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[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] Mac OS
by Bill Arnold 04 Jul '15

04 Jul '15

Is there a version of CHIRP (or an alternate) that works on a Mac? (OS10.10) Thank you! Bill Arnold Tucson

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[chirp_users] Jetstream JT-222
by Milton Garb 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

I have a Jetstream JT-220 and Chirp has worked perfectly. My neighbor just got a Jetstream JT-222. Does Chirp work with the JT-222? It's not listed. Experienced replies please. Milton N6MG

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[chirp_users] FT1D programming went well on Centos 6 - comments & errata
by David Ranch 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Hey Marco, fellow Chirp users, Thought I'd chime in mention that programming my FT1D with the Chirp daily went well after a few minor bumps. Thank you to Marco and everyone to make Chirp possible! I searched for them here in the archive and didn't find any so I thought I'd mention them here: #1 - In bringing in memories I saved as an export from a Kenwood TH-F6A, things went very well! #2 - Few questions - Left Hand "Settings" tab APRS General - What is the "User Selected Symbol"? I already have /[ for the APRS "person" symbol - "My Position" says Manual Lat/Long though on the Radio says "GPS" - Time Source says "manual" when the radio says "Auto" APRS Transmit: - Chirp calls it "TX Beacons" is set to "interval" when the FT1D calls it Beacon TX and the Radio has it actually set to to AUTO (not SmartBeacon). This means use SmartBeacon if it's enabled in it's own menu APRS SmartBeacon - I would encourage you to make Chirp a little more verbose. Please rename from Type1 to something a little more helpful like: Type 1 - High Speed, Type 2 - Medium Speed, Type 3 - Low speed APRS Messages - It's pretty slick you can capture these messages but what if I don't want to clone them to another radio. Can you give me a checkbox to delete or not export some/all of these? APRS Beacons - It's pretty nice you can capture these messages but really not useful to clone them to another radio. Can you give me a checkbox to delete or not export some/all of these? "Misc" tab - Chirp shows "Opening message mode" as "Normal" when the radio calls it "Callsign" - If the mode isn't set to messase, can you grey out Chirp's "Opening Message" text field? #3 - There are some items missing in Chirp and some are kinda important: Most of the FT1D "Config" menu, most of the TX/RX (setting narrow deviation, YSF defaults), portions of the Signalling menu, Scan tab - There are a few items missing like "Scan Width", DW Time, WiresX settings #4 - Older generations of Chirp used to work fine on this machine but in this recent one, I was seeing: -- ./chirpw Traceback (most recent call last): File "./chirpw", line 20, in <module> from chirp import logger File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-daily-20150623/chirp/logger.py", line 27, in <module> import argparse ImportError: No module named argparse -- The solution here was to install the following from the Centos "Extras" repo: yum install python-argparse.noarch #5 - Chirp seems to be a bit chatty on the STDOUT side when I'm only programming an HT here. I think some of this should go away as they don't apply, are duplicate to what displays on the GUI, etc -- ./chirpw WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex , 1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-1810000 Digimodes simplex , 1800000-1810000 Digital Modes simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex mode: CW , 1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex , 3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex , 7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex , 10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10130000-10140000 All narrow band digimodes simplex , 10130000-10140000 RTTY simplex mode: RTTY ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10140000-10150000 All modes, digimodes, no phone simplex , 10140000-10150000 Packet simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex , 14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex , 18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex , 21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex , 24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW , 28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28150000-28190000 All narrow band modes, digimodes simplex , 28150000-28190000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29000000-29200000 All modes, AM preferred simplex mode: AM , 29000000-29200000 AM simplex mode: AM ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29300000-29510000 Satellite downlink simplex , 29300000-29510000 Satellite Downlinks simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex , 1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-1810000 Digimodes simplex , 1800000-1810000 Digital Modes simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex mode: CW , 1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex , 3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex , 7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex , 10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10130000-10140000 All narrow band digimodes simplex , 10130000-10140000 RTTY simplex mode: RTTY ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10140000-10150000 All modes, digimodes, no phone simplex , 10140000-10150000 Packet simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex , 14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex , 18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex , 21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex , 24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW , 28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28150000-28190000 All narrow band modes, digimodes simplex , 28150000-28190000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29000000-29200000 All modes, AM preferred simplex mode: AM , 29000000-29200000 AM simplex mode: AM ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29300000-29510000 Satellite downlink simplex , 29300000-29510000 Satellite Downlinks simplex ] /home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/importdialog.py:304: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip tips = gtk.Tooltips() /home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/importdialog.py:332: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip tips.set_tip(lab, self.tips[k]) ERROR: -- Exception: -- ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 236, in run self.__radio.sync_out() File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 241, in sync_out _clone_out(self) File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 160, in _clone_out raise errors.RadioError("Failed to communicate with the radio: %s" % e) RadioError: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: ---------------- ERROR: Clone failed: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 --- ERROR: None ERROR: ---------------------------- ERROR: -- Exception: -- ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 236, in run self.__radio.sync_out() File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 241, in sync_out _clone_out(self) File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 160, in _clone_out raise errors.RadioError("Failed to communicate with the radio: %s" % e) RadioError: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: ---------------- ERROR: Clone failed: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 --- ERROR: None

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[chirp_users] Chirp Issue with Icom IC-91A
by Justin Doxford 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

I have an Icom IC-91A handheld. I have installed the latest daily install as of today. The radio loads up just fine however when it gets to memory 849 it just says (Idle) I close the program, relaunch and same thing. I have tried downloading previous daily installs and have had no luck correcting this. I start to edit some of the channels and it says its writing the memory but then the program locks up. If I select refresh my list completely disappears and the info below shows (Getting bank information for memory 849) I tried turning the radio off and on, unplugging and plugging back in the cable and still the program is frozen. I reload the program and I am back to the error message. There is a [0] in front of the message. Not sure where to go from here. Attached is the log 73's KE7ROQ

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[chirp_users] Chirp Issue
by Justin Doxford 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

I have an Icom IC-91A handheld. I have installed the latest daily install as of today. The radio loads up just fine however when it gets to memory 849 it just says (Idle) I close the program, relaunch and same thing. I have tried downloading previous daily installs and have had no luck correcting this. I start to edit some of the channels and it says its writing the memory but then the program locks up. If I select refresh my list completely disappears and the info below shows (Getting bank information for memory 849) I tried turning the radio off and on, unplugging and plugging back in the cable and still the program is frozen. I reload the program and I am back to the error message. There is a [0] in front of the message. Not sure where to go from here. Thank You, Justin D. Doxford / Client Care Director 877-723-8832 Ext 130 (desk / mobile) Fax: 810-958-0833 [1]

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[chirp_users] Issue with Umlauts
by Christian Hilgers 28 Jun '15

28 Jun '15

Hi, I tested chirp 0.4.1 on Debian Jessie with my Kenwood TH-F7e via USB-serial Adapter and a serial-RIG Cable. It worked very well and I could read and write data from and to the handheld. It failed while reading Frequency Names like Düsseldorf or others with Umlauts. I am running UTF8 on my box. Are there other recommendations on the Locale to be used? Thanks Christian = DG7PC :wq!

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[chirp_users] login
by fogdaddy1＠gmail.com 27 Jun '15

27 Jun '15

having problem logging in I know my address and password and it still won’t let me login Sent from Windows Mail

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[chirp_users] Chirp Sud's Package error
by EllBee 26 Jun '15

26 Jun '15

Hello, I have a Baofeng BF-F9 tri power. I am using CHIRP daily-20150623 .... GTK 2.24.10 PyGTK 2.24.0 Python 2.7.10. I can download my radios image using BF-F8HP, but when I try to import my local frequencies from radio Reference, I get an error that I need a sud's memory package installed. Has anyone else experienced this or know what I need to do?

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[chirp_users] Unable to install Chirp daily builds
by Donald Stewart 26 Jun '15

26 Jun '15

Hello, I hadn't installed the daily builds in awhile so the other day I tried to update to the current daily build. I had a message appear on my screen that the computer couldn't find and various files and maybe I didn't have proper permission to access them. Once that popped up my antiviral software treated the setup file as if it was a virus. I tried going back through the daily builds until I found one that would install and the was for the 6/8/2015 one. So what changed? I am running Vista. Thanks, Don Stewart

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