Help with BaoFeng 888s using CHIRP Software on Mac

[mammothtarm]

Hi,

I picked up these radios for cheap on Amazon as most people do. I downloaded the CHIRP software for Mac (latest version) and the USB driver PL2303_MacOSX_1.6.0_20151022.zip to use with a BaoFeng USB programming cable.

I was able to reprogram my 16 channels to GMRS for which I have a license for. After uploading my new data to one radio, I cannot plug another radio and upload. It goes into the Spinning Ranibow ball mode on my Mac. I force quite and restart chirp and it seems like the CHIRP program is non responsive. I have to REBOOT my computer again before I can upload to another radio. So if I have 4 radios, I have to REBOOT 4 times to upload each radio. Why does it do this? Is it the driver issue? I'm running El Capitan on my Mac.

Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

 

[DickH]

Hi,

I picked up these radios for cheap on Amazon as most people do. I downloaded the CHIRP software for Mac (latest version) and the USB driver PL2303_MacOSX_1.6.0_20151022.zip to use with a BaoFeng USB programming cable.

I was able to reprogram my 16 channels to GMRS for which I have a license for. After uploading my new data to one radio, I cannot plug another radio and upload. It goes into the Spinning Ranibow ball mode on my Mac. I force quite and restart chirp and it seems like the CHIRP program is non responsive. I have to REBOOT my computer again before I can upload to another radio. So if I have 4 radios, I have to REBOOT 4 times to upload each radio. Why does it do this? Is it the driver issue? I'm running El Capitan on my Mac.

Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

I agree it's a pain to have to re-boot, but you could have done it and be finished by the time you wrote this and wait for a reply,.

 

[Aero125]

I was able to reprogram my 16 channels to GMRS for which I have a license for.

That radio is not certified as FCC Part 95 and is illegal to use on GMRS even if you did buy your license. It would be easier to just buy a proper legally certified GMRS radio to begin with that already is programmed.