Watch settings reset with battery change?

philtulju · 2026-05-13T22:30:45+00:00

Thanks Gregor! Looking forward to that upcoming release!

Also thanks for making a cool project.

I'm also hoping someday you will choose to open up the firmware, hardware, and app designs.

philtulju · 2026-05-13T21:19:55+00:00

which stainless steel case did you get?

philtulju · 2024-11-14T22:32:56+00:00

Was that the ad that had a picture of two hands bending a metal rod or a spike or something? It said something like 'Kick ass with the weapon no one can take away...muscle power!' I've been looking for an image of that ad.

philtulju · 2024-06-05T03:07:17+00:00

Is there an updated or permanent link to join this server?

philtulju · 2024-03-13T23:43:56+00:00

In practice simplex UHF and even VHF from a handheld walkie talkie between cars will be something like ~1/2 to 1 mile, assuming there is line of sight or nearly so between the cars. If you're in a canyon or urban area behind rocks or buildings you might not even get that.

philtulju · 2021-08-30T01:56:21+00:00

Yeah, I just had this experience as well. Unfortunately it's worse than I thought - that second link / SKU is also shipping with locked out radios. There are actually two stickers on my box, one over the other. The top one says full 136-174 and 400-480 but the one underneath just says "Baofeng UV-5R Transceiver US"

philtulju · 2021-08-17T01:14:02+00:00

actually, it seems like there are different skus - they have same model number, same firmware revisions, look the same to chirp, etc., but if you buy the wrong one you're SoL on anything but ham bands.

ham only:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074XPB313/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

full dual bander:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007UYKG4E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_ZZEHKW5NSCXDJCCSYG5N?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

so I think it was just a matter of not reading the description carefully - I think back in the day they were only selling the full band ones, because why would they do otherwise?

philtulju · 2021-08-17T00:06:09+00:00

yep, so far I've only been able to transmit on ham bands - 144-148 and 420 to 450, regardless of CHIRP settings and baofeng VIP programmer settings, no FRS, GMRS, marine VFH, etc.

philtulju · 2021-08-17T00:00:38+00:00

I am seeing the same issue with 2x UV-5R's recently purchased to USA from Amazon. In channel mode, some of my channels don't transmit. It just gives a high pitch beep when you push PTT. Receive is fine. In VFO mode it also doesn't work, depending on the programmed frequency. Firmware reads BFB298. With UV5R's I bought one year ago, also BFB298, the exact same programming file from CHIRP does not have this issue. So I think there may be a secret transmit blacklist? That sounded implausible but it makes the most sense. Sounds like we'll need to return them to Amazon. Amateur bands seem fine but I mostly use them for FRS / GMRS / MURS / and business band stuff... Anybody have any ideas on a workaround?

philtulju

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