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[chirp_users] uv5r a/b programming.
by kf8sj＠aol.com 07 Jul '13

07 Jul '13

trying to program a/b such that each will be a single different frequency. regadless if i have switch in either position, when i download to radio it programs a//b with same info. what am i missing? 73 jim kf8sj

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 06 Jul '13

06 Jul '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-20130706 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #212 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [uv-5r]Add Support for the Baofeng UV-5RAX This radio is 2 meter 220 dual band variation of the UV-5R #767 Changes for Build #213 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix typo in previous commit :( #767 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix UV-5R band selection when no data is loaded Related to #767 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [th-uv3r] Extend Range on TYT TH-UV3R extended range to 136.000 - 520.000 MHz based on ranges shown in user manual #953

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[chirp_users] Modify TYT TH-UV3R Freq Range
by Phil - w2lie 05 Jul '13

05 Jul '13

Hi, I used the TYT default program to modify the range of my TYT TH-UV3R from the stock config. It was 400 - 470, but I've extended it to 512Mhz. I can now monitor my local UHF-T Fire Departments. I can read and write to the new upper limit using the TYT software, but I would like to use Chirp instead. Is there anyway to tell chirp that the upper limit of the frequency range is now 512Mhz instead of 470Mhz? I looked for an .ini file that would have the radio definitions in there, but I was unable to see one. I'm hoping it is an easy hack within chirp to allow me to write the 'out of band' frequencies into the radio. Thanks 73 Phil / w2lie

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[chirp_users] programming Kenwood TH-F6A
by rolan.clark＠comcast.net 05 Jul '13

05 Jul '13

Dear all, OBSERVATIONS If the TH–F6A ( and probably others) CHIRP program is working properly, when you click on >Radio>Download from Radio and then OK , I think, you should see a status bar at the bottom of the data screen, right half, with the memories being loaded scrolling by and it will take about 30 seconds to do the 400 memory locations (0 –399) on the TH-F6A. First of all, when the CHIRP download radio data screen comes up be sure there is at least one line of memory displayed by going to row numbers located at the top of what would be memory data, the memory range inputs, and be sure that at least one memory line is there by, say start at 0 and end at 1 then click GO , that should give one line of data with zeros if the radio has no memories stored. At least I think that is what was the case with the TH-F6A I was playing with. I hope the below info on what I have learned by helping a friend to get his Kenwood TH-F6A programming to work will benefit someone in some way. My friend has XP on his computer and thanks to KC9HI , Jim Unroe, and his patience we got it going by loading the driver from the URL. http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Drivers.html Without this driver when running CHIRP and doing the download process the CHIRP data screen would come up but no memories were shown scrolling on the status bar at the bottom right half of the data screen. Just nothing happened, not even an error message. My Dell laptop with Win7 driver worked ok and I believe it’s a Prolific driver. GENERAL COMMENTS Some comments on what I assume the following would be the case with all computers when working properly: I could not export a file unless there was data entered into at least one of the memory locations. My friends TH-F6A had no memories and I thought perhaps if I exported a blank CHIRP data sheet I would have a file to make my own entries then import and it would go to the radio. When I say I could not export a file , I could click on export, give it a name with either the .csv or .chirp file extension, then go through the next steps and all looked ok but a file was not saved. As soon as I entered data in one memory location then the export process worked as one would expect.. I like the ‘live’ memory storage that works like this: click on a memory location and get a blue line and click on edit, then after you enter all the info you want into the window that pops up and click on ok, the info entry window disappears and almost at the same time the screen will ‘flicker’ and the memory info appears on the CHIRP memory data screen and is also sent to the radio and if you disconnect the data programming cable and hit MR for memory recall it will be there ! The fact that you program the radio ‘live’ without having to save and upload to the radio had me confused. In fact I think its true you CAN’T upload as such. If you >file>export the data you have entered then go and call that data up with an editing program , for instance on Xcel if its saves as a .csv file, and make changes to the data and save that file and then go back to the CHIRP program >file>import and click on the same file and when it appears on the CHIRP data screen it also ‘uploads’ changes and all to the radio at the same time. Part of the ‘live’ programming concept I guess. I hope this helps somewhat. I was really confused for a while how the process worked and what the windows message meant on the >Radio>Download from Radio when the process started. The CHIRP program really seems to work nice and to me all programs are confusing until you are familiar with them or write them. I have written intermod programs for tubes and transistors and other applications and programs to test space batteries, controlling all the charge, discharge routines, taking data and displaying data and trying to write instructions that are ‘all emcompassing’ is very difficult, especially with all the different computer motherboard hierarchy out there. Again thanks to Jim for his help, let me know if you find any errors and questions welcome. I hope I explained all good enough to get my ideas across. Your individual experiences can also help others. 73 de rolan w3fdk

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[chirp_users] Anytime 5888 uv
by Jim Pace 04 Jul '13

04 Jul '13

Will CHIRP program this mobile?

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Re: [chirp_users] hello from a new list member
by Marshall 04 Jul '13

04 Jul '13

How fo I get my email unsubscribed? Please take me off the list. Thanks Marshall Bearor N5NQU From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network. -------- Original message -------- From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea(a)arrl.net> Date: 07/03/2013 11:22 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] hello from a new list member By using Vinux, CHIRP is accessible using ORCA screen reader. ORCA has the gtk accessibility module installed in Vinux. CHIRP is not accessible in Windows or Mac, but it is accessible in Linux if the gtk api is installed as it is in Vinux. There are a few bugs with Vinux 4.0 when run from CD, but these do not affect usb or hard drive install. Tony Sales likes Vinux 4.0. 73 David N1EA On Jul 4, 2013 12:12 AM, "eric oyen" <eric.oyen(a)gmail.com> wrote: That still doesn't help with the overall problem (or perhaps it might). The issue I have right now is that I would like to use chirp and can't. Its not the fault of either NVDA (screen reader for windows) or Voiceover (OS X screen reader). It appears to be a problem with the selected interface. I just tried chirp for win32 and all I got was a blank dialog and no access to any drop down menus (especially those that should work with the alt key in windows). OS X was a little better as I was able to at least access the main menus but couldn't select anything in the program itself. This makes chirp a not very useful tool for me (or the thousands of other blind hams in the US). what I would like to do is be able to program any supported radio without visual assistance from anyone else. Since I cannot currently do that, it makes me a bit less useful as a HAM on public service events. This also means that I am forced to wait until I can find a volunteer to help me with some tasks involving my radios. This I don't like at all. anyway, enough of my rant. I do issue this challenge however. I challenge the Author to improve his product. make it accessible for the blind (that is easy to do from a certain point of view). It might be a lot harder for windows than for OS X. I will give Vinux a try (again). ever since their primary developer left, it hasn't quite been the same (and some things got a bit more broken). -eric n7zzt On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:52 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: Eric, Download Vinux which is Linux for the Visually impaired from www.vinuxproject.org It will boot from DVD or installed on USB stick or installed alongside windows on hard drive. I use it all the time, or about 90% of the time, Windows about 10%. Linux does everything and much easier than Windows. 73 David N1EA On Jul 3, 2013 11:41 AM, "Dan Smith" <dsmith(a)danplanet.com> wrote: > the first one is solvable by adding some accessibility features > (python has some and apple published the API for voiceover). I am not > a coder, so I can't tell how difficult this will be. The detail you're probably not aware of is that CHIRP uses a cross-platform UI toolkit called GTK. This makes it invisible to screen readers on both Windows and MacOS, which only support reading for their native widgets. It works just fine on Linux, of course, but that doesn't help you. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do for you here. It's not feasible to have a volunteer-run application project that supports all three platforms' UI toolkits natively, and especially one that moves at the speed that CHIRP does. -- Dan Smith www.danplanet.com KK7DS _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users

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[chirp_users] hello from a new list member
by eric oyen 03 Jul '13

03 Jul '13

hello there. I am Eric and I am a blind ham. I ran across the software while trying to reprogram my PX-777. I found 2 issues with the program: 1. its only partially accessible under voiceover (Mac OS X) 2. it doesn't seem to work with my PX-777. the first one is solvable by adding some accessibility features (python has some and apple published the API for voiceover). I am not a coder, so I can't tell how difficult this will be. The second issue (which is actually the more important of the 2) is getting it to work with my Puxing px-777. So far as I know, that radio is not yet supported. Also, since I am on a limited income, sending my radio out just for Development work is more costly than I can afford. If the radio gets bricked, I am out the cost of the radio (and shipping). If it gets lost, same thing plus time arguing with the delivery agent. Still, I would like this radio to be supported in such a way as to make it easy for me to program. any ideas? -eric n7zzt

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[chirp_users] programming a kenwood thf6a
by LeonardKeepers 03 Jul '13

03 Jul '13

hello group i had a ham friend come over to my house today to try and program my thf6a hand held. he used his laptop computer with wndows 7. when he tried to read from the radio the following appeared ( the kenwood thf6 operates in live mode.this means that any changes made are immediately sent to the radio.because of this you cannot peform the save or uplaod operations. if you want to edit the contents off line please export to a csv file using the file menu). my friend and i could not figure out what this means. i could not get this to appear on my windows xp machine using chirp.i am still uisng the wouxum usb programming cable. would anyone know what this is saying about the thf6 radio. thank you Leonard

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[chirp_users] "Could not open port COM5 (Error 2)”
by Pete Hubbard 03 Jul '13

03 Jul '13

New Chirp user: I have a Baofeng UV-5r+Plus; Build # BFB293 While attempting to load the new driver, I got a msg that “… Microsoft determined that the current driver is up-to-date.” While trying to "Download from radio", I get an error pop-up that says "Could not open port COM5 (Error 2)”. My Device Manger says the cable is in COM 5. Any suggestions where I should investigate? Pete

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