March 2017 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

Re: [chirp_users] Template & MediaWiki
by M Noivad 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

CARLA is a California Amateur Radio Linking Association. They have a series of 20-smthing linked repeaters throughout the SF Bay Area. If you transmit at a local frequency only the repeater you hit relays the message, if you use another frequency, it repeats your message throughout the CARLA relay system. Sorry, I should have specified this as an example of a set of different frequencies that would only be useful to Bay Area HAMs. Github itself is shared repository that is much more suited for file exchange. Github doesn’t have any templates, but it will host any type of file. So, if your app could import and export sets (not complete files that only work on 1 radio as now) as files in whatever internal format you wish, having sets available as a file others could download from Github would allow for add security. But this wouldn’t be all on you.* As far as github, it can be used to share applications, documentation, bugs, etc. Github is free to use for open exchange and there is a paid tier for pro use. (Free should work fine though) *Users could make a file of their channel sets & defaults ( I’m calling it a templates—though technically they’re more like an overlay since you can add them together ) and then post them to Github where other Hams can look at sets, such as the examples previously mentioned. As far as the “infinite number” of possible combinations, that meant the community could take some of the burden off you simple by making sets for groups or regions, etc. and share them. That way if someone wants a repeater channel set with a + or - offset, they can define that for the whole set & tweak individual exceptions. M

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[chirp_users] Memory bank programming?
by John Beaston 11 Mar '17

11 Mar '17

I'd like to IMPORT memory bank programming from Excel but don't see a way of getting the correct Columns or Sheet to start. I've tried doing a download from the radio (FT-7900 and FT-60) and then doing an EXPORT. I don't see the memory banks in the exported .csv file. Is memory bank programming something CHIRP supports? Thanks -John K7TY

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[chirp_users] Duplex "off" option
by Richard B. Booth 11 Mar '17

11 Mar '17

For the Baofeng UV-5R and variants....when programming a simplex frequency channel.. will setting the Duplex option in CHIRP to "Off" result in suppressing the TX in simplex operations? The reason for asking is as follows: I have several police and fire freqs programmed into my radios, i.e., simplex. I want to make sure that even if I make a mistake and hit the TX key, I will not TX on these freqs. I have in the past programmed these memory channels using split mode and setting the TX on a dummy freq well away from the agency RX/TX freq. Thanks for any help !! Notice: This message content and attachments are intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any use by unauthorized persons is prohibited and may be unlawful. Forwarding of this email without the permission of the sender, original sender, or author is not authorized. Forwarding without permission negates all liability, stated or implied, as applicable to the sender, original sender, or author.

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 11 Mar '17

11 Mar '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-20170311 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #469 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add some stuff to .hgignore for build system storage #0 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [TH-UV3R] DTCS Bug in TYT TH-UV3R Driver The typos in this driver were discovered when researching DTCS code being addressed in the Retevis RT22 and other radio models. Related to #4585 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add test image for #4585 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [NC-630A] DTCS Bug in KYD NC-630A Driver This patch addresses the bug where the DTCS Tone value can't but updated when Tone Mode is set to DTCS. Related to #4585 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix unregistered TID TD-M8 model #4597

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[chirp_users] memories copy paste error - tx power changes
by Neil B 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

Hi, when i select all lines and copy to clipboard, move to another tab(Leixen_VV-898S tester) , all the power levels have changed for the set of high, to low.

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[chirp_users] OBLTR-8R
by Brian Harmon 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

First time on this site, trying to learn how to program the above listed radio using CHIRP. Thanks, Brian

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[chirp_users] Yeasu Ft-60 download error
by Greg Gauthier 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

I’m trying to download from a new Yeasu FT-60R. It has two frequencies saved in memory. When the download (Tx) begins I receive the error message: Failed to communicate with radio: Reading block 0 was short (0). I’ve repeated the procedure several times. Each time I receive the same message but the block number and short number change. Is there a fix for this error? Greg

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[chirp_users] No Support of Wouxon KG699E?
by Pat Anderson 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

I have mostly been using my Baofeng UV-5R with CHIRP, all good (actually great, running CHIRP under Ubuntu on a $160 Chromebook!). I just got my old Wouxon KG-699E out and tried it with CHIRP, no joy. The KG-699E is not listed among the supported Wouxon radios. I tried each of the supported radios, all resulted in an error message. I don't remember if I ever programmed this radio with CHIRP, but I have to think that I did because manual programming is such a B*TCH, although I might have used Wouxon's dedicated software on some long-gone computer. So, can I use CHIRP with this radio, and if so, how? Pat Anderson KD7OAC

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '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-20170309 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #468 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [IP-620] DTCS Bug in KYD IP-620 Driver This patch addresses the bug where the DTCS Tone value can't but updated when Tone Mode is set to DTCS. Related to #4585 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [KG-UV8D] DTCS Bug in Wouxun KG-UV8D Driver This patch addresses the bug where the DTCS Tone value can't but updated when Tone Mode is set to DTCS. Related to #4585 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [KG-UV6D] DTCS Bug in Wouxun Driver This patch addresses the bug where the DTCS Tone value can't but updated when Tone Mode is set to DTCS. Related to #4585 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT-21] DTCS Bug in Retevis RT-21 Driver This patch addresses the bug where the DTCS Tone value can't but updated when Tone Mode is set to DTCS. Related to #4585 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix RH5X alias The F8HP has an A58 ident string, but the actual radio that the RH5X is an alias of, is the BF-A58. #4597 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [KT7900D/KT8900D] Correct Typo This patch corrects a typo that incorrectly references the KT8900D model when it should be the KT7900D model. related to #4269

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[chirp_users] RCA BR250
by Dan Grant 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

I have a couple of RCA BR250 and they are good little radios but there is a marked lack of ‘3rd party’ info on them. It seems that they may actually be rebranded from another manufacturer, possibly HYT. Can these radios be programmed by CHIRP (assuming I choose a different setting as RCA BR250 isn’t available)? Is there a cable available or do I make my own? The pin spacing is smaller than the cable for my Baofeng UV-5R. Thanks in advance! Dan

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