The Baofeng lists above were compiled on January 5, 2021, the latest Quansheng file in Jan, 2024. There are new frequencies in the area and we do have Chirp updated files, but this is a huge website and things can get overlooked.

We now have a downloadable IMG file for the newer Quansheng K5(xx) and K6 radios. You'll see the link to the download below and that was current as of January 22, 2024.

The Latest Updates

If you'd like to have all frequencies in your area that are listed on Repeaterbook, that's not a problem. Once you have your radio and interface cables connected to your computer and your radio is able to be read and written to, you can open Chirp Next, click on Radio, then Query Source. Select RepeaterBook to start the procedure of selecting your local area including state. You'll typically get a lot of hits within the number of miles you've specified. We typically pick about 40 miles. There is one caveat, however. It could easily create a file that has several hundred entries, even though your radio may hold just 128 (or less). Just delete the entries of the stations that you don't want or need. If yours holds several hundred or more, it won't be an issue, but do remember that unwanted entries are just taking up space and take time to scan or select the channel you want (unless you go directly to it with the keypad).

Let's Get Started

You're probably here to get some simple help programming your radio. We hope you've come to the right place.

We'll start off by downloading one of the image files for your radio below. It's a good way to get started and you can edit the file later. Make sure you have the latest Chirp program (or one reasonably recent). If you don't already have Chirp, Click Here.

With your radio turned off, connect your radio to the computer using a programming cable. Don't have one? They're easy to find on eBay or Amazon. Turn your radio on and up to at least 3/4 volume. Open Chirp and click:

Radio  |  Download From Radio

Select your radio model and com port number. This will make certain you have a connection and have selected the correct make and model of your equipment. If it doesn't work right away, either your comport number is wrong or possibly a driver hasn't be loaded for your programming cable and it's not being recognized by your operating system. Instructions to do this are available online. We've found that even if you have an FTDI cable, on occasion you'll have to manually download the drivers. This link may help with Windows computers.

After your radio's info is downloaded:

File  |  Save

and save the file as-is. Next delete all of the entries that appear on the list. 

Edit  | Select All  |  Edit |  Delete.

Now: 

File  |  Open

and open the image file that you've previously downloaded from w9jca.com below. Make sure that both your radio's tab and the new image file tab are both showing at the top of the page. Select the tab that has the new image file. Click on: 

• Edit  |  Select All

• Edit  |  Copy

All of the entries should be lit in blue at this point.

Now go back to the programming tab of your radio and select the cell at the top left. You can use the arrow keys to make sure you're not clicking in the wrong place. This is the procedure:

• Edit  |  Select All

• Edit  |  Delete

Make sure again that you've selected the top left cell (the entire row numbered 1 or 0 will be blue). Now select

Edit  |  Paste

Chirp will ask you if you'd like to overwrite entries. Select "All" and save the file. You can now do a "Save as..." to custom name it or simply "Save" to either not change the default file name or to have Chirp name the file for you.  Now, upload the new frequencies to your radio using the Radio menu at the top, and in a few seconds, if all goes well, it's done. As a note, on some radios, the programming window's numbering will start at 0 and others will start as 1. It makes no difference as long as you put the cursor on the topmost left column. If you fail to do that, you will get an error message stating that you don't have enough memories if your radio only has 128 memories like many of the older models of Chinese radios. Many now have the capability of 199 to 999 channels so that shouldn't be an issue. We just want to keep everything as clean as possible.