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Chirp Programming

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Chirp Programming

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.

To get started:

Download CHIRP for your platform

Check out the "How To Get Help" page, and the rest of the Documentation.

In case you run into a problem with CHIRP:

Before you open a new ticket, please 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 recurring 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".

Here are the retevis two-way radios that support Chirp programming

H777 (FRS) (use Retevis H777 Plus)

H777 Plus

RA685

RA85

RB15*

RB17

RB17A

RB17P*

RB17V

RB18

RB19

RB19P

RB23

RB26

RB27

RB27B

RB27V

RB615*

RB617

RB618

RB619

RB627B

RB75

RB85

RT-B6 (use Baofeng UV-B5)

RT1

RT16

RT19

RT21

RT22

RT22FRS

RT22S

RT23*

RT26*

RT29_UHF

RT29_VHF

RT40B

RT47

RT47V

RT5 with 2 power levels (use Baofeng UV-5R)

RT6

RT619

RT622

RT647

RT668

RT68

RT76

RT76P*

RT85

RT87*

RT9000D_136-174

RT9000D_220-260

RT9000D_400-490

RT9000D_66-88

RT95

RT95 VOX

RT98



Comments (2)

  1. sza
    hey, let’s add H777D to supported radios. thanks!
    March 29, 2026
    1. DK
      He's working on the driver, and it's already been tested. It'll be available on Chirp soon.
      April 11, 2026
  2. Ken Wells
    Please request that the B3S be added to CHIRP. They only take requests from vendors.
    April 20, 2024

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