March 2013 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] Chirp LiveCD
by B Giff 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

I am currently uploading a new version of the Chirp LiveCD. It should be available around 0300 GMT. You may need to click on the 'Files' button to see the most recent version until the quick download links (big green button) update to the new version. sourceforge.net/projects/chirplivecd/ The only change in this release is updating Chirp to the 7Mar2013 daily. If you are using the previous version on a USB drive or through a virtual machine and have updated using the Chirp updater, then you are already up to date with this release. Bob

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[chirp_users] win xp
by jim 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

To any one out there .. that have Windows XP i have Windows XP with service pack 3 and i do not have any problems with XP what i have found out about chrip is find the right cable or drivers and you well not have any problems at all i have used chrip with win 7 win 8 win xp come on out there study your Radio or radios you are going to buy get the right stuff and and use chrip you well not have any problems with this program..

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[chirp_users] Puxing PX-2R
by ALAN 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Hello ALL, 1.... I programed my Puxing px-2r UHF model and Chirp worked perfectly. Its a little older model but I love this little radio. Thank You for saving me the headaches of using the puxing software (garbage).... 2......Soon many frequencies will be going P25 digital, has anyone found any good prices on P25 radios?? They are tooo expensive so far. For me so far. Thank You for CHIRP Alan

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[chirp_users] Loading repeater info for Central Florida
by Bry Carling 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

Does anyone have a Chirp file for loading up the Central Florida. / Orlando area repeaters? I will be using a Yaesu FT847D Thank you Brian AF4K regards, Bry Carling -- Sent from mobile phone.

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[chirp_users] chirp.config file on Mac with chirp 0.3.0
by chirp.cordless＠xoxy.net 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Hi, I've updated to 0.3.0; from the file date on my Mac, on Feb 15. Previously I was using 0.2.3. Thanks, BTW, for odd splits on the FT-60. I'm on a Mac, running the latest OS X 10.8.2. Looks like a regression; chirp is no longer writing the file ~/.chirp/chirp.config It does read it on startup, but it's stuck at the version of Jan 18, which is likely the last time I used 0.2.3. The directory is writeable, and a debug.log file is created each session in ~/.chirp . I tried renaming chirp.config in case the file was locked somehow, sonow there is no such file, but chirp now starts up with no history, and doesn't create the file on exit. Perhaps I had to enable something and have forgotten. If so, please advise. I see no preference menu other than the two booleans under "Help". I tried searching the mail archives and bug list, and didn't see anything relevant. I got lost in the source at a call to gtk.main_quit(), and I'm too new to python to make any real progress on my own. Please advise. ... And just as I was getting ready to hit <send> I thought I'd try once more, and it created a chirp.config! Once. A dozen tries since, trying all combinations of toggling the help booleans, loading and closing a .img file, attempting to read or write a radio, ... and that one success has not been repeated. So it's not just broken, it's flakey. Sorry. If there's anything else I can do to support resolving this, let me know. Thanks and regards, -dan

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[chirp_users] Chirp Appreciation
by John Randle 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Roger, roger... -- John 73's de K9RSQ On 3/7/2013 3:00 PM, chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:18:03 -0800 > From: jim<desertrover(a)verizon.net> > Subject: [chirp_users] Chirp Appreciation > To: Discussion of CHIRP<chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> > Message-ID: <1969211.FfUROkkkHh@mimir> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > All, rather than just say I appreciate Dan's et all work, I just donated a > small amount. > > just go here: > http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download > > and click on the donate button - it's painless, really;) > > (not affiliated, just a satisfied user) > > 73s > jim > ki6njf

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[chirp_users] Thanks For The Good Work
by Doug Gilbert 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Just a quick note of appreciation for your efforts to maintain CHIRP. You have saved me untold time and frustration on the UV-5R+ programming side, and made fixes quickly when needed. Please Keep Up The Good Work. Donation just made to you guys. Ka-Ching!!! ;-)

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[chirp_users] Chirp Appreciation
by jim 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

All, rather than just say I appreciate Dan's et all work, I just donated a small amount. just go here: http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download and click on the donate button - it's painless, really ;) (not affiliated, just a satisfied user) 73s jim ki6njf

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Re: [chirp_users] Chinese Radio Bofeng Info - Good/Bad?
by Tim Billingsley 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

> Can anyone recall or explain why these radios are being discouraged to be > used? Something about frequency separation or bleed over??? I believe it was intermod/cross channel interference issues. I know several guys that have these radios and they have not mentioned such issues to me. I am nit in a dense metro area but we are close enough that I think that would be obvious if it were a serious problem.

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Re: [chirp_users] Chinese Radio Bofeng Info - Good/Bad?
by Tom Hayward 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:21 AM, John Gorena <John.Gorena(a)gorena.org> wrote: > I remember reading recently, cannot seem to find it now... That the Chinese > radio Baofeng 5r was not being used for a CERT group because of a reason. > Can anyone recall or explain why these radios are being discouraged to be > used? Something about frequency separation or bleed over??? > > Any pros/cons? > > John G. This is the Chirp mailing list. Try to keep the questions radio-programming related. I'm sure you will find some opinions on the UV5R mailing list or a general ham list. Tom KD7LXL

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