You can both give me a shout . First round is on me . I need to chat to some of the Londoners about this . <| sep |> if you don ' t know what you ' re doing , just download and buy the USB programming cable . Otherwise , turn radio on push red button VFOMR until in FREQVFO putting in MR mode means it only allows selecting ' Memory progRammed channels Push AB until on A can only program from the top channel without CHIRP Push BAND and toggle between VHF 136174 Mhz and UHF 400480 Mhz THIS MUST MATCH WHAT YOU ENTER OR IT WILL NOT WORK optional Disable TDR MENU 7 MENU , Push up or down type frequency into radio with keypad press and hold 3 SAVE Optional Enter ' Privacy Code ' this does not offer any privacy , but just makes it so your radio only powers up the speakerptt when receiving messages from radios transmitting with the same code . I leave it ' off ' so I can hear when someone stumbles onto my channel assign frequency to channel with MENU 27 MENU , Input ' Channel Number hit MENU . you can ' t change the channel names beyond just CHANNEL 0127 without chirpif you live in the USA , you can ' t use the Baofeng legally on any channel without HAM license , since it overlaps public safety , and other business allocated bands . ALWAYS USE ' NARROW ' band to lower risk of stepping on legitimate users when using in ' pirateunlicensed ' mode . They ' ll still know , but they ' ll care slightly lessSome people program their radios for the FRSGMRS channels . again , this is illegal , because the radio is not title licensed for those frequenciesYou probably don ' t have GMRS license but again , keep narrow band and low power , and unless someone ' s out to get you , it will probably be ignored .