May 2014 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] Problems loading Baofeng UV-5R
by N5PLW - Clif 19 May '14

19 May '14

Hello, I am trying to load 18 Baofeng Radios and I am having a very hard time. Currently, I have tried both the Live disk and the program on the pc hard drive. I am getting the message that the “radio is not responding”. Also, the drop down options under the “Radio” tab, the option to write to the radio is grayed out...so even if I could connect to the radio, it does not allow me to write. Running Windows 7 home edition. Any other information you may need please let me know.... N5PLW – Clif

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[chirp_users] New user; CHIRP does not start on my MBP
by Jerald Josephs 19 May '14

19 May '14

Hello, I just discovered Chirp yesterday and I downloaded it to check it out. I read the entire FAQ at http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/FAQ, but there is nothing there about the application not starting up. I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro 17 with 16GB RAM, running Mac OS X 10.9 with all software up-to-date. After downloading the ZIP, I dragged Chirp over to the Applications folder. I then opened Chirp and went down into .../Applications/chirp-4.0.0/Contents/MacOS and ran "chirp" from there in a Terminal window. This is what I got: $ ./chirp ./chirp: line 15: /opt/kk7ds/bin/python2.7: No such file or directory ./chirp: line 15: exec: /opt/kk7ds/bin/python2.7: cannot execute: No such file or directory But, I do have python: $ python -V Python 2.7.5 $ which python /usr/bin/python T he Chirp shell script is setting PYTHON PYTHON=/opt/kk7ds//Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python If I search my disk from /Library, this is what I find: rary root# cd / jerald-mbp-wlan:/ root# find /Library -name Python -print /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Library/PrivateFrameworks/LLDB.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Python /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Python /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/Python /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python /Library/Python It's interesting to see that I have a framework for Python 3.3 and yet the binary in my path is v2.7.5 Not sure what I should do next. BR, Jerald

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[chirp_users] Max OSX Woes
by Joseph R. Erlewein 19 May '14

19 May '14

Hi there, name's Joe. Call N8CN I've got a Macbook Air running Mavericks, a Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion, and a Mac Mini running Mountain Lion. On all three units, the last version I tried (a while ago) was v0.3.1. It was terribly slow, and I had issues with tasks like.. resizing the window. I basically shelved it, and ended up using RT systems software inside a VirtualBox Windows 7 instance, which proved faster. By like, a lot. I recently tried Chirp again (to read a chirp file for import to a website that lists area repeaters that I maintain) and was notified that 0.4.0 was available. I downloaded and installed it. I've tried it an all three platforms mentioned above. 1st issue: still very slow once you have a file with any data in it. 2nd issue: tasks like changing the size of the window are .. glitchy. 3rd issue: it crashes (repeatably) when I attempt to open a file. Not the opening-a-file part, the "browsing to where the file is located" part, usually before finding the file to even bother trying to open it. I guess my query is this: If this is multi-platform software, are there test users / power-users using this under OSX with any success? If so, I'm wondering why my experiences have been so poor, as I know that with what I've already encountered, I wouldn't be able to use this software on OSX with any long-term success.. Or.. maybe I am missing a step? I've downloaded the zip, extracted the app, placed it where it needs to be, and run the application. There are no other "notes" on the site about other necessary tweaks -- but if there are other OSX users out there that did something different to achieve results that yield a workable platform -- is there something on the wiki that shows what you did and where you did it? I've opened Chirp under my Virtualbox Windows7 instance, and it appears to be MUCH more stable and reliable. No noticeable "speed increase" over operations on the OSX version, but the glitchiness and crashiness seem to not exist. Just offering what I've experienced in the last few months. I'm not out to "flame" the software -- I think it's a great idea, and the effort is extremely remarkable!! -- and I'm not out to just "complain" -- and perhaps it's just lack of effort to dig deeper and/or understanding on my part -- I'm just communicating what I've run into (as an OSX user, and Windows-land escapee) in the past 4 to 6 months attempting to make use of Chirp on OSX Windows, no problem. seems to work fine. Honestly, out of lack of time, I haven't played with the linux versions despite having a lot of test platforms I could use. In fact, now that I've written this, I think ima go try it. :) Anyone try it on a RPi yet? (i assume yes…) Best 73 and -- hey I really like the idea of this software :)

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[chirp_users] Loop back
by Clif Wright 18 May '14

18 May '14

When I look at my port for my cable to load my UV-5R It states "This port appears to be a cable without Echo Loopback" Is this a possible cause of me not being able to write to my radio? Thanks N5PLW Clif — Sent from Mailbox

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[chirp_users] Upload to radio gray out
by Clif Wright 16 May '14

16 May '14

I have two problems. When I do "Download from Radio" I see the clone bars work and see the light on the radio, but nothing is loaded in the sheet. When I look at the "Upload to Radio" it is grey out, so I am unable to create a sheet and load the radio. What am I missing? The radio is a UV-5R. I have loaded the drivers from MTC where I purchased the radios (18). Thanks for all the help. N5PLW Clif — Sent from Mailbox

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[chirp_users] Programing a Baofeng UV-82 with Chirp on osx 10.9.2
by Christian Schwarz 16 May '14

16 May '14

Hi everybody, I’d like to know, if anybody managed to program the UV-82 using chirp (or the daily build 20140428) on osx 10.9.2. I read that one might or might not have to disable apple’s own driver for FTDI chipset. I’ve been googleing the topic for a few days now and have not found a way to make it work on my mbp. The system report will tell me that a USB-Serial Controller is there: USB-Serial Controller: Product ID: 0x2303 Vendor ID: 0x067b (Prolific Technology, Inc.) Version: 3.00 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. Location ID: 0xfa130000 / 6 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA): 100 When I try to "download from radio” I have four choices in a dropdown menu, each of which will give me an error message: - /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port error: An error has occurred - Radio did not respond - /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem error: An error has occurred - could not open port /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem: [Errno 16] Resource busy: '/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem' - /dev/cu.NoZAP-PL2303-000013FA error: Radio did not respond - /dev/cu.usbserial error: Radio did not respond Any ideas? I am using the USB programming cable from Baofeng, that came with the radio. btw. under windows7 (installed on the mbp) it works like a charm. Cheers, Chris

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Re: [chirp_users] how does one reply
by N4AOF 16 May '14

16 May '14

HOW you reply to a mailing list message depends slightly on what kind of email system you are using. With the vast majority of email client software and most webmail systems, all you need to do is click on the REPLY button. Most email systems will automatically insert the correct mail list reply address, which is chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com -- if your email system doesn't insert the correct address, then most likely it will use the individual email address of the person who sent the message you are replying to. You can easily check to see what address your email system put on the reply message. If it put chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com as the TO address, you are fine. If it put some other address, you have a choice of how to fix the problem: 1) You can delete the incorrect address then manually type or copy&paste the correct address chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com into the TO address block or 2) You could try using REPLY ALL instead of just REPLY. In this case the email system _should_ insert both the mail list address _and_ the individual address; then you just delete the individual address (If REPLY ALL doesn't work, you are back with just Option 1) The other thing that most email systems will do when you click REPLY (or REPLY ALL) is to automatically quote the entire message you are replying to. It is always polite to trim any unnecessary text from the quoted text in your reply. This is especially important is you are subscribed to the mail list in Digest mode -- NEVER quote an entire digest message in your reply! If you are subscribed to receive individual messages, you should still delete the extraneous header and footer lines that are automatically added by the mail list and the email system; you should usually also delete any lengthy portions of the original message that are not related to your reply. For example, in this reply, I deleted header information such as the date of your message and the repeated copy of the subject line, I deleted the footer lines that tell the reader which mail list this message was posted to (the mail list is going to add those footer lines back in, and there is no need to have them twice); and I trimmed your introduction and signature, leaving only the questions you asked, because this is what I was replying to. Your original message was short enough that I didn't really need to trim those three lines, but I did that as part of the example of trimming the original text to just the significant part for a reply. Whether or not you will see your own message back from the list depends entirely on your email system -- the list is definitely going to send you a copy of your own message -- the vast majority of email client software and most webmail systems will include that message in your inbox. The one significant exception to this behavior is GMAIL (which apparently is what you are using). Gmail automatically filters out all messages which it sees as being FROM your own gmail address; therefore it will normally not let you see your own message coming back from the mail list. -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 20:54:58 +0200 From: Christian Schwarz <coffeeisallineed(a)gmail.com> how does one reply to a email that was sent by the mailing-list? And does one see one?s own replies once posted?

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[chirp_users] how does one reply
by Christian Schwarz 15 May '14

15 May '14

a brief question, how does one reply to a email that was sent by the mailing-list? And does one see one’s own replies once posted? thanks. Chris

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[chirp_users] TM-271a CAP/MARS modified
by Rob Cartier 15 May '14

15 May '14

I have a Kenwood TM-271A that has been MARS/CAP modified to handle frequencies that are outside the Amateur Bands The frequency is 15x.5625. and the Kenwood MCP-1A is able to resolve and program correctly however chirp template for this radio complains about the band and steps being in error :( Is there a workaround to disable the test and enter the frequency as needed or is a update to the python required to address this ? Thanks Rob - kd1jg -- ---------------------------------- Rob Cartier Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/rob.cartier

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[chirp_users] Help in programming a uv-5
by Clif Wright 15 May '14

15 May '14

I have an uv-5r and unable to program. When I use Chirp I see the program, but the upload to radio is greyed out. I have windows 7 and have all the current updates. the cable is black and I have tried to load all drivers. Any guidance would be helpful as I need to program about 15 radios

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