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[chirp_users] BF 888S - side key function - Transmit Power
by BRIAN OXENHAM 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

I am using daily build 2017126 to programme a standard baofeng BF888S. I can change the individual channel power settings through the Power column in the tabular Memories screen which is great. I have verified this actually works with a power meter. However I can't re-designate the Side Key Function as Transmit Power via the Settings screen. It does re-designate that key to the other functions when selected. Is that a software bug or operator error on my part ?

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[chirp_users] BF 888S - side key function - Transmit Power
by BRIAN OXENHAM 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 11:13 AM, BRIAN OXENHAM <brian.oxenham(a)btopenworld.com> wrote: > I am using daily build 2017126 to programme a standard baofeng BF888S. > > I can change the individual channel power settings through the Power column > in the tabular Memories screen which is great. I have verified this actually > works with a power meter. However I can't re-designate the Side Key Function > as Transmit Power via the Settings screen. It does re-designate that key to > the other functions when selected. > > Is that a software bug or operator error on my part ? > I just changed the setting of the side key using CHIRP and then read the radio using the factory software to confirm that the side key value was properly set. It was. Also after setting the side key function to Transmit Power, it is evident that the factory default Monitor setting is no longer available. Pressing the the side key now either causes the radio to emit 1 beep or 2 beeps. I assume the beeps tell the user what the power level was just switched to. I've checked this on 2 BF-888S radios. Jim KC9HI Thanks for the feedback Tom/Jim. Checked mine out again and my error is repeatable. Setting the side Key to Transmit Power just switches it off - no beeps, nothing. Perhaps I should just be grateful that I can actually change the power settings in the tabular memories screen. Too much to hope that there is a serial number on these handsets but they have a small white sticker with the number 8. B

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[chirp_users] FM broadcast reception and Chirp
by Jim Pruitt 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

The current discussion brings up questions for me. I like to insert one or more FM broadcast stations in the 88-108mhz US FM band. The times I have inserted one of the station in a Chirp image it gets removed when uploaded to the radio. Am I making the entry wrong or will it not store it in one of the 128 memories? Thank you. Jim Pruitt

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[chirp_users] Dongles ?
by Sarge ex 7thAF 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

I hope this is an acceptable question for this list. I don't know any other place to ask for this help. A local county emergency manager has told me about an inexpensive magic ( to me ) dongle type rf reciever that plugs into a usb port. It has a jack for an external antenna. Supposedly this device can recieve a huge amount of frequency spectrum AND trunked systems that also uses p25 digital signals. If anyone has links to this device that would give me the complete info on this thing, I would greatly appreciate you. Thanks In Advance. -- Sarge KE5YPB, Lickskillet, Texas "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." " Lets Roll " ---- Todd Beemer--- 9/11/01 --- American Hero Are you going to take a stand to help America in 2016 ?

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[chirp_users] AM RX on Chinese HTs
by Tim Billingsley 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Does anyone know of one of the disposable Chinese radios that will handle airband AM receive 118-136 MHz ??

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Re: [chirp_users] Dongles ?
by Bob Boehme 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Yes there is one on the market that was originally intended for use as a European TV receiver but with free software it becomes a very wide band VHF/UHF receiver . There is also a add on board that you can purchase that adds HF capability.. interestingly enough it will work as a spectrum analyzer on a smart phone.. Nice little device. Bob W2IRI From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Sarge ex 7thAF Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 6:24 AM To: Discussion of CHIRP Subject: [chirp_users] Dongles ? I hope this is an acceptable question for this list. I don't know any other place to ask for this help. A local county emergency manager has told me about an inexpensive magic ( to me ) dongle type rf reciever that plugs into a usb port. It has a jack for an external antenna. Supposedly this device can recieve a huge amount of frequency spectrum AND trunked systems that also uses p25 digital signals. If anyone has links to this device that would give me the complete info on this thing, I would greatly appreciate you. Thanks In Advance. -- Sarge KE5YPB, Lickskillet, Texas "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." " Lets Roll " ---- Todd Beemer--- 9/11/01 --- American Hero Are you going to take a stand to help America in 2016 ?

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '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-20170207 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #461 [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] Use FM instead of NFM in North American bandplan. Fixes #4497 [Tim Smith <hg(a)tds.xyz>] Try harder to find resources. #4487 Search sys.prefix for data_files for compatibility with virtualenv installations and consolidate some of the resource-finding logic. [Tim Smith <hg(a)tds.xyz>] Set dock icon #4491 Set the dock icon when running from the command line. Depends on earlier patch for #4487. This isn't needed for the application bundle but is needed for other deployments. [Tim Smith <hg(a)tds.xyz>] Fix gtk-mac-integration module import #4489 The name of the Python module changed in 2011; https://github.com/jralls/gtk-mac-integration/commit/6788f82 The KK7DS runtime has an older version so both should be supported.

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[chirp_users] FM radio reception for WOUXUN KG-UV8D
by Dallas W. Coffman 06 Feb '17

06 Feb '17

I'm told this radio will receive FM radio stations, but I cannot locate programming instructions. Can anyone help? Thanks! Dallas W. Coffman

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Re: [chirp_users] Chirp incorrectly defaults to Narrow band on 220 mhz amateur band.
by Jardy Dawson 06 Feb '17

06 Feb '17

You are incorrect. Ham bands are wide band, 25 hz width compared to 12.5 wide narrow band for public safety/business use. We are not talking audio width, but frequency band width. Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio Sent by hurling dead pigeons over the wall by trebuchet. -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 2/6/17, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel(a)ngunn.net> wrote: Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Chirp incorrectly defaults to Narrow band on 220 mhz amateur band. To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Date: Monday, February 6, 2017, 11:59 AM All VHF/UHF amateur frequencies SHOULD be narrow band. The repeaters are. > On 06 February 2017 at 14:26 John Wilkerson <jl_wilkerson(a)att.net> wrote: > > > 1.25 M (220 Mhz) Amateur band incorrectly defaults to Narrow band. All > amateur frequencies are Wide band. Please correct. > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel(a)ngunn.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Jardy at jardy72(a)yahoo.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] Chirp incorrectly defaults to Narrow band on 220 mhz amateur band.
by John Wilkerson 06 Feb '17

06 Feb '17

1.25 M (220 Mhz) Amateur band incorrectly defaults to Narrow band. All amateur frequencies are Wide band. Please correct.

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