Programming the BTech UV-25X4 with Chirp Using Windows

[@michaelgunter501]

3 1/2 years later and this is the ONLY video that actually shows how to do this and you make it easy. Thank you for this.

[@carrollball8360]

Probably the best instructional video I have ever seen. I was a little concerned about using Chirp and this video explained it very clearly.

[@RobtP6]

Your THE ONLY one that goes through Chirp for windows step by step and shows programming. Chirp has been making me crazy. Now I just need to get past the DPL codes for TX AND RX. They appear to be different on the Midlands I have compared to the Btech. Thanks again

[@stevetobey3228]

Just received my New BTech 25X4 and this was a great video for programming the radio.

[@n2dabloo]

Great info. I am using this radio in my semi-truck. I am a new, tech class ham. I talk to hams all over the eastern half of the U.S.

[@grantar2]

Thank you very much. In describing how to use the repeater reference and move the data to the radio you answered a question I hadn't been able to find on my own. Really appreciate your doing this video.

[@BootstrapWorkbench]

Glad that I could help!

[@elwilliams1992]

Please do a video for the btech 50x2 specifically the pager ring option

[@gksr.7004]

In my area we have multiple repeaters with the same frequency and differnt CTSS tones and I have them programmed as seperate memory channels with the frequency/CTSS pairs. Put another way, in my current configuration I have multiple channels and there may be the same frequency that has different CTSS tones. Currently the only available options I see and have set each channel as: Tone Mode = TSQL Tone Squelch = CTSS Tone frequency# Speaker Mute = Tone/DTCS (I don't use Optsig) For the radio I have the basic setting SC-MOD = Off Currently when I start memory scanning, the radio will stop scanning on the first channel that has a carrier detected (independent of the associated CTSS tone received) and the squelch will also not open (can't hear the transmission) if the CTSS doesnt happen to match. What I want the radio to do is scan memory channels until a channel frequency AND the specific CTSS assigned is received and then to resume scanning when the carrier with tone stops transmitting on that channel.

[@grantarmstrong7268]

Two questions. 1. Where in CHIRP do I set the channel bandwidth to Wide or Narrow? 2. Does the UV-25X4 have to be unlocked to transmit outside of the HAM bands such as MURS?

[@davemcneill446]

I get an error that my 25x4 doesn't enter clone mode. How do I get it to go into clone mode?

[@justmeinbridgeton]

Thanks so much for detailed instructions! Completed all tasks with success. When I got to UPLOAD TO RADIO, it was fogged out. The upload was not successful. Any ideas? Thanks again!

[@MrFitchy]

Thanks for doing this video. Your the man!

[@jimdraper6006]

Great video, I have configured my settings the same Transceiver multi-receiver A+B+C+D, Display mode A frequency, Display mode B name, Display mode C frequency, Display mode D name. Channel display sync AB+CD. Now every time I download to radio it only puts the Chirp programming on radio channel B. It wont configure as its supposed to via chirp. If i scroll through the menu via the mic, all the settings are correct as to the settings described above, but its only putting the programming on the B channel. What am I doing wrong?

[@ryantoomey611]

How do you put the radio in Clone mode? When I try to read using Chirp there is an error that says "radio did not enter clone mode."

[@stevenlatauska8770]

I’m using an older laptop with Windows 10. The screen resolution needed to see the category line in the Chirp spreadsheet is not viewable unless the resolution is 1260x800 I believe. How can I fix this?

[@Olywa17]

I aM having a hard to exporting the radio data to excel. Any tips.

[@christhompson5286]

What version of chirp are/is you/he using?

[@kc6tyd]

Nice video but I got worried when you started referring to the files as code plugs. I'm only familiar with that being a DMR term. But all is good.

[@emconsultant]

I have programmed my desired channels on two of my mini 2/440 radios and the problem that I have is it shows the other channels that came pre-programmed. Has anyone else seen this? My other two radios don't do this.

[@rthompson884]

On my unit I press the VM button to change to channel/frequency mode and hear nothing and no indication on the screen where I am at chan or freq. how do you tell?

[@KA4UPW]

I have the BTECH UV-25X4 How do I get it to display the freq + Channel Name?

[@Toy2Boy]

Now my radio is clicking constantly, switching frequencies to 200 band, BUT I removed those! HELP! And why is it AUTO switching from power up?? I have the BTECH UV-24X4 2nd Ed.

[@HarleyRider503]

How do I get the radio to go into clone mode ?

[@leeharrell67]

Thank you! Very helpful. Just got mine set up, thanks to you.

[@MarkBlessleyNTSDCCPEP]

Question on the UV-25X4. I programmed using Chirp and your setting suggestions, but the relay cycles continuously (click...click...click...click) I only have 2m and 70cm frequencies programmed. What setting will turn off the relay? Thanks for the video BTW

[@Creeshee]

Same issue, did you ever figure it out?

[@davemcneill446]

And that's on my iMac. Thanks.

[@doghouse94087]

I noticed you are working with .img files. Some other people I know that use chirp use .csv files. Can you tell me why you use .img files? I think with the .csv files you have to import and export them. Thanks,

[@BootstrapWorkbench]

Joy, when I download from the radio, and save the file, it makes an img file. I suspect that some people are using csv files to avoid moving calibration data, since loading the calibration information for someone else's radio could corrupt your codeplug.

[@tinman1799]

Do you know if you can scan in blocks in memory mode? It has A B C D blocks but can you break your scan list into these blocks and scan them individually?

[@BootstrapWorkbench]

Paul, I did not see that capability in Chirp while I was programming the radio, but I will check again when I reprogram my radio in the next few days.

[@tinman1799]

Bootstrap Workbench I figured out how to "kind of" make a bank for 200 memory slots. While programming with Chirp, put S for skip on the channels you might not use everyday. Menu option 16 turns skip on or off. Then you sorta have a bank. Not the best but considering the price point ant what you get I'm enjoying my purchase! Thanks for getting back to me!

[@gmeyer6568]

Can you use the same cable as I use with the Baofeng UV-5R V2+?

[@MrOscar442cutlass]

No

[@goobermintheretik1454]

moving on.

[@richc8253]

Doesn't recognize the UV-50X2

[@christhompson5286]

I receive a “radio identification failed” error. How can I get part that?