January 2018 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] Norton Won't Allow Newest Daily Build to Load
by alpha272003＠aol.com 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

My Norton antivirus tells me: "chirp-daily-20180123-installer.exe is not safe and has been removed." I tried forcing with "download anyway", or "run anyway" and it still won't allow the newest download. Using Windows 7, and last successful download of a daily build was 20171229. Any suggestions? Bill W3OWL

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[chirp_users] FTDI cable for Yaesu FT-60 using Mac OS
by T.E. Klamberg Klamberg 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

The struggle continues…. I downloaded the driver from FTDI website and went through installation. Np problems there. I then went to the System Report page to see if the driver appeared on the USB list of drivers. Nothing shows that would tell me that a FTDI driver was installed anywhere. I suspect the com/USB port is not communicating with the download, or the cable is not communicating. At this point, I am lost as to what to do next. I hope I have provided enough info for your collective assistance. Thanks. Tip Klamberg N9MVX

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[chirp_users] Problem with Lexien 898S
by Alan Wilson 23 Jan '18

23 Jan '18

Hi, I got an 898S early last year. It did come with a programming cable but I ordered one off of ebay. I received it, plugged it in and it worked. Next time I tried it I had to plug it in a couple of times before it would recognize it (I did get it to work). Fast forward to Dec I've plugged in numerous time and will not recognize radio. Obviously its either cable or maybe in the radio. How to I tell which? without buying a new cable. 73 Alan --

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[chirp_users] Valley Ent. cable and mac OS High Sierra
by T.E. Klamberg Klamberg 23 Jan '18

23 Jan '18

The last problem I had is overcome, that being selecting the Yaesu FT-60 from the dropdown menu. Chirp is a little picky how you select items, but I found it. Now has to do with the cloning. When I plug in the Valley Enterprise FTDI cable, red and green lamps on the USB plug flash once simultaneously; very fast and only once. I set up the radio to clone without issue. When I set up Chirp to download from the radio, the port selection is only one: /dev/cu.bluetooth-incoming-port. When I press the PTT button on the radio, I get RX, then an error on Chirp. When I remove the USB from the MacBook Pro, there are no red/green lamp flash at all. When it comes to using Terminal on mac, I am really concerned that I may screw something up beyond all recognition. I did download the the FTDI driver but to no avail. I really appreciate any help y’all can provide on this issue. Thanks. Tip Klamberg N9MVX Mascoutah, IL

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[chirp_users] Mac and cloning cables
by Michael Sanford 23 Jan '18

23 Jan '18

I have used RT System USB cables for my Mac to operate my FT 920 using MLDX with great success. I have asked RT Systems, (who make a plethora of USB/RS 232 cables for just about every radio on earth) if they plan to write driver software for their cloning cables for HT’s and VHF/UHF radios. They assure me that they are working on the problem. If anyone needs a Mac driver for RT Systems’ USB/RS232 cables, you can contact me, I have the link or put a question into their support network. Mike K0CCP

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[chirp_users] leixon 898S v/u radio duel banks v108
by Neil B 23 Jan '18

23 Jan '18

just wondering if there was any more dev on the leixon 898S v/u radio duel banks mine is 108.(via p3) this below is only way i can use it with chirps superior editing. Open oem sw with last saved file .LX19 and write to radio (VV898S_USER_V107) Open chirp and load module for leixen_107.py from 4069 Read radio into chirp Edit radio mems as required. Upload to radio via chirp. Quit chirp Read radio using oem sw and Save/backup to new file.(.lx19 extenstion) This is only way it works…if I save the read image from chirp to img file, re-opening it is id’ed as Jetstream and then will not upload properly. Unable to change.

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 23 Jan '18

23 Jan '18

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-20180123 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #513 [Rhett Robinson <rrhett(a)gmail.com>] Update IC-2730 driver to swap which byte is considered DTCS. I sniffed the traffic the official software sends to the radio, and it only changes the second byte, so that seems to be where dtcs is stored. Addresses #2745

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Re: [chirp_users] Valley Enterprise USB and FT-60
by Dave B 22 Jan '18

22 Jan '18

Hi. Sometimes the (long) list of radios falls off the bottom of the screen, you may need to scroll or shift it up to see Yaesu, then select the radio with the other drop-down tool. Yaesu has been in there for a long time, the FT-60 is listed too, and when I try it, it walks me through the procedure needed at the radio, and then waits for a clone download (that never comes, as I don't have a FT-60 connected!) so I cancel and exit. This in "CHIRP daily-20180115" Best get your instance of CHIRP from the website, not relying on OS managed repositories, that are usually somewhat out of date. As you are a Mac user, go to:- https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download And follow the instructions there under the MacOS users section. Check also:- https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips In particular re application security for your version of OS, and the notes based on whatever chip-set your USB<>serial cable is based on. VE don’t actually tell what chip-set they use, that I could see on the website. Never mind, the OS will tell you, if you check the system message log immediately after connecting the lead to the computer. Under Linux, the easiest way is from a command line terminal, issue a dmesg command, and what you want will be close to the end of the (verbose) listing. Google implies that Mac OS has the same command, so ??? Hope something helps. 73. Dave G0WBX (A Linux, not a Mac user.) On 22/01/18 20:00, T.E. Klamberg wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:37:54 -0600 > From: "T.E. Klamberg Klamberg" <n9mvx(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [chirp_users] Valley Enterprise USB and FT-60 > To: chirp_users <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> > Message-ID: <DB9604EF-3AFA-4319-9E34-2F1BC4AD37B8(a)yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi All, > > I received my cable from Valley Ent. Oh Boy, here I go. Gonna make that radio tune like never before. I insert the cable into the radios, and put the radio in Clone mode as per instructions. Plug in the USB into my MacBook Pro, then I go to the <Download from Radio> on the Radio menu bar on the Chirp app. > Surprise!! > No Yaesu listed at all. List starts at Alinco and ends with three or four radios starting with W. > No, I repeat, no Yaesu. > Yaesu is listed as supported on the Chirp website, so I am full-gonzo confused. > Can anyone enlighten me and provide some help, please? > > Tip, N9MVX > > ------------------------------ >

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[chirp_users] Valley Enterprise USB and FT-60
by T.E. Klamberg Klamberg 21 Jan '18

21 Jan '18

Hi All, I received my cable from Valley Ent. Oh Boy, here I go. Gonna make that radio tune like never before. I insert the cable into the radios, and put the radio in Clone mode as per instructions. Plug in the USB into my MacBook Pro, then I go to the <Download from Radio> on the Radio menu bar on the Chirp app. Surprise!! No Yaesu listed at all. List starts at Alinco and ends with three or four radios starting with W. No, I repeat, no Yaesu. Yaesu is listed as supported on the Chirp website, so I am full-gonzo confused. Can anyone enlighten me and provide some help, please? Tip, N9MVX

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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV 82X
by Dave 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

I used factory software to configure as a 2/220 radio it was showing 2/440. I can not save the programing in the factory software or upload the file from the radio it uploads a little and then gives a connection error. Factory will download to radio but once I close the program I get to start over again. Chirp will let me upload the file but, errors out the 220 repeaters but not the 220 simplex frequencies. If I edit and reenter the repeaters I can download the file to the radio and it works but I just opened the saved file on my computer and it has error'd out the repeaters again. Also as I enter frequencies in the radio, 2 meters shows an offset of .600 but by the time I add the offset that has changed to 0.00 same on 220 the offset changes to 0.0 even though I have entered a + or - offset. At least the radio is programmed so, thanks for the help. Dave N7AM On 1/17/2018 1:00 PM, chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com wrote: > Send chirp_users mailing list submissions to > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > This is because your radio is telling CHIRP is it a VHF/UHF model. It > was probably configured incorrectly from the factory. I've see it > before. > > You can likely "fix" it using the factory software. Email a freshly > downloaded CHIRP Radio Images (*.img) file to me and I can help you > with it. > > Jim KC9HI > > >

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