Best program for baofeng handhelds

[ghutch]

I have just recd the new UV-5RPlus....programing is a headache. Anyone have a site or info that explains he process in detail??
Great radio, or so it seems but a bunch of programing issues all over the web, virus in the software??, so before I become one of the ones that want to trash it pls any info??

 

[Mudfoot]

Might try Chirp:

http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home

 

[North Texas Mudduck]

i use chirp as well

 

[Robb]

Baofeng UV-5R How-to Program Repeaters - YouTube


Baofeng UV-5R VFO store into memory - YouTube


Programming it manually is difficult; watch the second video.


I use both the OEM software and the CHIRP software.

 

[towerdog]

chirp

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

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[Mudfoot]

Found this.
Remote Control, Kenwood TM VT71A using a Handy Talkie. (or other DTMF capable radio) - YouTube

How's this relate to Baofeng software?

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

How's this relate to Baofeng software?

Oops!

 

[vagrant]

Yes Chirp from danplanet.com will also allow you to choose which freqs you want to skip during a scan of the programmed memories as well as the power output.

What I really like is the feature that allows you to download the various repeater details for a particular area. You can use Repeater Book and it's free all right through the program. It's brilliant for the Baofeng and several other radios I have.

 

[w9cll]

Chirp is the best bet out there. Not so good (Yet) with Wouxun's because most of the advance settings are not there but with the Baofeng's everything is.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

Hi all, I am wondering if someone can explain to me how to use the chirp software? I have a list of frequencys and it will not let me upload it.

what is the procedure?

Thanks

M.S.

 

[w9cll]

What error are you getting?

 

[The Mad Scientist]

I am not getting an error, But rather trying to figure out how to make up a custon list of frequencys and then upload them to the radio. When I click on "new" and the blank screen comes up How do you input manual frequencys to make up a custom list then upload them?

 

[w9cll]

What I did was download from the radio, edit that list then upload back to the radio

 

[The Mad Scientist]

Ok, so you need to already have to have a manually entered list in the radio in order to add anything? something dosen't sound right.

Shouldn't you be able to make a custon list then upload it?