Stable config

[mitchplze]

Thank you so much for this collection. My new DM-32UV had issues from the factory and wouldn't reliably read/write info. The latest firmware (49) and CPS (50) solved most of the issues for me, and I now seem to have a functional radio. Reads are still not working consistently which is strange...

[M7OCM]

Good to hear.

Unfortunately, I learned the hard way too.

My first DM-32 was the HR Vocoder version back in January '25 with 0.29 firmware 😄

No surprise that 1.28 CPS mixed up things in such a way it was difficult to tell if CPS or the radio was to blame. Mostly it is CPS but the firmware is not polished so errors are being sent to CPS too I believe. The guys at RT Systems know more than I do how messed up the firmware/CPS is.

Using CPS to bulk configure helps but amending (within the radio menu) after upload is the only way to ensure it will actually do what you want. Shame really, but at least Baofeng are improving CPS albeit very slowly 😉 Some issues remain from day 1.

As it stands (for me) any changes are performed within the radio and only occasional back ups made with CPS. Seemingly a configured working radio will back up ok but it's still worth checking that scans lists work, no talkaround on repeaters or no TX has somehow got checked!

Despite this I really enjoy using the DM-32 got quite a few for testing 😉

73

[mitchplze]

Okay, I’m glad to hear those little bugs aren’t just me then!

I love this radio too but I also had a ton of weird little issues like:

• setting a hotkey to “zone up” or “zone down” soft-bricks the radio, when used. the up/down wraparound is broken and when you hit the end of the list in either direction goes to “Ch. Null” and freezes the radio up and needs to be wiped - menus stop working etc.

• moving channels around in CPS in any way, has disastrous consequences - check marks or dropdown values will change at random, for channels you didn’t even touch. (What’s up with having to select the channel under the one you want to move?!)

• consistently cannot ‘read’ config to CPS on the first try, but second usually works. changing the port to “USB” setting instead of COM seems to help a lot.

• import and export (csv) for channels can be done, but is incredibly tedious and finicky. I also discovered there is no validation to the import done seemingly at all. I once imported a sheet by accident with extra columns that weren’t meant to be there. CPS not only accepted it but even wrote it back to the radio. Everything was absolutely broken beyond belief and I had to hard reset.

• I spent over 9 hours trying to make APRS over DMR work (I am not new to either) - unsuccessfully. Weird to not have analog APRS.

• wish it had Bluetooth like the cheaper smaller BaoFeng 5R mini’s. ditto for a TNC.

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On the bright side, this radio is seemingly very easy to front panel program as you mentioned. Even DMR stuff which is impressive. I agree in a lot of ways that I will do most editing this way, and pull a backup with CPS once in a blue moon.

A shame they can’t figure out a stable CPS/FW combo. But it’s a pretty good radio.

Thanks again for the files. As an IT ham I think I’m also going to Git my stuff from now on too!

73 VE7MTP

[didotb]

My first DM-32 was the HR Vocoder version back in January '25 with 0.29 firmware 😄

Now, without opening the radio, how would I be able to know if I have the HR Vocoder vs alternative (which I also don't know what alternatives there are)?

[mitchplze]

My first DM-32 was the HR Vocoder version back in January '25 with 0.29 firmware 😄

Now, without opening the radio, how would I be able to know if I have the HR Vocoder vs alternative (which I also don't know what alternatives there are)?

Same question here. The CPS shows my hardware model, serial, etc as blank, with a “6” randomly in one box.