Let us try to answer the question above. How to program VHF channel on Baofeng BF888s UHF radio and will it be useful?. So on the first question, can we program VHF channel on BF888s UHF radio?. Fortunately yes it seems that the radio chip on Baofeng BF888s are capable of accepting VHF frequency channels although I have not open the radio to check the datasheet on what chip was actually used on this tiny radio with a good form factor.
Now that we are sure that the radio can accept both VHF and UHF frequency, let’s move to the second question, will it be useful?. Let’s answer that by watching the how to video and let’s give out the conclusion later on.
So let us now give the conclusion after watching the video playlist. Will it be useful after programming VHF channel on it?. My answer is a YES and NO, yes it will be useful for monitoring radio frequency on VHF channel and no it will not be useful for field work as the measured output power on VHF is less than 1 watt for it to be useful on normal field work. Although I must admit the radio has a good form factor and suitable for short distances communication office or home work.
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17 replies on “How to program VHF channel on Baofeng BF888s UHF radio and will it be useful?”
Can an FM frequency store in one of the channels? For instance 92.3 etc.? Just a single station?
It looks like not possible, there’s an FM Function enabled on the software settings via Chirp, but it doesn’t work on mine. Let me know if you managed to make it work.
I really dunno how to program to frequency to VHF, I tried writing the frequency to 151.930 vhf , then suddenly my radio went long buzzing, kind gives me a mental headache
Watch the complete video playlist on youtube before you program your radio, if you follow it step by step it will work as intended. Most of the error encountered by a user when programming their radio is they get too excited to do it right away without understanding the requirements before proceeding. Have a look on the video again it’s all there. Cheers!
where can we download a image file to modify my baofeng bf 888s to put a vhf frequency. i already downloaded chirp software..tnx
Did you read the article here completely?, Download link is on the article. Cheers!
Is it possible to program a baofeng bf-888s at 118.4 /121.8 mhz??
not possible for that frequency
can i only save 1 vhf frequency on my BF 888s?
i follow all the steps but i’ve got the beep sound all the way to Channel 1-16 but in the UHF Channels i can Rx but after thet the beep sounds will come back again
some new models doesn’t need the firmware mod to work in VHF you just need to put the VHF frequencies using Chirp, also after changing the operating frequency you should use a dual band antenna. just retry the procedure.
bro, do you know how to factory default our bf888, i had experience that beep sound too after following that video. Is there any chance to make our radio back to original settings without that beep sound?
You just need to restore or write back the backup firmware to your radio. Some new models are directly supported by Chirp and you don’t need to upload the mod to your radio. Just directly edit the frequency to VHF. If you need the firmware for that I have a copy but not sure if we have the same firmware https://dw1zws.com/firmware-recovery/ look at the second column.
salam kenal from indonesia by YC1JOZ
@YC1JOZ thanks for looking around 73!
Csn i ask? I have 2 set of 888s then i tried to mod the frequency but it fail, now i write back the original image but the receiving sound is very low barely to hear, its not like when it was new.
If you restore the image from backup it should be the same, the modification written on this website was made when bf888s initial release, it was working flawlessly before, for the new bf888s releases the mod is not compatible anymore as reported by lot’s of users on my youtube channel. You can write back the image again to your bf888’s and perform a radio factory reset settings as it appears that some settings remain on your radio. It should work normally as long as you writeback your original image to it.