

Okay, CHIRP software works on LOTS of Baofeng radio models (and many other radios). There’s also plenty of online resources to help, if you search for it. Especially if you already understand radio principles. Once you get started, lots of it is intuitive. Instead, how-to simply add frequencies to your Baofeng radio. This is not a tutorial on all the options. I’m going to briefly describe (without getting into all the options) how to use CHIRP to simply program your Baofeng. Rather, using an easy-to-use computer program. It’s not by using the front panel menu options. It didn’t take long afterwards to discover how most everyone programs this radio. I bought my first pair of BF-F8HP Baofeng communications radios years ago.

So, what’s the best easiest way to program a Baofeng? Chirp software. It takes some getting used to, and referring to the user manual.

More specifically, it’s not easy to program a Baofeng using its front panel buttons and integrated menu options. It is a challenge to program a Baofeng radio.
