CHIRP

I chose all platforms but for some reason this got logged under "MACos". It applies to all versions / OSs

Hi Jim:

I would argue that if it needs a manual then it is not intuitive.
I understand the clutter argument, it would be useful to have sub-section types (UV-type, GT-Type) and/or a search function.

One would think that not finding the model of the walkie talkie under "models" would mean that it is not supported by chirp.
That is the uneducated assumption for the regular user. Unless you know the inner workings of the walkies and chips and so on it is an easy mistake to make.
(Hey, I'm fairly technical, I work as a senior support engineer for a SAN vendor and I made that mistake at first)

there's two approaches to this:
There's a rock in the driveway which everyone stumbles on.
you can:

1.- berate them for not going to the map where the rock is clearly marked
2.- remove the rock.

the BF-F8HP sounds nothing like 5 out of the 6 models it refers to. I personally would prefer the bloated model list, or an intermediate choice with sub-menus with model families.

However, with limited dev time I understand if that dev time is allocated to more important stuff than this rant of mine, about a free program which I'm just grateful exists. (Thanks again!!!)
Please do keep it in mind, however, if you ever have dev cycles to spare.