Getting Chirp Baofeng Mac to Work in macOS Monterey

As an amateur radio enthusiast, I was thrilled to discover the Digirig Mobile, a small yet powerful device that fills a specific niche in our community. Its creator, Denis Grisak (K0TX), developed this solution after becoming frustrated with existing FT8 solutions and decided to take matters into his own hands.

In this article, we'll explore how to get Chirp Baofeng Mac working on your macOS Monterey device. Before we dive in, I want to emphasize that this review is not sponsored by Digirig, and the following steps are based on my personal experience getting CHIRP up and running on my M1 MacBook Air 2020.

To start, you'll need to update the CHIRP application and go to System Preferences > Security. Click on the 'Open Anyway' button to grant permission for the app to run. Next, you'll need to self-sign the CHIRP application by running the command `codesign -force -deep -sign /Applications/CHIRP.app` from the terminal.

Additionally, install the Xcode command line tools by running the command `xcode-select --install`. Check the MD5 sum of the file you downloaded against the published value using the command `md5`.

For a smooth installation process, make sure to download the macOS 64-bit installer of Python 2 and unzip it. Copy CHIRP to the Applications folder. If you used Safari to download the files, you may need to move the original zip file from the trash can back to the location where the SHA1SUM is located.

Next, check the SHA1SUM of the file you downloaded using the command `sha1sum -check -ignore-missing`. Download the latest version of macOS Unified Application version CHIRP and its SHA1SUM file. The developer recommends using Python 2, Version 2.7.16 for optimal performance.

Below is the step-by-step process that helped me get CHIRP working on my M1 MacBook Air 2020. With Apple's continued efforts to secure their operating system, it can sometimes create issues for more niche applications like CHIRP. However, by following these steps, I was able to successfully install and run CHIRP on my device.

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