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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R Frequency mod
by N4AOF 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

There ain't no sech animal. The simple FACT is that the "frequency mod" for the UV-5R is, and always has been, a total hoax. Contrary to some pitiful fake videos on Utube, it does not work. You can use Chirp or VIP to set the band limits to anything you like -- and the radio will then display any numbers you choose in the display window -- but the radio itself can only operate in a range just barely wider than the stock frequency limits. -----Original Message----- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:38:49 -0700 (PDT) From: David A Purcell <usmc_vet(a)sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R Frequency mod To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <1395686329.95453.YahooMailNeo(a)web184804.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" If you are a member of the YAHOO user group for the Baofeng UV-5R then you can download the file here: ? https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/baofeng_uv5r/files ? David ?

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '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-20140324 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #268 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [KG-UVxD] Fix dtcs pol get for cross tone Dtcs pol get was working only for "DTCS" tone mode, it has to be considered also for cross tone modes. Fix #1479 [Jens Jensen <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com>] [bj-uv55] remove 2.5 from steps in vfo mode #1503

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[chirp_users] Changing to a different radio in chirp
by jim schraw 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

How do I change from a boafeng uv-82 to a uv5 within chirp. Any ideas ?

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[chirp_users] Copying data from one rig to another (of the same model)
by YT9TP - Pedja 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

First, I want to emphasize that I know that it is recommended not to copy image saved from one rig to another. There is just one thing I would like to clarify. As I understand, Chirp uses clone function of a rig to copy settings from a rig and store them and also restore settings back to that rig. Clone function is actually meant to be used to directly copy settings from one rig to another using direct cloning cable. If direct cloning is harmless, why copying image from one rig to another using Chirp is not advisable? Isn't it the same as direct cloning except image is intermediately saved on computer? YT9TP, Pedja http://www.yt9tp.iz.rs --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '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-20140317 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #267 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5R] Add Support for Baofeng UV-6 add support for Baofeng UV-6 to uv5r.py expose new settings in structures add new options lists add 'def _get_mem(self, number):' and 'def _get_nam(self, number):' helpers to accomadate the UV-6's channel numbering scheme (1-128 vs. 0-127)) update 'def get_memory(self, number):' to use the above helpers add 'def _set_mem(self, number):' and 'def _set_nam(self, number):' helpers to accomadate the UV-6's channel numbering scheme (1-128 vs. 0-127) update 'def set_memory(self, mem):' to use the above helpers add menu settings add subclass #923 [Jens Jensen <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com>] [ft-7900] initial settings support for FT-7900 #1483 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [KG-UVxD] Fix dtcs pol set Dtcs pol use only one bit Fix #1479 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5R] Driver Maintenance - Settings update a few settings to more closely resemble the radio's menu settings hide/show settings based on the radio model instead of firmware version #1471

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 63, Issue 8
by Don 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

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[chirp_users] PSA: Permanently disable Yaesu Wires beep
by chirp.cordless＠xoxy.net 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

I know this isn't directly Chirp related, but it's the right audience, and this information needs to get widely distributed. Nobody in my local ham circles knew about it. If you don't know what the annoying Yaesu Wires beep is, it's a Yaesu-proprietary internet access feature. It's too easy to accidentally enable on most Yaesu radios, and it injects a DTMF tone at the start of every transmission that masks the start of the audio. It turns out there's a way to silence the beep, even if you accidentally put the radio in Wires mode. There's a well-done description of the settings changes for a dozen Yaesu models, and an explanation, at http://www.sbara.org/downloads/WIRES/ which has both online html versions and downloadable pdfs. Hope that helps some, and apologies for the noise to the rest of you. -dan

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[chirp_users] Up and Running with Constant Contact
by Pete Mackie 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

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[chirp_users] Cannot Upload to Yausu VX-6
by Pete Mackie 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

I can download memory settings from my Yausu VX-6 transceiver to CHIRP. I cannot upload memory settings from CHRIP to my Yausu VX-6. CHRIP totally locks up (only recovery is Force Quit Application) approximately one-third of the upload. Additionally all of my manually entered Yausu VX-6 memory settings are wiped out after the CHIRP upload attempt, except for one entry. I am able to perform both uploads and download data transfers to my Boefeng UV-5R data transceiver. It is only the Yausu VX-6 transceiver upload data transfer which is failing. I am running CHRIP on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, which is a fairly new O/S release for Apple. I’ve tried running both CHIRP 0.3.1 and the latest daily build. Both versions fail with the Yausu VX-6 upload data transfer. Pete

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Re: [chirp_users] [vx-3] - daily build with vx3 fix will not upload to radio
by bob 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

Thank you Jens for posting all [vx-3] fixes. I picked off the latest build and Upload/downloads now working again. Both the upload and the memory edits seem to be working again. I will do some more fiddling to make sure, but initial looks are good! I can stop working out of the python interpreter with the raw files again and instead just use the daily build exe's. The only problem I have with the VX-3 now is something related to tagging what memories go into what bank. However, I'll need some time to verify/test and will post a bug report if I can reproduce it again. You have to tag more than 256 memories to move into a bank (or something like that). 8 bit counter overflow? It's a PITA to reproduce. Thanks again for fixing both issues making Chirp useful to all of us once more ! The other upside is I have been forced to learning Python, which isn't a bad thing at all !! -bob

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