December 2012 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] Chirp LiveCD update
by B Giff 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

I am currently uploading a new version of the Chirp LiveCD. It should be available for download by 1900GMT. http://sourceforge.net/projects/chirplivecd I've added a few new features to make the CD even more useful. First is an updater for Chirp. You will see an orange icon on the desktop titled Chirp Updater. Double click it and follow the on screen instructions to update Chirp to the latest release. Please note that if you are running from a CD, the changes will NOT be retained. When you reboot the computer, you will be back to the old version of Chirp. If you plan to use the liveCD more than a time or two, I recommend you make a bootable USB drive (LiveUSB). Instructions are located in the project's wiki. The LiveUSB will retain the updated Chirp and any files you save. For the Chirp developers out there, mercurial is included in this release. For digital mode users, Fldigi is included in this release. Note to all, I will be unable to push out another release until February. Bob

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp linux (Roger D Knapp)
by B Giff 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

Roger, Got a few of things for you to try. In Chirp, hit Help then About. It should give you a popup with CHIRP daily-2012mmdd. If you get CHIRP 0.2.3 so something similar, you have the stable version and not the daily. You probably want the daily. Did you install Chirp from source on your Ubuntu machine? While updating the Chirp LiveCD, I discovered a problem with updating via the ppa. That is, since I had done a manual install of Chirp from source, when I updated via the ppa, it would tell me that the most recent version had been installed, but when I tried to open it, the old version would open. The fix was removing the manually installed version. I deleted everything Chirp related from /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages. Then Chirp would open the the new version that I installed via the ppa. Make sure you have the correct repository in your /etc/apt/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dansmith-chirp-snapshots-precise.list. One of the two files should have the following lines: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu precise main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu precise main If all else fails, download the Chirp liveCD, use UNetbootin to write it to a USB flash drive and mess around with things. Chirp works and properly updates from the ppa. And, best of all, if you mess it up, simply format the USB drive and write it again. (instructions are located in the wiki of the site below) sourceforge.net/projects/chirplivecd/ The liveCD can even be installed to the hard drive as a fully functional operating system if you desire. I intentionally didn't make it obvious since I don't want people bricking their windows install. It is relatively easy especially if you have prior Linux experience. If you decide to do that, email me directly and I'll suggest a couple of tweaks that will make the hard drive install better. (the other) Bob

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Re: [chirp_users] Cable Problem
by John Westerlage 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

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[chirp_users] Cable Problem
by John Westerlage 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

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[chirp_users] TYT TH-9000 program
by G.Bauer 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

Hello Chirp, I am new to the forum, I search but couldn't find an answer, is there a possibly a program for the TYT TH-9000, 220Mhz transceiver will be made? Many thanks Guenther

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[chirp_users] chirp linux
by Chris Drummond 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

Happy new year to all users and ther family. I tried to install the new build on Ubuntu 12.04 and was unsuccessful. I downloaded this iso image and burned it to disk then tried to install via disk. no luck. Then I copied all files into a chirp dir and even tried to install from the Terminal. No Luck Even follower the instructions on chip web site via terminal. Guess i am half brain dead as every attempt was unsuccessful. Any pointers as to why? Regards Chris

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[chirp_users] ubuntu install
by Chris Drummond 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

Happy new year to all users and ther family. I tried to install the new build on Ubuntu 12.04 and was unsuccessful. I downloaded this iso image and burned it to disk then tried to install via disk. no luck. Then I copied all files into a chirp dir and even tried to install from the Terminal. No Luck Even followerd the instructions on chip web site via terminal. Guess i am half brain dead as every attempt was unsuccessful. Any pointers as to why? Regards -- 73's Chris KC5IZR

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[chirp_users] Greetings!
by George Dunagin 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

I installed CHIRP for my XP platform and read/wrote to my Yaesu 857d and wouxun FB, worked first time :) Thank you. My question now is any information for CHIRP on the Anytone AT-588UV - AT-5888UV ? Dual band, with receive of 2 meters 440 and 220-260, 758 memory channels, cross band repeat. I love the radio and purchased it from importcommunications.com here in NC, Ed does a FB job. Thanks, 73 N5NNS George

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

Greetings, A new daily build of CHIRP is available. This includes changes made directly to the tree yesterday, and may include additional features, bug fixes, and/or bugs. If you are interested in trying it, grab it from the following location: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-20121230 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #136 [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] [px777] fix no-tone identifier. Fixes #363 [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] bitwise: add get_raw() method to arrayDataElement. For #363

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[chirp_users] programing
by Honey Green 29 Dec '12

29 Dec '12

Ciirp users i need help with programing.I have cleared the baofeng vu5ra,have cleared radio back to factroy settings and re programed with chirp daily build,uploads to radio but but only the first frequency works can;t find others.I use the up and down but that only changes the frequency in 20 mhz steps ,i am just about lost. honeygreen3 kc7fzc

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