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Baofeng UV-82 8W Programming Guide INTRODUCTION BaoFeng BF-UV82 is a dual-band (VHF, UHF) versatile amateur radio. It offers 128 channels, you can add or remove channels from scanning list and give channels alphanumeric names via programming with a computer. With the enhanced capabilities of the UV82 radio, this Programming Guide will help you get a quick start to program the radio.
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Preparation before Programming 1. Computer System Requirements Manufacture Programming Software Operating System: Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 CHIRP Programming Software Operating System: Windows 7\8\10, Windows 2000, Mac OS, Linux 2. Programming Cable A.USB programming cable - The driver should be installed before programming. Driver download link: http://www.walkietalkiesoftware.com/portal/index/software.html 1) Find the corresponding driver of the system.
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B.If you use a FTDI cable, it does not need to be installed with a driver. You can just plug in and use directly. 1) If your computer did not automatically install the driver, you will need to update the driver to the latest driver Download the latest FTDI driver at :http://www.ftdichip.com/Driver/VCP.htm 3.
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5.How to choose your port? 1.Get into “Window Setting”, then search “Device Manager”. 2.Open “Device Manager”, and unfold Port (COM & LPT) to check the existing port.
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3.Come with USB programming cable port is USB-SERIAL CH340 (COM?) 4.FTDI programming cable port is USB Serial Port (COM?) UV-82 Manufacture Software Programming Process 1) Download and open the manufacture software. Click "Setting" and Chose ”Port”, then click the "OK" button.
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2) Click the "Read" button, then click "Start" and ready to read the data from your radio. 3) You will come to the parameter page and adjust the limited parameters (Channel,TX Frequency, RX Frequency,RX QT/DQT,TX QT/DQT, High/Low Power, and Wide/Narrow Band,etc).
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Channel Information The UV-82 radio has 128 channels, you can edit the channel number and channel information according to your needs. The following is an introduction to each term. Name Meaning Setting Description RX Freq Receiving frequency VHF:136-174MHz UHF:400-520MHz TX Freq...
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Scan OFF/ON In the scan mode, whether add the channel to the scan list. ON: the channel is added to scan list; OFF: channel cannot scanned. Signal Signal code 1-15 Selects 1 of 15 DTMF codes. The DTMF codes are programmed with software and are up to 5 digits each Name...
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A. Basic Setting Name Meaning Settings Description TOT(Time Transmission 15-600(s) This feature provides a limits transmission Out) time-out timer time to a programmed value. This will promote battery conservation by not allowing you to make excessively long-time transmissions and in the event of a stuck PTT switch, it can prevent interference to other users as well as battery depletion.
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C. DTMF Name Setting Description DTMF ST OFF : No DTMF Side Tones are heard Determines when DTMF side tones (DTMF side tone of KB Side Tone: Side Tones are heard can be heard from the transceiver transmit code) speaker only from manually keyed DTMF codes ANI Side Tone: Side Tones are heard only from...
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BCL(busy channel Check: If the channel is occupied, Lock-out) when you press the [PTT] key on this channel, the radio will make a beep tone and will not transmit any signal. Uncheck: No matter if the channel is occupied, the radio will transmit the signal when you press the [PTT] key.
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E. Backlight and Sound F. FM Radio FM Radio Enable: When you check off, FM Radio function will be activated on the radio. Roger: Sends an end-of-transmission tone to indicate to other stations that the transmission has ended TX Under TDR Start: Transmit selection while in Dual Watch mode, when enabled, priority is returned to selected display once the signal in the other display disappears.
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1) Open the CHIRP software (Latest Version), click "Download From Radio" under "Radio" 2) Select the corresponding cable driver port, and select Model "UV-82"or “UV-82HP” under Vendor "Baofeng", then click "OK" to read the radio 3) And you will come to the page of Memories, in which you can adjust the...
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4)Then if you switch to the page of Settings, you can adjust the limited parameters(For the explanation of VOX Function, Squelch, Backlight, DTMF, FM Radio, Voice Prompt, Scanning, VFO Mode.Please refer to introduction above)
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Then you can check the settings you modified after reboot the radio. *If you have any problem with the BaoFeng UV-82 radio using or programming, please don’t hesitate to contact us via support: walkietalkiesoftware.com. It’s always our honor to help.
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