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Adding Airbands to AR-5RM with Factory Program.


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As some of you may know CHIRP isn't reading my AR-5RM radio. It's NOT the cable and I've tried both 5RM and UV-17 Pro with Zero results. The factory program from Baofeng works with the exception of adding Airband Frequencies in the program. I did find out that I can manually add the Airband frequencies to the radio then go into the program and update the name and scan delete so they'll not be scanned when I'm scanning my DPS channels. So, you can get Airband on the radio, it just has to be done manually first then modified after they're entered with the program. Hope this might help someone out who's having a similar issue.

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Thanks. I was thinking about picking up an AR-5RM to complement the UV-5G Plus's I already have. I live right in the flight line of a nearby airport so airband was one of the appeals for me. So if I understand right, you add airband frequencies manually on the radio, then you can manipulate those channel characteristics in Baofeng's software?

It's disturbing that CHIRP isn't working for you, especially considering that CHIRP has a profile for it that they say will work. I was hoping to avoid Baofeng software.

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7 hours ago, NotARubiksCube said:

Thanks. I was thinking about picking up an AR-5RM to complement the UV-5G Plus's I already have. I live right in the flight line of a nearby airport so airband was one of the appeals for me. So if I understand right, you add airband frequencies manually on the radio, then you can manipulate those channel characteristics in Baofeng's software?

It's disturbing that CHIRP isn't working for you, especially considering that CHIRP has a profile for it that they say will work. I was hoping to avoid Baofeng software.

My experience has been different. Using Chirp, with the 5RM profile, I first downloaded a stock code plugs from the radio, then added a few air band frequencies and uploaded them to the radio without any problem. I guess YMMV.

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44 minutes ago, dosw said:

My experience has been different. Using Chirp, with the 5RM profile, I first downloaded a stock code plugs from the radio, then added a few air band frequencies and uploaded them to the radio without any problem. I guess YMMV.

Same. I have not had any issues with it and I have three of them and they all have been programmed with no issues. 

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I ordered a couple M-5R Baofeng Radios for work(wanted something smaller than the TalkPod A36 I'm currently using)and I did open a blank .csv file and did an input from a UV-5R program I had saved then added Air Bands to it and saved it off with no issues at all. That way I'll have the code plug ready when the radios get here tomorrow. 

I've also ordered 2 more AR-5RM's during Prime Day($33 bucks plus shipping, can't beat that deal) and set them up to scan Air Bands. I also ordered a couple 120MHz-300MHz antennas for them so they should work better picking up Air Bands AND with MURS with would be my "Go To" if I'm out and about since the VHF Freq. will theoretically travel further and I'm also being a "Bad Boy" and running them on High Power since no one really uses MURS anyway. LOL. 

All in all once you figure out a couple of the quirks that these radios have I still think they're one of the best "Bang for the Buck" deals you can get. 

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