Python scripts that use CHIRP to program a Baofeng AR-5RM radio from the command line.

I use CHIRP on my OpenBSD Lenovo laptop to program my Baofeng AR-5RM. Often I just want to do a quick update to memory and I prefer using the command line for this instead of the UI. These 3 scripts, download.py, upload.py, and replace.py covers everything I need.

Many thanks to the CHIRP project.

download.py

Download radio image file.

usage: download.py [-h] [-f IMAGE] [-s SERIAL]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f IMAGE, --image IMAGE
                        Name of radio image file.
  -s SERIAL, --serial SERIAL
                        Path to serial device.

upload.py

Upload radio image file.

usage: upload.py [-h] --image IMAGE [-s SERIAL]
upload.py: error: the following arguments are required: --image

replace.py

Replace radio memory image with a CSV frequency list.

usage: upload.py [-h] --image IMAGE [-s SERIAL]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --image IMAGE         Name of radio image file.
  -s SERIAL, --serial SERIAL
                         Name of radio image file.

Example

From the CHIRP UI, Radio/Query Source/RepeaterBook, download repeaters in your area and save to a CSV file. Then run:

python replace.py --csv localrepeaters.csv --serial /dev/cuaU0

This downloads a temporary radio image (unless existing image file specified) and replaces the memory with the CSV file.