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I now have two of these units, one a UV-5R+ (BFB297), and a UV-5R (BFB293). The Plus radio has a little nicer case, and a metal faceplate. Downside is it's a little heavier than the regular 5R. I used CHIRP to program, and followed the instructions. I have never programmed repeaters and tones, so it was a totally new experience for me. Fairly straightforward, and relatively easy to do. My driver for the cable was wrong, but by following the instructions from here: UV5R New User Guide, I got that straightened out. Cloned the second radio with no problems either. I have since ordered a couple Nagoya NA-771's to see how they perform. I only dropped 22 bucks on two antennas, so if they suck, I can just whip myself with them.

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RT307

<blockquote data-quote="2RT307" data-source="post: 419486" data-attributes="member: 22879">I now have two of these units, one a UV-5R+ (BFB297), and a UV-5R (BFB293).&nbsp; The Plus radio has a little nicer case, and a metal faceplate.&nbsp; Downside is it&#039;s a little heavier than the regular 5R.&nbsp; I used CHIRP to program, and followed the instructions.&nbsp; I have never programmed repeaters and tones, so it was a totally new experience for me.&nbsp; Fairly straightforward, and relatively easy to do.&nbsp; My driver for the cable was wrong, but by following the instructions from here:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UserGuide" target="_blank">UV5R New User Guide</a>, I got that straightened out.&nbsp; Cloned the second radio with no problems either.&nbsp; I have since ordered a couple Nagoya NA-771&#039;s to see how they perform.&nbsp; I only dropped 22 bucks on two antennas, so if they suck, I can just whip myself with them.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :biggrin:"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":biggrin:" />73,RT307</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2RT307, post: 419486, member: 22879"] I now have two of these units, one a UV-5R+ (BFB297), and a UV-5R (BFB293). The Plus radio has a little nicer case, and a metal faceplate. Downside is it's a little heavier than the regular 5R. I used CHIRP to program, and followed the instructions. I have never programmed repeaters and tones, so it was a totally new experience for me. Fairly straightforward, and relatively easy to do. My driver for the cable was wrong, but by following the instructions from here: [url=http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UserGuide]UV5R New User Guide[/url], I got that straightened out. Cloned the second radio with no problems either. I have since ordered a couple Nagoya NA-771's to see how they perform. I only dropped 22 bucks on two antennas, so if they suck, I can just whip myself with them. :biggrin: 73, RT307 [/QUOTE]

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