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Blog: Why isn’t my Baofeng FM radio working?
One of the most common questions that we have been receiving lately has been: ‘Why isn’t the FM radio working on my radio?’ First, before we dive into the topic, we will preface the answer by affirming that all BTECH distributed radios have fully functioning FM radios and no modifications have been made to our distributed radios or products.
As we are all aware there have many hurdles to manufacturing, including a chip shortage, ever since the pandemic’s start in 2020. Costs have been skyrocketing and there has been little relief to any aspect of distribution or logistics.
Due to these obstacles, most distributors of Baofeng products have decided to modify or cut back on features in their products to try and keep costs down. The most noticeable feature affected has been the FM radio. While the removal of a feature might be understandable, the issue is those products are still advertised as being the same product they once were, and no mention of the cost-saving changes has been disclosed by those distributors. These changes are affecting all product lines from amateur radios to GMRS radios and are plaguing distributors around the world.
When you purchase from BTECH, you can be assured that it is the same product as it always has been. We have not removed any chips or features from our products to curb costs. We pride ourselves in our support and our reputation and we will continue to work with all our global partners to ensure that no shortcuts are taken to deliver the best radio to you! Shop from BTECH directly at: www.baofengtech.com/shop/
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Comments (28)
The same problem the BTECH V1 have, you can’t have more than one gmrs repeter per frequency. I try but i dit not figure out yet,
The probleme is when you try you will not have the Split 5000 without that you only have one repeter per frequency
The GMRS-V2 has replaced the GMRS-V1 to support multiple repeaters
Can’t find UV9G
That is not a model we sell, but we know sellers have removed the FM radio on those, our GMRS-V2 still has the FM radio included
So… Are you going to give any tops? I can switch to fm band, dial in a known good station and get nothing. This is on a Baofenh UV-9g.
We do not sell the UV-9G, as stated in the article – other sellers have cut back on features to save money. Our GMRS-V2 does not have the FM radio removed
I got a UV-9R plus.
The two way VHF is working fine. But the FM is not working at all.
Suggestions?
The FM radio will not work as your supplier has removed the feature from the radio
Yes I have the same problem I just got the Uv 82 by baofeng as nd the fm chip is missing and I’m not happy
Any radios sold by BTECH/Baofeng Tech will still have FM chips – be careful of unscrupulous distributors that cut corners
I recently bought a UV5R from amazon and cannot receive an FM signal. How can you tell if there is no FM chip?
If it doesn’t receive any FM stations, that would be the indicator that a distributor cut corners
I bought a set from Amazon of uv-82p radios and it appears that this has been done to them.
I know you guys are tied on it and cannot do anything about it since I got it on Amazon from a seller I already thought was shady before this business, but I am a Ham I and because of the nature of being one I am both capable and not afraid of cutting into, unscrewing, rewiring, modding and all the other things that can be done to this radio so is there a way that I can add this module/feature back into my radio? It has been a wonderfully well built and honestly highly sensitive powerful and capable radio for me with battery life well beyond what I expected with it lasting around a week of use on one charge but this little radio problem is really bugging me so as stated before, is there a way to fix this myself? I am willing to get messy.
Thanks in advance. KL5IS, Ace
If you purchased a Genuine UV-82HP, it will absolutely still have the FM radio, these are available on Amazon or direct at: baofengtech.com/uv-82hp (Amazon link on the same page as well)
I have the baofeng uv-s9 and when i got it every thing was working great and now when i went camping today i noticed it wont even power on
from Gary. Our securitiy group has about 30 baofeng 888 s radios . they have worked great for 8-10 years in our multi level building with concrete and steel with many rooms.. but recently the radios have started doing a power off and on while in use. I assume it is the rechargeable batteries that are orginal with the radios.. I found matching rechargeable batteries online. how can I tell if they are new and good replacements
great explanation about it and thanks about millions of inexpensive radios for all the globe
When I switch to fm mode on my UV-5R it makes strange clicking noise and when I’m trying to seek any fm frequency it can’t find it.
The distributor of your radio removed the FM chip to reduce costs
I just got 2 Baofeng UV-9Gs from Amazon. FM and NOAA aren’t working on the radios. Does the mean my radios are from a fraudulent distributor?
You would want the GMRS-V2 which has no features removed and has several more in comparison to the UV-9G: baofengtech.com/gmrs-v2
Oh… I get it now BaofengTech is not the same as Baofeng.
That is a bummer! I love the fm radio feature!
I just bought a new Baofeng UV-5RTP, it also has the FM radio frequencies, I entered a few local stations but no sound from any of them. ☹️
Very common with third party listings, the BF-F8HP does not have these shortcuts taken and also is FCC Part 90 approved unlike the UV-5RTP
I have a Boafeng UV82L. One day the screen froze. None of the buttons work. In the screen it shows 7 squares and on top of that it shows S VOX +-RN. Is there a fix for this ? Or is the radio not usable any longer?
i have the uv-82 model and i was able to down load channels the first time. but them i tried to down load some more the radio is no recognized by solfware
it says radio not recognized
i did two other s and it work fine now software does not recognize any
My UV-5RTP fm radio not working. Why?
It stuck with SEEK … while scan. And manual input frequency also not working. There is a continuous CRRRRRRRRRRRR noise in the speaker while in FM radio mode.