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[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-857D
by Doc Stevens 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Using CHIRP for Yaesu FT-857D. Noticed when I reprogram radio display defaults to 'Tag' which shows station name. I use frequency instead. I find no option in CHIRP to change this default. Has anyone found this option in CHIRP? Thanks.

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[chirp_users] Pofung UV-6R
by Joseph. D. Meaux, Jr. 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

To clarify my post of earlier today, I did purchase a genuine Baofeng OEM cable and disk. That is the one I had been having problems with until I resoldered the wires. -- jdmeaux2002(a)gmail.com Moe K2JDM

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Re: [chirp_users] Jingtong JT-5988HP
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 30, 2017, at 6:45 AM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Tried to do this, and tried using our old xp and win 7 machines, as well, with no result. Many errors. I think I'm going to have to send this one back. Running out of time to get a refund through Amazon. I appreciate all your help! 73 de K6QT, Shon > > Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) > Amateur call: K6QT > 1039 N 2575 W > Layton, UT, 84041-7709 > USA > Home phone: (801) 444-3445 > E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com > > or > > Shon Edwards > 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. > Bedford, WY 83112 > Cell: (307) 248-2104 > >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 4:04 AM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks for all the help everyone! I'll give it a try. >> >> Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) >> Amateur call: K6QT >> 1039 N 2575 W >> Layton, UT, 84041-7709 >> USA >> Home phone: (801) 444-3445 >> E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com >> >> or >> >> Shon Edwards >> 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. >> Bedford, WY 83112 >> Cell: (307) 248-2104 >> >>> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:40 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Sorry, I haven't used the site for several years and can't remember how to >>> > find whether Chirp works for a specific radio, in this instance a Jingtong >>> > JT-5988HP, a 12 W dual band HT, which I have a cable for, but have talked >>> > several times with the company and they seem to be telling me if I don't >>> > have Windows 7 or earlier, it won't work. >>> > >>> > Does anyone have any experience concerning this radio? >>> > >>> > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! >>> > >>> > 73 de K6QT, Shon >>> >>> The CHIRP home/wiki page has an extensive list of "Supported Radio >>> Models". If you visit the CHIRP website and somehow don't land on the >>> home page (chirp.danplanet.com), then click the "Wiki" tab. I want to >>> say "you can't miss it", but for some reason many people do. >>> >>> The programming cable itself is hardware and does not care which >>> operating system you are using. It is the device driver that >>> interfaces between the USB-to-Serial (UART) chip in the programming >>> cable and the operating system that must be compatible with both. >>> >>> In the case where a programming cable contains a Prolific type UART, >>> the device driver that is automatically installed by Windows (for >>> nearly 10 years) is intentionally incompatible with counterfeit chips. >>> If the driver on the CD supplied will work with Windows 7, it will >>> work with Windows 10. It just has to be a Prolific device driver with >>> a version of v3.3.2.105 or before. But I recommend that you ignore the >>> driver CD provided by the vendor and get the Prolific v3.2.0.0 device >>> driver from a link on the miklor.com website. Then follow the guide to >>> get it installed. This Windows Vista device driver from 2007 will work >>> with both counterfeit and genuine Prolific UART chips from Windows >>> Vista through Windows 10. You need v2.0.2.1 for Windows XP. >>> >>> Jim >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to Shon, K6QT at sre.1966(a)gmail.com >>> 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 tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Pofung UV-6R
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 30, 2017, at 9:42 AM, Joseph. D. Meaux, Jr. <jdmeaux2002(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > As I was just getting restarted into Amateur Radio after 40 years, i decided to purchase a Baofeng UV-5 on Amazon. However, thinking I would be doing better by getting a newer model, I purchased a Pofung UV-6R. Nice little radio for 2M/70cm. However, it had one of the worst manuals I have seen; no explanations of specific items in the menus nor explanations of adjustments. > > > I ordered an adapter cable and downloaded Chirp figuring I could do most of my adjustments in memory via software. I used the forums and read everything I could about the Baofeng. The one thing I kept running across was that several people had to conncet and reconnect the cable to their computer to get Chirp to recognize the radio. Okay, that was something to remember. > > I received my OEM cable in the mail and tried to use it. My computer would not recognize the radio. Was it Chirp or was it the cable? I did some research about the cable and learned that occasionally an error was made in manufacturing when soldering the usb modal. The receive and transmit wires were soldered backwards. > > A fairly quick solution was to open the usb connector and properly resolder the wires. Eureka, its alive. Once I connected the cable back into my computer, Chirp recognized the radio and I was up and running. > -- > jdmeaux > > Moe K2JDM > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Jingtong JT-5988HP
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 30, 2017, at 11:47 AM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, I tried to follow all the advice to the letter. Very strange. I wonder if I have a bad disc or something. I've been coming up with so many errors, even with other programs switched off, fixed the driver, etc. Very strange, isn't it? Thanks again. I'm so grateful for your help. K6QT, SRE. > > Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) > Amateur call: K6QT > 1039 N 2575 W > Layton, UT, 84041-7709 > USA > Home phone: (801) 444-3445 > E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com > > or > > Shon Edwards > 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. > Bedford, WY 83112 > Cell: (307) 248-2104 > >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 5:54 AM, Jardy via chirp_users <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: >> Did you roll back the driver? >> >> Jardy Dawson WA7JRD >> Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies using the Universal Translator. >> >> >>> On Mar 30, 2017, at 04:45, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Tried to do this, and tried using our old xp and win 7 machines, as well, with no result. Many errors. I think I'm going to have to send this one back. Running out of time to get a refund through Amazon. I appreciate all your help! 73 de K6QT, Shon >>> >>> Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) >>> Amateur call: K6QT >>> 1039 N 2575 W >>> Layton, UT, 84041-7709 >>> USA >>> Home phone: (801) 444-3445 >>> E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com >>> >>> or >>> >>> Shon Edwards >>> 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. >>> Bedford, WY 83112 >>> Cell: (307) 248-2104 >>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 4:04 AM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Thanks for all the help everyone! I'll give it a try. >>>> >>>> Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) >>>> Amateur call: K6QT >>>> 1039 N 2575 W >>>> Layton, UT, 84041-7709 >>>> USA >>>> Home phone: (801) 444-3445 >>>> E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com >>>> >>>> or >>>> >>>> Shon Edwards >>>> 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. >>>> Bedford, WY 83112 >>>> Cell: (307) 248-2104 >>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:40 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > Sorry, I haven't used the site for several years and can't remember how to >>>>> > find whether Chirp works for a specific radio, in this instance a Jingtong >>>>> > JT-5988HP, a 12 W dual band HT, which I have a cable for, but have talked >>>>> > several times with the company and they seem to be telling me if I don't >>>>> > have Windows 7 or earlier, it won't work. >>>>> > >>>>> > Does anyone have any experience concerning this radio? >>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! >>>>> > >>>>> > 73 de K6QT, Shon >>>>> >>>>> The CHIRP home/wiki page has an extensive list of "Supported Radio >>>>> Models". If you visit the CHIRP website and somehow don't land on the >>>>> home page (chirp.danplanet.com), then click the "Wiki" tab. I want to >>>>> say "you can't miss it", but for some reason many people do. >>>>> >>>>> The programming cable itself is hardware and does not care which >>>>> operating system you are using. It is the device driver that >>>>> interfaces between the USB-to-Serial (UART) chip in the programming >>>>> cable and the operating system that must be compatible with both. >>>>> >>>>> In the case where a programming cable contains a Prolific type UART, >>>>> the device driver that is automatically installed by Windows (for >>>>> nearly 10 years) is intentionally incompatible with counterfeit chips. >>>>> If the driver on the CD supplied will work with Windows 7, it will >>>>> work with Windows 10. It just has to be a Prolific device driver with >>>>> a version of v3.3.2.105 or before. But I recommend that you ignore the >>>>> driver CD provided by the vendor and get the Prolific v3.2.0.0 device >>>>> driver from a link on the miklor.com website. Then follow the guide to >>>>> get it installed. This Windows Vista device driver from 2007 will work >>>>> with both counterfeit and genuine Prolific UART chips from Windows >>>>> Vista through Windows 10. You need v2.0.2.1 for Windows XP. >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> chirp_users mailing list >>>>> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>>>> This message was sent to Shon, K6QT at sre.1966(a)gmail.com >>>>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Shon, K6QT at sre.1966(a)gmail.com >> 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 tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Jingtong JT-5988HP
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 29, 2017, at 10:33 PM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry, I haven't used the site for several years and can't remember how to find whether Chirp works for a specific radio, in this instance a Jingtong JT-5988HP, a 12 W dual band HT, which I have a cable for, but have talked several times with the company and they seem to be telling me if I don't have Windows 7 or earlier, it won't work. > > Does anyone have any experience concerning this radio? > > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! > > 73 de K6QT, Shon > > > > Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) > Amateur call: K6QT > 1039 N 2575 W > Layton, UT, 84041-7709 > USA > Home phone: (801) 444-3445 > E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com > > or > > Shon Edwards > 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. > Bedford, WY 83112 > Cell: (307) 248-2104 > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Jingtong JT-5988HP
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 29, 2017, at 10:45 PM, Jardy via chirp_users <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: > > Not familiar with the radio, but I'm guessing the reason they say you need W7 or earlier is the cable is probably a Prolific with a fake chip. Rolling back the driver to 3.2.0.0 will probably work. > > Jardy Dawson WA7JRD > Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies using the Universal Translator. > > >> On Mar 29, 2017, at 20:33, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Sorry, I haven't used the site for several years and can't remember how to find whether Chirp works for a specific radio, in this instance a Jingtong JT-5988HP, a 12 W dual band HT, which I have a cable for, but have talked several times with the company and they seem to be telling me if I don't have Windows 7 or earlier, it won't work. >> >> Does anyone have any experience concerning this radio? >> >> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! >> >> 73 de K6QT, Shon >> >> >> >> Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) >> Amateur call: K6QT >> 1039 N 2575 W >> Layton, UT, 84041-7709 >> USA >> Home phone: (801) 444-3445 >> E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com >> >> or >> >> Shon Edwards >> 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. >> Bedford, WY 83112 >> Cell: (307) 248-2104 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 30, 2017, at 2:07 AM, Build System <donotreply(a)danplanet.com> wrote: > > 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-20170330 > > > A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) > follows: > > Changes for Build #473 > [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] Fix edge test so high bound is within valid_bands. #4689 > > [SASANO Takayoshi <uaa(a)mx5.nisiq.net>] patch for bug#4687, discard echoback immediately to avoid > OS's serial RX buffer overflow. > > [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] Natively support null-terminated strings in Browser. #4685 > > When a bitwise char array that contains a null character is requested in the > Browser, there is an error: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/home/tom/src/chirp.hg/chirp/ui/radiobrowser.py", line 313, in _tree_click > e = CharArrayEditor(item) > File "/home/tom/src/chirp.hg/chirp/ui/radiobrowser.py", line 123, in __init__ > self._build_ui() > File "/home/tom/src/chirp.hg/chirp/ui/radiobrowser.py", line 206, in _build_ui > ent.set_text(str(self._element)) > TypeError: Gtk.Entry.set_text() argument 1 must be string without null bytes, not str > > This error results in the char array contents not being displayed at all. All > we get is the attribute name. > > Radios commonly store strings shorter than the maximum length with null > characters filling the remaining space. This is so common the browser should be > able to display it. > > This change strips the null characters off the char array so that Gtk doesn't > freak out. This results in the string being displayed correctly. > > The side effect is that the null characters are discarded on change. If the > field is edited in the browser, Chirp fills the empty chars with spaces, not > null characters like were there originally. Visually there is no difference, > but the stored data are different. > > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Jingtong JT-5988HP
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 30, 2017, at 4:40 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Sorry, I haven't used the site for several years and can't remember how to >> find whether Chirp works for a specific radio, in this instance a Jingtong >> JT-5988HP, a 12 W dual band HT, which I have a cable for, but have talked >> several times with the company and they seem to be telling me if I don't >> have Windows 7 or earlier, it won't work. >> >> Does anyone have any experience concerning this radio? >> >> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! >> >> 73 de K6QT, Shon > > The CHIRP home/wiki page has an extensive list of "Supported Radio > Models". If you visit the CHIRP website and somehow don't land on the > home page (chirp.danplanet.com), then click the "Wiki" tab. I want to > say "you can't miss it", but for some reason many people do. > > The programming cable itself is hardware and does not care which > operating system you are using. It is the device driver that > interfaces between the USB-to-Serial (UART) chip in the programming > cable and the operating system that must be compatible with both. > > In the case where a programming cable contains a Prolific type UART, > the device driver that is automatically installed by Windows (for > nearly 10 years) is intentionally incompatible with counterfeit chips. > If the driver on the CD supplied will work with Windows 7, it will > work with Windows 10. It just has to be a Prolific device driver with > a version of v3.3.2.105 or before. But I recommend that you ignore the > driver CD provided by the vendor and get the Prolific v3.2.0.0 device > driver from a link on the miklor.com website. Then follow the guide to > get it installed. This Windows Vista device driver from 2007 will work > with both counterfeit and genuine Prolific UART chips from Windows > Vista through Windows 10. You need v2.0.2.1 for Windows XP. > > Jim > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Jingtong JT-5988HP
by Mchsi 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Unsubscribe Sent from Tom's iPhone > On Mar 30, 2017, at 5:04 AM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for all the help everyone! I'll give it a try. > > Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic) > Amateur call: K6QT > 1039 N 2575 W > Layton, UT, 84041-7709 > USA > Home phone: (801) 444-3445 > E-mail: sre.1966(a)gmail.com > > or > > Shon Edwards > 715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd. > Bedford, WY 83112 > Cell: (307) 248-2104 > >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:40 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Shon Edwards <sre.1966(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > Sorry, I haven't used the site for several years and can't remember how to >> > find whether Chirp works for a specific radio, in this instance a Jingtong >> > JT-5988HP, a 12 W dual band HT, which I have a cable for, but have talked >> > several times with the company and they seem to be telling me if I don't >> > have Windows 7 or earlier, it won't work. >> > >> > Does anyone have any experience concerning this radio? >> > >> > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! >> > >> > 73 de K6QT, Shon >> >> The CHIRP home/wiki page has an extensive list of "Supported Radio >> Models". If you visit the CHIRP website and somehow don't land on the >> home page (chirp.danplanet.com), then click the "Wiki" tab. I want to >> say "you can't miss it", but for some reason many people do. >> >> The programming cable itself is hardware and does not care which >> operating system you are using. It is the device driver that >> interfaces between the USB-to-Serial (UART) chip in the programming >> cable and the operating system that must be compatible with both. >> >> In the case where a programming cable contains a Prolific type UART, >> the device driver that is automatically installed by Windows (for >> nearly 10 years) is intentionally incompatible with counterfeit chips. >> If the driver on the CD supplied will work with Windows 7, it will >> work with Windows 10. It just has to be a Prolific device driver with >> a version of v3.3.2.105 or before. But I recommend that you ignore the >> driver CD provided by the vendor and get the Prolific v3.2.0.0 device >> driver from a link on the miklor.com website. Then follow the guide to >> get it installed. This Windows Vista device driver from 2007 will work >> with both counterfeit and genuine Prolific UART chips from Windows >> Vista through Windows 10. You need v2.0.2.1 for Windows XP. >> >> Jim >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Shon, K6QT at sre.1966(a)gmail.com >> 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 tbkell(a)mchsi.com at tbkell(a)mchsi.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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