February 2016 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

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-20160210 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #383 [Ron Wellsted <ron(a)wellsted.org.uk>] [kg-uv8d] Expanded the configuration options support, Fixes #1667

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[chirp_users] Connectivity issues with Puxing PX-A6
by Kirill Elagin 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

Hello, I’ve got a Puxing PX-A6 and a cheap USB cable from China. Now I’m trying to make this setup work, but I’ve faced some issues, so I’m looking for help. The cable seems to have a PL-2303 inside, at least that’s what its USB IDs tell and it got picked up by pl2303 kernel module. Now, it _almost_ works. I use Puxing PX-2R driver with CHIRP. When I tell CHIRP to download data, it fails with `Failed to communicate with radio: Radio is not responding`. If I immediately try again, then it downloads successfully. I also noticed that when I connect the radio to my laptop, it starts transmitting (as in transmitting radio signal), likely because the cable plugs into the headset port. But it stops as soon as I open the tty using `socat` (`socat -x /dev/ttyUSB0 -`). When I exit `socat` it starts transmitting again after around 4 seconds. I believe this 4-second interval is the key to CHIRP succeeding, as it always succeeds when I hit “download” while the radio is not transmitting either immediately after the first attempt or immediately after exiting `socat`. I also tried setting up a pty using, again, `socat` to sniff the protocol. In this case the radio stops transmitting as soon as `socat` is started and, of course, using the pty, CHIRP successfully downloads channels from the first try. Well, my ultimate goal is to make their own programming software work (at least once, as I need to adjust some settings and after that I’ll happily stick to CHIRP), but it doesn’t. I thought, that understanding of what’s going on with CHIRP might help me figure out what to do next, so any ideas are welcome. Thanks. -- Кирилл Елагин

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[chirp_users] tecnology net chirp
by ea8ee 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

This Sunday at 15h utc in Italian and Spanish language NET TECHNOLOGY This coming Sunday, February 14 at 15h utc Topic: Program control radio equipment CHIRP Lecturer: Marco IV3GME Format : 'Welcome to the stations present -Presentation Of the issue - Questions and answers -Closing systems: - EXPERIMENTAL IRLP Reflector 0063 - Reflector DSTAR XRF007A REF 4371 DMR -TG9108 - ALLSTAR 27684 - ECHOLINK EA8SPAIN Conference -ZELLO Dstar Spain

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

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-20160209 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #382 [Tyler Tidman <tyler.tidman(a)draak.ca>] Update WX channel stock config. Fixes #2697. [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <co7wt(a)frcuba.co.cu>] [PATCH][TK-760G] Improved program mode + UHF mobile models, fixes #2999 Improved procedure to enter in program mode, it will try 10 times before fail, added also a lot of debug info. Added support for the mobile UHF modes: TK-860G/862G/868G with many variants. 73 [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <co7wt(a)frcuba.co.cu>] [TK-270] New Model, add support for the TK-260/27x/360/37x series, fixes #3279 Initial support for the older serie 60 (non G) family/series from Kenwood portable radios, both VHF and UHF ones. [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <co7wt(a)frcuba.co.cu>] [PATCH][TK-760] Fix model string showing, add images, fixes #3139 Fixes an issue about showing the model string in the settings tab. Also add images for the two repesentatives of the driver [K. Arvanitis <kosta(a)alumni.uvic.ca>] [FT-50] Added support for squelch setting to Yaesu FT-50 driver. Bug #2377 [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <co7wt(a)frcuba.co.cu>] [TK-760] Improved program mode entering, fixes #3139 More versatile program mode function, it will try 5 times before fail Serial timeout increased, it seems that this can cause troubles on windows. More debug output, improved the down/upload instructions. [Angus Ainslie <angus(a)akkea.ca>] [TH-D72] issue #3283 - add some settings Add a settings tab for the Kenwood TH-D720 - audio settings - display settings - battery settings [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [FT8x7] Allow pasting memories to special channels The check for immutable fields prevents pasting from any memories to special channels. We can avoid check for extd_number field, this allow the paste operation from (eg.) CSV Fix #3281 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add Yaesu FT-50 image from Mark Related to #1233

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[chirp_users] WIN 10
by ZIP-G 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

to all, i have been reading that win 10 home 'automatic updates' cannot be turned off but win 10 home pro can. since i will have to use the older driver for the prolific chip will win 10 work or not? thank you, 73 zippy

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[chirp_users] Can't upload to Leixen VV-898
by Bob Nielsen 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

I was able to download the settings from the radio and edit them, but when I try to upload the list back to the radio, the Vendor and Model fields (but not the Port) are greyed out and nothing happens if I click on OK. This is with chirp-daily-20160201 on my MacBook (I had to install the Prolific driver--amazingly the cable appears to have a genuine chip). I was able to successfully read and write using the vendor's software (from miklor.com) on a Windows computer. Am I missing something here? Bob, N7XY

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[chirp_users] Special Channels
by Walt Childson 07 Feb '16

07 Feb '16

When I export to CSV, it does not export the Special Channnels. 1. Is there a way of doing this? 2. If I created a line item in CSV with a LOC of "HOME HF" (as an example), will it import into my IMG file and hence Upload to my radio (Yaesu FT857D)? Thanks for your help. Walt

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Re: [chirp_users] Cant log in!
by NP3AR 06 Feb '16

06 Feb '16

Did you activate your account? I registered today and logged in without a problem. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®4 -------- Original message -------- From: "Swan, Nicholas D" <NDSwan(a)westshore.edu> Date:02/06/2016 6:11 PM (GMT-04:00) To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] Cant log in! Two problems: 1 I have tried many times to log back in to Chirp with my name and password THEY WON’T WORK ! Even signed up using a second e-mail, my call sign (WB8ERN) and a new password …Won’t work! 2 Is there a way to lock the UV-B5 keyboard and still have the scan function work? Nick Swan

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[chirp_users] Cant log in!
by Swan, Nicholas D 06 Feb '16

06 Feb '16

Two problems: 1 I have tried many times to log back in to Chirp with my name and password THEY WON'T WORK ! Even signed up using a second e-mail, my call sign (WB8ERN) and a new password ...Won't work! 2 Is there a way to lock the UV-B5 keyboard and still have the scan function work? Nick Swan

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[chirp_users] Kenwood Tk 760 H
by David Marshall 05 Feb '16

05 Feb '16

Cannot connect error message "Handshake failed:Radio not enering program mode." But radio display says -PC- with arrow pointing out. Any help would b appreciated.

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