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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 41, Issue 5
by Robin 08 May '12

08 May '12

Got it!!! Thank you Dan! Now I can take this HT and the laptop to the club meeting and ask how they are setting radios up. No one else had Ubuntu, or CHIRP running. Robin

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[chirp_users] Help Again Please
by Barry Winters 08 May '12

08 May '12

Yes, the software is seeing the comm port. When I click on the OK to download from the radio, the radio shows no activity on its screen. When I use the Kenwood software or the RT Systems software, the radio screen shows that the radio is sending data, and the radio's programming is loaded into the software. I have also updated the SI software to 6.5. It appears to be that the software and the radio are not communicating---like the radio doesn't see/hear the software. Any suggestions glady accepted and tried. 73 de K7BAW Barry Winters barry(a)k7baw.us

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[chirp_users] ascutney@gmail.com
by Kenneth Domey 07 May '12

07 May '12

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 41, Issue 4
by Robin 07 May '12

07 May '12

I am new to Ubuntu, CHIRP, and last fall got ticket to tech and general at first sitting. I have the Wouxun that is listed as supported. I am not sure how to run CHIRP. When I found the file that appears to open it all I get is a blank screen. I must be doing something wrong or missing a few steps. When Vista corrupted laptop I learned Ubuntu and recently upgraded it to Precise. Where should I begin? Thank you. Robin

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[chirp_users] Fedora Linux RPMs for the latest chirp-daily build now available
by Mike Heitmann 07 May '12

07 May '12

All, Fedora Linux RPMs for the latest chirp-daily build are now available in the KK7DS Ham-Apps yum repository. To add the repository as a software source, please follow these instructions: http://www.d-rats.com/component/content/article/30-d-rats-yum-repository/ I know it says d-rats, the chirp files are in the same repository. After setting up the repository, open the "Add/Remove Software" tool and go to "software sources" under the system menu. Make sure the "KK7DS Ham Apps Beta Software" line is checked (enabled). For some reason, the Fedora package manager likes the beta versions better that the daily builds, so you may not see the daily release in the list the first time you update. If you don''t see it, open a terminal window and enter: yum update chirp-daily_20120507 Or: yum update chirp-daily_20120507-1.fc16 That should install the latest daily build. For those who don''t wish to use the repository but still want the RPM (binary or source), please look here: http://ham.n0so.net/fileadmin/ham/apps/rpm/fedora/16/noarch/chirp-daily_201… http://ham.n0so.net/fileadmin/ham/apps/rpm/fedora/16/SRPMS/chirp-daily_2012… Happy Testing, Mike, N0SO

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 07 May '12

07 May '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-20120507 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #74 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] [uv5r] Fix displaying invalid characters According to #161, the UV-5R software will insert a 0xFF byte in the name if it doesn't like the character you inserted. The radio displays this as a space, and thus we need to do the same. Fixes #161. [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Make the bank membership editor choose a better column to be the expander than taking the default last one. Fixes: #162 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [FT817] Tone freq not set correctly Same as #88 for FT857, to avoid code duplication fix code have been moved from ft857 to its ancestor class Fix bug #163 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix remaining pylint *errors* in the chirp module Related to #159

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[chirp_users] FT8800R problem when overwriting previously stored out of band frequencies
by Ray Smoot 06 May '12

06 May '12

I recently obtained a used Yaesu FT-8800R that had been used by a Ham that was involved in CERT and other public services. He was also a police officer and had lots of local municipal frequencies stored. I read the radio, then overwrote any out of band entries with local 2M or 440 MHz repeaters. Any changed entries previously in those ham bands worked fine (except for the skip feature being ignored). All of the entries in the 138 MHz range, that I overwrote with repeater frequencies, did not receive properly. The display showed the correct info but the receive was garbled. If I entered the same info manually, that memory location then received properly. I was wondering if CHIRP fails to change some mode setting such as AM? N4KJA

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[chirp_users] Total Confusion
by Geoffrey K. Phillips 04 May '12

04 May '12

I have just started using Chirp with my brand new Baufeng radio. I am using a TYT usb cable with a suitable adapter routine, which sets up COM4. Communication with the radio seems fine. I can upload and download. However, I am having a terrible time trying to get a list input to Chirp. I have tried importing .tpe files, and get errors relating to difficulty with some floating point numbers. I have tried with .csv files made with excel and get errors saying there are no channels. I have even made changes to the data in an .img file (XML), and get told it's an invalid format. Also I am not sure that I really understand what all the columns are in the main display. Please what am I doing wrong? I would love to know. And is there any documentation available? I sure can't find any. Thank you for your help. Geoffrey. Geofrey K. Phillips gphillips13(a)centurylink.net WD4LYO

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[chirp_users] Fedora Linux RPMs for the latest chirp-daily build now available
by Mike Heitmann 04 May '12

04 May '12

> All, > Fedora Linux RPMs for the latest chirp-daily build are now available in the KK7DS Ham-Apps yum repository. To add the repository as a software source, please follow these instructions: > http://www.d-rats.com/component/content/article/30-d-rats-yum-repository/ > > I know it says d-rats, the chirp files are in the same repository. > > After setting up the repository, open the "Add/Remove Software" tool and go to "software sources" under the system menu. Make sure the "KK7DS Ham Apps Beta Software" line is checked (enabled). > > For some reason, the Fedora package manager likes the beta versions better that the daily builds, so you may not see the daily release in the list the first time you update. If you don't see it, open a terminal window and enter: > yum update chirp-daily_20120504 > Or: > yum update chirp-daily_20120504-1.fc16 > > That should install the latest daily build. > > For those who don't wish to use the repository but still want the RPM (binary or source), please look here: > http://ham.n0so.net/fileadmin/ham/apps/rpm/fedora/16/noarch/chirp-daily_201… > http://ham.n0so.net/fileadmin/ham/apps/rpm/fedora/16/SRPMS/chirp-daily_2012… > > Happy Testing, > > Mike, N0SO

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 04 May '12

04 May '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-20120504 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #73 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] [vxa700] Increase the read timeout during download Related to #120

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