Free Ham Radio Software For Mac

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.

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To get started:

Download CHIRP for your platform
Check out the 'How_To_Get_Help' page, and the rest of the Documentation.
Join the mailing list!
Be sure to review the FAQ.

TRx 4.31 for Mac can be downloaded from our software library for free. The actual developer of this software for Mac is NCH Swift Sound. The bundle identifier for this application is com.nchsoftware.trx. The most popular versions of the software are 4.3 and 2.0. The size of the latest downloadable installation package is 2.1 MB.

In case you ran into a problem with CHIRP:

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.
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.
If your problem is about how to use CHIRP with an already supported radio, then you should ask that question in the mailing list.
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

Free Ham Radio Software For Mac Os

Supported Radio Models¶

Free Ham Radio Logging Software For Mac

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)
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, 5X (use UV-5R)
UV-5XP
UV-6
UV-6R
UV-8R (use UV-82HP)
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

BTech

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

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

QYT

KT980+ (same as KT-8900D)
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)
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
RB17A
RB26
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
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)
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)

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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