I program the Baofeng BF-T1 / 9100A Mini PMR radio for the first time and answer some questions from the first video. Fred on facebook. www.facebook.c...
I’ve been messing around with one of these lately. As you said, with the UHF antenna it’s not a good idea to transmit on VHF but it surprised me how well it receives VHF. I can get the nearest weather band repeater (a county away, at least 15 miles!) and in town I can listen to the local police and 911 dispatch. If only it wasn’t so loud!
Yes an untuned antenna will still RX quite well, however you would get 15+ miles if the antenna was tuned to VHF :) Please be aware that if you TX on your radio in VHF it will shorten the life of the radio. See google or youtube for swr. Untuned antennas are not resonant, so they dont emit all of the RF energy, a significant amount is reflected back to the radio that causes heat and damage to the transmitter part. Cheers. Tim
Hi Fred, thanks for the video. Nice clear images and commentary style. One thing which does puzzle me - all references that I can find to the minimum frequency step size on this radio state 12.5KHz, obviously meaning on 'round number' 12.5Khz steps like .0000 , .0125, .0250, .0375, 0500, .0625, .0750, .0875 and so on. I was a little bit surprised to see you apparently programming the PMR446 frequencies with their +6.25 Khz offsets straight into the software and into the radio without any complaint or objection from the software. Does the radio really accept these spot frequencies or does it just adopt the nearest 12.5Khz step, which in the case of PMR446 channels will be about half a channel out? Have you any way of measuring the actual transmitted frequency?
I've had the chance to play with one of these now - the situation re: frequency programming resolution isn't nearly as bad as I feared. When programmed wth PMR446 frequencies for a test, all TX frequencies were within about 200Hz of the displayed frequency, which is not too bad on 12.5Khz spaced channels. It looks like the 'step sizes' of 12.5Khz / 25Khz mentioned in the spec really refer to the two switchable channel bandwidths (especially the deviation, or 'width' of the modulated TX signal).
Hi Fred! Thanx for this nice video! Do you know if your original Baofeng programming cable and 9100 software works on Windows 10? Wich driver shoud i use? Thanx again!
It's a great video you shared. Thanks a lot! I've just bought two bf-t1 radios, but one of them was already being factory reset. Only one channel is left in it. Do I need to buy a bf-t1 usb cable so that I can reprogram all the channels back? Any other solutions so that I can do the communications between the two radios?
You really should reprogram the radios anyway to the 16 legal 446 Mhz PMR channels. Best free program to use is " Chirp" (google). I think a normal USB cable works ? Might not though as its been a while.
So Fred, is it illegal to use these as walkie talkies in the UK? Was thinking of buying a couple so I could use one with my son but I’m not too far from Stanstead and don’t want to cause problems.
Hello Fred, hope you are doing good as well, greetings from Mexico (ancient place of the earthquakes), look, I have a question for you: I lost my Baofeng's USB cable, can I re-program it with an usual USB type B cable? I really hope you can help for me, have a good day!
dont know if anyone gives a shit but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can stream all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend for the last few months xD
Fred, can the BF T1 can be programmed to UK channels ? I am looking to use it for green leaning offload and the band used is : 27.00500/27.63125 MHz CB Channel 04 open to all--4x4 channel. thx
Hello, I recently bought two of these, I would like to know what channels I need to add just for simple use like communicating with my wife during a camping ? I live in Florida and I do not know anything about which channels I should use without an FCC license. THANKS
@@CB-RADIO-UK No that's illegal. They need to program it to the FRS channels. You have just advocated illegal radio broadcasting that the FCC wouldn't approve.
I have a Baofeng T1 radio, I restored it from the factory. my problem is to reset and when I use the softweare and the usb cable I give it either on the screen control + R or control + W it shows me 00 666.666 I do it with the up and down arrow and it does not show me the 16 or 19 or 20 frequencies it should have. What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?
Isn't PMR446 like FRS and GMRS in the US? If so isn't using that radio with those channels technically not allowed? IDK I am not in the UK but I am curious. I don't see why this radio would not be OK for FRS, it's under 2 watts and has a non removable antenna, but in the US we get this A LOT- "That's a HAM RADIO!!", "That's ILLEGAL!, The FCC is going to do this or that.." it's really entertaining at some of the shit these anal retentive people make up
Yes your quite right that the T1 is not 100% legal as a PMR radio down to its power output. I dont think its much above 0.5 watts to be honest. Some people stick to 1 mph below the speed limit whilst driving ALWAYS and they normally like to point out that this radio or that radio is not approved and you should be shot on sight etc. In reality your normally ok as long as you have programed the radio correctly.
It's really entertaining here because it's usually the older generation ham ops that give others flak (newer generation or people looking to get into the hobby) about radios like this yet in reality they themselves have a baofeng loaded to the gills with the very frequencies that are telling you not to put in your radio and when you call them on it they are all like "BUT MUH EMERURGENCA COMMS". Or the LOVE to use the old worn out fear tactics that the FCC will raid your house, shoot your dog, take your radios and throw you in jail and give you a HUGE fine you can never pay all because you used a Chinese radio on FRS channels... It's ridiculous yet entertaining especially when an FCC field rep chimes in and verifies they are not going to do such a thing. Then it turns into a conspiracy or the FCC person is a Troll.. The imaginations of old senile ham ops in America is quite entertaining sometimes yet sad..
Far as I can make out it ticks the 'legal' boxes for pmr?, fixed antenna and 0.5w output that can not be changed by the user physically on the radio (locked at 0.5w and has to be plugged in to a pc and changes made to the software to change)...
@Steve Terry Yes, PMR 446 is limited as 500mW ERP (Equivalent Radiated Power) . It means 500mW on the air. The power max is 1000mW but the antenna is small. So I think you have 100mW ERP maxi with BFT1 radio !
So I just need to click read and write on the program, with the radio connect with the programing cable and its done? It will comunicate with the other radio?
The freqs that are supplied loaded on the radio are normally test freqs and prob illegal. Most people re program the radio to the public PMR 446 Mhz channels.
I just bought two units and I can't get the scanning to start by pressing the flashlight key for two seconds. May be there is something that can be done in the programming software.
To get scan to work, make sure that the channel isn't set as "SKIP" when you program it. In Chirp it's the SKIP column set to a blank. In this video the column is "SCAN ADD".
I went to the links recommended to download the programing software unfortunately my antivirus software has decided that the driver software is a threat and has deleted it.
@@shine7103 Not a problem. The radios are tested at the factory in China on a range of test freqs. Depending on your country these test freqs can be close to emergency channels or other HAM radio freqs. If you walk around transmitting on them you could cause interference. You could get in trouble esp at a event with police present. Thats why its best to re programme them to the public approved 446 Mhz PMR channels
Hi. I got the driver from Chris Andrews on YT. It was in his description but seems 404. Maybe drop him a comment and see if he will re upload. th-cam.com/video/QP4jmnKUwNU/w-d-xo.html
Contained In the description of this video is the driver needed for the cable and the software to program the radio. th-cam.com/video/QP4jmnKUwNU/w-d-xo.html
fredintheshed1 yeah I went to that video and click on the driver Link and at the top left of the screen it said not found error 404 and then when I click on the other Link it says no preview available in right below it says downloading and when I click on download it takes me to a blank website with nothing on it that’s the problem I’m having
Hi. Sorry about the links. I used software which was put up by another TH-camr and i could not link his private account. They have since gone 404. Have a look to see if CHIRP now supports this model as its the best software out there. Link below.
You're not allowed to use these on any of the PMR channels full stop. Nothing over 0.5w is allowed and these in low power mode are 1w at least. This has a detachable antenna so it's also not approved here in UK. The PMR with fixed antennas are fine and legal but these are not approved unless you have a licence on the lower frequencies for HAM use.
Hi Fred, always enjoy your videos. You might want to tell your viewers that there are now 16 analogue PMR channels.
73 Rod
Thanks Rod. I mentioned that on the latest UV5R video
Thaks a lot for an explanation
I’ve been messing around with one of these lately. As you said, with the UHF antenna it’s not a good idea to transmit on VHF but it surprised me how well it receives VHF. I can get the nearest weather band repeater (a county away, at least 15 miles!) and in town I can listen to the local police and 911 dispatch. If only it wasn’t so loud!
Yes an untuned antenna will still RX quite well, however you would get 15+ miles if the antenna was tuned to VHF :) Please be aware that if you TX on your radio in VHF it will shorten the life of the radio. See google or youtube for swr. Untuned antennas are not resonant, so they dont emit all of the RF energy, a significant amount is reflected back to the radio that causes heat and damage to the transmitter part. Cheers. Tim
Hi Fred, thanks for the video. Nice clear images and commentary style. One thing which does puzzle me - all references that I can find to the minimum frequency step size on this radio state 12.5KHz, obviously meaning on 'round number' 12.5Khz steps like .0000 , .0125, .0250, .0375, 0500, .0625, .0750, .0875 and so on. I was a little bit surprised to see you apparently programming the PMR446 frequencies with their +6.25 Khz offsets straight into the software and into the radio without any complaint or objection from the software. Does the radio really accept these spot frequencies or does it just adopt the nearest 12.5Khz step, which in the case of PMR446 channels will be about half a channel out? Have you any way of measuring the actual transmitted frequency?
Sadly not. At the time of testing they seemed on freq for the 446 PMR.
I've had the chance to play with one of these now - the situation re: frequency programming resolution isn't nearly as bad as I feared. When programmed wth PMR446 frequencies for a test, all TX frequencies were within about 200Hz of the displayed frequency, which is not too bad on 12.5Khz spaced channels. It looks like the 'step sizes' of 12.5Khz / 25Khz mentioned in the spec really refer to the two switchable channel bandwidths (especially the deviation, or 'width' of the modulated TX signal).
No problem for PMR 446 frequencies (step 6,25 khz OK of PLL)
Hi Fred! Thanx for this nice video! Do you know if your original Baofeng programming cable and 9100 software works on Windows 10? Wich driver shoud i use? Thanx again!
Hi i would first try "Chirp" sofware to program the radio.
@@CB-RADIO-UK with the original baofeng prog. cable? Any special driver? Thanks for your answer!
2021 Chirp does have it listed as a supported radio.
Yes its supported now.
Had to disable voice and beep in the settings to retain sanity
I know I know LOL
It's a great video you shared. Thanks a lot!
I've just bought two bf-t1 radios, but one of them was already being factory reset. Only one channel is left in it. Do I need to buy a bf-t1 usb cable so that I can reprogram all the channels back? Any other solutions so that I can do the communications between the two radios?
You really should reprogram the radios anyway to the 16 legal 446 Mhz PMR channels. Best free program to use is " Chirp" (google). I think a normal USB cable works ? Might not though as its been a while.
So Fred, is it illegal to use these as walkie talkies in the UK? Was thinking of buying a couple so I could use one with my son but I’m not too far from Stanstead and don’t want to cause problems.
Yes they are not approved. For 100% safe you will need PMR 446 radios.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Cool, thanks for getting back to me so quickly mate 👍
Hello Fred, hope you are doing good as well, greetings from Mexico (ancient place of the earthquakes), look, I have a question for you: I lost my Baofeng's USB cable, can I re-program it with an usual USB type B cable? I really hope you can help for me, have a good day!
Hi. No afraid not. The USB cable contains a chip and needs a windows driver installed to work.
@@CB-RADIO-UK thank you so much for answering me, have a good day my friend! Best wishes, Andrei Luna.
120k res in feed bacl loop need to be replaced with 20-22k smd / 405 size! Done.
Try a resistor between the speaker and the red cable that connects to it ! Obviously you'll 'Pump up the volume (Sure there's a song in that!)
dont know if anyone gives a shit but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can stream all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend for the last few months xD
@Bridger Enzo Definitely, I've been using Instaflixxer for since december myself =)
Put electric tape over speaker. With or without plastic circle cut from plastic soda bottle
Fred, can the BF T1 can be programmed to UK channels ? I am looking to use it for green leaning offload and the band used is : 27.00500/27.63125 MHz CB Channel 04 open to all--4x4 channel. thx
Hi. The radio can be programmed to the UK PMR channels on 446 MHz but it cannot transmit or receive on any CB channels.
@@CB-RADIO-UK thank for the response. What walkie talkies can I use as a cb radio? Thx
is CHIRP software working with BF-T1 already?
Apparently it is. Not tried myself.
great video. One question, how do i disable interferences ? When somebody talks its ok, but in silence i hear the classic "no signal sound" :)
If you mean the static sound you will need to increase the squelch level to block it out.
long press the mon bottom
Need help on my baofeng T1.why it won't scan even if press the torch botton in 2 second?
With BaofengT1 My Original Sql Present Are 155.800Mhz Would they can be more than 1-35 Setting
Hello, I recently bought two of these, I would like to know what channels I need to add just for simple use like communicating with my wife during a camping ? I live in Florida and I do not know anything about which channels I should use without an FCC license. THANKS
I would program them to the legal 446 Mhz PMR band channels. More here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMR446
@@CB-RADIO-UK No that's illegal. They need to program it to the FRS channels. You have just advocated illegal radio broadcasting that the FCC wouldn't approve.
Can we program using chirp?
Yes i believe its supported.
I have a Baofeng T1 radio, I restored it from the factory. my problem is to reset and when I use the softweare and the usb cable I give it either on the screen control + R or control + W it shows me 00 666.666 I do it with the up and down arrow and it does not show me the 16 or 19 or 20 frequencies it should have. What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?
Juan. Contact Lewis of Ringway Manchester on YT. His a wizard with these radios. best of luck.
Isn't PMR446 like FRS and GMRS in the US? If so isn't using that radio with those channels technically not allowed? IDK I am not in the UK but I am curious.
I don't see why this radio would not be OK for FRS, it's under 2 watts and has a non removable antenna, but in the US we get this A LOT- "That's a HAM RADIO!!", "That's ILLEGAL!, The FCC is going to do this or that.." it's really entertaining at some of the shit these anal retentive people make up
Yes your quite right that the T1 is not 100% legal as a PMR radio down to its power output. I dont think its much above 0.5 watts to be honest. Some people stick to 1 mph below the speed limit whilst driving ALWAYS and they normally like to point out that this radio or that radio is not approved and you should be shot on sight etc. In reality your normally ok as long as you have programed the radio correctly.
It's really entertaining here because it's usually the older generation ham ops that give others flak (newer generation or people looking to get into the hobby) about radios like this yet in reality they themselves have a baofeng loaded to the gills with the very frequencies that are telling you not to put in your radio and when you call them on it they are all like "BUT MUH EMERURGENCA COMMS".
Or the LOVE to use the old worn out fear tactics that the FCC will raid your house, shoot your dog, take your radios and throw you in jail and give you a HUGE fine you can never pay all because you used a Chinese radio on FRS channels... It's ridiculous yet entertaining especially when an FCC field rep chimes in and verifies they are not going to do such a thing. Then it turns into a conspiracy or the FCC person is a Troll..
The imaginations of old senile ham ops in America is quite entertaining sometimes yet sad..
Far as I can make out it ticks the 'legal' boxes for pmr?, fixed antenna and 0.5w output that can not be changed by the user physically on the radio (locked at 0.5w and has to be plugged in to a pc and changes made to the software to change)...
@Steve Terry Yes, PMR 446 is limited as 500mW ERP (Equivalent Radiated Power) . It means 500mW on the air.
The power max is 1000mW but the antenna is small.
So I think you have 100mW ERP maxi with BFT1 radio !
is there an audible delay between transmission and reception?
Not that i can rem
@@CB-RADIO-UK cool thanks
DIFFERENT BETWEEN UV-5R AND THIS one???
Quite a lot.
What's the best way to do if you just want to use it as a walkie talkie in a campsite.
Just program the radio with the 8 pmr 446 Mhz channels.
These freqs blog.radiotronics.co.uk/2015/11/pmr446-frequencies/
fredintheshed1 there’s 16 pmr channels
So I just need to click read and write on the program, with the radio connect with the programing cable and its done? It will comunicate with the other radio?
Yes once you have entered the freqs that you want on the channels - write to radio and that should be it.
@@CB-RADIO-UK I just left the frequencies that appeared wen I clicked read, does it comunicate like these?
The freqs that are supplied loaded on the radio are normally test freqs and prob illegal. Most people re program the radio to the public PMR 446 Mhz channels.
@@CB-RADIO-UK huum ok, where can I find those public PMR 446 MHZ channels?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMR446.
i cant find a link for the software can you pls post it here if it is ok with you thanks 73..
Information is in the video as to where i got the software. Its from the Chris Andrews TH-cam Video.
rpenarroyo same
You need to look at the Chris Andrews TH-cam video. It comes up if you search baofeng Ta1. The link is in his description. Its his link not mine.
I went to the TH-cam video that you were talking about and clicked on that link it would not let me download anything to my computer
Would something as simple as a piece of tape over the speaker with less/smaller holes fix the volume problem? bit of an ugly fix though admittedly
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Yes that would make it quite but i think it would prob distort the audio. Sadly its just too amplified.
Hello. Press the flashlight key 2 sec but the scan does not work. Why? Thank you
Oh thats a bit odd. I dont know if you can reprogram the scan key in software.
I just bought two units and I can't get the scanning to start by pressing the flashlight key for two seconds. May be there is something that can be done in the programming software.
To get scan to work, make sure that the channel isn't set as "SKIP" when you program it. In Chirp it's the SKIP column set to a blank. In this video the column is "SCAN ADD".
him noob question..this walkie cant be used without programming?
No it needs to be programed for 446 Mhz PMR band. Sraight from the box its programmed with illegal channels for the UK.
thank you!!
driver is available in here: www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41
I went to the links recommended to download the programing software unfortunately my antivirus software has decided that the driver software is a threat and has deleted it.
how to set password any baofeng?
Link untuk software usb kabelnya mana
Is programming it necessary?
You should really reprogramme the radio.
@@CB-RADIO-UK benefits?
@@shine7103 The pre prog freqs are normally just test freqs and often are close to emergency channels ot Ham bands. You can cause interference.
@@CB-RADIO-UK got it thx, tho I'm also slightly doesn't understand 😅
@@shine7103 Not a problem. The radios are tested at the factory in China on a range of test freqs. Depending on your country these test freqs can be close to emergency channels or other HAM radio freqs. If you walk around transmitting on them you could cause interference. You could get in trouble esp at a event with police present. Thats why its best to re programme them to the public approved 446 Mhz PMR channels
won't connect to the radio/com port.. where can i find the driver for the T1 please?
Hi. I got the driver from Chris Andrews on YT. It was in his description but seems 404. Maybe drop him a comment and see if he will re upload. th-cam.com/video/QP4jmnKUwNU/w-d-xo.html
Can anybody tell me where I need to go so I can download the software to my computer or is this radio or do I have to use a CD
Contained In the description of this video is the driver needed for the cable and the software to program the radio. th-cam.com/video/QP4jmnKUwNU/w-d-xo.html
fredintheshed1 yeah I went to that video and click on the driver Link and at the top left of the screen it said not found error 404 and then when I click on the other Link it says no preview available in right below it says downloading and when I click on download it takes me to a blank website with nothing on it that’s the problem I’m having
Oh ok sorry about that. That was the driver i used. I can only suggest the Baofeng main web site. Of maybe a google search.
fredintheshed1 OK thank you
I never had so much trouble with a radio before LOL
anyone here able to program via Mac OSX computer?
Links would be helpfull
Hi. Sorry about the links. I used software which was put up by another TH-camr and i could not link his private account. They have since gone 404. Have a look to see if CHIRP now supports this model as its the best software out there. Link below.
chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
You're not allowed to use these on any of the PMR channels full stop. Nothing over 0.5w is allowed and these in low power mode are 1w at least. This has a detachable antenna so it's also not approved here in UK. The PMR with fixed antennas are fine and legal but these are not approved unless you have a licence on the lower frequencies for HAM use.
Can I change programming of Baofeng MP25 PMR?
If its supported in CHIRP it should be possible.
Need help on my baofeng T1.why it won't scan even if press the torch botton in 2 second?
I think this has come up before and the buttons need to be re programmed.