CHIRP: A free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio

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CHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.Many years ago, CHIRP started providing automated and tested daily builds. At some point they stopped maintaining statically-versioned supposedly “stable” builds because the latest daily was always the most stable option.

So, from here on out, always get the latest daily build!

Note: Here at MacHamRadio we were unable to get the latest nightly to run on a mac mini M1.  We were able to get it working by following the suggestions in this post:

Specifically, self signing the application solved the problem for us:

xcode-select --install
codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CHIRP.app

 

To get started:

  1. Download CHIRP for your platform
  2. Check out the “How_To_Get_Help” page, and the rest of the Documentation.
  3. Join the mailing list!
  4. Be sure to review the FAQ.

In case you ran into a problem with CHIRP:

  1. Before you open a new ticket, you might want to consult the documentation. On the right side of this web page, you will find some links to the Wiki. It contains good input for many re-occuring issues.
  2. Also, please perform a search through all open and closed issues. Maybe someone else had the same problem before, and a solution is already available.
  3. If your problem is about how to use CHIRP with an already supported radio, then you should ask that question in the mailing list.
  4. Once you have looked through the Wiki and searched all open/closed issues, you can open a new ticket (did you ask on the mailing list?). There, you may file a bug report, request a new feature, or request the implementation of a new radio. Please be detailed and follow the instructions in “How To Report Issues“.


If you are a vendor and want to have your radio supported by CHIRP, please see InformationForVendors

Supported Radio Models

Abbree

  • AR-F3 (use Baofeng UV-82III)
  • AR-F8 (use Wouxun KG-UV8D)

Alinco

  • DJ-175T
  • DJ-596T
  • DJ-G7EG
  • DR-03T
  • DR-06T
  • DR-135T
  • DR-235T
  • DR-435T

Ansoko

  • A-5R
  • A-8S

AnyTone

  • AT-778UV
  • AT-778UV VOX (model with VOX)
  • AT-5888UV
  • OBLTR-8R
  • TERMN-8R

Arcshell

  • AR-5
  • AR-6
  • AR-7 (use Radtel T18)
  • AR-8 (variant of Baofeng BF-T8)

Baiston

  • BST-2100 (use Baofeng BF-888)

Baofeng/Pofung

  • 997-S (Foscam Digital Technologies) (use UV-5R)
  • B-580T (use UV-5R)
  • BF-88E (use BF-888S)
  • BF-666S/777S/888S/999S
  • BF-9100 (use BF/T1)
  • BF-A58, BF-A58S
  • BF-C2/C5 (use BF-888S)
  • BF-E500S (use UV-5R)
  • BF-F8, F8+ (use UV-5R)
  • BF-F8+III (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • BF-F8HP (3 power levels)
  • BF-F8X3 (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-F9 (use UV-5R)
  • BF-F9V2+ (use BF-F8HP)
  • BF-F11 (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-H6 (use TIDRADIO TD-H6)
  • BF-R3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • BF-R5 Mini (use BF-888S)
  • BF-S5 Plus (use UV-82III)
  • BF-T1
  • BF-T8
  • BF-U9 (variant of Baofeng BF-T8)
  • BF-UV9R+HP (use UV-82WP)
  • BF-UV10R (use BF-F8HP 3 power levels)
  • BF-UVF10 (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-UVB2+ (use UV-5R)
  • BF-V9 (use BF-888)
  • BF-V85 (use UV-B5)
  • BF-X3 Plus (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-X9 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • F-11 (Import Communications)
  • FF-12P (use UV-5R)
  • GT-1 (use BF-888S)
  • GT-3, GT-3 MK II (use UV-5R)
  • GT-3TP (use BF-F8HP)
  • GT-3WP
  • GT-5 (use UV-82)
  • GT-5TP (use UV-82HP)
  • GT-5R
  • Mini (use BF-T1)
  • P8UV (use Radioddity UV-5G)
  • P10UV (use Radioddity GA-510)
  • UV-3R
  • UV-5R and variants (2 power levels)
  • UV-5R HTQ (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5R MK4, MK5 (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5R V2+, UV-5R2 (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5R+ (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5R++ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5R7W (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RA, UV-5RA+, UV-5RAX, UV-5RAX+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RA3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-5RB (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RC, UV-5RC, UV-5RCX+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RD (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RE, UV-5RE+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RG, RK, RQ, RS, RT, RU (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RHP (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RIII (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-5RM HP (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RTP (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RWP (use UV-82WP)
  • UV-5RX3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-5S (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5X (original 2014 model) (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5X (GMRS version) (use Radioddity UV-5G)
  • UV-5XP
  • UV-6
  • UV-6R
  • UV-8R (use UV-82HP)
  • UV-9G
  • UV-9R/9R PLUS/9R ERA
  • UV-9S (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-9X+ (use UV-82HP)
  • UV-10R (use BF-F8HP 3 power levels)
  • UV-59T (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-82/82C/82L/82X
  • UV-82HP/82DX/82HX (3 power levels)
  • UV-82III (1 x PTT)
  • UV-82III (2 x PTT) (use Radioddity UV-82X3)
  • UV-82T (use Radioddity UV-82X3)
  • UV-82WP
  • UV-82X3 (use Radioddity UV-82X3)
  • UV-860 (use UV-5R)
  • UV-920 (use UV-5R)
  • UV-B2 (use UV-82)
  • UV-B2+, B3+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-B5, B6
  • UV-S9 (tri-power: use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-S9/S9T/S9X3 (tri-band: use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-X9 (use UV-82HP)

Baojie

  • BJ-218 (Variant of Luiton LT-725uv)
  • BJ-318
  • BJ-9900
  • BJ-UV55

Boblov

  • X3+

BTech

  • FRS-B1
  • GMRS-50X1
  • GMRS-V1
  • MURS-V1
  • UV-2501
  • UV-2501+220
  • UV-25X2
  • UV-25X4
  • UV-5001
  • UV-50X2
  • UV-50X3
  • UV-5X3

Cignus

  • UV-85 (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • UV-87 (use TYT TH-UV88)

CRT

  • Micron UV (Variant of Anytone AT-778UV)

eSYNiC

  • ESY-88 (Variant of Baofeng BF-888s)

Feidaxin

  • FD-150A
  • FD-160A
  • FD-268A, B
  • FD-288A, B
  • FD-450A
  • FD-460A, UH

Greaval

  • GV-8S
  • GV-9S

Hesenate

  • BJ-218 (Variant of Luiton LT-725uv)
  • HT-5RX3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • HT-U222 (use Retevis RT22)

HobbyPCB

  • RS-UV3

Icom

  • IC-80AD
  • IC-91, IC-92AD
  • IC-208H
  • IC-746
  • IC-910H
  • IC-2100H
  • IC-2200H
  • IC-2300H
  • IC-2720H
  • IC-2730A
  • IC-2820H
  • IC-7000
  • IC-7100
  • IC-7200
  • IC-7300
  • IC-E90
  • IC-P7
  • IC-Q7A
  • IC-T70
  • IC-T7H
  • IC-T8A
  • IC-T90
  • IC-V82, IC-U82
  • IC-V86
  • IC-W32A, E
  • ID-31A
  • ID-51, ID-51+
  • ID-80H
  • ID-800H
  • ID-880H
  • ID-RPx000V/RP2x

Intek

  • HR-2040 (use Anytone AT-5888UB)
  • KT-980HP (Variant of Baofeng UV-5R)

Jetstream

  • JT220M
  • JT270M, MH
  • JT2705M (Variant of Waccom Mini 8900)

Juentai

  • JT-6188 Mini (Variant of QYT KT8900)
  • JT-6188 Plus (Variant of Waccom Mini 8900)

Kenwood

  • TH-D7, TH-D7G
  • TH-D72
  • TH-F6
  • TH-F7
  • TH-G71
  • TH-K2
  • TK-260/270/272/278
  • TK-260G/270G/272G/278G
  • TK-360/370/372/378
  • TK-360G/370G/372G/378G/388G
  • TK-760/762/768
  • TK-760G/762G/768G
  • TK-860/862/868
  • TK-860G/862G/868G
  • TK-7102/8102/7108/8108
  • TK-2180/3180/7180/8180
  • TM-271
  • TM-281
  • TM-471
  • TM-D700
  • TM-D710, TM-D710G
  • TM-G707
  • TM-V7
  • TM-V71
  • TS-480HX/SAT
  • TS-590S/SG
  • TS-850
  • TS-2000

 

  

KYD

  • IP-620
  • NC-630A

Leadzm

  • LE-C2 (Variant of Baofeng BF-C2)

Leixen

  • VV-898, VV-898S, VV-898E

Luiton

  • LT-316 (Variant of Retevis RT22)
  • LT-580 VHF, UHF
  • LT-588UV (Variant of QYT KT8900)
  • LT-725UV
  • LT-898UV (Variant of Leixen VV-898)

Marui

  • MR-UV1 (use TYT TH-UV88)

Midland

  • CT-210 (use Puxing PX-777)
  • DBR2500 (Variant of Anytone AT-778UV)

MTC

  • UV-5R-3

NKTech

  • UV-7RX (use Retevis RT6)

OTGSTUFF

  • OTG Radio v1

Plant-Tours

  • MT-700

Pofung

  • (see Baofeng)

Polmar

  • DB-50M (use Anytone AT-5888UV)

Powerwerx

  • DB-750X (use Anytone AT-5888UV)

Puxing

  • PX-2R (UHF)
  • PX-777
  • PX-888K

Quansheng

  • TG-UV2
  • TG-UV2Plus/+

QYT

  • KT980Plus/+
  • KT5800
  • KT7900D
  • KT8900 (same as KT-8900)
  • KT8900R
  • KT8900D
  • KT-8R
  • KT-UV980 (Variant of Waccom Mini 8900)

R&L Electronics

  • UV-5R 3 band (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)

Radioddity

  • DB25 (Variant of QYT KT8900D)
  • DB25-G
  • GA-2S
  • GA-5S
  • GA-510
  • QB25
  • R2
  • UV-5G
  • UV-5R EX
  • UV-5RX3
  • UV-5X (use Radioddity UV-5G)
  • UV-82X3

Radtel

  • RT-10 (use Retevis RT22)
  • T18

Retevis

  • H777
  • H777 (FRS) (use Retevis H777 Plus)
  • H777 Plus
  • RB17/RB17A/RB17V
  • RB17P
  • RB18
  • RB26
  • RB27/RB27B/RB27V
  • RB617
  • RB618
  • RB627B
  • RB75
  • RB85
  • RT1
  • RT5 with 2 power levels (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • RT5 with 3 power levels (variant of Baofeng BF-F8HP)
  • RT5R, RT5RV (Variants of Baofeng UV-5R)
  • RT6
  • RT16
  • RT21
  • RT22
  • RT22 (FRS)
  • RT22S
  • RT23
  • RT24
  • RT26
  • RT622
  • RT68
  • RT668
  • RT76
  • RT76P
  • RT85
  • RT87
  • RT95 (Variant of Anytone AT-778UV)
  • RT95 VOX (Variant of Anytone AT-778UV with VOX)
  • RT98 (VHF, UHF, FreeNet and PMR models)
  • RT9000D_136-174/220-260/400-490/66-88
  • RT-B6 (use Baofeng UV-B5)

Rugged Radios

  • RH5R, RH5R-V2 (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • RH5X (Variant of Baofeng BF-A58)

Sainsonic

  • GT-3TP (use Baofeng BF-F8HP)
  • GT-890 (Variant of QYT KT8900)

Standard Horizon

  • (see Yaesu)

Surecom

  • KT8900D (Variant of QYT KT7900D)

Tacklife

  • MTR01 (use Radioddity R2)

TDXone

  • TD-Q8A

TechSide

  • TI-F8+ (Variant of the Baofeng BF-F8HP)
  • TS-T9+

Tenway

  • TW-325
  • UV-5R Pro (Variant of the Baofeng BF-F8HP)
  • UV-82 Pro

TIDRADIO

  • BF-F8TD (use TD-UV5R TriPower)
  • TD-UV5R TriPower
  • TD-H6
  • UV-86 (use Baofeng UV-82HP)

TID

  • TD-M8

Tonfa

  • UV-985 (use Baofeng UV-5R)

TYT

  • TH-350
  • TH-7800
  • TH-9000 (each 144, 220, 440)
  • TH-9800
  • TH-UV3R, TH-UV3R-25
  • TH-UV8000D/E
  • TH-UV88
  • TH-UVF1
  • TH-UVF8D

Vero

  • UV-E5, UV-E5 MK II (use Baofeng UV-5R)

Vertex Standard

  • FTL-1011
  • FTL-2011
  • FTL-7011
  • FTL-8011

Waccom

  • MINI-8900

WLN

  • KD-C1 (Variant of Retevis RT22)

Wouxun

  • KG-816/818
  • KG-UV2D (use KG-UVD1P)
  • KG-UV3D (use KG-UVD1P)
  • KG-UV5D (use KG-UVD1P)
  • KG-UV6D/UV6X
  • KG-UV7D (use KG-UV6)
  • KG-UV8D
  • KG-UV8D Plus
  • KG-UV8E
  • KG-UV8T
  • KG-UV9D Plus
  • KG-UV9P (use KG-UV9D Plus)
  • KG-UVD1P

Yaesu

  • FT-1D
  • FT-2D
  • FT-3D
  • FT-4VR
  • FT-4XE, R
  • FT-25R
  • FT-50R
  • FT-60R
  • FT-65E, R
  • FT-70D
  • FT-90R
  • FT-450D
  • FT-817/ND
  • FT-818/ND
  • FT-857/D
  • FT-897
  • FT-1500M
  • FT-1802M
  • FT-2800M
  • FT-1900R/2900M
  • FT-7100M
  • FT-7800/7900
  • FT-8100
  • FT-8800
  • FT-8900
  • FTM-350
  • FTM-3100 (use FTM-3200D selection)
  • FTM-3200D
  • VX-2R
  • VX-3R
  • VX-5R
  • VX-6, 6R
  • VX-7R
  • VX-8, 8R, 8D, 8G
  • VX-170
  • VXA-700

Yedro

  • YC-M04VUS (Variant of Anytone AT-778UV)

Zastone

  • BJ-218 (Variant of Luiton LT-725uv)
  • MP-300 (Variant of QYT KT8900)
  • MP-380 (use QYT KT8900D)
  • MP-800 (use TYT TH-9800)
  • ZT-V8, V8A, V8A+ (use Baofeng UV-R5)
  • ZT-X6 (Variant of Retevis RT22)

 

 

Note that not all functionality is supported on all radio models. Not all models and variants are listed here. For a more complete view of everything supported, as well as which features are supported for which model, take a look at overview of supported features for the latest build.

Note that radios marked as “variant” are supported via a Aliasing_for_radio_clones feature.

Other Data Sources

File Formats

  • Comma Separated Values (.csv)
  • Comma Separated Values generated by RT Systems (.csv)
  • EVE for Yaesu VX-5 (.eve)
  • Kenwood HMK format (.hmk)
  • Kenwood commercial ITM format (.itm)
  • Icom Data Files (.icf)
  • ARRL TravelPlus (.tpe)
  • VX5 Commander Files (.vx5)
  • VX7 Commander Files (.vx7)
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