TIDRadio BL-1 - Bluetooth for your BaoFeng - is it any good?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Today I kick the tires on the TIDRadio BL-1 bluetooth programmer for Baofeng radios. TIDRadio sent this to me at no charge to do the review. Try to watch all the way through because there are some important notes with this devlce:
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I have to say their support is on point ...had an issue and let them know... they got back to me with a correct answer next day ...then asked me the next day if it was figured out!!! I'm impressed
Yes, I realize that I am "late to the party" and all with this device as others have done reviews, but they sent this to me and asked me to do the review. Frankly there is always overlapping content in the ham radio niche. I have done topics in depth only to have other channels cover the same thing later on and get more views. It is what it is, and if I do a video that someone else has done already, just consider it an alternate viewpoint and be done with it.
It's for both Android and IOS
@@nimblehealer199 yes. But I run iOS
@@n2rj it should work with IOS
I watch multiple reviews. By doing this I might learn something from you the others left out!?
Yeh be done with it .
Yours is actually my first review I clicked on so the others will come after .
Nice job . 😊
I’m doing UV-5Rs for everyone for Christmas and I wanted to put make them all talk to each other. So I got the programmer, wrote a program with tons of common channels, NOOA, and repeaters. After writing this program for a good hour I had everything saved and ready to transfer. Takes less than a min per radio to program so now all my radios have the same program and they all have names now. So I ordered 10 UV5Rs, pulled just the radios out of the boxes, put my battery on them and flashed them all with the same program. The programmer for me works very well but took a min to figure out. Makes it super easy to program on the fly even offline. In other words, I can be in the middle of nowhere and still flash a radio with a saved program. I chose Baufeng for a reason, it’s what got me into radios and it’s so dang inexpensive.I’m able to get 10 baufengs for the price of one of my midland or kenwood radios. If I get one kid into HAM radio then it’s worth it.
hello Ria, Thank you for your honest and in-depth video. Need to log in because When need to synchronize some data between mobile phone and computer. In addition, in the past few months, we have made a lot of updates. We have added many new functions. The [repeater list] function has been updated recently. We also want to continue to hear more feedback, which will make us progress and become better. Thank you again!!!
I don't like that the app doesn't show all the freqs so you can pick which channel to program. I agree with you on the spreadsheet visual.
This would be GREAT for an iPad version
Thanks for sharing, I was looking for same details for my baofeng uv10r
Is there a 2way radio bluetooth dongle that with my aftershokz headphones?
Nice review Thanks Ria
It does not have the 1701 baofeng listed on the one I looked at but listed every other bloody feng ive ever seen . Anyone know if my 1701 GD-77 type baofeng will work ?
Hi Ria, would you know if this will work on a Uniden 850s, I'm in Australia.. love your vids btw..
Can I put a Bluetooth on Motorola CP185 if so, which do I need to do it with
Can you import chirp files into this somehow so you don't have to rewrite the whole thing on your phone?
I ordered mine today. I'll get it tomorrow
Hi,..I have been watching some of your videos and live discussions via utube. I believe your the only person who can answer my questions as a new 68 yo old, technician licensed ham radio guy as of April 2022. I only have an ipad and iphone due hand paralysis (no formal computer). I watched the TIDradio bluetooth episode and got to thinking that my ability to finally purchase a HT radio was possible. Can I start with an inexpensive Baofeng or TIDradio compatible radio to the TIDradio wireless bluetooth device and simply use the bluetooth device and the odmaster app to get up and going? Is there another step in initial programming of a HT radio that needs to be set up with a traditional non mac computer before I start using the TIDradio wireless bluetooth device? Before I viewed you TIDradio bluetooth device video I thought I was locked out of the ham radio world…thanks (dana via Maine)
Hello. There is no intermediate step. The video has all steps - charge the device, download the app, plug in, pair and program.
Ria Thank you for all your videos and your wisdom. I have a question I understand how this programmer works but I am looking for a way to let the baofeng work bluetooth to one of the remote speakers will this work or do you have an idea that will work. Thank you again 73
Hi Ria have you tried the remote feature ??
I haven’t
Does anyone know if it works with the Beofeng K5?
Hello thank you for sharing this I think your platform is excellent beside your beautiful thank you for sharing 🌞💕💕💕
They're promising to make this work with other radios. I hope that includes Kenwoods, including my marvelous TH-F6A. After all, it was Kenwood who created that two-pin UI that Baofeng radios adopted. Make it work with one of them and it should work with them all.
how young are you? its good having young ppl in the hobby
Elder millennial.
Trinidadians always look much younger than they really are.
They have a web input feature that works with this in a “spreadsheet” fashion as you mention.
Now they do. Didn’t have it when I did the review
Kinda funny but the format of the two plugs is named after Kenwood.
Hi This VU2MTS. Good video. I wanted to use this Bluetooth for digital communication. Do you have any idea? I wanted to connect my mobile for Digital communication
This is only for programming
@@n2rj We must explore how to connect W1BTR dongle for APRS
Tried this in my scanner and it introduces noise In the receiver
I have a? Will this work will a Boafang GMRS 15-pro raido thanks
It works on the UV5G. Not sure for others
How long does it take to charge the tidradio bl-1? I just got mine and it’s been charging (red light) for hours.
Mine charged within 2 hours
I have a hand radio I turned it off and charge it and it went to Spanish and I need it back on English it was on English when it was programmed now it it went to Spanish do not know how to do it if you can help me I would appreciate it thank you and have a nice day be safe out there and take care of yourself
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Will this work with my Bluetooth hearing aids like my cellphone does?
Unfortunately no. This only works for programming the radio. However some radios like the Kenwood D74 and I believe some icoms and yaesus support Bluetooth for hearing aids and ear pieces.
Yes se facessi di copiare dati personali o altro radio 📻
Thanks for the review! As a Mac user, I was initially hopeful, but that app sounds incredibly sketchy, so I’ll pass.
I also share your distaste of windows. I would prefer 1. Linux 2. Mac 3. Windows.
Just and FYI I wouldn't plug in or unplug with either unit powered up.
Paul K1YOU
To bad it don't do windows. Thank you for your content
They really should open up compatibility with CHIRP - it would be a winner!
@@n2rj yes that would be nice
@@n2rj What would be even better, would be a Android/IOS version of Chirp.
Who knows-it COULD happen.
The one I got came with usb mini😢, yes mini.
Interesting. This one I got seems oriented differently from the one TheSmokinApe and HRCC got too.
@@n2rj Yeah I believe I got the one that they got, still works though, It's excellent for cloning them.
as for the profile you have to make I just flat out lied.
Shame you can't just import RepeaterBook.
I want an RFinder but I have other things to worry about now so can’t just drop 1k on one. Maybe if the channel grows a bit more.
the art of ham radios depleated slowly nowadays
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This device is garbage...at least the Odmaster software is. It corrupts the CTCSS tones on my two BF-F8HP radios requiring full reset to restore function. The social aspects of the software make it super annoying. I recommend sticking with Chirp. Also, I was just blown off by both Tidradio and Odmaster's lousy support.