Software · 2022-12-17

CHIRP legacy 20221217 (last Python 2 build)

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The final build of the original Python 2 CHIRP, the last CHIRP for Windows 7/8 and for Macs older than Big Sur. Windows installer, macOS app and GPL source. Supports the BF-F8HP, UV-B5 and VX-8DR.

Read before installing. GPLv3. Frozen: no further fixes. SHA-1 of every file matches the build's SHA1SUM. The project advises CHIRP-next unless a radio or OS needs legacy.

Product: CHIRP
Version: legacy-20221217
Released: 2022-12-17
Runs on: Windows 2000-11 (installer); macOS Intel/Apple Silicon with Python 2.7; source
Applies to: Baofeng F8HP, Baofeng UV-B5, Yaesu VX-8DR
Zip SHA-256: 8f0ce99cb4d789a91981e98386a81dcace60479c0cfe8da9cee0407fa99dac89

File	Size	SHA-256
chirp-legacy-20221217-installer.exe	10.9 MB	50190ae9b9dcf68eb6e95926d144b527486fa12d15ad1c3784df94b4a2055c45
chirp-unified-legacy-20221217.app.zip	30.3 MB	eb8bdc75a1980f94f25f82d3dfc779eeba46c7990988768f550091e34a4a732a
chirp-legacy-20221217.tar.gz	1.1 MB	705dd651175bab24bffc984b29712540ac79d86d63b0049ba10000605c0da92c
README.txt	These instructions
SHA256SUMS	Checksums of the files above

Instructions

The complete README.txt included in the zip:

CHIRP legacy build 20221217 (last Python 2 build: Windows, macOS, source)
=========================================================================

WHAT THIS IS
------------
The final build of the original, Python 2 generation of CHIRP, the free,
open-source (GNU GPL version 3) radio programming tool. Until 2022 these were
the "CHIRP daily" builds; they were renamed "legacy" when the project moved to
the Python 3 "CHIRP-next" builds. The legacy line was frozen in 2023 and
receives no updates. legacy-20221217 (17 December 2022) is the build the
project still links as its legacy download.

It is kept because it is the LAST CHIRP build for older operating systems.
The CHIRP download page lists its Windows support as "Windows 2000, XP,
Vista, 7, 8, 10, and 11"; CHIRP-next needs Windows 10 or later (64-bit) and
macOS 11 Big Sur or later. On a Windows 7/8 PC, or a Mac older than Big Sur,
this is the CHIRP that runs.

This entry holds three files from the build: the Windows installer, the
macOS application, and the source tarball.

Radios in this archive that this build supports (checked in the source):
- BaoFeng BF-F8HP: driver uv5r.py, model "BF-F8HP".
- BaoFeng UV-B5: driver uvb5.py, model "UV-B5" (experimental; also exposes
  Test Mode settings).
- Yaesu VX-8DR: driver vx8.py, model "VX-8DR" (also VX-8R).
Not supported: the AnyTone AT-D878UVII DMR handheld.

The project advises against the legacy build unless a specific radio or
computer needs it; drivers fixed or added after December 2022 are only in
CHIRP-next.

APPLIES TO
----------
- Windows 2000 through 11 (installer), per the CHIRP download page.
- macOS, Intel and Apple Silicon: the CHIRP download page says the legacy
  macOS build requires Python 2.7 to be installed.
- Linux: the source tarball (Python 2.7 with PyGTK). The project's own Linux
  route for legacy was a Flatpak, not mirrored here.

Must NOT be used on: current systems that can run CHIRP-next; use CHIRP-next
there.

BEFORE STARTING
---------------
- The programming cable and its USB driver (see the CHIRP-next entry and the
  Prolific driver entry in this archive).
- macOS: Python 2.7 installed, per the CHIRP download page.
- Save any existing CHIRP images before switching builds.

CONTENTS OF THIS ZIP
--------------------
The zip published on fubsypoly.com contains the vendor file(s) byte-for-byte,
unmodified.

chirp-legacy-20221217-installer.exe
    11,408,159 bytes
    SHA-256 50190ae9b9dcf68eb6e95926d144b527486fa12d15ad1c3784df94b4a2055c45
    SHA-1   0ff94adfb40add7abbdae2a941ca5926486d35ac (matches the build's
            own SHA1SUM file)
    Windows installer.
chirp-unified-legacy-20221217.app.zip
    31,812,077 bytes
    SHA-256 eb8bdc75a1980f94f25f82d3dfc779eeba46c7990988768f550091e34a4a732a
    SHA-1   a2d0b58897fe712eadbb32e427509cbf1ddf0df5 (matches SHA1SUM)
    macOS application ("unified" = Intel and Apple Silicon).
chirp-legacy-20221217.tar.gz
    1,126,273 bytes
    SHA-256 705dd651175bab24bffc984b29712540ac79d86d63b0049ba10000605c0da92c
    SHA-1   c7823502814a877adfcde70e413b691542e3b3fd (matches SHA1SUM)
    Complete source (GPLv3 COPYING file included).
README.txt
    This file.
SHA256SUMS
    SHA-256 checksums of the files above.

Also in the original build folder, not mirrored: chirp-legacy-20221217-win32.zip
(a no-install Windows copy), chirp-legacy-20221217.flatpak, Model_Support.html
and Test_Report.html. Their SHA-1 values are in the build's SHA1SUM file.

INSTALLATION
------------
Windows: run chirp-legacy-20221217-installer.exe and follow the installer.
CHIRP's wiki suggests installing CHIRP-next and keeping legacy as the
standalone copy; with this archive, the installer is the legacy copy
available.

macOS: unzip chirp-unified-legacy-20221217.app.zip and run the CHIRP
application, with Python 2.7 installed. macOS security prompts on first
launch were not tested.

Reading and writing a radio works as in CHIRP-next: Radio > Download From
Radio, choose port, vendor and model, follow the model's prompt, save the
image, edit, then Radio > Upload To Radio. The VX-8DR clone-mode steps are
given in the CHIRP-next entry's README (the same driver prompt exists in this
build's vx8.py).

VERIFYING
---------
CHIRP's About box shows the build name (legacy-20221217); the exact menu path
was not confirmed. After an upload, download from the radio again and compare
with the saved image.

IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG
-----------------------
- A radio that fails in legacy may work in CHIRP-next, which has later driver
  fixes; the reverse also happens occasionally, which is the reason the project
  keeps legacy available.
- Cable/driver problems: see the Prolific driver entry.
- The legacy build receives no fixes; problems will not be addressed by the
  project.

DOWNGRADING
-----------
This is already the last legacy build; earlier daily builds were not kept in
this archive (see PROVENANCE.md). Images saved in CHIRP-next may not open in
legacy; this was not tested.

PROVENANCE
----------
- Original folder: https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_daily/legacy-20221217/
- Retrieved from Wayback copies (all captured 2024-03-18):
  https://web.archive.org/web/20240318002132/https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_daily/legacy-20221217/chirp-legacy-20221217-installer.exe
  https://web.archive.org/web/20240318002020/https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_daily/legacy-20221217/chirp-unified-legacy-20221217.app.zip
  https://web.archive.org/web/20240318002007/https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_daily/legacy-20221217/chirp-legacy-20221217.tar.gz
  (archive.chirpmyradio.com answers automated clients with a Cloudflare
  challenge. The SHA-1 of every file matches the build's own SHA1SUM file,
  itself retrieved from the Wayback copy of 2024-03-18.)
- Date retrieved: 2026-09-18
- Licence: GNU General Public License version 3.
- Status: verified.

MORE INFORMATION
----------------
- https://radios.fubsypoly.com/programming/ (Programming software landscape)
- CHIRP downloads: https://chirpmyradio.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download
- CHIRP-next notes: https://chirpmyradio.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpNextBuild

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