How do you program alphanumeric names into the radio. I am using Chirp and have entered the informaton, but it will not show on the radio.
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The quick answer is check this setting, CHIRP Settings / Basic Settings / Display must be set to Name to view Alpha in the display. The long answer is you can find tons of info on setting up your radio and chirp at this link. http://www.miklor.com
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I agree with Aaron most likely one of your setting is set up to either show Frequency, or channel instead of name, it may be in the radio itself. Hit Menu then 21 and/or 22 should say MDF-A and/or MDF-B and under should say name, freq, or ch you need it to say name to show the Alpha numerica name, at this point hit menu again arrow to name and hit menu once again to ensure it sais name. If this is all correct turn off your radio, hold menu then turn your radio on while holding menu until it turns on then the name should come up. Don't ask me why this is it's pretty stupid but that should work. I agree with Aaron most likely one of your setting is set up to either show Frequency, or channel instead of name, it may be in the radio itself. Hit Menu then 21 and/or 22 should say MDF-A and/or MDF-B and under should say name, freq, or ch you need it to say name to show the Alpha numerica name, at this point hit menu again arrow to name and hit menu once again to ensure it sais name. If this is all correct turn off your radio, hold menu then turn your radio on while holding menu until it turns on then the name should come up. Don't ask me why this is it's pretty stupid but that should work.
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The quick answer is check this setting, CHIRP Settings / Basic Settings / Display must be set to Name to view Alpha in the display. The long answer is you can find tons of info on setting up your radio and chirp at this link.http://www.miklor.com
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after programming the apha tags and turn on the radio you need to go into the menu and turn on the names. i believe it is menu item 21 and 22. for example on menu 21 you would see MDF-A and you can either select frequency or name. Select Name. do the same for menu 22.
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It sounds like you are not signed up correctly with XM. I would call them and make sure you have given them the right information. Also, you might try refreshing the radio. There is a process online for this or the XM rep can assist you.
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I looked thru the manual and did not find anything about how to access a preprogrammed channel except by the up / down arrows. Some radios have a rotary knob that scrolls thru the channels, but this unit does not have one. So my answer would be No. Still a nice radio for the price.
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The software that comes with the cable is pretty simple. The problem with a program that would autopopulate the radio is you probably wouldn't be in range of the stations. You should look up frequencys
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I have not yet been able to programme frequencies and other data using a PC. I have only managed to manually programme frequencies and memory channels
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Both Factory and CHIRP programming software can be found at http://www.miklor.com/UV5R/The UV5R and A52 are the same radio with only cosmetic differences.http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/images/UV5R-Family.jpg
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all info for Baofeng uv-5R+ plus and software chirpw. http://uv3r.com/uv5r.html
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There is software to program the radio. If you look at http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download you will find one of the best programs to use to program the radio.
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My computer recognized the USB chipset in the cord and applied a generic driver. I have no idea whether it had it onboard or pulled it off the net. This cord works with CHIRP. When you try to download from the radio you will be presented with a small menu box to select port, radio brand, and model before it will attempt to download. be sure that it is firmly seated in the speaker jack of the radio.
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They have a list of frequencies being used by each driver available at the track - you have to type them into he radio per user instructions- I use pre-sets that match the car number - gotta update them manually between nationwide and sprint car races. Takes only minutes when you get the sequence down.
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I can't answer the question about the programming cable. You might check in with some of the Amateur Radio sites, such as QRZ.com. You might also try Google for other ham radio sites. Usually I get questions about the software supplied with the radio as the problem. If that's the case, check with a site that offers CHIRP. I used their programming software for a UV-5R radio I purchased. I'm certain that you'll find an answer with a little searching.
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The "programming" is not the issue. Getting to the point where you understand the prerequisites is the issue. I strongly suggest that you get a copy of "The (Chinese) Radio Documentation Project" by Lennart Lidberg (the URL that I used is: http://radiodoc.github.com. Time spent in this document is an investment in your radio. After you understand the wiff and poof, programming the radio is duck soup. Good Luck, Have Fun.
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As far as I know you can not scan any channels using the manual or key stroke mode. The only way you can is to reprogram the radio using Baofeng's provided software. I have done this many times and it's not that difficultonce you get the hand of it.
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As far as I know you can not scan any channels using the manual or key stroke mode. The only way you can is to reprogram the radio using Baofeng's provided software. I have done this many times and it's not that difficult once you get the hand of it.
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From the keypad it takes a little while, however once you get the hang of it the only cumbersome part is entering text for descriptions. You can save a lot of time by purchasing a programming cable and using the Open Source package Chirp to manage the radios memories.
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2 Windows XP users may need to follow the instructions here if you have trouble starting CHIRP.3 MacOS users must install the KK7DS Python runtime before the application will execute. This only needs to be installed once.4 OS X support is limited to Intel architecture. PowerPC is not supported.5 Most modern distributions should have almost everything required to run chirp. Make sure you have python-serial and python-libxml2 packages installed.See Baofengtech.com "Help and Downloads" then "Downloads" then "Programming Baofeng Radios CHIRP"
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This is the sites I used! Chirp program site = http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Wiki Sites to help with programming = http://www.baofengradio.com/en/services.asp To fix file above http://shell.windows.com/fileassoc/0409/xml/redir.asp?Ext=LST http://www.miklor.com/ I have found this is a great radio. Very easy to program from computer with Chirp program.AJ