New Model #2869
closedNew version doesn't support Baofeng GT-3?
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I just downloaded Chirp's newest release (20150814) and it doesn't list the GT-3 in the list of radios. The documentation on the site says it IS supported, though. Am I missing something?
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Updated by Mike Lee over 9 years ago
OK so I see in the notes that it appears I should be selecting the BF-F8HP in the drop down, so I did that. But it still does not communicate with the GT-3 radio. Chirp says the radio does not respond. And I do have a good USB cable that I ordered (rather than the fake one I had before) and it makes no difference. The cable works with my UV5R radios and the BF-F8HP radios I have so I know it's a good USB cable.
Updated by Jim Unroe over 9 years ago
- Status changed from New to Incomplete
Mike,
As shown in "Supported Radio Models" list on the "CHIRP home/wiki page":http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home, the GT-3 (with 2 power levels) is a "UV-5R variant":http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Baofeng_UV5R_Variants.
The GT-3TP (with 3 power levels) is a BF-F8HP variant.
So you should be choosing the UV-5R as the model selection.
Jim KC9HI
Updated by Mike Lee over 9 years ago
Yes, I did try that, but it doesn't work. It says "radio did not respond."
Updated by Mike Lee over 9 years ago
This still isn't working. I'm trying to program a GT-3 MarkII radio using a great USB cable that DOES work with my UV5R radios. I'm running a Mac with OSX 10.10.5 and the latest Chirp build. I plug the cable into the Mac, then to the radio, then turn the radio on, then hit "download from radio" and always get the "Radio did not respond" message.
Updated by Jim Unroe over 9 years ago
- File GT3cableL.jpg GT3cableL.jpg added
Mike,
CHIRP supports the the GT-3 Mark II. The GT-3 series is nothing more than the electronics of a UV-5R mounted in a fancy case. A fancy case that can prevent the programming cable from being fully plugged in.
CHIRP can only work when the user provides a complete and fully working connection between the radio and computer. As an experiment, leave the programming cable unplugged from the radio and hit "download from radio". You will get the same "Radio did not respond" error.
Look at the attached picture from the "'Radio did not respond' FAQ":http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_ErrorMess.php#error1 on the miklor.com website. See how the shell of the plug contacts the raised ridge around the socket of the GT-3. This does not allow the 2.5MM pin of the programming cable to be fully plugged in. This is a common issue for the GT-3 series. You will likely have to trim the shell of the plug as shown.
Jim KC9HI
Updated by Mike Lee over 9 years ago
Jim, thanks. None of that helps, but I resolved the issue on my own. Basically, the first time I hit "download from radio" it gave the same "Radio did not respond error." However, if I tried a second time, it WOULD then download from the radio. I was then able to upload my program to the radio. I do not know why this worked, but it worked EVERY time in EXACTLY the same way. And I just finished programming twelve GT-3 Mark 2 radios, two GT-3 Mark 3 radios and four BF-F8HP radios ... 18 radios and they communicated the same way. I do not remember when I programmed my seven UV-5R radios if they behaved this way.
Updated by Jim Unroe over 9 years ago
- Status changed from Incomplete to Resolved
I'm glad you found a workable solutions.
Jim KC9HI