CHIRP Wiki

CHIRP is an open-source tool for programming ICOM radios.

How do I get it?

Head over to the DownloadPage!

How do I use it?

NOTE: Right now, only run csvdump.exe not chirp.exe

Right now, the only useful part is the CSV dump utility. In the Windows distribution, this is the csvdump.exe file. In the source, it's csvdump.py. To get started, run this app and:

Select your radio type. Currently CHIRP supports the IC-91AD, IC-92AD, ID-800H, IC-2200H, and the IC-2820H.
Select your COM port.
If you have a base radio, click the Download button to clone the radio to CHIRP.
Choose a file by clicking Browse or type in a filename manually.
Click the Export button. This will save the memory contents to the file, in CSV format.

You can then edit the CSV file to make changes and sync them back to the radio:

Do steps 1 and 2 from above. Assuming you see the "Image Loaded" message, you can skip step 3.
Choose your file by clicking Browse
If you have a handheld, the changes will be sent to the radio immediately. If you have a base radio, click Upload to clone back to the radio.

Notes

On the handhelds, you need to be in a DV-mode channel or VFO to communicate with CHIRP
On the IC-92AD, you must have GPS TX MODE set to DISABLED and GPS AUTO TX set to OFF
Right now, CHIRP only supports a handful of settings for each memory location. More will follow!