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Received the radio today and enjoying it so far! CPS and Chirp Windows 11 (via UTM virtual machine) wasn’t recognizing my old programming cable right away so figured I’d try Chirp on Mac. There’s actually good support for this radio’s features including the channel banks and just saw that support for the v0.44 firmware changes just got merged into Chirp too so should be in the next release.

By the way, looks like the CPS discount code has expired but these are on sale now and the savings is better than with the code. My order shipped out today and should get it later in the week! Excited for it.

Seems like WINE for Mac has better support for Intel Macs but not as good for ARM Macs (I have an M2). UTM has been smooth for me so far. This was my initial hesitation with the VM idea until ChatGPT told me a license key wasn’t necessary. I remember back when I had a burned CD of Windows XP with the pirated license key written on it with sharpie.

Yes, I'm on a Mac. It's been maybe a decade since I've had to run any Windows app but I just got Windows 11 set up using UTM quite easily. Got the CPS installed.

After digging a little bit more, I'm pretty sure the answer to my own question is is "no". Going to see if I can get CPS set up in a virtual machine before I order one of these.

Is it possible to program the channel groups/zones for the BF-F8HP Pro in CHIRP or does it have to be using the BTECH CPS?

Set of KG-UV6D HTs plus accessories. $140 shipped or best offer. Great deal for over $250+ worth of gear and accessories! 2 HTs, chargers, earpieces, 1 speaker mic, 1 AA battery pack, (not pictured) , 2 car plugs (not pictured), programming cable. IMG_0335.mov PM me with reasonable offers.