CHIRP files for the Baofeng UV-5R
The radio is already set to the UV-5R. Open a channel list or build one from ready-made lists, and each channel shows whether the UV-5R takes it — then save the CSV for CHIRP.
What the UV-5R can hold
128 memories, names up to 7 characters in capitals, receive 130–176 and 400–520 MHz (as in its CHIRP driver), FM and narrow FM, high and low power. It cannot tune airband AM or 27 MHz CB, so those channels are marked ✗.
Names
A name like “GMRS Repeater 15” shows as “GMRS RE” — the table shows each name as the radio will.
Before you load it into a radio
The file is for CHIRP, the free programming software — not for the radio itself. CHIRP is what writes the channels to the radio, and CHIRP and the radio decide what they accept; we cannot check that without your radio. Before uploading, download the radio’s current memories in CHIRP and save them as a backup, then look through the channels. Transmitting on some frequencies needs a licence or an approved radio — check the rules where you are. You use the file and program your radio at your own risk.
Questions
- Does this work for the UV-5R Plus, UV-5RA, BF-F8HP?
- The BF-F8HP has its own entry in “Check for my radio”. Other UV-5R variants use the same or a closely related CHIRP driver; pick the model from the list if it is there.