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New Model #11507

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Baofeng K6 and K61

Added by TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ 3 months ago. Updated about 1 month ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
08/29/2024
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Equipment Loan/Gift Offered:
No
I read the instructions above:
Yes

Description

K6 - https://www.baofengradio.com/products/k6
(They are also selling K61 but can't find the website but its the same firmware)
You can find their software here: (redacted)


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K61.jpg (489 KB) K61.jpg UV-K61 TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 08/29/2024 01:25 PM
K6.jpg (136 KB) K6.jpg UV-K6 TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 08/29/2024 01:25 PM
IMG_6878.jpeg (682 KB) IMG_6878.jpeg TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 08/29/2024 01:59 PM
Screenshot Error K6 Radio Download.png (21.5 KB) Screenshot Error K6 Radio Download.png Shaun Davis, 10/21/2024 06:58 PM
config.txt (2.72 KB) config.txt TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:22 AM
debug_log.txt (9.66 KB) debug_log.txt TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:22 AM
config.txt (2.72 KB) config.txt TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:24 AM
debug_log.txt (14.3 KB) debug_log.txt TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:24 AM
config.txt (2.75 KB) config.txt TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:27 AM
debug_log.txt (5.41 KB) debug_log.txt TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:27 AM
Screen Shot 2024-10-22 at 9.30.05 AM.png (59.5 KB) Screen Shot 2024-10-22 at 9.30.05 AM.png Error Message TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:32 AM
IMG_7846.jpg (589 KB) IMG_7846.jpg Image of two devices TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:33 AM
IMG_7847.jpeg (694 KB) IMG_7847.jpeg Model numbers TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ, 10/22/2024 06:33 AM

Related issues 3 (0 open3 closed)

Has duplicate New Model #11622: Baofeng K6Rejected10/20/2024

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Has duplicate New Model #11623: Baofeng K61Rejected10/20/2024

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Has duplicate New Model #11687: Baofeng K6Rejected11/16/2024

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Actions #1

Updated by Dan Smith 3 months ago

  • Description updated (diff)

Please don't post copyrighted materials here, or even links to them other than in their own public locations.

Have you tried using the Quansheng UV-K5 driver to download the radio?

Actions #2

Updated by TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ 3 months ago

Sorry for that and yes I have tried both with Quansheng UV-K5 and no it doesn't work.

Actions #3

Updated by Jonathan Blaine 3 months ago

Confirming that there's only a K6-only Windows-only app that will program this radio. I found it via some deep internet searching on radioreference.com and simonthewizard.com. It's a Chinese app: just click the highlighted boxes to install.

Actions #4

Updated by Jonathan Blaine 3 months ago

Note that the app itself is in English.

Actions #5

Updated by Shaun Davis about 1 month ago

Any ETA on when the K6 will be supported by Chirp?

Actions #6

Updated by TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ about 1 month ago

Understood the instructions of the repeated Tickets.

Original question still stands, is there an update?

Terrence Rodriguez
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 19, 2024, at 10:58 PM, Shaun Davis redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:



Actions #7

Updated by Dan Smith about 1 month ago

No update. There's really no point in asking, as any updates that I know of would be posted here anyway. It's going to require a developer with the time and interest to work on it, but if/when that happens, it'll get posted here (honest).

However, I would like to see more detail than "it doesn't work" when trying the K5 driver. Can you please try it and then immediately use Help->Report or update a bug to send a debug log to this ticket? It's very possible that it's totally a different radio, but the debug log will help rule that out for sure.

Actions #8

Updated by Shaun Davis about 1 month ago

I tried to do a "Download from radio" of my current Baofeng NA-K6 radio using the K5 Plus profile and it says:
{Error Communicating with Radio - Error Reading data from Radio: not the amount of data we want.}

Shaun Davis
Lexington NC

Actions #9

Updated by Dan Smith about 1 month ago

Pictures of a message are not very useful. Please, per IssueInstructions and How_To_Report_Issues use the Help->Report or update a bug tool to send a debug log.

Also, the Baofeng K5-Plus is not the driver I'm asking to try. Please try the Quansheng UV-K5 driver and use the above tool to send a debug log.

Updated by TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ about 1 month ago

[Uploaded from CHIRP next-20241020]

This was attempting to connect my “Baofeng K6” (as written on the back) via Quansheng K5 driver as they appear similar. I’ll put it in “Update” mode (which is accomplished when you hold the 2nd and 3rd ptt and power on the device) and try it again.

Updated by TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ about 1 month ago

[Uploaded from CHIRP next-20241020]

This was the attempt in Update mode. It did not work but I assume that is more for changing firmware.

Updated by TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ about 1 month ago

[Uploaded from CHIRP next-20241020]

This was attempting to connect my “Baofeng UV-K61” (as written on the back) via Quansheng K5 driver. It didn’t work as well. Hope this helps.

Updated by TERRENCE RODRIGUEZ about 1 month ago

Here are additional images. Error message and pictures of back of radio for model #'s which differ from what the other users have noted in this thread but I'm sure it's the same radio, just a Baofeng thing.

Actions #14

Updated by Shaun Davis about 1 month ago

Dan Smith wrote in #note-9:

Pictures of a message are not very useful. Please, per IssueInstructions and How_To_Report_Issues use the Help->Report or update a bug tool to send a debug log.

Also, the Baofeng K5-Plus is not the driver I'm asking to try. Please try the Quansheng UV-K5 driver and use the above tool to send a debug log.


I'm just going to send the radio back. If it can't be used with Chirp then it's useless to me and I'm not a troubleshooter... Beofeng should pay Chirp good money to help this software work with their radios instead of people having to do this as a service to the radio community. Take Care!  
Actions #15

Updated by Jim Unroe about 1 month ago

FYI. Since they were only $21 each delivered, I have one each of these models on order.

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