the BF-F8s and the UV82 series work t he same, better, or worse than CHIRP?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

5 жыл бұрын

I only use CHIRP

Hi- I bought my cable on eBay and the cable says "Baofeng" on it. Can it still be a phony cable? When I go to clone, it pauses and says "radio not responding". Is it me or the cable that's dumb?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+Just Jim sadly it’s most likely counterfeit. The link the description is the only one I know works all the time.

hey hoshnasi I'm trying to program my uv5r for use with a prc77 military radio but I'm having no luck in finding any sources that could help me in doing so just wondering if you might be able to help or if its even possible

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

Do you have the cable and have you downloaded CHIRP?

Does this software from chirp have malware my iOS system is not letting me open it? Any pointers

Do you have a favorite hand held radio? If so, what is it?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

+jck197 Kenwood TH-D72A

The generic Chinese cables marked as "Baofeng" use the CH340 chip-set which works fine with Windows using the correct drivers. FDTI cables are more expensive, and you are correct in what you say as far as direct support is concerned, but the cheap cables work just fine if you haven't already spent stupid amounts of cash on a crApple Mac in the first place. I've had zero problems with them and a Windows 7 PC. Great channel, by the way and thanks!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never used the generic cable without it needing more work, even on Windows. Due to this, I only recommend the FTDI cable as plug and play in almost all situations. As you can expect, I get many emails, comments and DMs. If I recommended generic cable I’d become a full-time Baofeng IT support center.

@camimayer5359

Жыл бұрын

windows 7?? 😂

Another great Vlog. I'm much more in the know now with my UV-5R. Thanks! OBTW, cut kid there.

I have the bf-f9 v2+ and the cheap cable. chirp gave me a read error on both the uv-5r and bf-f8hp is it just the driver or is it the radio? I seen a thing on the chirp wiki that said that the firmware is stopping it from being cloned

@HamRadioCrashCourse

5 жыл бұрын

The cheap cable has driver issues. If you don't have the driver disc it came with, you might need to buy the FTDI cable I link in the description.

I have the BF-F8 and programming with the inexpensive cable was easy. I want to add a few of the local scanner frequencies but I can not figure out how to do that. HELP!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 жыл бұрын

+Danielled1982 are the frequencies within range of the radio? Most likely they are not.

I have a problem about space how do I fix that.

I think I have the cheap cable, it says Prolific in the system report. I'm running 10.11 El Capitan and can't find support online. Should I just bite the bullet and the real cable?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

+Phillip Reid I totally recommend just biting the bullet and buying the better cable. I've gone through two other cheap cables and fought it for HOURS trying to make it work. Then I bought the more expensive cable and the problems VANISHED. Great cable. Check out the link to my aStore. The genuine cable is linked.

HowI have the BF-F8HP, how far should I search for repeaters around me when I'm programming in Chirp? At 10 miles I get only 3 repeaters, at 20 I get a dozen, at 30 miles I get about 25. Just curious as to what would be a good distance to go. Still learning all this stuff, thanks in advance.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

Try them All :D

I TOOK OFF PTT button and Call button(Alarm mode: Site). Replaced with rubber felt for both PTT and Call buttons with cutted plastic at the bottom as both PTT and Call buttons are untouched. Disabled PTT on both VHF/UHF using CHIRP SOFTWARE.

Hi Can i use Baofeng BF-F8HP as a talkie walkie and pair 2 Baofeng BF-F8HP ? I want to use them in the desert in North Africa there's no any GSM signal or any station ?? Please let me know ? Thank you

@HamRadioCrashCourse

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can do this. Please be careful to follow local laws in what frequencies you operate on.

So do I need a small kid and alcohol to program or is that optional

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+MegaJoker1972 totally optional. BUT preferred.

@akaredcrossbow

6 жыл бұрын

MegaJoker1972 I have both so it should go extremely smooth this weekend! Lol

@jetcarddude

6 жыл бұрын

If I have to make a kid in order to program my radio, I guess its back to the phone for me.

@JM-iv3cv

6 жыл бұрын

11-month old; check 1L sljivovica; check I'm good to go! 👍

@goombakiwi

6 жыл бұрын

Alcohol usually follows having kids; sometimes even before ;-)

@hoshnasi I also wanted to ask about programming, My radio was pre programmed by the company i purchased the radios from and a couple of my buddies have purchased as well. I would like to program it as a scanner of local authorities but do not want to lose the programming originally on it. is this a possibility? can the chirp programming see the frequencies already preprogrammed on the radio and save that?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+Rey Gabriel Garcia yeah. Download from radio and then save it off to your computer naming it “factory config” or something like that.

@reygabrielgarcia3473

6 жыл бұрын

what do you think about the digital baofeng? the DM-5R? any thoughts good bad ugly?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+Rey Gabriel Garcia I have not heard anything good about it.

Can I program aircraft freqs in my BF-F8HP to listen in on?

New cable worked like a charm on my Mac. Have a weird problem though with my F8HP. I switch between UHF/VHF mode (menu #33) and the radio is supposed to show the floor frequency of either UHF or VHF. It does not. It also will not let me separately select VHF/UHF for A/B. If I select A as UHF the B is also UHF. The mode is global and its not supposed to be. Have you seen this?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+Sami S I have not seen that. Recommend restoring to default and reprogramming.

@sigfla1

6 жыл бұрын

Baofeng tech just emailed me back. Great tech response from them BTW. Took less than 30 mins on a late Sunday night. They said after 2014 the radio automatically switches bands when you change frequency. The menu item (#33) is a relic of the old firmware I guess.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

AH! Good tip!

bro can these be programmed to just pick up what ever is in my area? so i could use thes anywhere like police scanners on the movies in police chases

@HamRadioCrashCourse

5 жыл бұрын

In some cases, yes.

I downloaded CHIRP however It does not appear to be executable. I went to my C drive and the file appears but I cannot open it. Any thoughts?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Install the applicaiton, the run it. That is all you have to do.

I have a. UV 5r it says 8 watt under the battery so does that mean it is 8 watt out put

@jeffhorton258

6 жыл бұрын

I solved this my /UV-5R is * watts. but house CHIRP to program it. at least in my MAC. The model UV-5R would not work. I had to use the BF-8HP Model in the CHIRP program to program my radio.Though this Information may help some one.

with CHIRP can the built in voice and button noises be disabled?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 жыл бұрын

+Lync_x256 I believe so. At least turning off the beeps.

help Nothing i coming up when i try to download radio. no options except for a bluetooth port. i am on mac Yosemite.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

+Zachary Maricle I think you have the wrong cable. Which one did you buy?

I can't thank you enough for these videos, and will continue to do so. Like a dope I ordered the 2-dollar cable, but THEN I ordered the good one. -It will be interesting to compare them to each other! Also ordered a couple of antennas per your antenna video. Does the heart good to hear a child say "Radio" :) Props

@HamRadioCrashCourse

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

what are the transmit and receive frequencies is it unlocked

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

Not unlocked. Just that standard radio from amazon.

I have been trying to get my Mac OS X 10.10.5 to recognize the USB cord for my BF-F8. I have uploaded the drivers here as well as another I found off the CHIRP site. Neither seems to work. I get no beep or acknowledgment when plugged in to the computer. No drop down menu listing the radio like your video. I went ahead and ordered your cable in the hopes that it will work. Until then do you have any suggestion. I am getting leary dL too many open source apps to get this working.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+Sami S when I first started out I also bought the cheap cable. It spent HOURS trying to make it work on my Mac. What a nightmare. Really at the end of day anything you do to make it work will mess with your computers drivers when working with other cables and devices. Best idea is to just get the right cable.

@sigfla1

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, I did. Wish I had seen this video earlier. In any case I found my old laptop PC and got it running there. Had a few extra steps but it worked. I'll use the new cable on my Mac when it arrives.

Hi,I live in England UK how do I change the the repeater book query to the United Kingdom ? Many Thanks

@HamRadioCrashCourse

5 жыл бұрын

I don't really know.

Since this was uploaded nearly three years ago, are you still running into counterfit cables today? This concerns me as I bought not from your a-store, sorry but a bundle UV-5R I hooked it up to my computer and I was able to upload the frequencies that were programmed into the radio from the factory. I think I will buy the cable anyway from your a-store. I hope the radio wasn't counterfiet.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

I still see counterfeit cables all over. I get messages about it every week.

Hi Josh, Have a BF-F8HP in my shopping cart (along with a real FTDI cable - I'm kindof a serial port snob) and I decided to head back to YT for one more round of obsession before clicking the purchase now button and here you are lighting candles like you're preparing for some dark ritual of horror getting ready to program. Dude! you almost cost me my mellow for a few moments! Seriously though, new sub here - appreciate the effort you put into the information you share. Wife came home from a county emergency preparedness meeting and the local ACS/ARES gang was there. Next thing I know the wife is telling me she wants to get a HAM radio for just in case and that she thought I might enjoy getting into it. So... I started hunting a bit. unbelievable what money will buy now! Took an online practice test tonight for technician and passed it, will kill my order and gladly replace it with links from your affiliate store. Then I'll be off to look up one of the guys from the ACS/ARES group. Should be easy, I already know the house he lives in, it rather reminds me of a porcupine. Rather looking forward to this, it's been many years since I've done much playing with radio. Used to be in Civil Air Patrol (many years ago) and had an old Heathkit HW-18 at home that I would chat from Washington state to Hawaii on pretty regularly. Sorry about the short book here, but wanted to just take a moment and say thanks! Best regards, - Bill

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+Bill Kibby dude great story! With your radio background your going to love Ham radio. Yep! The BF is my recommended BaoFeng for sure!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

6 жыл бұрын

+Bill Kibby oh yeah. Go check out my Ham Radio Crash Course series. Two videos are based on emergency Comms

@BillKibby1

6 жыл бұрын

Well, the deed is done now, radio will be here tomorrow and programming cable the next day. Tuesday night is training on the ARES repeater and awaiting the county guy's response. Dangit - this is fun, I wasn't looking for another hobby but this looks way too practical not to get involved with. The down-side of this is I am a fairly avid electronics tinkerer and from what I'm seeing, things like packet radio don't seem like too great of a stretch. Oh, dear!!!

@BillKibby1

6 жыл бұрын

Just finished watching part 2 when I saw your notification :~) Solid information there, keep the flame burning!

@BillKibby1

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh, quick follow-up... just got back from passing my first exam, looking forward to being back on for the first time in about 36 years. I am so toast! I've already got my first three antennas planned, then out comes the electronics archive, microcontrollers & breadboard. There are so many cool things that folks are working on with this, I feel a bit like a kid in a candy shop!! Anyway, thanks again for the good information, keep spreading the word! Best! - Bill

I tried to manually program the BF-F8HP from the keyboard. I could not get the repeater programming figured out. I ordered the cable. Because of your video and links, I may get this programed. Thank you!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Pierce I've avoided manually programming like the plague!!! I highly recommend using the cable and CHIRP to get it done!

@ambientsoulvibrations

8 жыл бұрын

+hoshnasi Cable is in the mail.

What antenna do you recommend for the BF-F8HP

@paramedicsid1

7 жыл бұрын

The Nagoya NA-771 is pretty popular, just make sure it isn't a knock-off (research how to tell the difference or buy from a reputable dealer).

@MsStarbuck11

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. Right before my unit died, this antenna allowed me to hit many local repeaters.

Great video. Very helpful. Funny thing though. Hardly any repeaters around me. Not a lot of action on the radio near me. Kind of a drag.

baofeng cable worked with my uv-5r just got it today

Thank you!

Honestly, your son steals the show. Haha...

@wb5rue

7 жыл бұрын

Kids are great at that age!...then the ask for the car keys...

Do you have a step by step cheat sheet?