error communicating with radio

[desertbird]

I have 2 UV-5R's that I thought I would be able share the same CHIRP .img file. OR so I thought it would be that easy.

Is there a way to do that without having to always copy and paste one .img file channels to another for radio 2?

Here is the error I get when I program radio 1 and want to upload to radio 2:

 

 

 

 

[OffRoaderX]

If the firmware is different you wont be able (may not be able) to do it.  No way around this that I know of.

[desertbird]

Ok that would make sense. Both radios arrived in the same box, so you'd think they were programmed roughly same time from factory.

 

In CHIRP is this the firmware version I downloaded from each radio:

[WRUU653]

2 minutes ago, desertbird said:

Ok that would make sense. Both radios arrived in the same box, so you'd think they were programmed roughly same time from factory.

 

In CHIRP is this the firmware version I downloaded from each radio:

The 1 and 2 are just different downloads. I do see a difference in UV5R and UVR. 
If you program one you should be able to copy and paste to the other file so you can at least upload them with the same programs. 

[WRXB215]

Sometimes I think they forget to update the version number after making changes and before burning it into the next batch of radios. I have two UV-5Rs that are supposedly the same with the same firmware version. I can change the startup message on one but not the other.

[WRXR255]

11 hours ago, WRXB215 said:

I can change the startup message on one but not the other.

Try it with the oldest version of CHIRP you can run.  I know on my 5Rs at one time CHIRP would allow me to change the "6+Power-On" messages, but with the later versions I cant change it back now.

[WRYZ926]

I have gotten around that but it's kind of a convoluted method. 

• First thing is to save the factory configurations to your computer. Example UV5R-1 and UV5R-2
• I will read from the first radio, make all of my changes and then save everything to the computer. For example, I will save the changes as UV5R-1A for the first radio.
• I leave that window open after writing to the first radio. Then I will save it as UV5R-2A. 
• Disconnect radio 1 and then connect radio 2
• After connecting the second radio to the computer and read from it. Again save the factory settings if you haven't already done it.
• You can then go back to the changed file that you renamed UV5R-2A and write that to the second radio.

When you are finished programming both radios you should have a total of 4 configuration files saved to your computer; UV5R-1, UV5R-1A, UV5R-2, and UV5R-2A. You can name the saved files what you want. I just used -1 and -2 as examples.

This method has worked for me with the UV-5R GMRS radios I have. It may or may not work for others. It has been a while since I programmed my UV-5R GMRS radios so don'r remember what version of CHIRP I used. 

[WRQI663]

Maybe the "legacy" version of CHIRP will do it......I still use it for UV5R, UV6R and UV5G - I don't have win 10 so I'm out of luck

with the UV21 and GM21's - Fedora wkstn won't let me use CHIRP either.

[WRYZ926]

I did program all of my Baofeng radios using CHIRP-next on my Mac mini. I usually keep CHIRP-next updated. I just don't remember which version I was using at the time. I have also used CHIRP-next on my Windows 11 computer without issues when making additional changes to my radios.