In October 2021 I updated the programs and they haven't changed since. You should be able to tell if you have the latest program because when you turn it on you should see the following:
UPDATE
202110It should work fine with previous programming as long as you stick to channels on the old radios with FRS or GMRS in the name.
We have images for programming the following models of radio:
- Baofeng UV-5R
- Baofeng UV-5RX3
- Baofeng BF-F8HP
- Baofeng UV-82WP (UV-9R)
- Wouxun KG-UV66
Each one of those radios is set up as close to each other as possible. You can tell if you have the most recent program on your radio by turning it on. It should say 202110 momentarily. This was added to help everyone local to MB figure out what versions of programming a radio has on startup going forward. Many changes have been made, based on active member feedback, not just re-arranging saved channels and deleting duplicates. In theory, if I find time a full breakdown of what was done and why is forthcoming.
If you have one of the original programs with channels literally named, one, two, three, ..., you are long overdue to update as people may hear you but you won't hear them. Those channels, or later ones named "RRJC #" should match up with the FRS and GMRS channels. Be patient and eventually you will find one that will work on either radio even if you're using the oldest program with some trial. Likewise, previous programs we have done with FRS or GMRS in the channel name will sync up with the new program channels named "GMRS#" because they all use the same frequencies. In 2017 FCC, in USA, reorganized FRS and GMRS channels to be in sync with one another and Industry Canada has yet to adopt those changes. It was done to simplify the channels between FRS and GMRS radios which used the same frequencies but assigned them to different channel numbers. Simply put the frequencies used didn't change, the names associated with them did. Our most recent program uses that standard and does away with the tone squelch feature we were using on previous programs. On paper, it was a good idea by muting transmissions by others on the channel we are using who aren't sending the code, but in reality, sets us up for a scenario where someone looking for help gets ignored by us when they can hear us. If there is too much interference on a channel our group is using, we can switch to another. There are 22 GMRS channels we can transmit on.