If those models are like most other Baofengs, the FM Commercial Broadcast receiver function is contained in a separate chip from the main radio functions. At one point in time there was a shortage of those chips and the radios didn't have commercial FM broadcast RX capability.
The bottom line is that the radio can't do what you're trying to do. Sorry. Regards - John, KZ4KY On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM via Users <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm currently setting up a UK-5RH Pro Max which is able to monitor around > 6 frequency bands as well as having the FM Radio function available on many > UV-5Rs. > > I've been trying to set-up a number of additional FM radio frequencies in > the range of 88.8 MHz to 107.5 MHz for stations in and around London here > in the UK. These frequencies can for the most part be found on the FM > radio function, but they can't be named with the built in FM radio scanner > - so was seeking to create these as a set of defined channels in my > configuration file. > > I have created these as a CSV and have loaded them into Chirp as a CSV > import. However I don't seem to be able to insert them into the > configuration file for the handset. Unfortunately, I receive the message > "Some memories are incompatible with this radio" and specific errors such > as "Frequency 96.400000 is out of supported range" for all 60 that I'm > trying to insert. > > I have added other frequencies from 108 MHz onwards and there are > absolutely no problems with these - so am sure that the method I'm using to > add these is correct. It seems to just be the question around adding any > frequencies below 108 MHz and the Chirp configuration and/or the Radio not > accepting them. > > I've checked the radio and I can scan all of the ranges outlined below, so > the radio is capable of receiving on those ranges: > - 65-108 MHz FM RX > - 108-136 MHz AM RX AM Air Receiving > Only > - 136-174 MHz FM TX/RX > - 220-260 MHz FM TX/RX > - 350-390 MHz FM RX > - 400-480 MHz FM TX/RX > - 480-520 MHz FM RX > > I have used both the Baofeng UV-5RH and Baofeng 5RM but neither of these > allow these frequencies to be added to the listing. I was keen to have FM > radio channels with names and direct selection via the channel selection > capability, but it seem that this isn't possible. It means that I'd need > to scan anywhere where I am and hope to guess what the radio station is. > > Would anyone know why the software (or Radio/Profile) isn't allowing me to > add these frequencies? > _______________________________________________ > 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]/ > _______________________________________________ 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]/
