How To Reprogram Rugged Radio Using Chirp

Chirp is free open source software anyone can download.

How to reprogram rugged radio using chirp.

Return to chirp and click the radio menu and choose download from radio 6. It s used for programming a wide range of amateur radios of different makes and models and in multiple formats and data sources. We re going to program a baofeng radio with chirp software. Turn on your radio and wait for radio activity to stop if any this may take several seconds.

It offers an easy to use interface compatible with windows mac and linux pc s. This let s chirp get a correct image of the radio type and what its current settings are. Fcc license laws and. With your radio turned off connect your radio to your computer using the baofeng uv 5r programming cable.

After doing some digging on the net i found not only rugged radios use these frequencies but the entire off road baja desert race crowd has been using them for years. 151 6250 if i recall correctly is red dot an itinerant business band. Attaching another stock rugged radios rh5r v2 image for reference. Unable to find reset option in radio menus to get a more raw image.

Click on the radio in the menus then from the dropdown pick radio download from radio. Main functions main functions dual band dual display dual standby 2 x 128 channels to store fm radio receiver and 25 channels channel spacing selectable 25 12 5 khz handsfree vox function miul m ftfflll j d l11 ctcss dcs encoding and decoding ctcss dcs scanning instructions to use ft 9b li two way radio low battery alarm emergency alarm shift repeater function. Next it wants to know what com port the cable is using who made the radio and what model.