How To Program a Baofeng Ham Radio Easy and FAST With CHIRP 

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I would not have been able to figure this out if it wasn't for this video - Thank You

When changing duplex: You can select all you want to change Right click and click properties Check the box next to duplex Modify value and hit OK. Save a ton of time!

Hey, Josh! From 1961-1965, I was a Radioman on a Destroyer for the USN. During that time, I served off the coast of Vietnam, Taiwan, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and various other places. My job (well, I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you) was mostly CW work, spending lots of long hours deployed doing everything from coastal weapons intervention to submarine patrol, and work with our firepower. I ended my service as an E-5 Petty Officer. Since 1965, I've thought very little about communication over distance, although I still have CW rattling around in my head. Recently, I became the Staff Photographer for the local NICA league (Kids, mountain bikes and races). In that capacity, I'm all over the race course. I'm also a certified First Aid/CPR/AED guy, because I teach T'ai Chi at three YMCA's. Long story short, as a rover all over a significant distance, it made sense to plug into the comm network in case i was needed (Yes, we have an attending ambulance and staff). I've re-kindled my fascination for electronic communication, and am starting with a UV5R. I've got the radio, am tuned into some local service frequencies, and will copy the frequencies at the races. I'm not transmitting, as I'm just studying for the Technician ticket, and don't want to be part of a problem. JUST writing this to say that your videos are well-constructed, clearly rendered, and appropriately directed as to talent levels. I've subscribed, and expect to learn lots with your videos. Thanks for your work.

great vid took about 15 mins to pgm a uv 82hp thanx

Hey Josh, there is a way to change settings on multiple memory slots all at once. Use Shift-Click to select multiple sequential memory slots or Ctrl-Click to select non-sequential slots. Then right-click on one of the selected slots and choose Properties. This will allow you to change any of the settings for all of those selected. For example, you can select all your NOAA stations and enable Skip and set Duplex off. Thanks for all you do for the Ham community!

Thanks for making a new video! I just set up my first radio (UV-5R) over the weekend using your older one. I look forward to learning more from your channel.

Thank you soooo much for all your great videos! You're a life saver! I have a UV-5R, spare battery, programming cable and a 28" Abbree antenna on it's way to me. This would have been near impossible to figure out on my own. I'm new to radios and still trying to figure a lot of it out. Your videos help a LOT.

Thank you for a great, straight forward tutorial on how to program our Baofeng radio. You have effectively demystified the process and made it oh so much easier to step-into the shallow waters of beginner's HAM radio.

Wow, this was really helpful. Thank you for explaining your philosophy of use, what to store in memory channels, scanning for activity, etc. Thanks, too, for explaining CHIRP. Super cool stuff.

I just got my BOAFENG UV-5R PLUS yesterday, I’m just starting out. It’s making my head hurt already trying to figure it out... however I’ve owned so many scanners and CB radios throughout the years it’s crazy this is the first ham radio for me

Just got my Technician license, and my first Baofeng. Your channel will be my main goto to learn more stuff and what resources are out there. Thank you !!

Much appreciate your taking the time and effort to create this very well put together video. Best one I found on the web.

This autoplayed as I opened up CHIRP! Just got my Baofeng, can't wait to get my license!

Thanks Josh, saved me a lot of time with Chirp. Was having problems and your video got me on track. Keep up the good work !

Really well explained and demonstrated. My frustration level was bad for my heart after my frustrations (and some other videos), but programming was simple as you did it. Thanks for a good job.

Great walkthru! Thanks for helping me get my GT3TP up and running so quickly!

Thank you so much for this video. I've been using Chirp for a while, but didn't know it did so much. Thanks again!

I just bought a new radio and have been watching lot's of your videos. Thanks for all the help. I just now need to figure out how to get on one of your live feeds so I can buy you a beer! Cheers.

Geez...thanks a million for making/posting this HOW TO! I really wasn't looking forward to trying to program my Baofeng. You made it a breeze. THANK YOU!!!!

Excellent tutorial! Just getting into the hobby and got a UV-5X3 yesterday. Got a lot to learn, but this was a great start. Thanks!

I will be taking the Technician and General tests next month, and at the recommendation of my Elmer I purchased a Baofeng BF-F8HP which arrived yesterday. I watched this and several other videos of your and successfully programmed my phone in about 45 minutes. Thanks for your continued encouragement in your videos. You inspired me to get into ham radio, and I appreciate that.

Went to the Amazon link for the proper cable and got the FTDI CHIRP model 5 premium universal package that has several different connectors with it. Followed your instructions and was able to program the UV-5R with no problems. Thanks much!

I'm currently studying for my license and I just picked up my very first radio. This was extremely helpful! Thank you!!

Excellent tutorial for a newbie like me. Not too much info, good pace, plenty of clarity.

Super easy to program! I have a Baofeng UV-82HP and UV-82 and taster watching your video a couple of times, got both programmed easily. Thank you! 💙🇺🇸

Just programed my Baofeng with your tutorial. Thanks for easy straight forward instructions. Excellent!

Thank you so much for the tutorials. I was able to program my Baogfeng F8HP! yay me! I have to listen to your videos multiple times, always a work in progress. Now to study for the technician class test.

Thank you for doing this video. I purchased of the UV-5R based on your recommendation on the Fieldcraft Survival podcast while I study for my Technicians license.

I just got 2 UV5Rs yesterday with that cable. I'm glad you made this video and I understand better now. Thanks so much. I'm just West of you, here in the South Bay. I'll look for your group on FB.

nailed it with the second cable, instantly able to program the radio. Thanks for the crash course!

Thanks! I learned quite a lot from this and understanding Chirp and what to look for. This is indeed an excellent entry to HAM radio, as it's something small and nothing complex to begin with. Hope to get my license later this year, when I'm not so busy. For now it's just listening and learning about the radio.

Just as I was about to surrender...along comes help! Great explanation. Especially about the cable. I saw an earlier video you did about getting that one, and it worked. Now, with this chirp explanation, I'm off to the races. Cheers!

I just took my Tech exam Friday using remote testing. 34/35! I just wanted to say thank you for your videos because they helped me understand some of what I was memorizing. On to learning practical knowledge as I have little idea what I’m doing. Haha. Thanks again. HN6JVL

OMG, I thought I had an idea of how to use CHIRP... but I had no idea you could add channels from stock config.. #mindblown THANKS!!! I'll be 73 and programming..

Thank you for the CHIRP programming crash course. I was able to program my Baofeng UV-9s the first time after i figured out the com port. again THANKS

Just got my Baofeng in the mail today, this video made it so easy to set up and get scanning. Thanks!

I think I can finally do this after looking at videos for 2 years and consistently failing. I’ve had a glorified kids walkie talkie. Thank you!

This was amazing! Thank you so much! I passed my test tonight and am now good to go!

Thank you! thank you! It took all day to update my old Microsoft laptop but finally programmed it myself. I only used this video as a resource. iPad did no work, chrome book did not work either. So glad I like a variety of tech in my home. Still studying and ONLY listening, right now. Yet feeling very empowered

Hi Josh. Thank you for the awesome videos! You give very clear instructions and you make complex concepts easy to understand. I’m studying right now for my technician license...hope to take the test when all the Covid-19 craziness is over. BTW, I used to live in Cerritos...graduated from Artesia High long before your were born! Keep up the great work.

This video is worth its time in gold. It would have taken ages to figure this out. Thank you.

I've been a Ham for 20 years (never thought I'd own a Baofeng, but bought it to teach), and programmed a lot of radios, both by hand and by computer. This is without a doubt the best instructional video I've ever used, enough so that I was able to make changes on the fly.

Great video Josh! I used it to program a Baofeng GT-3WP this evening. Worked like a charm.

The Cable is The Way - Thank you for the tips and educational content, Josh!

Just became a subscriber as I am currently getting in the ham game. Great content... looking forward to programming my Baofeng...

Thanks Josh. Just bought a UV-5R and had no idea what CHIRP was. Followed along step-by-step with your video, and success! Your teaching style is excellent.

I cannot thank you enough for this tutorial. Made programming my TYT UV88 a breeze.

Great stuff man. Despite using CHIRP and a Baofeng for a while now, I definitely learned some good tips there. Like setting things up so you don't accidentally transmit on certain stations and the scan skipping! Having to pause on NOAA all the time was pissing me off. Silly things like that! This was definitely a nice refresher!

Thought it was going to be a daunting task.... Josh, you made it super easy . Thank you, sir -

Oooohhhh updated video!! I have been thinking of doing one of these too

Great video. My chirp had all my GMRS channels with duplex off, so I guess that would have made it unable to transmit. Would have been very frustrated with my new radio if I had not found that out. Always learn a lot. You help is very much appreciated.

Bought my first Boafeng !!! Online. 5 days ago. Amazon France; Switzerland is too small, we don't have our "own Amazon". Baofeng was to be delivered this morning. Instead I got a letter from customs: "The device you have ordered does not comply with Swiss regulations. Its use and importation into Switzerland is prohibited. The device has been confiscated by customs." So much for that ....

I just got a into ham radio looking to get my amateur. Thanks for the info helped me setup my radio quick

Josh, Michael here in Culpeper, VA my callsign is KQ4BFV. I recently got my HAM License and a Baofeng UV-5R. This video made it SO much easier to figure out how to program my radio. I set it up the same way that you did and I'm ready to start scanning channels. Thank you kindly for the guidance on skipping the weather channels. Looking forward to my General License and maybe one day we can chat on the HF bands. 73!

I really appreciate the value you bring to the world!

I was just playing with the CHIRP software, and was doing some of the editing duplex like you suggested, you can highlight multiple rows with the normal selection methods CTRL+L-click, shift + L-click, etc. then do a right click and select properties and the select the option to edit, drop down box, option... you'll see Save you all those clicks

Just got my radio and I was so lost. thanks for the information. 73's KB7NWJ

Thank you for posting this video! I am now setup thanks to your instruction.

Really good video! Thank you for taking the time to make this.

Great tips! I used these to help me program my UV-5R. Doing it without CHIRP would have been a nightmare!

Finally got my Baofeng F8 programmed with the help of this video. I did have issues like probably taking about 7-8 times of plugging in the Chirp cable in before it work. The first couple times, I might not have pushed hard enough in with the cable on the radio side. Then trying to figure out which of the USB connections was the right one. Then watching this video on my iPad mini made it hard to pick up on some of the details. The download from my radio must have worked cuz there were only two channels showing but then when I went to upload the chirp file the the download link was grayed out anyway I was able to work through this and figure things out. Anyway about 2 hours later the radio was programmed. So far I’ve only heard the weather info on the radio 73 channels downloaded.

Good video... I love CHIRP, makes life so much easier.

If you program in all your public works, police, fire ,etc, then when you have them all in, highlight them all, right click them, hit properties, check the box for duplex, and set it to off. That will set all of them at once so you aren't clicking for a half hour. Made it half way through mine when I figured it out.

Much appreciated info! Thank You 👍🏼🇺🇸

I just got a UV-5R the other day and am looking forward to learning all of this!

Josh thanks so much for coming out with a new / revised video on this. It forced me to update my CHIRP and load a bunch more frequencies into my Baofeng 8HP. I'm finally tracking on the A / B channels and setting them up as you did. For some reason I thought that they would scan together. Had to watch that spot a couple times until I figured out what you were trying to explain. So I can work duplex off a satellite by switching from A to B? Thanks Buddy. Hey is the ERG club gonna do remote testing? I'd love to get my General from them if so. Jeremy Pierce

Great video! Want to let you know that in CHIRP you can highlight multiple channels/ right click/ properties/ check "duplex"/ set to off. This will set all highlighted channels to duplex off.

Thanks so much. This is what I needed. Best video ever on how to use chirp.

You weren't kidding about needing to light some candles and open up some wine before sitting down to program your radio!! Your suggestion was spot on about allowing CHIRP to run through the security settings, but now the radio won't respond to CHIRP"s cloning request. I thought I purchased the OG programming cable, but apparently, I must have overpaid for a counterfeit. Even with downloading a new driver, the radio won't respond. This is gonna be a fun (ergo, long) night!! Good thing we are quarantined!! lol

Thanks for the cool video! Really insightful....I've just bought a pair of BF-F8HP on the recomendation of a friend...thanks again!

Just programmed mine. Thank you. That was easy.

Excellent video thank you Josh

This was SO helpful! Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much!! I finally got mine uv5r

Awesome. I needed this help. Thank you.

successfully programmed! Waiting on Corona lock down to clear so I can take my test.

really happy about having these videos. manual is nutz ahahah

Thank you for making this video! It helped me a lot!!

WOW! Super simple with the right program and connection cable. Thank you!

Hi Josh, thank you for this video, thanks to you I was able to program my first radio last night and today I had my first contact with someone in the UK! Cheers, VE7QBR

Yo! Learned a lot from your video. Instead of individually turning each channel's duplex to 'Off', You can do this instead: Use 'Shift' or 'Ctrl' to highlight multiple channels Right click on any highlighted channel, go to Properties Hit the Checkbox for 'Duplex' Change to Off, Hit OK Saves a few minutes of clicking! Thanks for the awesome info and youtube channel!

Such an important topic at this time!

Absolutely awesome, incredibly useful video! Thank you.

I just got a UV-5R last week and the programming cable today. Just programmed it similar how you set it up. Much OBLIGED. I'm not for licenses but figure may as well get my license. Won't matter in emergencies, but good to practice. Much obliged for the video! >:0

Need a pre-class class. I need a beginners course before I can understand yours. I’m sure it’s good stuff!

Thank you for the video. Very useful.

Thanks Josh, Having never used 2m/70cm before this was a great video to explain not the "how to program" but the "what to program" ie just the call channels and repeaters. I have a new AT878 that needs filling up. If you want to QSY to a clear frequency from the call channel, you just dial it up, you don't need to programs loads of simplex channels. Here in VK I don't think we have all that many repeaters so I could program a few simplex frequencies anyway.

Its been 20 years since i played with this, WOWWWWWWWWW,, i don't have to lookup and punch every single thing in,,thanks

Thanks for this excellent overview....

Super helpful and easy, thank you.

Thank you for your video. 👍

Thank you for the help with this!!

Is this the 5th video I've been searching for? Dude, it's almost 3AM in Phoenix, please tell me this is that video. I have the other 4 videos already bookmarked.

New subscriber here and BOY was this video helpful! Thanks Now to binge watch more videos!

This is super helpful. Thank you!

Of course, my challenge was getting the USB port recognized. In my case, I was using a 7-port USB hub. None of the ports were recognized. So, I plugged the cable directly into the computer USB port. Success. CHIRP is running fine.

Very helpful well done video - thanks

Super helpful, thank you

Thanks for your help