Finally after searching for 45 mins I came across a video that was straight and to the point, Great video, will help me come Monday when I get my new radio

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped you out! 👍

I'm new to the HAM world and this is the best video I've seen so far.

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you liked it and thanks for the feedback!

Thank you. I have been trying to program my radio all morning....took a nap and woke up to your video playing. You made it look so simple compared to other's videos. I actually got my radio programed for my area 😁

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

That’s great! Glad it was helpful.

Hello TheSmokinApe, I hope this message finds you doing well. My brother, I want to thank you for helping me program my uv5re radio. I tried doing it manually and it was very complicated. Your step by step video helped me program my radios. Please keep up the great work and be safe out there. I enjoy watching your videos!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Arnaldo Segui Glad it was helpful 👍

You just made something incredibly difficult into something incredibly easy thank you

@TheSmokinApe

6 жыл бұрын

norman hayes Awesome, glad it helped.

Thank you so very much! Your time is greatly appreciated ! Its an "Excellent Video" Programming now will be easy.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

Thanks and greetings from the UK. Just ordered a programming cable (my radio arrived today) and your tutorial has been very helpful, now I know what I'm going to be doing!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad the video was helpful 👍

Awesome tutorial! I've had an easy time of using CHIRP, I also use it on a Mac and also successful on a Surface Pro 3 running Windows 10. Agree, programming using the buttons on the radio is painful. I did, however, print off a programming menu and keep it in my radio bag (in the event). Having the ability to have multiple images saved with different channels/freq's is a huge plus.

@TheSmokinApe

7 жыл бұрын

Ron C Thanks man, you can export directly from repeater book to a csv file too which can be imported into chirp as well. Thanks for watching...

Best video yet, on how to program the baofeng uv5r. Helped out a lot!!

@TheSmokinApe

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped, I wanted to make a video that made it easier for folks. Thanks for the feedback and for watching.

Thank you so much for this. I was racking my brain trying to figure why the channels were overriding.

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful for you!

Thank god I found this.....awesome vid.......I didn't realize you can import repeaters directly from repeater book. So freaking cool. I am going to have a second Miller Lite now.......

@TheSmokinApe

7 жыл бұрын

Timothy Euler Awesome, glad to have helped you out! Enjoy that beer my friend...

Thank you for making this. Best tutorial on chirp I have seen.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

thanks so much for taking the time to make this vid. it was very helpful. cheers, j-

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! 👍

Very helpful video. I used CHIRP to put some channels in my Baofeng, by typing in each frequency, name, offset etc.--a tedious process. I only did 10 channels, mostly local repeaters, and it took over half an hour. So Thanks!

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad the video was helpful to you...

Thanks for the video. Your video was the one I chose to use because it's simple and to the point which made it very easy to do.

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad it was helpful. 👍

An excellent video. Having watched it (and got a programmin cable that worked!) I was able to program my Baofeng UV5R . Thankyou for your clear presentation.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 👍

Awesome short video! It was exactly what I needed. I really appreciate the fact that you make the effort to cut out all the chatter and keep this short. No "ums" and "ahs" nor talking about "uncles in Saskatchawan." Just the facts. Thank you! I subscribed based upon this video.

@TheSmokinApe

6 жыл бұрын

+Global Troop Town Hall Thanks for the feedback and the sub. Glad to hear you found the video helpful.

@CRCfail

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah minus the dumb fkn intro with the beer

@GSGExtreme44

4 жыл бұрын

@@CRCfail Take the stick out of your ass and give the man a break -

Well, it is nice running across a channel that you walk away with very useful information. Thank you. Well done. My cable comes in tonight.

@TheSmokinApe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, glad you liked the video 👍

@1stFlyingeagle

2 жыл бұрын

Can't make it work to save my life. All I have is some Bluetooth USB and downloaded another driver but the computer refuses to see it. I have reached out to the company to see if they can make it work. Yes it is a Macbook Pro.

Ive spent about 20 hours trying to figure out the programming of my uv5r’s. I learned a lot but was still falling flat on my face. This was the help i needed

@TheSmokinApe

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad it helped!

This is the best instruction I have seen so far on Chrip and it solved my problem I love u channels that solve problems Thanks Man Scott

@TheSmokinApe

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome man, glad it was helpful...

Great job!! Especially the importing FRS and GMRS channels. I was going to type each one in. I have my cable, the sites and now I imported all the freqs I want.

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

👍

Great job! You covered all of what is needed to make it work. Now I will figure out how to take that configuration to another HT. I am sure that is easy, as well. THANKS!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks also for doing a professional job with this--easy to watch. Great for newbies like me. Thanks!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it 👍

Great job on this video! I picked up my F8HP after a long time of being inactive and realized i forgot how to use it. Many thanks and 73

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks so much - my radio wouldn't download but your video included that you had to be in VFO mode. That did it!! thanks.

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

Great video. Simple and clear set up. Thank you for taking the time to make it.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it 👍

@saiyan-lord4714

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmokinApe when you mentioned "against the rules to transmitt" Did you mean without a license or did you mean not allowed to transmit on baofeng at all even with a license?

This makes life so much easier - Thanks for posting!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

GSGExtreme44 Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching 👍

Awesome easy to understand video. Thank you. I'm now a new subscriber!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad you liked it!

New subscriber. Thanks for the great video. Will make it easy peasy to program my CH-6 DMR radio.

Buenísimo video. Compré el cable Baofeng y las instrucciones eran inmanejables, peor más que abominables. Con Chirp y este video he resuelto mi problema.

Thanx alot for the video. I just got my first radio and this helped me understand the process a lot. Cheers

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, thanks for watching 👍

Oh My Gosh! You just helped me solve my CHIRP programming issue! I'll be able to use my new BF 5VR radio! Thank you!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

@Trid2bnrml1

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmokinApe - I can download from radio to computer, BUT, when I try to upload to radio, that option is grayed out. It's recognizing my radio. Could I be trying to upload the wrong frequencies for this radio?

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure you have the right model selected, correct port and cable is fully seated?

Great tutorial, worked like a charm. A little challenging doing it on Linux. I needed to add my username to the 'dialout' group, logout and logon, then all was good. Thanks

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

Thank you for posting this great video, very helpful.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it 👍

Much appreciated! I never knew you could simply import everything. I was going to websites and typing all the info into chirp. Now I just need to figure out how to program it to be a scanner for local police and fire.

@TheSmokinApe

7 жыл бұрын

+Matt Weik Check radioreference.com for local utility / fire / police frequencies...

@mattweik

7 жыл бұрын

TheSmokinApe thanks!

@mattweik

7 жыл бұрын

TheSmokinApe ah, I need to be a premium subscriber I guess to be able to upload all the channels.

Great job!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man 👍

I've had HELL with this CHIRP❕ BUT, YOU SIR PULLED ME THOUGH IT ALL.....for some reason I couldn't download CHIRP and when I finally got it I couldn't download to my HT. So I watch your video and it made it clear to what I had to do....And, IT WORKED. THANK's S0 MUCH. I SUP'ed to your channel also👍🏻

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for the sub 👍

This is the easiest baofeng programming video I've ever seen! Thank you so much.

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

Just bought a 6 pack of these radios for 115, thank you! I also want to set up a couple repeaters with these around my bug out shelter area to keep comm

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the video 👍

Best programming video! I got so lost and confused with all the jabber from these other guys. Thank you!!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it brother 👍

New subscriber. Great instruction! The USB cable that came with the Baofeng UV-5R didnt work, so I found the one you recommended on Amazon. Thank you!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! The cables are a constant battle, I have one that worked fine for years then after a Windows update, problems. You want to make sure you have a legit Prolific or FTDI chip, there are clones of both. Then you want to make sure you have the correct driver for your chip which might not be the latest driver, hope that makes sense.

@jamesslick4790

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmokinApe Yep!, sometimes you need an OLDER driver. This is BTW true of a LOT of PC hardware! Most people think "latest" is best. Nope,Kiddos: You need the CORRECT driver for your hardware, And it's NOT always the latest!

Best Video i have seen so far. To the point and helpful. Not like all theses others just rambling about there preferences and other info and sounding like babbling idiots. It is precise about how to use and program the radio. Thanks for the info.

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I made it because there really wasn’t anything good out there at the time. Glad to hear it was helpful 👍

Big ups for doing it on a Mac I was worried it wouldn’t work on my Mac

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

It does 🙂

Thanks for the great video. I will give it a try.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with it 👍

Great video what ever it is that you're smoking keep with it makes understanding how to program the baofeng easy.

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

fmsocal #23 glad it helped 👍

@fmsocal2310

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmokinApe my apologies for the misspell "SmokinApe"😎

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Haha!

That's impressive, who knew there was so much programming

@TheSmokinApe

7 жыл бұрын

There is a ton, trying to do this by hand is terrible. Many people get a radio, then turn it on and nothing happens and they get put off from the hobby. There is so much to learn with amateur radio, just trying to give a little back to the community... Thanks for watching Dean.

Finally a good videos explaining this thank you!!!!!!!!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

Great video- excellent narrative-

@TheSmokinApe

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very well explained thanks for this tutorial

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I first thought that this software was hard but when I looked at video's it is actually pretty easy. I even figured things out without a radio although i need to have one figured out the basic compartments of the software thanks

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Nice easy to understand video. Thanks for keeping it simple and staying out of the weeds making it too technical.

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching 👍

THANK YOU FROM GMRS WRDC307 !! THIS HELPS!!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

The Midcoast of Maine, The Way Life Should Be ! Glad it was helpful 👍

Thank you.. Excellent video...

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it 👍

Looks easy... thank you. New subbie here!

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

Hope it was helpful, thanks for the sub!

Great info, thanks for this!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! 👍

I like that you show that you can disable TX on either (or both) bands, (Many vids don't show this setting at all!). This is VITALLY IMPORTANT for those who buy these JUST to use them as a scanner. (These radios are a legit decent choice for "Railfans".) Plus,even NOW there are still places (Like here in Pittsburgh,PA) where most PD,FD and EMS is untrunked,analog UHF. If ANYONE is intending to use one as a JUST a scanner and wants to KEEP LEGAL, Disable TX on BOTH bands, that way you won't even accidentally transmit!

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

👍

Just what I needed thank you

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Great Thank You for a very good learning video It helped me

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it was helpful 👍

Huge help, props!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad it helped 👍

This was helpful even for my uv-82c.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it Brian 👍

Very helpful. Thank you!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

Great Vid! Im brand new and Green to all this but I just ordered the USB -to radio cable from your amazon link for my UV SR ( the one I bought on ebay was $40, but you had a link to one for $25 ?) At $25 , I bought a 2nd one??? ... anyway do I need to down load the drivers for that cable---It mentions that it will auto download drivers ? Also, will I be able to custom name channels with Chirp? Im on a mac as well

Great video, thanks!

@TheSmokinApe

7 жыл бұрын

+Allen Watson Awesome, glad you liked it. I get lots of folks with questions and I thought this mighr be helpful. Take care...

Great video buddy

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it 👍

Is the cord listed on your Amazon list the correct one that you used? I'm seeing a few reviews that it does NOT work for the UV5R. Great video by the way!

I recently got to ham radio with a uv 5ra and I like it as a hobby. My question is can you use the UV 5RA as a scanner to listen to police frequency or you have to do it through the programming cable?

Good video, thanks

Very helpful, thanks a lot.

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Excellent video 73's

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! 👍

Great video. Is there a way to save that info in Chirp and program multiple radios? Or do you have to go through the entire process each time?

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can download the repeater info from RepeaterBook and save it to a csv file. This would only be the repeater info.

So I just bought some UV-5R’s. I’m moving to Washington and wanted to use them between the two vehicles were driving up there. Do I need to have multiple channels/codes depending on where we’re driving through? Or can I use the same channels/codes for the entire drive? I was thinking FRS channels only since we’re not licensed yet. But for now it’s just for the drive, car to car.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it’s not legal to use a Baofeng to transmit on FRS. That said I’d use the same frequencies for the trip....

Hi thank´s for a great tutorial. I have a problem I have GT-3 but the offset does not transfere to radio, what do I do wrong?

@TheSmokinApe

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Do all the other settings transfer? If you close Chirp and then re-open the config file, do you see the offset settings?

this video helps thanks!

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

Thanks man I just got the software on my computer

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

How to import the Comments from Chirp to replace the Name field? It's easier to recognize the frequency. The comments indicates the city. This was a great video.

Hey man im NEW to this and an old fart I follow what you are doing as far as loading the programs into your radio will the radio hold all the repeaters lets say you choose all of oklahoma will it download them all???? Or do you need to be selective as to what towns you go through ergo we travel from oklahoma to Arizona and pass through various parts of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona....am I being confusing???

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

This particular radio only has 128 memory slots so there is a limit. You can use the proximity search to find repeaters in the areas you will be traveling in.

Using the software, how can I enable the B_Shift scrambler mode for a particular freq like 467.860 ?> THANKS !

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry man, never tried that.

Very informative great video man I miss my radio 😂

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks UC, glad you liked it 👍

sir,how to install the software uv5r n connect the cable first ?

Great video, thank you. After you program a repeater frequency, the offset, tone, etc., do you have to remain in frequency mode to use the repeater or can you revert to Channel mode and transmit/receive. I ask because when you are in channel mode, the frequency displayed in Channel B is not the offset frequency, it is a different channel/frequency. So when you transmit on the repeater frequency while in channel mode, I presume you won’t hear any responses. Would that be correct?

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Szemplinski you are, you want to be in channel mode 👍

@paulszemplinski8049

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmokinApe Thank you and enjoy your videos. KD9PST / and 73's

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Szemplinski glad you like them 👍

Excellent video as always! What antenna is that on your radio?

@TheSmokinApe

6 жыл бұрын

+thecman26 Thanks man! It's just a stock Baofeng antenna.

@TheSmokinApe

6 жыл бұрын

thecman26 Sorry, its a Nagoya 771. I got my videos mixed up...

Thank you! Really needed this. I noticed you didn’t mention anything about turning the volume all the way up to program like I’ve seen on other videos. Is it necessary ?

@TheSmokinApe

11 ай бұрын

I’ve never had to turn it up 👍

what are all the different alternatives under duplex, especially if programming FRS ?

I dont see my UV 9Rplus here do you know if chirp now supports this now

This was a great video! I have a Mac like you and I try to plug in a Baofeng UV9RPlus and When I go to Radio> "Download from radio" the only Port option I get is "/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port" There are no other options list like in the video where it says the USB port. Can't download anything at all? When I try on Parallel Desktop and Windows 7, it works. How do I get it working on my Mac? /Svante (Sweden)

@MakroPoskoci

4 жыл бұрын

I have the same exact issue. Anyone with a tip on how to solve this?

@myroccbox8877

4 жыл бұрын

What programming cable are you using? Many problems are caused by cheap knockoff cables. I am using the Baofengtech FTDI PC03 cable with my Mac and the BF-F8HP radio (latest in the UV-5R Series) without any issues. Running Mojave 10.14.6. This is a link to the cable I'm using...hope it helps. Sorry I can't be or more help at this time. baofengtech.com/Programming-cable

@StartMan09

4 жыл бұрын

I have this issue too. I have a Retevis and I’m still unable to get it to work!!!

Follow your video to the letter except the beer lol...Man oh man I am all set and done...Thank you so much you know your s___t...thanks again.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked out for you 👍

Thanks!!!!!!!!

@TheSmokinApe

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I’m trying to use this as a scanner for railroad frequencies 160 - 165mhz. Do you think I could use this for that? Also can you lock out certain frequencies?

MAC is a tough tutorial to find. Thanks.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful.

Thanks a lot

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful 👍

Just ordered one of these today. Do you have a part number for the cable you need? Thank you

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

I’d get the pc-03 cable from Baofengtech.com 👍

I hope you can help me. I have a Baofeng UV5R. When I attach the data cable to the radio and pc and turn the radio on, there is a loud buzzing sound and it reboots my pc. Same thing happens if I plug in the usb plug with the radio on. This is new, it didn't used to do this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

@TheSmokinApe

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like something might be wrong with your USB port. Do other USB devices work correctly? If that works maybe try a factory reset of the Baofeng. Good luck.

I noticed the current Chirp program does not have GMRS repeater stations or frequencies in the database? Do you have a source for do use with import from data source like you did in the video?

@TheSmokinApe

3 жыл бұрын

I just went in and saw that, you can get the frequencies off the FCC website.

My question I read about flashing the chipset is that needed. Is it good or bad? Thanks

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

As far as I am aware you can’t flash a Baofeng

Best video 4 star....

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Can you clarify on 6:33: What do you mean you cannot broadcast on FRS and GMRS frequencies? Isn't this frequencies for license free walkies? You cannot use you uv-5r to talk to your kids walkie talkies?

@TheSmokinApe

5 жыл бұрын

These radios are not compliant with FRS and GMRS rules. Also you need a license for GMRS.

Does anyone know if the aviation channels will present themselves when you log on to CHIRP?

@bobmarchand2751

3 жыл бұрын

Aviation is on AM. These radios FM only.

What's the deference between channel mood and frequency mood?? Another think when you turn on the frequency mood it shows two frequency numbers one on top line and one on bottom line so what's deference between those two numbers or lines? Is it one to receive and one to send or something else?? Please let me know.

Which one is the Antenna that you have on the video? BTW great video, thanks.

@TheSmokinApe

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a Nagoya 771 👍

@hectorcastro7978

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir..