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## How to run CHIRP for UV-K5-RX-JP in Windows

### Install Python

1. Download and install from python.org. At the time of this writing, "Python 3.10.8" is recommended.  During install note these options:
   1. Choose Add python.exe to PATH
   2. Choose Disable path length limit

2. In Windows settings, search "Manage app execution aliases" and:
   1. Disable App Installer: python.exe
   2. Disable App Installer: python3.exe
   3. Disable App Installer: python3.7.exe

### Install the python dependencies

```
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
```

### Run chirp

From inside the chirp directory, type this to run chirp:

```
python3 chirpwx.py
```
