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[chirp_users] Error importing stock Marine Ch
by Greg Smith 20 Oct '13

20 Oct '13

I get this error when I try to import the stock Marine channels into my BF UV-5RE+ "There was an error during import: list index out of range" Behind that error box is another box that says "Please wait Preparing Memory List...." I open chirp, read from radio, choose Radio, Import from Stock Config, choose Marine VHF Channels and that's when the error occurs. I've used this method to load the NOAA, MURS and FRS/GMRS channels with out issue. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit. Thx Greg

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Re: [chirp_users] Error importing stock Marine Ch
by John W. 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

I will play nice... I promise...nothing more to add. I have had no issues importing from databases like repeaterbook on 4 models of radios. While not identical to canned data, they are similar in some ways.

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Re: [chirp_users] Error importing stock Marine Ch
by John W. 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Evidently added to allow for illegal operation on these frequencies.

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Re: [chirp_users] Error importing stock Marine Ch
by GaryErrol 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

And I didn't even have to say anything regarding illegal use of GMRS/FRS frequencies. Gary N9PTC -------Original Message------- From: Milton Hywatt [mhywattt(a)yahoo.com] Date: Sat, Oct 19, 2013 To: Discussion of CHIRP [chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com] Reply To: Milton Hywatt [mhywattt(a)yahoo.com] Reply To: Discussion of CHIRP [chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com] Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Error importing stock Marine Ch I knew I smelled a trouble starter. Now comes backup. Please stop. Everyone has been getting along so well lately. From: John W. <jl_wilkerson(a)att.net> To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2013 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Error importing stock Marine Ch Evidently added to allow for illegal operation on these frequencies. From: Tim Billingsley Sent: 10/19/2013 10:23 AM To: Discussion of CHIRP Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Error importing stock Marine Ch > FRS channels ??? _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users

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[chirp_users] Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products
by Charles Stillman 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Tim at Yaesu tech support says that Chirp "burns out" EEPROMS on Yaesu radios. He says that results in the radios locking up. It was not clear whether he was saying that the EEPROM was destroyed or just programmed into a state that the radio would no longer work. I'm guessing that this might have been a problem during Chirp development and is no longer the case. I see that there are several steps involved in programming the Yaesu radios with Chirp. Does failure to follow the steps precisely create a risk to the usability of the radio? Sorry if this has been discussed before. Tim assures me that he makes no money by recommending RT Systems stuff. I sure appreciate the universality of Chirp.... support of multiple computing platforms (Mac in particular!), multiple radios! The value is huge since what holds back many beginners is the difficulty of programming in the channels!

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

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-20131019 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #238 [Jens Jensen <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com>] [vx-3] add nfm support #1177 [Jens Jensen <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com>] [vx-3] initial banks support #1119

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[chirp_users] iMAC (latest OS) Baofeng UV-5RE Plus USB Supplied cable
by Jim Hofmann 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Users, I'm a complete newbie to Ham and Chirp. Fairly savvy wrt to software. This is the first time connecting UV-5R to Mac. Chirp starts fine and I do have Python installed. When starting up Chirp, debug.log spits out... Icon /usr/share/pixmaps/chirp.png not found Initialized MacOS support /Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/chirp/chirpw:128: PangoWarning: error opening config file '../Resources/etc/pango/pangorc': No such file or directory Two items from that output... - I don't see a chirp.png in the /Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app tree. - I don't see a pangorc in the /Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app tree. I'm attempting to "Download from radio", I try the four port selections. I do have the USB cable plugged in and radio on. Also... bash-3.2# pwd /dev bash-3.2# ls cu.Bluetooth-* cu.Bluetooth-Modemcu.Bluetooth-Serial-1 cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Synccu.Bluetooth-Serial-2 I do have the vendor and model selected properly. It attempts to clone and then I see... "An error has occurred" "Radio did not respond". From debug.log I see... User selected Baofeng UV-5R on port /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Serial-1 Clone thread started Sending Magic: 000: 50 bb ff 01 25 98 4d 00 P...%.M. Radio did not respond Sending Magic: 000: 50 bb ff 20 12 07 25 00 P.....%. Radio did not respond -- Exception: -- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app/Contents/Resources/chirp/chirpui/clone.py", line 225, in run self.__radio.sync_in() File "/Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app/Contents/Resources/chirp/chirp/uv5r.py", line 456, in sync_in self._mmap = _do_download(self) File "/Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app/Contents/Resources/chirp/chirp/uv5r.py", line 345, in _do_download data = _ident_radio(radio) File "/Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app/Contents/Resources/chirp/chirp/uv5r.py", line 341, in _ident_radio raise error RadioError: Radio did not respond ------ Clone failed: Radio did not respond Clone thread ended --- Exception Dialog: Radio did not respond --- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/chirp-0.3.1.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/chirp/chirpw", line 71, in <module> langs += os.getenv("LANG").split(":") AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split' Any thoughts for a newbie? A video guide to watch for the first time? Thanks! Jim

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 58, Issue 30
by Hugh Wardlaw 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Re: Yaesu programming My experience with the FT-897D is that the engineering is poor. I never used chirp with the rig. It would simply die after a few months, sent it to them to repair and it kept going dead a few months after each repair. I use it now for a book-end. The lesson I learned is to not purchase any Yaesu gear. The techs fix symptoms - not the cause Chirp works well. The trick is getting a good cable and the correct drivers for the cable. The other point is to read the rig's memory to ascertain that everything shows signs of working properly before attempting to write to the rig. Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Date: 10/17/2013 6:25 PM (GMT-06:00) To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: chirp_users Digest, Vol 58, Issue 30 Send chirp_users mailing list submissions to chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com You can reach the person managing the list at chirp_users-owner(a)intrepid.danplanet.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of chirp_users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products (Charles Stillman) 2. Re: Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products (Charles Stillman) 3. Re: Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products (Allan R. Batteiger) 4. Re: Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products (Milton Hywatt) 5. Re: Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products (Dan Smith) 6. Maxtrac, Radius, GM300 (Alex KG4TRV) 7. Re: Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products (Charles Stillman) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:18:30 -0700 From: Charles Stillman <datademon(a)aol.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <9E61F840-C5A6-4A1B-84E8-C6739B1D3868(a)aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I figured it would be all over the web if there were serious problems. I have no reason to doubt Tim's sincerity. Perhaps, someone involved with development could approach him to get more information about the supposed problems. I know if I had a problem, I'd be on this forum in a heartbeat. I'll be demoing Chirp at our next HAM meeting here in Seattle so need to do my due diligence about what I'm recommending! Charlie Stillman KC1S ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:23:33 -0700 From: Charles Stillman <datademon(a)aol.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <A88043C6-29B1-4FB1-B499-923C2CEB17C3(a)aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'm just speculating here as to what (if any) problems people might have reported to Yaesu. It certainly is possible to do damage with an inappropriate cable for example. Some people are quite willing to try the "blue smoke test" prior to reading the manual! Charlie KC1S On Oct 17, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Tom Hayward <esarfl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Tom Hayward <esarfl(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Charles Stillman <datademon(a)aol.com> wrote: >>> Tim at Yaesu tech support says that Chirp "burns out" EEPROMS on Yaesu radios. He says that results in the radios locking up. It was not clear whether he was saying that the EEPROM was destroyed or just programmed into a state that the radio would no longer work. I'm guessing that this might have been a problem during Chirp development and is no longer the case. I see that there are several steps involved in programming the Yaesu radios with Chirp. Does failure to follow the steps precisely create a risk to the usability of the radio? Sorry if this has been discussed before. >> >> No radios have EVER been permanently damaged during Chirp development. >> I bet he has absolutely zero evidence to support his claims. > > By the way, if you use a program like portmon to monitor the data > Chirp sends to the radio, you'll find it sends exactly the same thing > as RT Systems software or a clone from an identical model radio. > > Tom KD7LXL > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:24:32 -0500 From: "Allan R. Batteiger" <arb(a)rtsi.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Tim at Yaesu Tech Support warns against Chirp, recommends RT Systems products To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <526063A0.5070609(a)rtsi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This is news to me I have been programming Yaesu Radios for several years using Chirp and never had a problem with any of the Radios. I have programmed a number of different types of Yaesu, ICOM, Kenwood, etc and the only time I have had a problem is if I did not read the radio first. Allan R. Batteiger On 10/17/2013 5:18 PM, Charles Stillman wrote: > I figured it would be all over the web if there were serious problems. I have no reason to doubt Tim's sincerity. Perhaps, someone involved with development could approach him to get more information about the supposed problems. I know if I had a problem, I'd be on this forum in a heartbeat. > > I'll be demoing Chirp at our next HAM meeting here in Seattle so need to do my due diligence about what I'm recommending! > > Charlie Stillman > KC1S > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users

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[chirp_users] Yaesu radios and Chirp
by Bob Fk 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

I programmed 2 Yaesu Radios with Chirp My old VX-5R no problems My FT-817 I uploaded then downloaded and then no more reading or writing was possible. I tried master reset on FT-817 but no computer programming is possible now. I can enter channels manually. Is this a Chirp fault? I doubt it. I use Chirp to program Wouxun, Boafeng, Yaesu VX-5. I love it it's great Always use the driver which came with the USB cable and don't let windows update the driver when it wants to and you will have no cable related problems. 73, Bob VK2BYF --

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[chirp_users] Maxtrac, Radius, GM300
by Alex KG4TRV 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

There is one thing to get this motorolas to work properly has a repeater: reduce the power to 1/4 of a watt up to 5 watts and use it to drive an amplifier. then you have a 100% duty repeater. I can offer a loaner and something else. Alex/KG4TRV

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