January 2018 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

Re: [chirp_users] Leixon 898
by Harrison Cooper 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Changing the subject to something else, rather than responding to the other thread Yes, I've been able to program the 898, but I used a combination of CHIRP and the factory software to get things setup as I wanted. So between the two of those packages, you should be able to obtain what you need. I do not like the 898 that well, for the audio quality from the speaker, its seems to be more on the low side of frequency response. However I do like the scan mode, so I repurposed it to be a VHF/UHF PS scanner, leaving my trucking to handle the 800MHz.

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[chirp_users] [OT] Re: Problems with Norton etc.
by Dave B 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Quite honestly, I'm amazed anyone still thinks running Norton AV is an acceptable solution to a perceived problem. It itself is riddled with inconsistencies and other funnies, plus has a hair trigger for false positives. "Not seen by many users" is NOT a good metric to judge if something is bad or not. Windows own Windows Defender, in conjunction with whatever "Security Essentials" is now called is more than adequate for 90+% of users, and the price is right. Coupled with the use of "uBlock Origin" in your web browsers, to block the obnoxious nasties in on-line add's, and you'll have a slick fast and more than safe enough system. (Heck, that is even in the MS app store now, as well as Chrome's webstore.) The single best AV tool, is common sense... Never, and I mean NEVER *NEVER* Click on a popup you didn't expect*, or go to a site or download something *YOU DID NOT YOURSELF ASK OR GO LOOKING FOR*! And Never EVER respond to anything in unsolicited (spam) email's, however attractive the proposition may look. (* Not even any 'X' close button, that only confirms that they've found a human, and may not even remove the popup. Back out of that website/restart the browser and find another with what you want.) Norton AV used to be good, it's now just more bloat-ware, with questionable practices, and not in truth a particularly good user experience. As above, the best AV tool, is the wet stuff between your ears. As in all life, if something appears to be too good to be true, it probably is bad for you, your PC, and/or your bank account! 73. Dave G0WBX.

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[chirp_users] chirp and screen reader accessibility
by Ray T. Mahorney 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Just a thought here but I wonder if the developers have given consideration to building screen reader accessibility in to the program? Presently, Chirp does not work well if at all with any of the commonly and widely used text to speech screen reading programs such as JAWS and NVDA. The NVDA screen reader is an open source program so its developers may be more receptive to working to build accessibility into Chirp. This question may have come up before and if it has, I apologize in advance. http://www.nvda-project.org Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA

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[chirp_users] Using The Accessible USB Image For Chirp With Orca Screenreader
by Glenn At Home 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

I found the link, but the instructions sound more difficult than it needs to be. I would use the universal USB installer that I'll give a link to, and select the Linux distro of Zorin. The information page on this is: http://www.hamradioandvision.com/chirpvi-liveusb-for-blind-hams/ The Universal USB installer is: https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ I think that if the image you will download is an ISO image, I don't know why you cannot burn it to a CD, if it is small enough for a CD. However, I think the easiest way to do it is to use the Universal USB installer to download Ubuntu Mate at: https://ubuntu-mate.org/download/ After burning that to DVD or putting it on USB, boot to it and do the following: control S for screenreader On some versions, it's alt + windows S to call up Orca the screenreader. Otherwise, the Linux run command is: alt + F2-key. Then type in: orca and press enter. When Orca is talking: You tab around like you do in windows. You get to the desktop with alt + shift + D The start menu in Ubuntu is alt + F1-key. You arrow around like in Windows. Windows has a DOS shell as it is sometimes called, and we look for command prompt in Windows. Linux has the same thing, called "Terminal". One way we can get there is with alt + control + T. If you like DOS, you will like that. If you get that far, I or others can give you commands for installing Chirp. HTH. Glenn

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[chirp_users] Old XP
by JD Morrow 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Gentlemen, I have an older, pristine, XP machine, that I’m attempting to install CHIRP onto. I’m not a software expert by any imagination. I’m getting the error message: C:\Program Files\Chirp\chirpw.exe This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstall... which I have several times. XP version 2002 with SP2 I have purposely kept, and still want to keep the machine, off line. What have I done wrong with the install? Went through wiki and messages, but nothing jumps out. Thank you, John

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[chirp_users] TYT UV8000D
by Schneider Mihály 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Please insert the TYT UV 8000D TRX to the supported radio list. The factory software use dat format. Thanks a lot your effort. Üdvözlettel/With best regards: MEGLEPETÉS Vagyonvédelmi és Szolgáltató Bt. 2071 Páty, Május 1. utca 34. HUNGARY tel/fax:+36 23 452 330; mobil:+36 30 9328 661 <http://meglepetesbt.hu/> http://meglepetesbt.hu/ Figyelem! Jelen üzenet bizalmas információkat, üzleti titkokat és személyes adatokat tartalmazhat, s azt kizárólag annak címzettje ismerheti meg. Az üzenet illetéktelen megismerése, továbbítása, tárolása vagy az azzal végzett bármely más művelet szigorúan tilos és azt a törvény bünteti. Ha jelen üzenetet Ön tévedésből kapta, kérjük, értesítse a feladót e-mailen vagy egyéb módon (MEGLEPETÉS Bt., 2071 Páty, Május 1. utca 34., tel.: +36-23-452 330), majd törölje a kapott üzenetet. A jelen üzenet küldőjének elektronikus levélcímére való üzenetküldéssel Ön hozzájárul ahhoz, hogy a levél tartalmát az MEGLEPETÉS Bt.-nek a címzetten kívüli kijelölt munkatársa megismerje. P Antes de imprimir, piense en el Medio Ambiente. Before printing think about the Environment. Avant d'imprimer, pensez à l'Environnement.P

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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng channel labels
by C.S. Arthur 26 Jan '18

26 Jan '18

thanks guys…i thought it would be something simple like that; reading that fine print in the user manual where they describe the menu functions is problematic. maybe it is time for cheaters or something. 3s and 8s chris arthur KD7EFS casper, wyo

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[chirp_users] Problems with Norton etc.
by Tom Simonson 26 Jan '18

26 Jan '18

I ran into the problem of Norton treating Chirp as malware in Feb of 2016. I was using the current program Norton Internet Security on some Windows 7 machines (32 and 64 bit systems). I was able to over-ride the objections of Norton and install the program. At that time, when Norton had problems with a program, it was possible to look at the "details" of the problem - which in this case were partly because the program (or version) was not seen on very many systems, making is suspicious. Within the dialog process of the Norton program, it was possible to report that it might be a false positive. I did this and got the all-clear from Norton a few days later. My recollection is hazy, but I think that I had to provide a download link to the program in question (Chirp installer). Below is the response that I got from Symantec after evaluating the version of CHIRP. Note that the reference to pro-active whitelisting brings up a page saying that advance whitelisting is no longer an option, with a link to a report false positives page. " In relation to submission [3917013]. Upon further analysis and investigation we have verified your submission and as such this detection will be removed from our products. The updated detection will be distributed in the next set of virus definitions, available via LiveUpdate or from our website at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/defs.download.html Please note that whitelisting can take up to 24 hours to take effect. Decisions made by Symantec are subject to change if alterations to the Software are made over time or as classification criteria and/or the policy employed by Symantec changes over time to address the evolving landscape. If you are a software vendor and would like to upload your software for proactive whitelisting, please complete the following form: https://submit.symantec.com/whitelist For more information on best practices to reduce false positives: http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/white_papers/b-to_increase… " -- Tom Simonson, Alameda CA (tom(a)tsimonson.com)

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[chirp_users] update on the Lexien 898S won't program
by Alan Wilson 26 Jan '18

26 Jan '18

The drivers are the older version (which should work). I read in the archives something about deleting chrip and data files, then reinstall read from radio and it works. I'll try that this weekend and see if it works and report back. 73 alan --

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[chirp_users] will not copy channel names to radio
by C.S. Arthur 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

at the risk of asking a question that may have been posted earlier (several hours of searching failed to yield results): recently purchased a BF-F9 V2+. the most recent CHIRP daily allows me to program all fields successfully, but the channel name field will not copy to the radio. turning everything off and copying FROM the radio into a new download file shows the channel names are in there somewhere, but they do not show up on the radio display. Any ideas? Thanx christopher arthur KD7EFS … a baofeng BF-F9V2+ and a UV-5RTP (channel names work properly with the UV-5)

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