Packages and Binaries:

chirp

CHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.

CHIRP can handle data in the following formats:

• Comma Separated Values (.csv)
• Comma Separated Values generated by RT Systems (.csv)
• EVE for Yaesu VX-5 (.eve)
• Kenwood HMK format (.hmk)
• Kenwood commercial ITM format (.itm)
• Icom Data Files (.icf)
• ARRL TravelPlus (.tpe)
• VX5 Commander Files (.vx5)
• VX7 Commander Files (.vx7)

Most popular modern amateur radios are supported by CHIRP via their interface cables.

Installed size: 7.13 MB
How to install: sudo apt install chirp

chirpw

A tool for programming two-way radio equipment

root@kali:~# chirpw -h
usage: chirpw [-h] [--module module] [--version] [--profile]
              [--onlydriver ONLYDRIVER [ONLYDRIVER ...]] [--inspect]
              [--page PAGE]
              [--action {upload,download,query_rr,query_mg,query_rb,query_dm,new}]
              [--restore] [--force-language FORCE_LANGUAGE]
              [--config-dir CONFIG_DIR] [--no-linux-gdk-backend]
              [--install-desktop-app | --no-install-desktop-app] [-q] [-v]
              [--log LOG_FILE] [--log-level LOG_LEVEL]
              [file ...]

positional arguments:
  file                  File to open

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --module module       Load module on startup
  --version             Print version and exit
  --profile             Enable profiling
  --onlydriver ONLYDRIVER [ONLYDRIVER ...]
                        Include this driver while loading
  --inspect             Show wxPython inspector
  --page PAGE           Select this page of the default editor at start
  --action {upload,download,query_rr,query_mg,query_rb,query_dm,new}
                        Start UI action immediately
  --restore             Restore previous tabs
  --force-language FORCE_LANGUAGE
                        Force locale to this ISO language code
  --config-dir CONFIG_DIR
                        Use this alternate directory for config and other
                        profile data
  --no-linux-gdk-backend
                        Do not force GDK_BACKEND=x11
  --install-desktop-app
                        Install a desktop icon even if it was previously
                        refused
  --no-install-desktop-app
                        Do not prompt to install a desktop icon
  -q, --quiet           Decrease verbosity
  -v, --verbose         Increase verbosity
  --log LOG_FILE        Log messages to a file
  --log-level LOG_LEVEL
                        Log file verbosity (critical, error, warn, info,
                        debug). Defaults to 'debug'.