Six characters not enough for you on your UV-5R display? Despite a limit in the current version of the software, you can manually edit the .dat file and add a seventh character. I recommend adding the first six characters via the software and then only editing the file to change the extra character.
All credit for this hack goes to
Szombathely-77 Zoli (http://frekik.hu/) who was kind enough to post this information in a
comment. The
instructions are here in Hungarian and English!
[[[ UPDATED 2012-04-09:
Google Cache Link to the Instructions UPDATED ]]]
That 5R looks like a beast.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a good size. My only complaint is that the PTT button is almost to easy to press.
DeleteThat link to the dat file hack instructions is broken. Do you have another source of information on this?
ReplyDeleteI'll try to write some up - it is a shame. He had put some effort into the screen shots and write up.
DeleteTry the Google Cache:
Deletehttp://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:frekik.hu/?p=275
That link is broken too
DeleteI would just try the CHIRP software. It will do the 7 characters without having to manually edit the file.
Deletehttp://www.brickolore.com/2012/04/baofeng-uv-5r-alphatags-7-characters.html
404. That’s an error.
ReplyDeleteThe requested URL /search?q=cache:frekik.hu/?p=275 was not found on this server. That’s all we know.
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