I have run CHIRP now on three new Baofeng AR-152 rigs, measuring power output before and after CHIRP. In all cases, power output respected L, M, H levels both before and after running CHIRP. No change was observed. I used a Surecom Power/SWR meter and an HRO dummy load. Baofeng claims 10w but the best I saw was 8.7w on High, 460Mhz, btw.
So I think we can put this issue to bed now. That guy on the GMRS forum with bad power levels may have merely had a defective HT. On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 8:34 AM Roger Jane via Users <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry that this is sort of noise on this thread, but can I just thank Dan for > giving a really good, informed and balanced response that doesn't immediately > 'dis' a claim that there might be a problem, but instead provides good advice > in the same kind of way that a knowledgeable friend would. > > Cheers, Dan! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Smith via Users <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Reply to: CHIRP users list <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Wednesday 23 October 2024 at 05:34 > To: CHIRP users list <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: Dan Smith <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [users] Re: Baofeng AR-152 power levels damaged by CHIRP? > > > > I just programmed one with CHIRP for a friend a few days ago. I will > > get his HT on a dummy load and watt meter to see if his power levels > > match mine. I did not program those two on my bench. > > > Thanks, but I think to be scientific, you really need to test a radio before > and after programming. If you see a difference between those two, *and* have > both the original and modified images then that's definitely worth looking > at. And again, just saying the power output is different doesn't tell us > whether or not it's drive, alignment, etc that is off. > > > A hardware problem is much more likely to be the kind of thing that is caused > by something else, and we humans think "you know, I programmed this with > software, so that must be the problem." > > > --Dan > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > <https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com> > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ -- //CRL Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
