[chirp_users] CHIRP and Mac High Sierra

[Ted Hoheisel]

Hi Tip,  I am running High Sierra on a Mac Book Pro….. and Chrip works great…. Like Randy said pay the bucks and get the legitimate cable… be careful you are getting the real FTDI chip not some knock off that is saying it will work…. Amazon is a good place to start by reading the reviews…..

Cheers

Ted


> On Dec 31, 2017, at 9:35 AM, Randy Elliott <ve3jpu at me.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tip
> 
> First off, don't let your PC buddy's steer you off track. Using a Mac is not an issue. I have 2 iMacs and 1 Mac book, one of the iMacs and the Mac Book is 11 years old and still going strong. I use Chirp on them all the time.
> Make sure the USB to serial adapter has a legitimate chip set in it and not some Chinese rip off. Personally I use adapters with the FTDI chip set in them, but Prolific chip set are equally as good.
> The only issue I can see you "might" have is the fact that you up-graded to High Sierra, but I'm not sure about that. I have held off up-grading my newer iMac so far.
> Check the web site of the 2 chip set manufacturers I mentioned above, to see if their drivers are compatible with High Sierra.
> Hope this helps
> 
> 73 Randy VE3JPU
> 
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> On 2017-12-31, at 9:08 AM, John Laiosa wrote:
> 
> I have a MacBook Air and was able to use Chirp to program my Baugfeug. 
> 
> John N1BSO
> 
> On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 11:01 PM T.E. Klamberg Klamberg via chirp_users <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>> wrote:
> Thanks for adding me to the mailing list.
> 
> I have two Yaesu radios, FT-60 dual bander and FT-2900 2m mobile. I would  like to use programming software to set up both radios.  It seems that my biggest problem is I have a Mac laptop and not a PC.
> 
> RT Systems carries a great amount of radios that they have the software for, but it is all Windows driven and apparently work arounds for Mac are a lot of trouble. So much for RT Systems.
> 
> I have heard from members of my ARC that CHIRP is really the only way to go, until I tell them I have a Mac. Many told me, “Good luck! You’re on your own”. It is strange that Mac users, with ham radio, are left out in the cold.
> 
> I have a MacBook Pro with a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 processor. I have macOS High Sierra, Ver 10.13.2. From what I have seen on the CHIRP website, High Sierra has not been interfaced with CHIRP, yet.
> 
> Before I spend money on programming cables for either of my radios, I need to know if my OS will be compatible with CHIRP and, not being a software geek on Apple products, how much pain may I encounter with loading CHIRP and successfully using a CSV file to program frequencies into either of my Yaesu rigs.
> 
> I appreciate any insight or help you may be able to provide me. Thank you.
> 
> Tip Klamberg
> N9MVX
> Mascoutah, IL 62258
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