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

one. Computer Organization Requirements

Operating Organization: Windows 98, Windows Me. Windows XP, Windows seven, Windows 8 and Windows ten
Hard disk Infinite: at least 50MB available
Minimum memory: 64M

two. Programming Cable

A. USB programming cable - The driver should exist installed before programming.
ane) Find the corresponding driver of the system.
2) Click install and await for the installation.

B. If you use an FTDI cablevision, it does not need to be installed with a commuter. You can simply plug in and employ direct.

iv. Connect your Walkie Talkie with Computer

ane) USB programming cable connects with the computer end.
2) Connect the other end of the cablevision with your walkie talkie.
3) When both ends have been connected, turn on your radio. Make sure it has enough power during the programming procedure.


UV-5R Chirp Software Programming Process

1) Open the CHIRP software (Latest Version), click "Download From Radio" under "Radio"


2) Select the respective cablevision driver port, and select Model "UV-5RX" under Vendor "Baofeng", and then click "OK" to read the radio.


3) And you will come up to the page of Memories, in which you can suit the limited parameters (Channel, TX Frequency, RX Frequency, CTCSS/DCS, High/Low Ability, and Wide/Narrow Band, etc).


4) Then if yous switch to the folio of Settings, you tin adjust the limited parameters (Vocalism Part, Squelch, Backlit, DTMF, FM Radio, Vox Prompt, Scanning, VFO Mode, etc).


5) All the modification will be saved past clicking "Upload To Radio" under "Radio".
And so you lot tin check the settings you lot modified later on reboot the radio.


UV-5R Manufacture Software Programming Process

one) Download and open the manufacture software. Click "advice" and choose "COM" Port, then click the "Confirm" button.


2) Click the "Read" button, then click "Read" and ready to read the data from your radio.


3) You will come up to the parameter folio and arrange the express parameters (Channel, TX Frequency, RX Frequency, CTCSS/DCS, High/Depression Power, and Wide/Narrow Band, etc).


four) Click "Optional Features" under "Edit", a page of "Optional Features" volition pop upwardly, you can adjust the limited parameters (VOX Function, Squelch, Backlit, DTMF, FM Radio, Vox Prompt, Scanning, VFO Way, etc.).


5) If you lot want to change the DTMF function, yous can get into the DTMF page past clicking "DTMF" under "Edit".


6) Finally, all the modification volition be saved by clicking the "Write" push, so clicking the "Write" push on the popup.
And you can check the setting you modified after reboot the radio.