CHIRP

Unfortunately many Baofeng radio models will respond to more than one model when downloading or uploading. This means, for example, that the CHIRP will read a read a radio that had 2 TX power levels (UV-5R) when the user has selected a model that has support for a radio with 3 TX power levels (BF-F8HP). This won't give the UV-5R support for 3 TX power levels, it will just fail setting some power levels because the physical radio does not match the radio model that was selected in CHIRP.

Because of this the user is responsible for choosing the CHIRP model selection that matches the capability of the physical radio being programmed. According to the CHIRP Support Radio Models list, the correct selection for the M-5R is the 5RX.

Baofeng/Pofung

• M-5R (use 5RX)

The settings Other Settings tab that intended to allow transmit to be disabled independently for the VHF and UHF bands has been available since the driver was originally developed back in 2012. Unfortunately is has been very rare for any of these radio to actually support this setting. In other words, ticked or not, the TX capability will not be disabled in these radio.

The correct way to disable transmit for most radios models that support it (these radios should) is to set the Duplex field to off for every memory row that you would like TX disabled.

What's odd then is that I can indeed turn the TX off by checking the VHF/UHF check boxes. but I have to load up the wrong profile in order to do so and then go back to the correct 5RX profile. Doing a factory reset also did not resolve the problem. Is there something I can upload that would indeed truly factory reset the radio?

oh wait, are you saying that even if the TX light on the radio does not light up the radio power is still transmitting without me knowing if I hit the PTT?