January 2014 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] Wouxun UV6X (Powerwerx) - read new radio, no settings available to unlock the menu?
by Rob Sullivan 16 Jan '14

16 Jan '14

Is this expected, ie. do I really have to install the Windows software to unlock the Menu on a new UV6X Powerwerx radio? Chirp daily (1/15/2014) on linux reads the frequencies OK (after Download from Radio) OK, but the Chirp Settings tab is /entirely blank/ - there are no options, not even the one to enable the Menu. The box includes a warning paper that says the radio ships with Menu disapled (required for FCC Part 90 radio?), and that the Wouxun software must be first be used to download, select Menu Enabled, then rewrite to the radio in order to enable it. They also warn that third party software may brick the radio. After using the free Powerwerx software to read the radio, enable Menus, and write the radio, the result with Chirp is the same: the pre-loaded frequencies show up, but the Setup tab is blank. O/S is Ubuntu with current patches, etc. Am I missing something? I didn't try writing the radio with Chirp. A few days ago, I used Chirp to read and write a UV6D(v1) -- it worked fine. Thanks & 73, Rob

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 15 Jan '14

15 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-20140115 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #260 [Jens Jensen <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com>] [vx-2] fix exception when picking my menu function #833 I was incorrectly setting the mymenukey option. This should fix. Changes for Build #261

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[chirp_users] RadioReference and Canada
by gary wheeler 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

I have a RR account that I use a lot with Uniden stuff, I now have a Baofeng and have downloaded CHIRP and was trying to access the RR site for freqs but when asked for my zip code I can only put a Canadian postal code and then it comes back telling me I have the wrong County?? how do Canadians access RR site thru CHIRP ? love the software so far Gary

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[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R Frequency mod
by Tom Farrell 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Jim Unroe, "One thing you can do is use CHIRP to set either (or both or some combination) of the band limits to 100 MHz and 999 MHz." Could you send me instructions on how to do this? I could not find anywhere in the chirp menu settings to allow me to modify the band limits. I have a 127.8 Frequency I would like to attempt to program into my Baofeng UV-5R. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again, Tom Bench testing has shown the actual transmit range of an expanded 150/450 MHz UV-5R to be: VHF range 136 - 174 MHz expands to 127.8 - 176.0 MHz UHF range 400 - 520 MHz expands to 383.5 - 524.3 MHz Outside of that range, the radio would either not transmit or was unstable. Receiver coverage drops off sharply to zero outside the factory specified range. _________________________________________________________________ "Yes. The way CHIRP is packaged is different than it was when this "hack" was floating around." "One thing you can do is use CHIRP to set either (or both or some combination) of the band limits to 100 MHz and 999 MHz. That will allow you to key any STEP compatible frequency from 100.0000 MHz to 999.9975 MHz into the VFO. If you discover an out-of-band frequency that works for you, then you can program it into a channel manually and CHIRP will honor it just fine (just don't try to edit it within CHIRP)." Jim KC9HI

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 61, Issue 20
by N4AOF 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

It doesn't matter what you set the frequency limits to -- 127.8 MHz is an aircraft AM frequency, the radio cannot do AM. -----Original Message----- From: "Tom Farrell" <farrell(a)visi.com> I have a 127.8 Frequency I would like to attempt to program into my Baofeng UV-5R. Any help would be appreciated.

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 11 Jan '14

11 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-20140111 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #259 [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] [csv] Read KG-UV Commander CSV files. #1367 [Jens Jensen <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com>] [ft-7900] merge 7800 into 7900 class #597 Radio memories are apparently identical, or nearly identical, so folding 7900 into 7800 for now. [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] [anytone] Fix some issues in the indexes and model detection The previous patch didn't properly rename the Powerwerx class, and it was also getting detected incorrectly. This expands the header data that gets examined for the identifier and makes the base anytone more specific. Also, the powerwerx settings block looks different, so disable settings for the moment. Related to #1031 and #1365 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] [anytone] Add Powerwerx DB-750X clone support Related to #1031

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[chirp_users] .csv file import, fields not populating
by John Kellas 11 Jan '14

11 Jan '14

I have a file created in KG-UV Commander. If I export it as a .csv file, and then import it into CHIRP, none of the fields populate, irrespective if I tell it the model type is Wouxun UVD1P or UV6, and irrespective of the .csv output format such as using quotes or not, etc. ALso get this if I export from KG-UV6 Commander as well. The 'Name' field in the resultant .csv file says 'ERROR'. I know I can create a .csv file to work with successfully be reading from the radio first, but I was hoping by exporting the file from KG-UV Commander I could also move the Notes across to the .csv file in CHIRP and not have to re-write them all. I am also hoping that I can program all the frequencies I have in my UVD1P data bank in KG-UV Commander into my UV6D via CHIRP as well. Regards, John

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 10 Jan '14

10 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-20140110 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #258 [Jens Jensen <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com>] [ft-7900] fix upload error after clone #597 There seems to be an extra byte of write/ack. Setting block lengths properly seems to fix.

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[chirp_users] Icom T2h
by RICH LOVIN 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Is there any effort being made to allow programming of the ICOM T2H handheld? We use a lot them within our ARES group. Thanks to whomever set up Chirp for the Wouxon radios. They are a pain to program manually. Rich

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[chirp_users] BF-V6
by Michael Walker 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Have we decided that we want to invest in a BF-V6 which is a 16 channel VHF radio for $41 to be added to Chirp? It has no front panel display. I don't mind contributing to the purchase of one and having it sent to who every needs it. Anyone else? Mike va3mw

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