Since the UV-5R series share the same manufacture programming software and CHIRP support most of Baofeng UV-5R models, this programming guidance is a helpful preference to the following model: Baofeng GT-3, BF-F8/BF-F8+, BF-F9, UV-5R+/UV-5R+Plus, UV-5RA/UV-5RA+/UV-5RAX+, UV-5RAX (2M/1.25M), UV-5RE/UV-5RE Plus, etc. Preparation before Programming 1. Computer System Requirements Operating.. Programming this device allows you to customize settings for repeater channels, simplex communication, and much more. In this guide, we'll cover two methods to program the Baofeng UV-5R: manually using the keypad and using programming software like CHIRP.
1.Enter the repeater receive frequency into the upper display "A". This is probably already done, but if you go through all the steps to program and get a single beep upon the final press of "Menu", you are in the B VFO and need to press the "A/B" button. 2. If you are in channel mode, press the VFO/MR button. Remember, channel mode will speak.. I go over the basic operations and controls of the Baofeng UV5R as well as how to scan and program frequencies without a PC. Full civilian comms setup link.