you order a good programming cable and software, as the default channels are only for testing at the factory!

WITH SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET

RT Systems apparently has a programming cable & software available for these radios

The free software 'Chirp' supports this radio and It uses the same cable as my Kenwood and Wouxuns, so setup and re-programming was totally

After charging the batteries, I had them set up for a 70cm repeater in about 15 minutes, I used the 888 software available at "miklor

Software works about like RT systems software with a few less data columns, but no real issues for anyone familiar with radio programming software, or even a new radio user, easy to use

Had to download the right software

CHIRP does not work as well as the specific 888 software that you can download from the Internet.

Yes, the scramber works on mine, I used the software for some radio model VT-Z68

Software included did not work

Programming was a snap using both Chirp as well as the Baofeng software -

have a great Radio & PriceBeautifull and nice Love this Radio and easy software programming its a great !!

CHIRP does not work as well as the specific 888 software that you can download from the Internet.

Had some problems getting the software in windows to work but as a serial port in linux seems like a diamond in the rough

Get the right software for the cable, (this is easy if its not a counterfit)

Software works about like RT systems software with a few less data columns, but no real issues for anyone familiar with radio programming software, or even a new radio user, easy to use

I used the BF-480 software as recommended on the forums, and it works great, you just have to remember to set to comm port 5 (default is 1) in the software

You can program them yourself with free software from the Internet.

The software that came with it was unusable for me even after I got it to stop flickering when I ran it.

I used the BF-480 software as recommended on the forums, and it works great, you just have to remember to set to comm port 5 (default is 1) in the software

The software that is recommend for this did not work on MSWindowsXP 32bit.

The radios are easily programmed by a laptop or desktop computer, by using a radio programming cable - (not included with the radio), software is available for free by internet download

Work fantastic with the appropriate free software available online.

These radios are very easy to program for FRS or GMRS with the appropriate cable (not included) and software (free)

Easy programming with correct software

to find the free software search for BF-480_490_3U_888It doesnt have VOX or scrambler but for $18 who cares

From there you can download the free software

But the cable and use a software like Chirp to program these radios

Software, USB drivers and manual are available online in the Yahoo groups for the BF-888S

features the other free software can set up scramble if you have need for it.the scan

No software is included and the latest BaoFeng Win 7/8 programming cable I purchased is still likely a counterfit.

I dropped one star due to the difficulty of finding good software and drivers to program the radios to legal channels

Ended up buying RT systems' software and regret not having bought an Alinco V-47 or a Yaesu FT-60 instead

Programming was a bit of a pain due to the crappy software.

As with all Baofeng radios, get the most out of them by referencing miklor (dot) com for helpful hints, software, etc

A bit tricky to program, but worked once I found the proper software!

n’t go wrong with them even if it’s just to play around or for serious use in a warehouse or office building.

For the price I didn`t expect much in fact we joked that these would be `disposable` after a

They don't work as far as they say they do

Excellent A++