January 2014 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] FT-2900???
by Basil Copeland 24 Jan '14

24 Jan '14

The Yaesu FT-2900 is not listed among the supported radios on the main page. Is it close enough to the FT-2800 for CHIRP to work with it? Basil KE5GAE

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[chirp_users] Offset
by J L 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

How do I set the transmit frequency offset higher (+) or lower (-) than the receive frequency? Or must I use the actual frequency as the offset? operatorj

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Re: [chirp_users] Problems with Yaesu -- FT60 and FT-8800
by Brad NK8J 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

If you are using windows 7 use the 3.2.0.0 version drivers. Do not update it. Sent from my LG Mobile Basil Copeland <blcjr2(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Thanks for the prompt reply. At least with respect to the FT-60, Commander >was not open; at that point, it had not even been installed. IAC, I just >went through the whole process again with the FT-60. Same error. > >Seems curious to me that this would happen with two different cables >connected to two different radios. I really do not see how it could be a >cable issue. Driver issue, perhaps. That would be the only common >denominator. The driver is FTDI 2.8.30.0, dated 7/12/13, and installed >using COM4, as COM1/3 is reported "in use" (that would be for a Prolific >driver/USB cable used with the UV-5R). > >Basil >KE5GAE > > >On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Tom Hayward <esarfl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Basil Copeland <blcjr2(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > windows, with a final error message saying something about being unable >> to >> > "read echo" and then "bad cable?" >> >> This error means that Chirp tried to send something out over the >> serial port and didn't get a response. With Yaesu cables, everything >> sent should echo back to the serial port, because the tx and rx lines >> are connected together. The cause of this is usually, as reported, a >> faulty cable or driver. My only other idea is that another program may >> have been using the serial port when Chirp tried to access it. Was >> Commander still open? >> >> Tom KD7LXL >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 ____________________________________________________________ Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2

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[chirp_users] FT-817 Clone Rx error
by Michael Kent 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

I've used Chrip sucessfully with a Baofeng for a while, but I'm running in to issues with my F-817. I've recieved an image ok from the radio buy putting into clone mode hitting a and downloading the image. I've then edited the image. As soon as I press the C button on the radio for upload it just says "CLONE MODE" "Error" . Has anyone else had the same issue? Thanks M6OSI

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[chirp_users] Tone mode revisited
by Milton Hywatt 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

Not to drag this out more than it needed, I had one final observation. After verifying the tone mode for the Anytone AT-588UV should be set in Chirp as: "For RX using CTCSS and TX with no CTCSS (or DCS)... Tone Mode: Cross Tone: N/A ToneSql: {required CTCSS tone} Cross Mode: ->Tone " I opened the OEM software and in the column at the end of the row you can double click on for more advanced settings. Inside there is the Tone Mode setting allowing you to choose between Carrier and CTCSS/DCS. When the settings are as above in Chirp, when the radio is read from the OEM software the Tone Mode is still set to Carrier. I then set the Tone Mode to CTCSS/DCS and wrote back to the radio. So far so good. Just find it odd that I have to set that menu item using the OEM software to set the channel to CTCSS.

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[chirp_users] Tone mode
by Milton Hywatt 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

Evidently I've lost my marbles, not that I had many to lose in the first place. The issue is decoding tone. Just want to open squelch only when tone is present and properly decoded. Two public safety agencies. Standard PL toning used. Now.. when setting up Chirp I can only get just DEC to appear on the display if I set the Tone Mode to Cross then the Cross Mode to --> Tone. Only reason to decode tone, eliminates the repeater Morse code ID which is not transmitted with a tone encoded. So is this all correctly done? Before I had it set to TSQL and Tone - Tone but it wasn't eliminating the repeater ID. So I set out for an alternative setting. I have it set up similar on a Wouxun HT and when it receives a signal it can't decode the green activity ligh illuminates but there is no audio. So far I haven't heard any ID which is usually every 15 minutes or less.

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Re: [chirp_users] Tone mode
by Brad NK8J 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

Have yoi tried just changing the cross mode to ->tone? It may work for you then. Sent from my LG Mobile Milton Hywatt <mhywattt(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Evidently I've lost my marbles, not that I had many to lose > >in the first place. The issue is decoding tone. Just want to >open squelch only when tone is present and properly decoded. > >Two public safety agencies. Standard PL toning used. > >Now.. when setting up Chirp I can only get just DEC to appear >on the display if I set the Tone Mode to Cross then the Cross >Mode to --> Tone. Only reason to decode tone, eliminates the > >repeater Morse code ID which is not transmitted with a tone encoded. > >So is this all correctly done? Before I had it set to TSQL and Tone - Tone >but it wasn't eliminating the repeater ID. So I set out for an alternative setting. >I have it set up similar on a Wouxun HT and when it receives a signal it can't >decode the green activity ligh illuminates but there is no audio. So far I haven't >heard any ID which is usually every 15 minutes or less. > >_______________________________________________ >chirp_users mailing list >chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users ____________________________________________________________ How to Sleep Like a Rock Obey this one natural trick to fall asleep and stay asleep all night. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/52e0428b3ed2542892441st02vuc

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[chirp_users] Kenwood TM -281 Chirp not reading from radio.
by ronald schmidt 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

Tried to down load from radio over passt couple of days. I get message that stated culd not open port com6: [Error 5] access is denied. Tried new KPG46 cable and new Tripplite USB to serial adapter and still would not down load. Then tried it wil the kenwood software and was able to read the radio data. Is this a known problem? Any sugestions would be appreciated. Thnaks KG7GUK

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 21 Jan '14

21 Jan '14

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-20140121 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #262 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [ft8x7] Do detect "non-us driver used to clone us radio" only in non us driver Refine feature #957 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] Fix commit message line lenght test Do not add a linefeed to line being tested Noticed at commit time for #1375 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [ft8x7] Reduce timeout during clone-in for blocks after the first A long delay is necessary for the first block to give user the time to start clone procedure on the radio but for subsequent blocks a 10 sec timeout is more then enough Help feature #1375 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [ft8x7] Detect us driver used to clone non us radio Implement feature #1375

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[chirp_users] Chirp Baofeng UV5RA Settings
by Jeff Widen 17 Jan '14

17 Jan '14

In the advanced settings section for a Baofeng UV5RA in Chirp there is a "RESET menu" enable check box and "ALL menus" enable check box. What do these do? Thanks, Jeff

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