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About two years ago a good friend of mine got into ham radio. Bf888s user faqs and references things to know that arent in the manual users manual. If this is correct, the bf 888s plus requires that \x50\xbb\xff\x20\x12\x07\x31\x02 is sent to the radio to initiate. Baofeng bf 888s walkie talkie 2pcs in one box with rechargeable battery headphone wall charger long range 16 channels two way radio 2pcs radios 4. Mar 18, 2015 baofeng bf 888s posted in general discussion. I entered the frequencies into chirp and was able to get my 888s working with the moto radios, but i am wondering what i should have my other settings set to. Mayor part of bf 888s is two way radio chip bk4810 from beken corporation in china 2. Ive tried all the hold the flashlight button while powering on and set the radio to channel 16 stuff, with no luck. Here you will find user manuals, device drivers and.
Bit of a niche question here but i was looking at getting a pair of bf 888s handsets but noticed these are in fact ham radios and would usually require a licence to operate. Programming with software the baofeng pofung bf888s uhv, 70cm transceiver af5dn. If you purchased the baofeng uv series usb programming cable from buy two way radios, the driver. Main website for downloading software, drivers and general info on all supported radios.
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