April 2015 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] HELP
by Jim Russell 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

I bought two baofeng radios, one is UV-82C an the other is BF-F8H and I can get neither one to up load to the computer it says in the paper i got with the radios that the small CD disc has all the software on it but when i click on it open it there is just a bunch of files, it says in the instructions that to click on the radio on the menu bar but so far I have found no menu bar with a radio to click on. It says I have to upload to the computer before I can program the radio OKAY what do I have to do get past this point. I'm lost I can't even get started till this happens. thank you Jim KM6WC CM97iw

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[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-60
by Jerry A 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Hello, Would anyone be able to offer help with the Yaesu FT-60 and Chirp? For some reason I am getting an error message about communication between the radio and software. I have used FT-60 Commander, a Prolific USB to com port interface and Windows XP successfully but am unable to make things work with Chirp and Windows 7 using the same procedure, interface and com port. 73, Jerry - VE9CD

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[chirp_users] Setting up banks/groups on Yaesu VX-3
by Mike Lubrecht 05 May '15

05 May '15

Hello all! I’ve just successfully uploaded a set of channels and other settings to my Yaesu VX-3. Those work perfectly. I then used Chirp to name three banks and select which channels I wanted to populate those banks. When I uploaded again, the radio doesn’t seem to recognize them – when I use the FW and/or BAND key to access them, I get a “NO BNK” message. I downloaded my image back from the radio, just to see if it had properly uploaded – all looked correct. Any hints on how to make the radio recognize the banks I’ve set up. Thanks! Mike Lubrecht KC7NOE

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[chirp_users] A thank you
by Josef Zeevi 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Hey guys, I just wanted to say thanks for this terrific program. I haven't used it in over a year, but downloaded the last stable release and without any fuss, it reprogrammed all the radios I needed it to. (I'm trying to standardize the channels on a bunch of different radios/brands..) Does it do everything I want? No, but neither do my kids or wife. J It certainly does more than enough. I'll troll the website to find out if what I'd like is even possible, or has been discussed. Again, a hearty thanks for a really cool piece of SW. Josef Zeevi 512.773.8818 www.linkedin.com/in/josefzeevi Skype: josef.zeevi

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[chirp_users] Chirp program for Yaesu FT1500
by g6ohm＠talktalk.net 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Hello everyone Can anyone tell me if the Chirp program was adjusted to work with the Yaesu FT1500. I did a search on the net and saw something about it had been suspended , but not sure how long ago it was. Any help appreciated 73 Andy Dunham G6OHM My email : g6ohm(a)talktalk.net My Website: http://g6ohm.webs.com/

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[chirp_users] Regarding the message "UV-B5 upload with "Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0000" (Cody P Schafer)"
by george geran 25 Apr '15

25 Apr '15

I also had that problem with the Baofeng UV-5RE plus.I read some of the past listing and found the driver site, downloaded and installed the newer driver (my old driver was several years old and Windows 7 has had some major updates since then).Then I also noticed that a correction had been made on a daily update concerning block NK for 0.001 or 0.100 so I used that daily version. Everything worked fine. It did take me several hours researching the comments to find the suggestions but that is life with computers sometimes. Updates to operating systems can cause significant problems. Anyway, the result is that everything works fine now. George P. Geran

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[chirp_users] Naming of Narrow vs Wide FM differs between radios making copying channels difficult
by Cody P Schafer 25 Apr '15

25 Apr '15

It appears that some models (UV-B5, UV-82, TERMN-8R) refer to Narrow FM as "NFM" and Wide FM as "FM", while others (Yaesu VX-8) appear to refer to Narrow FM as "FM" and Wide as "WFM". When one attempts to copy channels between radio drivers that use different names chirp is unhappy and gives an error for every channel with a non-compatible mode. Should these names be made uniform across drivers? Or am I just misinterpreting the "Mode" meaning (entirely possible). Thanks

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[chirp_users] UV-B5 upload with "Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0000"
by Cody P Schafer 25 Apr '15

25 Apr '15

I've seen some other postings about higher addresses failing, but none about block 0 failing. This is a "27 menu" model of the uv-b5. Downloading works fine. Unmodified image here: http://vcr.einic.org/~nyx/uv-b5_orig.img I've tried uploading both modified and completely unmodified images to the radio. All fail with the same "Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0000" error.

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[chirp_users] New Baofeng UV-5R w/cable. Chirp reports failed connection w/radio as could not communicate w/radio.
by DJ 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

I received this new radio today. I tried to use my old (August last year NewOld version) and had the same 'could not connect with radio'. It did nothing, but the new Daily download version not only does the same, but it also keys up the transmitter when attempting to clone, and still fails.

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[chirp_users] Error message
by Shon Edwards 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Am getting this error message "Upload finished, but the 'Other Settings' could not be sent because the firmware version of the image ( Ver B82S26 ) does not match that of the radio ( Ver B82S28 )." Am trying to upload info to a Baofeng UV-82X and getting this message. It's possible my CHIRP version may not be new enough. Seems to still transfer the frequencies and labels. Not sure what is NOT being transferred because of this. Does anyone know what needs to be done to get rid of the error message? Or what is not getting transferred? Anything to worry about? Thx, Shon Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) Amateur call: K6QT 1039 N 2575 W Layton, UT, 84041-7709 USA E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com Home phone: (801) 444-3445 Cell: (605) 209-6064

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