OEM Programming Software - Windows Only
Mac OSX and Linux users are recommended to use a Virtual Machine to run our Windows programming software.
The stock programming software will allow access to all features and options such as: 2TONE, 5TONE, MSK, and more
For easier initial frequency programming, copy and paste, and importing frequency files from previous radios - you may want to consider using the CHIRP Programming Software found below.
Download Links:
CHIRP Programming Software - OSX, Linux, Windows
Currently Supports: TERMN-8R* & OBLTR-8R*
*CHIRP Currently Supports Basic Channel Editing at this time.
Download the Latest Build of CHIRP Here
On the above linked download page and depending on your operating system you can select from the following application installers:
Windows Installer: "installer.exe"
Windows Standalone: "win32.zip"
Mac OSX: ".app.zip"
Linux: "tar.gz"
CHIRP Guides and Helpful Resources:
Installation Tips:
WINDOWS TIPS:
CHIRP is supported on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8.
Windows XP users may need to follow the instructions here if you have trouble starting CHIRP.
MAC OSX TIPS:
MacOS users must install the KK7DS Python runtime before the application will execute. This only needs to be installed once.
OS X support is limited to Intel architecture. PowerPC is not supported.
Chirp.app is unsigned. With default security settings, you will need a special procedure to run it: Application Security in 10.9.
More useful tidbits can be found at MacOS Tips.
LINUX TIPS:
Most modern distributions should have almost everything required to run chirp. Make sure you have python-serial and python-libxml2 packages installed. For more information about using CHIRP under Linux, see the Running Under Linux page