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[chirp_users] TYT DMR Radios
by Neil Stone 08 Jun '18

08 Jun '18

Good morning and happy new year all, I was wondering if there were any plans to add functionality to chirp to support the TYT DMR radios, such as their MD-2017 (...so last year) or MD-380 for example? That's all for now, 73 Neil (M6LPI)

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Re: [chirp_users] TYT DMR Radios
by Tom Morris 08 Jun '18

08 Jun '18

The TYT cable is just a straight through cable. CHIRP would need a lot of functionality added to support dmr. First, the radio is like a "model 3" Motorola in that you need a zone/channel assignment. You'd need to implement this to use analog only. Then, to do dmr, you need timeslot, color code, and contacts. For each channel it will need an individual or group contact set, as well as an optional RX group list. You'll need to have the ability to edit the contacts and group lists. Not by any means saying it's impossible but it would be a big chunk of architecture to add to a package that only implements analog for the time being. On Jan 1, 2018 5:48 PM, "David Ranch" <chirp(a)trinnet.net> wrote: Per http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids , this seems like 0483:df11 is: 0483 STMicroelectronics df11 STM Device in DFU Mode That's NOT a serial port. --David KI6ZHD On 01/01/2018 04:59 PM, Chuck Hast wrote: The TYT dongle is not a serial device, here is the syslog dump I get when I plug the TYT dongle with radio connected. Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 kernel: [ 535.369938] usb 1-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 9 using ehci-pci Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 kernel: [ 535.469746] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0483, idProduct=df11 Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 kernel: [ 535.469756] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 kernel: [ 535.469762] usb 1-1.1: Product: Patched MD380 Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 kernel: [ 535.469767] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: @00000008 : ffffffff Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 kernel: [ 535.469771] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 00000000010C Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 9: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1" Jan 1 18:55:42 kp4djt-t420 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 9 was not an MTP device The DMRTOOLS talk to it just fine, now to figure out how to get it to talk to the radio from wine. Also the device does not appear in /dev unlike serial devices. On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 1:08 PM, Nigel Johnson <nw.johnson(a)ieee.org> wrote: > If you are having trouble getting USB serial working in wine under linux, > try this post: > > https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2013/03/getting-x-ctu-in-w > ine-to-detect-your-serial-ports/ > > I do a lot of micro controller programming and debugging using serial > interfaces and I have used it to get several different things working > > 73 de NIgel ve3id > > > > On 01/01/18 13:39, Chuck Hast wrote: > > Yes, we all use DMRTools on the MD-380 and similar, but still have to fall > back > on the stinking TYT software to actually generate the code plug, sure would > like to be able to use one piece of software to do it. The TYT software > runs > under wine but it cannot see the dongle as wine does not appear to be able > to handle USB devices so you have to make it a two step process as far as I > can see. > > Yes we will need to find someone who can take on the Chirp work, as it is > more > than just a bit trivial to add the DMR stuff, but maybe someone will > emerge. > There are a lot of MD-380 people out there who would like to be able to use > Chirp for the radio maybe one is a coder and will step forward. > > > > On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 11:57 AM, Silverfox <alan.r.hill(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Why do you need it. There is already excellent freeware software that >> allows you to program them. >> Happy New Year. 73's >> Alan - W6ARH >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Neil >> Stone >> Sent: Monday, January 1, 2018 2:00 AM >> To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> Subject: [chirp_users] TYT DMR Radios >> >> Good morning and happy new year all, >> >> I was wondering if there were any plans to add functionality to chirp to >> support the TYT DMR radios, such as their MD-2017 (...so last year) or >> MD-380 for example? >> >> That's all for now, 73 >> >> Neil (M6LPI) >> > _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Tom KG4CYX at blueneon(a)gmail.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@ intrepid.danplanet.com

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[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] Which radio?
by Chuck Hast 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

I see all of the issues with these radio, I want to get something that will do the job, I want at least 2m and 70cm. But would be even better to have something tri-band. So with all of what I have seen, which of these radios do you guys recommend. Chirp does a great job with my Icom, but I would like to get something that I can use and if something happens it is not my Icom handheld. Something that if it falls into the water, or gets whacked I am not out a lot. So what do you guys recommend? -- Chirp + Editcp + MD380Tools on Linux Celestial!!! Chuck -- KP4DJT

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 109, Issue 26
by C.S. Arthur 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 109, Issue 26
by C.S. Arthur 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

on the BaoFengs: menu 21 MDF-A and menu 22 MDF-B let you select channel number, channel label/name or frequency. stay away from the VFO/Channel button and it will always show your labels. Channel names have to be assigned in programming software; can’t be done from the key pad. I solved the driver problem by getting the official $12 programming cable from BaoTech…worked perfectly the first time out…then you don’t have to hassle with the drivers (i should say, worked fine on my HP laptop, Win10) 3s christopher arthur KD7EFS Casper, wonderful Wyoming

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 109, Issue 26
by C.S. Arthur 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

to upload to the F9, or the UV-5 for that matter, you need to do two things….set up your frequency plan, labels, etc in CHIRP, and save it. next, copy the contents of the radio to a new chirp database. delete everything in it, and copy from your original chirp freq plan to the now blank one from the receiver. If you go to the Radio pull down, the ‘upload to radio’ will be grayed out unless you are actually in the radio’s database. If you try to upload directly from the CHIRP list that you made, it won’t work but if you select the radio’s database and copy into it, it is happy. Once you figure out some of these obscure kinks you’ll find the BaoFeng is pretty simple. good luck christopher arthur KD7EFS Casper, wonderful Wyoming

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