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Topic: FAQ_Adjusting_The_Serial_Port_Settings_In_WindowsHow do I upgrade to a newer version of CHIRP?¶Nothing special is needed. Just download the newer version and install it. The install will replace the old version automatically. This applies to the daily builds as well.Is CHIRP safe to use with my radio?¶The CHIRP development team takes radio safety seriously. We receive no help from the vendors or manufacturers of the radios, and as such our drivers are developed by reverse-engineering. There is some risk involved in that, but everything carries some amount of risk (like buying the cheapest possible programming cable from questionable eBay vendors to program your expensive radio with). As with anything that is widely deployed and used by regular people, over time urban legends have developed about CHIRP, how it works, and how it is or is not dangerous to use. The internet gives anyone a soap box to stand on, and it places everyone on an equal footing, regardless of their actual level of understanding of the thing they're talking about. CHIRP comes with no warranty (or cost!) and you are always using it at your own risk. However, here are some facts from the people that have developed it that you can use to draw your own informed conclusions:Developers are taking the most risk by writing the drivers and testing them against their own radios. No developer has ever permanently damaged their radio (or if they did, they didn't tell anyone about it)We write the drivers to behave exactly as we observe the official software (or cloning routines) to behaveNo manufacturer or vendor has ever approached us and asked us to remove support for their radio from CHIRP, or to make any changes to the driver for increased safetySome large vendors actually choose to rely on CHIRP exclusively as their programming tool,

File Prolific 3.8.40.0.png Prolific 3.8.40.0.png added File Prolific 3.8.39.0.png Prolific 3.8.39.0.png added File 2021-01-28 08_15_58-Update Drivers - Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM3).png 2021-01-28 08_15_58-Update Drivers - Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM3).png added Status changed from New to Incomplete CHIRP runs fine with Windows 11. What may not be running fine with Windows 11 is your programming cable.The Prolific PL2303TA USB to Serial Bridge Controller was considered end-of-life (EOL) at the end of 2020 ("see this page": As was done with the PL2303HX chip around 10 years ago, the v3.8.40.0 (and later) device driver that Prolific supplies to Microsoft to be installed by Windows when a PL2303TA chip is detected has been designed to not support this EOL chip.The work around for the PL2303HX chip was to download, install and select a driver version that was available prior to support being dropped for the EOL chip (v3.3.2.105 or before -- v3.2.0.0 recommended). For the PL2303TA chip that means downloading, installing and selecting a Prolific device driver v3.8.39.0 or before.I just install the Prolific v3.2.0.0 device driver across all of my Windows computers (Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows 11) since it will work with both my PL2303HX and PL2303TA chip based programming cables.Another obvious solution is to use a programming cable that has a USB-to-Serial chip from another chip vendor (FTDI, Silicon Labs, WCH, etc).Jim KC9HI I too am having issues with chirp running within Windows 11. In Device Manager, my controller is successfully installed, labeling it COM 7. If I try to run chirp straight, or as administrator, it fails and then asks to check the log file. Opening it reveals:Traceback (most recent call last):File "chirpw", line 20, in File "chirp\chirp_common.pyo", line 21 in File "chirp\memmap.pyo", line 16, in File "chirp\util.pyo", line 16, in InportError: No module named sixAt my wits end. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, even looking for older versions. I'm at a loss and truly hope someone can help. My Windows Version is Windows 11 Home [Version 10.0.22621.819] Is it good now, can we close the ticket?Thanks.

IC-2820 in CHIRP, you can use the Copy and Paste function to transfer memories between them.Connecting with your radio¶Should I put my Alinco, Icom, or Kenwood radio into clone mode first?¶No, these radios are well-designed and allow the software to place them into clone mode automatically. This is far more reliable than manipulating the radio by hand and synchronizing the software. Simply plug in your programming cable, power on the radio, and instruct CHIRP to read it.Should I put my Yaesu radio into clone mode first?¶This depends on the type of Yaesu radio.Almost all older Yaesu radios do not respond to commands over the serial port and must be manually manipulated. Start CHIRP with the cable plugged in and the radio in the intermediate clone mode (usually entered by powering the radio on with one or more buttons pressed). When downloading from the radio, put CHIRP into download mode (where it is waiting on the radio) before initiating the clone out from the radio. When uploading, put the radio into clone receive (or clone wait) mode before initiating the upload from CHIRP.Newer Yaseu HTs (FT-4, FT-65, FT-25) do not need to be placed into clone mode manually. CHIRP can put the radio into clone mode and can also operate if the radio is already in clone mode, e.g., if you first download from the radio, then modify your setting in CHIRP, and then upload back to the radio. CHIRP cannot command the radio to leave clone mode, so you must power the radio off after the CHIRP session.What is a live radio?¶Most of the radios supported by CHIRP are programmed by downloading an entire "image" or "snapshot" of the radio's memory, manipulating it, and then uploading it back to the radio. These are called "clone-mode radios". Live mode radios instead

Am I getting warnings about "excessive bounces"?Why is my aol.com or yahoo.com address banned from joining the list?General use¶What is it?¶CHIRP is a FREE cross-platform, cross-radio programming tool. It works on Windows MacOS, and Linux. It supports a growing list of radios across several manufacturers and allows transferring of memory contents between them.Is my radio supported?¶If it's listed on the front page, then it is. If it is not listed, then it is not supported. If you're interested in getting support added, please see How can I get my radio supported by CHIRP.My radio is on the web page, but not in CHIRP. Why?¶If your radio is listed on the front page as supported, but is not available in CHIRP, you are likely running an older version from before it was added. Go to the download page and get the latest version.Will this replace the OEM software?¶Maybe. CHIRP's focus is to support reading and writing the memory channels of as many radio models as possible. This provides the ability to exchange your programming information between dissimilar radios. It does not focus on supporting every single knob and setting that each radio supports. Doing so would severely limit the amount of developer time available to supporting a wider-range of models.How do I program split TX/RX configurations?¶If your radio supports it, you can choose split in the Duplex column. This causes CHIRP to treat the Offset column as the transmit frequency. In such a configuration you could, for example, receive (Frequency column) on 146.52MHz and transmit (Offset column) on 446.00MHz.What are "stock configurations"?¶These are canned frequency plans, some of which are built into CHIRP. These include standard US calling frequencies, the channelized 60m frequencies, etc. They can easily be opened and channels copied into your radio from the File menu.Can I add