How To Use Chirp To Program The Baofeng UV-5R Ham Radio

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Quick, Easy, And To The Point. Everything You Need To Know About Programming The Baofeng UV-5R With Chirp.
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@katandmouseinlove Жыл бұрын

That was amazing!!! I watched another cirp how to and I couldn't see half of what he was talking about. Yours was clear, to the point and easy. Thank you.

@flyingthesails6801 8 ай бұрын

This is Gold!!! Thank you so much for the detailed information. Just what I needed.

@rumsin300 5 ай бұрын

Very helpful video you have made here, sir. I used your tutorial video step by step and successfully programed my radio. Thank You!

@amaris7649 Жыл бұрын

Thanks - I have a Yaesu HT which is a piece of cake to program manually. Then I got one of these things ... dear Lord what a nightmare ... so got a cable, downloaded and followed your instructions. Worked like a charm. Thanks!

@michaelhiggins7365 6 күн бұрын

This was soooooooooooooooooooo helpful it isn't even funny ! Thanks so much for taking the time to produce this fine instructional video. 73, de KM2U

@silentmarine4993 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for dumbing it down for me man! Much appreciated.

@wingrider1004 Жыл бұрын

Great videos. Much appreciated.

@Aimsport-video Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Super practical tour!

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@user-sd4hg2lq1d 4 ай бұрын

well done! makes it look so simple that this cave man can do it. many thanks!

@edforman6040 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! It makes it really easy to use Chirp!!!!!

@dansklrvids7303 3 ай бұрын

This video was super helpful!

@AmberWhiskeyRGS 2 ай бұрын

Excellent Video. Subscribed.

@jamescstanley5018 Жыл бұрын

Best run through of Chirp I have seen! Even I can understand it now!! 73 Jim M7BXT

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Sweet! I tried to make it as easy to follow as possible. Thanks for watching!

@blackhillsrider2626 Жыл бұрын

Great video KC1NDO

@youtubevideos1248 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Good voice for videos too. Thanks

@hishyarmohammad7735 9 ай бұрын

best at the all..... thank you

@kennethblackwell1137 Жыл бұрын

Well done MIke...!!!!

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenneth

@soupdragon12345 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for excellent video . Do you have video explaining using repeaterbook, for loading frequencies to UV5R ?? Thanks KJ7ZTI

@janetbajan568 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@MattEnglish-uu6wv Ай бұрын

Are these standard repeater frequency or are they different for my area . This is the best video that i have found Thank You

@signsolutionz 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful and to the point. Can you help me with figuring out a frequency's offset?

@JDMAP1 Жыл бұрын

Will these instructions work for the BF-F8HP as well? 100% Newbie to Radios, just want something I can use for local communication with my Family. Thanks for any advice!

@timothy____1989 2 ай бұрын

clicking on the “Get it” =bad Clicking on “Download” under step 1 of “To get Started”, then on “Download the legacy build here” and NOT on “Download the latest Chirp-next build here” finally worked.

@SergeyBakhtamov 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. CHIRP at one point after a failure in the USB connector stopped seeing the 'Settings' section in the UV-5R when reading from the transceiver. But he sees them in the files saved earlier and loads them into the transceiver. Deleting and downloading the program did not help. I don't understand the reason. A full reset to the factory settings of the transceiver also did not help... Probably, some of the parameters in the transceiver became 'out of range' for CHIRP, and he shows the blank page. The question is which one?..

@NBASE1973 5 ай бұрын

very nice video ... i have one questions I have a VHF baofeng but the power is not enough for all the points that exist here where I am. I want to ask, can I put two baofenfs in linkosmology with a relay box so that I can transfer from one frequency to another or even to the same one? and in what way if you can tell me why I don't get an edge here

@LDavila385 4 ай бұрын

How do you choose you own channel to play around with your friends? Do you make up your own channel numbers or something like that? What I mean is I play scenario paintball and sometimes we use radio but everyone is in the same channel ( enemy team ) how do I create my own channel?

@yamashitashorinryu 5 ай бұрын

Is there a resource that you can recommend for someone like me, a novice, on which frequencies and why, we should program into our HAM? Thank you in advance.

@rick0596 5 ай бұрын

I know this is an older video but I have a question. (I hope you can read this on an older video) I am trying to set up my uv5r to scan emergency channels. Would I still need to type in tones and all that or can I just type in the frequency numbers and save it to like channel number and be done. Sorry for such a stupid question but I am new to ham radios. Thanks

@benagol7215 11 күн бұрын

Hey great video. Can I program CB channels to that radio? Thanks

@wchitwood65 7 ай бұрын

When installing chirp on my windows 11 computer, i had to install the usb drivers for the baofang radio using compatibility check. The computer wanted to install the driver using a previous version of windows( vista, 7 etc). Before doing this, i got usb comm errors trying to download from the radio. This was a chipped cable supplied with my baofeng radios.

@brentwozow4077 8 ай бұрын

I was recently given a list of frequencies but they're not quite in a format I understand how to program. Column 1 is Tx Fx, Column 2 is Rx Fx, 3 is Decode Tone and Column 4 is Encode Tone. Thats all I was given.. any help appreciated.

@ruffnut743 9 ай бұрын

quick question can the frequencies just copy and paste ? save heaps of time typing them all in yes im new at this

@Stacker_Actual 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video. That TONE would be shown as example 88.5 PL correct ?

@hamradiotube 5 ай бұрын

Yes. You'll have to check what tone your local repeaters use.

@betmulligan6192 7 ай бұрын

I hope I didn't screw up your youtube stats by stopping and starting so many times. Your video is straightforward but my experience was a bit difficult. I think I got 4 repeaters in after all said and done. I can't thank you enought for this video. But thank you anyway :)

@Hitekrednekk 8 ай бұрын

I downloaded Chirp but the settings tab isn't showing up. I downloaded the latest windows version off the website you provided. I'm programming a BF-F8HP. Am I missing something?

@gogeorge7 Жыл бұрын

Nice presentation N5QF Houston

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@SlimNubster 2 ай бұрын

How do you know the offset and whether its plus or minus?

@rickramirez7710 5 ай бұрын

Newbie question: in Chirp with the Input/ Receive column and which it the Output/transmit column? TIA

@silverandblackentertainment 2 ай бұрын

So what you programmed there is for any state?

@HughLyon-Sack 6 ай бұрын

That cable costs almost as much as I paid for my GT-5R.

@quickdraw42 10 ай бұрын

I tried downloading the Chirp software and I didnt know there were some charges involved in using the winzip program which is required. I guess there is a free trial then it looks like a subscription price after that. Did you state that in your video?

@hamradiotube 10 ай бұрын

You don’t need any extra software. Just right click the file and extract the contents wherever you want to save it.

@rogergoff5874 5 ай бұрын

I have the RD5 R. Does chirp work with it as well. Same program as the UV5 R.

@metalmike669 4 күн бұрын

Hey question, when I open CHIRP and go to download my radio, the port location comes up blank and will not recognize my radio. Any ideas why? I'm using the windows edition, I have the Baofeng official cable that came with the radio. When I go to my mycomputer window, again the radio is not recognized.

@garryharris9098 2 ай бұрын

I have a question. When I read my uv5r it populated the dts code said nn and 23 on all channels

@user-hx3nr9fx1h 5 ай бұрын

Hi there, this was very helpful. I know this is an older video but I had a question about choosing frequencies. Could you please explain how you came up with the numbers? I am looking to use this radio in a closed loop for business ops. thank you.

@hamradiotube 5 ай бұрын

This is a ham radio which requires a license to use on ham frequencies. Definitely illegal to conduct business on ham radio frequencies as well. Technically you could program this for the FRS frequencies though that isn't really legal either. This wouldn't be the best thing for what you're trying to do. Look at getting a business radio license.

@user-hx3nr9fx1h 5 ай бұрын

what if I just want to do channel-to-channel? sorry just trying to understand. @@hamradiotube

@user-hx3nr9fx1h 5 ай бұрын

If this is not possible could you suggest a better radio for 123-acre property application? I bought these because I wanted something high-powered enough for hikes etc @@hamradiotube

@emaxxx13 6 ай бұрын

Are the files created in chirp compatible with both Mac and PC

@thaschwartz Жыл бұрын

I just tried to program my uv5r to chirp, just after cloning the first radio it turned off and now won’t turn back on. I tried the second one and it cloned but didn’t die completely.. idk what happened

@SteveSimon-cz2pf 2 ай бұрын

Question. We're do you find out all this information

@amariner5 9 ай бұрын

thank you for the clear instructions. I downloaded from "dan" to a windows computer, to a UV-5r, a very recent model (2023 and "upload to radio" is greyed out. I was able to download from both my UV-5R and my UV-5X3 (S9X3) and have the profiles saved. Cable is the Amazon one, same. and it worked for the radio upload. I suspect "operator error" but could it be something in CHRIP? Do I have to unlock a code?

@Bigdoglittle 6 ай бұрын

You have to download from radio first. Then you can upload to radio after you make changes. You can copy/paste from another source , then click upload

@amariner5 6 ай бұрын

@@Bigdoglittle Thanks OK, I did download, and I guess the upload was automatic of sorts. Still working out the kinks, and programing my freqs, codes, etc.

@Bigdoglittle 6 ай бұрын

@@amariner5 It won't let you upload to the radio, until you download first.

@johnnbeuscher468 6 ай бұрын

I purchased the cable as directed, plugged it in but there was no software download and I keep getting a 'radio did not respond message'. I followed the quick start users guide that came with the programming cable and loaded an updated driver, still no joy. Tried EVERYTHING on the users guide but still 'radio did not respond'. Can you please help?

@BuckingFuffalos69 4 ай бұрын

The software doesnt download when you plug the radio in…. You have to go to the website he gave and download it first…..

@kellylillie5630 Жыл бұрын

So simplex does not get me the range that I need on my 2 balfang radios. I have all the local repeaters programmed in but cannot get. My 2 radios to talk to one another off of the repeater, could you help?

@jpbernier3908 10 ай бұрын

Make sure both simplex radios are of course set to the same frequency, but also confirm that if any privacy codes are used they are also the same. Same goes with programming duplex (repeater) stations. Make sure the offset (look it up) is correct both for the repeater, and programmed into each radio.

@PeterJohnson-ku1dy 26 күн бұрын

Which chirp version are you using? Today, 6/3/24 version is entirely different and has few of the options you opened up.

@hamradiotube 26 күн бұрын

That's the OG Chirp. Chirp Next is the new version.

@eltoncotta Жыл бұрын

Amigo qual chirp posso usar no Baofeng UV 17 R?

@atxryda 3 ай бұрын

When I go to the chirp website and hit the get it button I get no options to download to Mac or windows 😢 I have windows 11 any recommendations?

@michaelmontgomery5296 Ай бұрын

Thank you from

@W3DRE Жыл бұрын

Trying to find the port. Software can’t find my radio

@user-Lawday 7 ай бұрын

I am having trouble with downloading stuff from Radio Reference into the chirp software to be able to add it to my radio since i am not able to filter the list out i got well over 50 thousand stations in just about every radio service for example all of the commercial and ham and GMRS/frs it would take a lifetime to go through the list can you please help me to setup my account on radio reference since i just got the paid one done and in chirp there is no way to filter it only for user name password and zip code that is where i am stuck other then that i have been able to use chirp fine

@glennarrant3743 10 ай бұрын

This was very helpful. Still praying for you. Glenn N6JAI

@user-qr1fm6fr7f 4 ай бұрын

Hi, can this cable and chirp be used to program multiple radios? I have two uv5r radios. Thanks

@hamradiotube 4 ай бұрын

You sure can. Just make the list you want and write it to both radios.

@dustynevada7769 Жыл бұрын

Wow, been checking around… I’ve not used a window’s based pc in years. But many laptops don’t even have dvd players. It appears that there is no other way but to buy a higher priced windows unit to do simple programming.

@Hossenfaus 8 ай бұрын

Buy a USB external DVD player/burner. They are cheap. If you get a cable and no driver, or can't load from the cd, download the drivers.

@Bill_tyler Жыл бұрын

Downloaded that easy?! WTF 🤯

@rafaelminetto3642 11 ай бұрын

in mine it doesn't open the settings tab like you open it goes all white and gives an error message you know what it could be

@SergeyBakhtamov 11 ай бұрын

I have a similar problem. Probably, some of the parameters in the transceiver became 'out of range' for CHIRP, and he shows the blank page. The question is which one?..

@gregburke5497 9 ай бұрын

I downloaded the channels to my baofeng 5 and can no longer receive. cannot program my R-DCS

@luke_8_17 Ай бұрын

Using a MAC, the Chirp software does not show FM radio presets, am I missing a step?

@WildMaverick 5 ай бұрын

CAN WE CREATE PRIVATE CHANNELS WITH THESE UNITS?

@jjmfIMOB 6 күн бұрын

How do I know my what repeaters are in my area?

@Edwarddominic-el3hn 4 ай бұрын

Please am from Nigeria z how do I get A high band frequency list

@Josh0hamill0Blackwell 6 ай бұрын

radio does not download for me no matter what port i plug in

@tonyf.8858 6 ай бұрын

Just wondering, can you transmit on this radio? Like a walkie-talkie? If so, what would the range be from unit to unit, not using the repeater, like police radio's? Is it better than a regular walkie-talkie or a handheld CB? And would you need a license to transmit? I'll take an answer from anyone out there that might know. Thank you !

@rickylee2477 6 ай бұрын

It’s a walkie talkie Swiss Army knife

@kb7uxe 7 ай бұрын

winders programming port speed ???

@jenko701 14 күн бұрын

How about the one that came with it .

@nathancurtis2585 2 ай бұрын

Can anyone help, i followed the video step by step and everytime i get an error message. Radio did not respond. I then realise everytime i press download the radio turns itself off and then on again. Can anyone help, im at the end of the rope now.

@johnnywood8082 Жыл бұрын

After I plug everything in, and I click download from radio, my port is blank it says custom or help me. It says check drivers and cable. I am using the cable that came with the radio

@oldguss Жыл бұрын

Its likely the included cable is just a charging cable and not a data

@johnnywood8082 Жыл бұрын

@@oldguss thank you for the reply. I finally got it to work. I had to uninstall the usb drivers that were already installed. I plugged the cable in and it worked.

@donzayy5583 6 ай бұрын

How do we know what tone mode, tone, DTCS code is????

@hamradiotube 5 ай бұрын

There's all kinds of resources on the internet, but the easiest way is to download RepeaterBook on your phone.

@carlosrxD 10 ай бұрын

Yeah man, I put all the codes in and still can’t hear anything near me Only NOAA lol idk what to do

@hamradiotube 10 ай бұрын

How far from the closest repeater are you? You may just need a better antenna. The antennas that come with HT’s are usually not the best. Check out Signal Stuff Signal Stick Antennas. Or the Ed Fong Roll Up J-Pole.

@L33TZER 2 ай бұрын

Does chirp cost money? Every video I watch seems to gloss over it asking me for me debit card

@laparmusik7854 9 ай бұрын

my app can't find usb port

@noeldelmoro8169 8 ай бұрын

How to strict the channel?

@brucebaker1715 10 ай бұрын

I went and downloaded at the same site as here, installed, got nothin that looks at all like what he has. wth did I do wrong????

@hamradiotube 10 ай бұрын

There’s a new version called Chirp Next. I’m using the legacy version. You can download it from the same site.

@LD-du3xx 11 күн бұрын

Fm 106.9 Muskegon?

@dereksanchez6751 Жыл бұрын

saves the channels but the names dont show up :/

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

On the radio go to menus 21 and 22. Should be MDF-A and MDF-B. Change those to name. You can also do this in Chirp under the settings tab.

@kentonsoufal6340 5 ай бұрын

Do you have to use chirp?

@hamradiotube 5 ай бұрын

You don't have to but it makes it a lot easier. Here's a video I did on manually programming the radio. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtyghc9-r77egKM.html

@jbzieg9677 3 ай бұрын

what is a repeater?

@stratocasterblue 3 ай бұрын

You have to have a license to transmit on this its easy to get

@danielbarger9749 7 ай бұрын

I tried several times, and can never get the CHIRP app to copy back to other hand held units. Its a very crappy app.

@rs4425 4 ай бұрын

mine says DO NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS.. hah

@hamradiotube 4 ай бұрын

that's good advise

@stratocasterblue 2 ай бұрын

Chinese junk my brand new yesterday 8 watt baofeng puts out 1 watt on high 3 on med and 3 on low junk have to return and get another icom

@lanceshelton33 Ай бұрын

Chirp does not work.

@lousadventures2111 Жыл бұрын

plain and simple thank you Mike 73s de n3lou