Download and install Chirp. Make sure you get the latest daily.
Download the necessary channel files from the Downloads & links page. Start with PMR and/or LPD
Connect the programming cable to your Baofeng and computer
Make sure your batteries are full
Download current setup
Save current setup (optional)
Delete channels from current setup (optional)
Copy paste channels to your radio tab
Change radio settings (optional)
Save & upload the new setup
In this step you download the setup from your radio to your computer.
This download guarentees that you can upload with the correct settings later on. If you programm multiple radio's, you would still want to do this for every radio, since Baofeng uses a lot of different firmwares.
Optional step
Create an image of your current setup in case something goes wrong
Optional step
If your current setup already contains the channels that you want to keep, skip this step
If you want a fresh install, just delete all rows in your current setup.
Open the files with the channels that you want to upload to your radio. Each file will open in a seperate tab. See the Download & links page for the files.
Select the rows with channels that you want. Copy them, go to your radio tab and paste them
Optional step
Besides the channels you have just entered, there is also a settings tab. These contain the general settings for your radio.
The setup of your radio is done. You have all the channels that you need and the correct settings. Time to upload this to your radio.