December 2017 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] Application Crashes in Mac
by John Laiosa 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

After some help from some folks on this users group I was able to get my Mac to recognized the the serial cable. However the problem I am having now is the application crashes after the upload from the radio is complete. I uploaded the latest version of Chirp(20170627) but that did not solved the problem. The Mac is running macOS Sierra version 10.12.5. Thanks for the help. John Laiosa N1BSO

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[chirp_users] CHIRP and Mac High Sierra
by T.E. Klamberg Klamberg 01 Jan '18

01 Jan '18

Thanks for adding me to the mailing list. I have two Yaesu radios, FT-60 dual bander and FT-2900 2m mobile. I would like to use programming software to set up both radios. It seems that my biggest problem is I have a Mac laptop and not a PC. RT Systems carries a great amount of radios that they have the software for, but it is all Windows driven and apparently work arounds for Mac are a lot of trouble. So much for RT Systems. I have heard from members of my ARC that CHIRP is really the only way to go, until I tell them I have a Mac. Many told me, “Good luck! You’re on your own”. It is strange that Mac users, with ham radio, are left out in the cold. I have a MacBook Pro with a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 processor. I have macOS High Sierra, Ver 10.13.2. From what I have seen on the CHIRP website, High Sierra has not been interfaced with CHIRP, yet. Before I spend money on programming cables for either of my radios, I need to know if my OS will be compatible with CHIRP and, not being a software geek on Apple products, how much pain may I encounter with loading CHIRP and successfully using a CSV file to program frequencies into either of my Yaesu rigs. I appreciate any insight or help you may be able to provide me. Thank you. Tip Klamberg N9MVX Mascoutah, IL 62258

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[chirp_users] Baojie BJ-UV55 Power Settings
by Jo Mf 29 Dec '17

29 Dec '17

Hi, I read somewhere that CHIRP allows user-control of the Low power settings on the Baojie BJ-UV55 dual band 50W mobile radio. I would be interested in learning more - which build, etc? I do not see this option in the current daily build. thank you Joe

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 29 Dec '17

29 Dec '17

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-20171229 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #510 [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <pavelmc(a)gmail.com>] [PATCH] Fix FM settings and bad channel 0, fix #4933 Users find that FM settings does not apply the decimal point. Wrong offset in channel listing, causing a bogus channel zero to show. 73 Pavel

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[chirp_users] Yaesu VX-8DR Won't communicate
by Brian Toohey 28 Dec '17

28 Dec '17

Anyone have any advice on getting my new Yaesu VX-8DR to communicate? Each time I try the radio will show "ERROR" after a few moments and a short time later CHIRP will show "An error has occurred Failed to communicate with the radio: No response from radio" I've tried the following:-2 different cables (one Prolific from GoodQBuy and one FTDI from Valley Enterprises) both produce same result.-Setting radio into clone mode and starting to transmit only after starting receive in CHIRP.-Downloaded newest version of CHIRP.-Ran updates and rebooted PC.-Switched USB ports (with cables).-Updated drivers for both cables.-Factory reset on radio.-Selected other radio models when downloaded (VX-8, VX-8R and VX-8GE).-Checked connection at the radio and it appears to be tight. I've used CHIRP on Baofeng, BTECH and a few other brands/models and never encountered an issue that wasn't easily resolved. Any help or advice is much appreciated! -73Brian WB2EE

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 28 Dec '17

28 Dec '17

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-20171228 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #509 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [TH-9800] Add Support for 220-260 MHz Band This patch adds 220-260 MHz as a valid band to support the TYT TH-9800 radio models that have this band. Addresses #3367 [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <pavelmc(a)gmail.com>] [New Model] Add support for the Baofeng BF-T1, fixes #4933 Add support for the Baofeng BF-T1, also known as BF MINI or BF-9100. Complete support for: - Channels - Special Channels - Settings 73 Pavel CO7WT.

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[chirp_users] Can't Upload from Chirp to Radio
by Gary Ludwig 28 Dec '17

28 Dec '17

I followed Two Way Radios Instructions to install to my Baofeng UV 5R-3. I downloaded from radio to Chirp software. Then I Accessed the repeater data base to select 2 meter and 70 cm. repeaters. This was successful but I couldn't download the chosen repeaters to the radio. the "downoad to radio" was gray and no matter what I tried I was unable to download to the radio. Help! | | Virus-free. www.avast.com |

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[chirp_users] trouble with downloading from phone
by Ted Hoheisel 27 Dec '17

27 Dec '17

Good morning…. 1st time user here.. I am trying to set up a new Baofeng BF-F8HP and when I try to download from the phone I get a error message "Resource busy: '/dev/cu.SierraNMEA’” I am running Mac OS Sierra…. any ideas on what I am doing wrong? Thanks Ted

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[chirp_users] chirp download problem
by CN85rq 26 Dec '17

26 Dec '17

I have a script which I use to keep fldigi updated. It works by making a temporary copy the download page URL, using grep to extract the name of the latest tar.gz file, and then downloading and installing that file. However, wget now fails ... complaining about an expired certificate (see output below). Can an updated certificate be installed on the web server? Thanks, Steve - - - - - $ wget -nc https://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST --2017-12-26 10:32:43-- https://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST Resolving trac.chirp.danplanet.com (trac.chirp.danplanet.com)... 50.116.5.251 Connecting to trac.chirp.danplanet.com (trac.chirp.danplanet.com)|50.116.5.251|:443... connected. ERROR: The certificate of ‘trac.chirp.danplanet.com’ is not trusted. ERROR: The certificate of ‘trac.chirp.danplanet.com’ hasn't got a known issuer. - - - - -

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[chirp_users] CHIRP Installation problem (Win7-64bit)
by en 20 Dec '17

20 Dec '17

Hello all, this is my first post here. I have used Chirp for connecting with my Baofeng UV 5R in the past. Today I got a new computer (nominally very similar to the old one): ThinkPad T460 64 bit with Windows 7. I have downloaded the CHIRP daily installer and when I start to install (after being asked about the location for the installation) I get the message that I copy below. If I hit Ignore another similar message comes up (with a missing .dll file) and so on many others error messages appear. I have restarted the computer several times (as I am installing other programs as well), but nothing has changed. Do you have any suggestion on what I am missing? Thanks! ed [image: Inline image 1]

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