This is most unfortunate, as "M" has discontinued the software on radios that are perfectly good. This board and others support the view that all software should be "legally" obtained from "M". But what does one do when they no longer sell it? You could go to a local 2 way shop & pay them to program the radio. If you are a ham, & want to use the radio on ham freq's, some shops will give you a discount, as you are not using the radio to earn money. This has been my personal experience. All I will really say is there have been plenty of discussions here on how people get their radios programmed when the software is no longer for sale by "M" even though people still want to purchase it. The search box is your friend here. It might help if others here knew where you lived. Someone living 3 blocks away from your house might be reading this, & be willing to help you, but not know you live so close. GARY N4KVE