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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '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-20140708 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #278 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [Stock Config] 60 Meter Channel Wrong Channel 2 in the "US 60 meter channels(Dial)" Stock Config is incorrect related to #1739 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [IC2100H] add setting to enable display of alphanumeric channel names import RadioSettings from chirp.settings add "anm" (alphanumeric) parameter to structures add mem.extra code to "def get_memory(self, number):" add "Alphanumeric Name" setting add code to enable "anm" when a memory with a "name is edited add mem.extra code to "def set_memory(self, mem):" related to issue #1733 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Updated italian translation from Fabio Related to #46 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [ft8x7] Hide power column in the spreadsheet As Yaesu FT8x7 family radios does not support per memory power set we have to hide power column in the spreadsheet, that's a feature of UI I discovered right now Fix #1741 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-82] UV-82X 220MHz Problem the "rf.valid_bands" override in the "class" for the UV-82 was breaking the vhf/220 functionality of the uv5r.py driver for this model. support for varying band ranges by model was reworked to be similar to how it is done in the th8102.py driver. related to bug #1695 [Dan Drogichen <chirp.cordless(a)xoxy.net>] [developer] Control fontsize of file browser display - #1697 Add user specification of the font size to use for the developer tools file browser display, without affecting any other Chirp displays. This is done with a new chirp.config integer property browser_fontsize in the [developer] section. The default size is unchanged at 10. Values between 4 and 144 are accepted; others result in the default. Add documentation of browser_fontsize to the README.developers file. #1697 Changes for Build #279

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[chirp_users] Power settings for FT897D
by Steve Lenaghan 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

What are the power settings column for? Steve VE6VS

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[chirp_users] UV8D
by David Singleton 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

Just wondering what the status is of Chirp being able to support the new Wouxun KG-UV8D? Thank you Sent with MailTrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=ramboton@gma…>

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[chirp_users] UV82 lapel/speaker mic query
by Dave Whitehead 05 Jul '14

05 Jul '14

Hi I have several Baofeng radios, most recently added a UV82 (which has a dual PTT button on the radio) On the others when the lapel/speaker mic is connected and the mic PTT is keyed the radio transmits on the currently selected channel either top or bottom. On the UV82 (lapel/speaker mic is not a dual PTT) it *always* seems to transmit on the bottom channel. I've trawled the menus and settings but cant see anything that might control this behaviour. If anyone knows how to change this I'd be very grateful. Thankyou Dave ----------------------------------------- Please print responsibly Marwell Wildlife is a limited liability company registered in England and Wales under number 1355272. VAT No. 631 9661 30. The company is a registered charity, number 275433 Registered office: Marwell Wildlife, Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1JH. Opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual, not the company unless specifically indicated to that effect. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient we apologise for any inconvenience. Please return to the sender. Any use or copying is strictly prohibited.

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[chirp_users] Issue with UV-5rv2+ programming
by Rick Myers 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Trying to use chirp to program new HTs. Reads radio ok, but error message of radio won't respond to write to radio. Happens on both radios. If I use the VIP software (talk about convoluted!) it will write to the radio. I just did 1 local repeater channel thru VIP so see if it would work. Any thoughts or ideas I can try? Thanx RIck -- Rick Myers KD0THD SAR Manager, Planner, K9 Handler, Instructor, and Ground Pounder Member, Board of Directors, Canine Search and Recovery, Inc. Founder and Lead Trainer, Three Rivers Area Search and Rescue Council Instructor, Illinois SAR Council Member, National Search Dog Alliance

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[chirp_users] Baofeng Radios
by Michael West 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

OK, I’m officially PO’d. I have 4 UV-5R radios. I bought 2 and used chirp to program them. Although I had some difficulty I was able to do it using a ‘kenwood’ cable that a friend had. Now that I’ve bought 2 more I absolutely, positively cannot get them to connect. Sometimes they upload to the program but I cannot download the new set of frequencies. I get so frustrated and mad when I try to do this. It’s so arbitrary and is NOT reliable. Does anyone have any suggestions that might work for me? I’ve made sure the cables are connected properly (otherwise they shouldn’t upload in the first place) but why can’t I get the frets downloaded? If you have a logical and reasonable answer I’m willing to try it. ___ reply direct to: michaeljwest(a)centurytel.net

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[chirp_users] Resource site. mostly for Canadian, Nova Scotia users
by Galen Thurber 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

I've set up a site that I hope is of use http://flightsimhq.org/radio/ select 1st-page.html I have packs (BF888,UV5R) for specific usages such as: Nova Scotia services (police legacy, GSAR, GMRS, busses, weather, marine) legal GMRS (plus scanning) Nova Scotia HAM users (plus other scanning) plus information not found elsewhere VE1GAT -- I've been on-line since late 1992 My computer recommendations: Puppy Linux operating system, passwordsafe, truecrypt (private storage for hard drive/flash sticks), Pidgin Internet Messenger, tor anonymous browsing bundle. My information recommendations: antiwar.com therealnews.com alternet.org quackwatch.com Please join my boycott of: Eastlink, Facebook,Yahoo!, Microsoft

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[chirp_users] Yeasu FT-60R Issue
by John D. Gremard 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Pardon me if this has already been asked and answered. Last night I cloned my FT-60 with the repeaters in St. Louis from Repeaterbook.com with CHIRP. The frequencies that we're programmed manually work fine. When I try to key the mike on the new frequencies, all I get is "error". Any suggestions? In the interest of full disclosure, the radio and I are new to the hobby. Thanks in advance, '73 John Gremard KE0ARY

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[chirp_users] CHIRP and the Baofengs
by Dave Reiner 02 Jul '14

02 Jul '14

Hi, I am having problems programming frequencies into my Baofeng UV-5R. It will take some of the higher ones, but won't upload the low ones. They appear on the CHIRP program, but when they upload, they change to random higher freq. Is it a setting I hope? Thanks, FD

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Re: [chirp_users] Fwd: Re: Linux My CHIRP Protests
by D.J.J. Ring, Jr. 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

I reinstalled chirp and pygtk. I still get this error. David On Jun 24, 2014 1:34 PM, "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <djringjr(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have pygtk installed. > > Is there some way I can force chirp to see it? > > > David > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Jens J." <kd4tjx(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Jun 24, 2014 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Linux My CHIRP Protests > To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> > > Looks like it cant find pygtk > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea(a)arrl.net> > *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:14 AM > *Subject:* [chirp_users] Linux My CHIRP Protests > > Honest, I had this working and I uninstalled it because somehow CHIRP got > registered as a file browser program and NOW it protests: > > chirpw > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/chirpw", line 25, in <module> > import gtk > ImportError: No module named gtk > > > All the dependencies that I know about are installed. > > I am running ARCH Linux. > > 73 > David N1EA > > _______________________________________________ > 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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