October 2013 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] Strange Situation
by Paul Robertson 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

I have the TYT TH-UV5R. When I use Chirp software to program the radio the radio connects to the computer and when I try to upload from the radio to the computer the light on the radio flashes and appears to upload the data to the program. I see where there is a tab showing the TYT upload but nothing shows (no radio frequency contents) in the program and I don't see the data in any program folder. Can someone kindly point me in the right direction in order to use Chirp. thank you kindly Paul

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[chirp_users] help
by Marty Hartwell 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Hi Well help in Chirp doesn't have anything, went to the web site, on FAQ about my USB/Serial adapter which has worked in the past isn't as yet. I have the correct driver for Vista and loaded. In the device manager I see the Com port 3. My issue is I don't ever get asked to enter the Com port. My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing. I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander. Any ideas? Marty kd8bj

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[chirp_users] Greetings Chirp Users
by ALAN 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

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Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP and the Yaesu FT-857D
by Antoon Rubbens 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know that I successfully loaded a custom CSV in my radio. Thanks for your help (Marco especially for his great step-by-step which in my opinion should be added to the FAQ). I have my CAT cable now working in my virtual Win7 (running on VirtualBox), so I don't have to use a separate computer when working with the radio. I also run Linux Mint on the same host but because HamRadioDeluxe doesn't run on Linux (I know CHIRP does), I have to use a Windows host...... Anyway, now I can fully explore the new hobby of ham radio! 73 de PA2AR Antoon. Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 10:53:59 +0200 From: IZ3GME Marco <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com> <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP and the Yaesu FT-857D To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <524E8227.1020803(a)gmail.com> <524E8227.1020803(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi Antoon the correct operation sequence to download from ft857 is: - switch on the radio while pressing both <- > buttons to push it to clone mode - prepare chirp for download selecting menu Radio - download from radio and setting the com port and radio type then press OK - start send on the radio pressing C button download (should) then start immediately and both radio and chirp show the operation via a progress bar. For upload the sequence is: - switch on the radio while pressing both <- > buttons to push it to clone mode - prepare chirp for upload selecting menu Radio - Upload to radio and setting the com port (do not press Ok yet) - start receive on the radio pressing A button - press Ok in chirp dialog to start upload You can find some info on the clone procedure at the end of ft857 manual, chirp simulate the second radio: the receiving one when you download and the transmitting one when you upload. I also must destroy the myth that the CAT speed have to be set in any way: in clone the ft857 the serial communication always take place at 9600 and there's no menu that can influence the protocol in any way. 73 de IZ3GME Marco On 04/10/2013 10:20, Antoon Rubbens wrote: This question must have been asked a million times already, but as I'm a new HAM in the Netherlands (since last Monday), I ask it one more time. I have a Yaesu FT-857D (US model) and a cheap Chinese USB cable that I bought from Ebay. I have insalled HamRadioDeluxe and this program can communicate with the radio over COM3. The cable is recognized as USB-SERIAL CH340 (COM3) in Win7. Now I installed CHIRP and I get the error 'Failed to communicate with radio: Unable to read block 00 expected 4 got 0' I searched the internet and found some hints: - Press the send button on the radio after clicking OK in CHIRP (I wondered what is 'the send button'? This radio has a million buttons) - Press the A button under the screen after cliking OK in CHIRP (the A button has manny functions on the 857, so which menu should be selected) - Set the CAT speed to 9600bps (did that) So basically the question is which menu I should select before pressing the A button. Or a step by step for the FT-857D is also welcome. Thanks for your help! Antoon (PA2AR). _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing listchirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.comhttp://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 08 Oct '13

08 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-20131008 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #236 [Eric Allen <eric(a)hackerengineer.net>] [ic-t7h] Fix memory indexes After working a bit more with CHIRP, I realized I could actually set the memory range to be 1-60, as the radio actually reports. [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add C++ style comment support to bitwise Fixes #1161

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Re: [chirp_users] UV-B6 : how to get into programming mode
by Brad NK8J 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

You need the 2.3.0.0 Driver to work right and no there is not a key code sequence to program it with. Just hook up the cable to it. plug it into the usb. Load the software and tell it to read from the radio on the comport you have set for the cable. Then program it and save it then write back to the radio. It will take care of it all automatically. Brad NK8J -----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of eMyListsDDg Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 2:50 PM To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] UV-B6 : howto get into programming mode Hello , totally new to this world, so hang with me a bit. i purchased the UV-B6 the other day. never could get the PL-2303 driver to work on Win7. the cd that came with the cable didn't only had drivers for XP & Vista. tried Vista driver too. downloaded 1.1.19 driver, that didn't work under Win7 either. so i fired up an old XP notebook, and poof, the XP PL driver installed and is working and i have Chirp installed on that machine too. i'm trying to initiate a download so i can create my first template. didn't even know to do that if i hadn't gone to this site: http://www.miklor.com/UVB5/UVB5-CHIRP.php of course now the Chirp sw is returning the radio didn't ack programming mode. my eyes just don't see anywhere in the manual that came with the UV-B6 what key-combo? needed to put this unit in programming mode. is there like a wiki for "uv-b6 dummies" or something that would help me get started? tia -- Bill Key fingerprint = DB4D 251B FE8A BDCD 2BE4 E889 13F1 78D0 A386 B32B _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users ____________________________________________________________ One Weird Trick Could add $1,000s to Your Social Security Checks! See if you Qualify&#8230 http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/524f7aaf3ea977aae4383st02duc

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[chirp_users] Download & execute
by Greg Douglass 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

I need help getting chirp to down load, extract in to XP. Have down load to XP desk top , c & my documents, Can't find an execute file to get chip to load up. Have z7 zip on desk top to. Can some on give me a step by step. I don't have a cable or radio yet. Wanted to pick and load my repeats so I'm ready when the hardware arrives. Thanks KB0VOY

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[chirp_users] How to scan with BOAFENG-UV RRAX+
by David Crowley 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

How do you get the BoaFeng UV 5RAX to scan? It's not on the menu There is no way to access the blue key functions, one of which is scan. What is the secret? There are YouTube of the radio in scan mode, but no instructions Thanks Dave NØHMI

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Re: [chirp_users] puxing px-777 anomalies
by eric oyen 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

ok, I just sent this directly to tom. It appears that mine is a PX-888 (vhf only). I seriously wish there was some support for it in the daily build. Also, since I am blind and on a limited income, I can't just go out and purchase another radio just to have it taken apart. anyway, I really need to be able to program my radio without having to depend on others (when they have time, etc.). Also, I just sent out an email to Kevin Lim (at puxingradio) asking for either the command set or just to make their program accessible to me. I don't expect a response (its been that way with chinese companies for a long time). As far as accessibility of Chirp goes, I can use it in linux (though I would rather it also be usable on a mac with voiceover). now, could someone PLEASE add support for the px-888 (and the k model too). -eric On Oct 6, 2013, at 10:26 AM, Tom Hayward wrote: > Chirp doesn't recognize this as a PX-777. Are you sure it is a PX-777? > > Tom > > On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 10:15 AM, eric oyen <eric.oyen(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> hey tom, >> here are those images. now I cannot say they won't look the same considering I use a screen reader (on linux its ORCA).. >> >> see if you can make sense of these. >> On Oct 4, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Tom Hayward wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 1:58 AM, eric oyen <eric.oyen(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> hello there, >>>> >>>> ok, I have tried both the stable release version that came with ubuntu 13.04 and the daily build produced yesterday. >>>> >>>> both aren't reading my radio correctly. >>>> >>>> on the stable release, only every 3rd memory location (frequency) is visible. On the development version, it shows values that are supposed to be in other fields (such as PL tone being in the frequency field, etc.). >>> >>> Eric, >>> >>> Send me the .img file you downloaded from the radio. I'll see if I can >>> figure out what's going on. >>> >>> I have access to a PX-777 and it works perfectly with Chirp. >>> >>> Tom KD7LXL >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users

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[chirp_users] UV-B6 : howto get into programming mode
by eMyListsDDg 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

Hello , totally new to this world, so hang with me a bit. i purchased the UV-B6 the other day. never could get the PL-2303 driver to work on Win7. the cd that came with the cable didn't only had drivers for XP & Vista. tried Vista driver too. downloaded 1.1.19 driver, that didn't work under Win7 either. so i fired up an old XP notebook, and poof, the XP PL driver installed and is working and i have Chirp installed on that machine too. i'm trying to initiate a download so i can create my first template. didn't even know to do that if i hadn't gone to this site: http://www.miklor.com/UVB5/UVB5-CHIRP.php of course now the Chirp sw is returning the radio didn't ack programming mode. my eyes just don't see anywhere in the manual that came with the UV-B6 what key-combo? needed to put this unit in programming mode. is there like a wiki for "uv-b6 dummies" or something that would help me get started? tia -- Bill Key fingerprint = DB4D 251B FE8A BDCD 2BE4 E889 13F1 78D0 A386 B32B

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