#Chirp programming software windows 7 install#
#Chirp programming software windows 7 windows 10#

I was reading the 'issues' page for Chirp, and there is a thread there about the Baofeng UV-9G.

#Chirp programming software windows 7 windows 10#

It doesn't work as well in Windows 10 mode however. It generally works best if choosing an older version of Windows to emulate, such as Windows 7 or even XP. I've also had success with several radio programming applications running on Linux using the Wine suite to emulate Windows. I think I encountered the 'handshake' error once, and later realized that I had a com port issue or something like that. I personally use it on Linux with almost no issues.

I'm certainly not a Mac user, so I can't comment on that or the use of 'Parallels,' but I think both of the radios you're trying to program may be supported by Chirp, a free (open source) application that can run natively on MacOS, Linux, or Windows.

#Chirp programming software windows 7 install#

My guess is my issues stem from running Windows 10 on top of MacOS, but I wondered anyone else experienced an issue like this and if you resolved it? Since it's affecting both radios, I'm sure it's something to do with the Windows install and the complexities running one OS on top of another.

Sometimes I can get the program to recognize com3 but even then it will stall trying to download the config from the radio. Now when I try to read from that radio, I get Com Port errors. I rounded each file up and registered them until the program finally ran. Each time I tried to open it, it failed due to dependency problems. The Radioddity software was more troublesome. The Baofeng software installed and opened fine, but when I try to download from the radio, it sits on 'Handshake' until I close the program. I then installed the radio software and that's where the trouble started. The install went fine and other than the typical hours spent upgrading and patching a new Windows install, I was relatively pain free. Well, these two radios use programming software that only run on Windows, So I installed Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro using Parallels. For that reason I have been a happy, problem free Apple user for years. I loved them when I was supporting them because they kept me employed, but I didn't want to support myself through all of the MS issues when I got home. As a retired IT guy, I have tried to stay away from Microsoft products in my personal life. I hate to beg for help in my first post but I'm at a loss trying to program two radios.ДЇirst, let me give some background.