[new to GMRS question on Baofeng GM-15 Pro]

I bought the same radios.  Programming is glitchy.   Here is what I tried.  First, I got the Radioddity Bluetooth dongle and used the Beta GM-30 software to program.  It’s slow…you can one channel and it’s not a spreadsheet.  It worked once or twice, but eventually I bricked the GM-15 pro’s using it. Returned to Amazon, and got another set.  This time I got a cable, and downloaded after $25, the RTS software for the GM-15 pro.  It’s pretty useless, and can’t set the DIY-channels that can be additional repeaters.  So I then got the 2.3 version of the software for the Radioddity GM-30.   I set every repeater I could in the DIY channels and all the local MURs and anything use I could find >channel 60 on the GM-15 Pro.  It wrote to both radio.  But they are now BRICKs again, I can’t read or write to them. However, I got a lot of stuff into it.   I could try the hard reset, but that DID NOT WORK on the first set.  So I guess I’m stuck with what’s in their brains.   Essentially they are disposable.  So my advise it to get the Radioddity GM-30 software for windows, read the GM-15 pro with it, fill up the shed with all info, and write, you may only get one shot at it.

[Programming Baofeng UV-5G Plus Repeater Help]

So, I’ve no answer, just another question.  How many repeater channels can one set up on the UV-5G PLUS?   It’s really helpful to set up a lot if traveling, and have CPS pages for different States, or routes ready to load.   Rubicon says that you can program it with CHIRP

[TIDRadio BL-1 Bluetooth Wireless CPS Programmer]

No such luck.  So I did an Amazon reorder and replace.  The Beta refers to the Bluetooth dongle, that lists its software for the Radi oddity GM-30-Pro as beta….you use that to program the GM-15-Pro from Baofeng.  Go figure?  Chirp doesn’t work for either radio, but Baofeng has $25 dollar software for the GM-15-Pro, and Radioddity has free software for its GM-30-Pro, and both can be used to program the GM-15-Pro. (Just don’t upgrade the Firmware with the Radioddity software). I think that was my original problem.

[TIDRadio BL-1 Bluetooth Wireless CPS Programmer]

Hi Folks,

 

So I used it successfully to program two GM-30 (beta).   Programmed one, saved the settings, and then cloned it onto another. However, I don’t seem to be able now re-read those new setting, or write the setting file that I saved (and wrote successfully one time to a GM-30 (beta).   This sucks, because i had a lot of good frequencies and had took some time.   

If I try to re-read, it either hangs or gives and error.  Also, if I try to write the old file, it gives and error, or hangs…However, if I write and earlier file (no problems) wait…I think i have to turn sync off….crap…let me try that.