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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 136, Issue 15
by Frank Kohn 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

For a strictly analog UHF / VHF hand-held, I would highly recommend the Yaesu FT-60R. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of other Yaesu handi-talkies, but the radio is compact, sounds great, receives 1000% better than the Baofeng I own and is only $159 . > 9. Re: Recommendations on "under $400.00" hand-held (David Ranch) > 10. Re: Recommendations on "under $400.00" hand-held (Bill KA8VIT) > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Recommendations on "under $400.00" hand-held
by NE1EE - Rich 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

On 2020-04-21 23:12:+0300, you wrote: >I am still using my motorola maxtrac that was manufactured in the 70's!! There is something to be said for not upgrading unless you want to, and then there is the attraction of some of the newer inexpensive gear. But I still use my Radio Shack HTX-202 (1990s?). Bought it new, and don't regret it. RS made some good, if unattractive, gear. It is a solid performer, but old enough that it does not play well with the new radio management software. I still use it for dedicated ops, like and APRS & up/downlink for high alt balloon missions. That way I don't tie up another radio for that, and I can count on its solid signal to control the instrument package @ 35km. But I admit that my BaoFeng are great for supporting local volunteer ops, especially when I can exchange an event-specific chirp image with the group, and we can all be on the same page. I just cart along my laptop, and sync all our radios. I still use my TS-830 for HF, and though I know it doesn't have all the DSP bells and whistles, it sure works nicely on phone and CW.

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[chirp_users] Recommendations on "under $400.00" hand-held
by Bret Goodfellow 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

Hello Friends, I am using an 8 year old radio, Wouxun KG-UV3D. It’s worked well for my limited use. I’m looking to get a new hand-held radio under $400. Any suggestions on radios not made in China? Suggestions on Chinese radios? Thanks for your expertise! Deuce

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[chirp_users] John Barker-AnyTone 5888UV-Change Squelch
by John Barker 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

This is my first post so I hope I'm doing it right. Can you change the squelch on the above radio using CHIRP? Thanks John KG7LUB

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[chirp_users] CHIRP on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and WINE
by Tom Consodine 21 Apr '20

21 Apr '20

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will be released in a few days. I installed the beta version of Xubuntu to see how it works. Ubuntu has dropped Python 3 and the old repo version of CHIRP. The chirp-daily Linux tarball will no longer run locally because of Python 2 no longer being available. A lot of people using CHIRP on Linux are not going to be happy. I installed the Windows version of chirp-daily on WINE 5.0 and it appears to work but the GUI theme looks terrible and the memory editor column order isn't saved if I rearrange the columns. Are there any other Windows DLLs or components that should be installed with winetricks to improve CHIRP's appearance or functionality when running it under WINE? Tom ND5Y

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[chirp_users] ICOM ID-1 Support
by IT1 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR 20 Apr '20

20 Apr '20

Dan, et alia: I have an ICOM ID-1 radio and the software that ICOM provides for it is "operating software" not programming software. Does Chirp support the ID-1 and if not, how difficult would it be to add support? I can send in a personality file for the ID-1 if that helps any. Thanks in advance and stay healthy. 73, Stuart, N3GWG

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[chirp_users] Python 3 status?
by Richard Shaw 18 Apr '20

18 Apr '20

I just wanted to check and see what the status is of the Python 3 branch. I see there have been some commits but not for a couple of months. Is the py3 branch usable yet? Fedora 32 is in beta so that means Fedora 31 (the last release containing chirp) only has about 5 months left before going EOL. Thanks, Richard KF5OIM

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[chirp_users] Bug 1113 Icom 2100H error reported
by Peter 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Re Bug # 1113 I too have an Icom 2100H 2m transceiver and I also get the message "Unexpected response from radio" when I try to upload/download from the radio. This is under Linux Mint with the most recent version of Chirp. I set the environment variable DEBUG=30, try Chirp and get the error. The laptop is dual boot, Linux Mint and Windows7. Last lines of debug.log when Chirp (Linux Mint)was tried to 'detect' radio: ... [2020-04-17 13:23:02,391] chirp.ui.reporting - DEBUG: Server reports version daily-20200409 is latest [2020-04-17 13:23:51,102] chirp.ui.reporting - DEBUG: Reporting exception [2020-04-17 13:23:51,103] chirp.ui.inputdialog - ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: 'Serial' object has no attribute 'get_payload' --- [2020-04-17 13:23:51,105] chirp.ui.inputdialog - ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 175, in run cs.radio_class = detect.DETECT_FUNCTIONS[vendor](cs.port) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/detect.py", line 76, in detect_icom_radio result = _detect_icom_radio(ser) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/detect.py", line 43, in _detect_icom_radio md = icf.get_model_data(ser) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/icf.py", line 140, in get_model_data send_clone_frame(radio, 0xe0, mdata, raw=True) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/icf.py", line 174, in send_clone_frame payload = radio.get_payload(data, raw, checksum) AttributeError: 'Serial' object has no attribute 'get_payload' [2020-04-17 13:23:51,107] chirp.ui.inputdialog - ERROR: ---------------------------- So then I retry, putting in the values for the port ttyUSB0, choose the vendor as Icom and model 2100 and when I click clone from radio, I get this error report: last lines of debug file [2020-04-17 13:27:51,235] chirp.ui.mainapp - INFO: Skipping existing stock config [2020-04-17 13:27:51,238] chirp.ui.reporting - DEBUG: Checking for updates [2020-04-17 13:27:51,483] chirp.ui.reporting - DEBUG: Server reports version daily-20200409 is latest [2020-04-17 13:28:02,317] chirp.ui.mainapp - DEBUG: User selected Icom IC-2100H on port /dev/ttyUSB0 [2020-04-17 13:28:02,324] chirp.ui.clone - DEBUG: Clone thread started [2020-04-17 13:28:02,578] chirp.ui.reporting - DEBUG: Reporting exception [2020-04-17 13:28:02,579] chirp.ui.common - ERROR: -- Exception: -- [2020-04-17 13:28:02,581] chirp.ui.common - ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 256, in run self.__radio.sync_in() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/icf.py", line 657, in sync_in self._mmap = clone_from_radio(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/icf.py", line 318, in clone_from_radio raise errors.RadioError("Failed to communicate with the radio: %s" % e) RadioError: Failed to communicate with the radio: Unexpected response from radio [2020-04-17 13:28:02,581] chirp.ui.common - ERROR: ---------------- [2020-04-17 13:28:02,581] chirp.ui.clone - ERROR: Clone failed: Failed to communicate with the radio: Unexpected response from radio [2020-04-17 13:28:02,587] chirp.ui.clone - DEBUG: Clone thread ended [2020-04-17 13:28:02,598] chirp.ui.reporting - DEBUG: Reporting model usage: Icom_IC-2100H,download,True [2020-04-17 13:28:02,612] chirp.ui.inputdialog - ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Failed to communicate with the radio: Unexpected response from radio --- [2020-04-17 13:28:02,613] chirp.ui.inputdialog - ERROR: None [2020-04-17 13:28:02,614] chirp.ui.inputdialog - ERROR: ---------------------------- [2020-04-17 13:28:02,614] chirp.ui.reporting - DEBUG: Reporting exception So, then I reboot into Windows7, no change in cable or usb port, and it all works! I prefer to work in Linux so any suggestions would be welcome! Peter, VE3BBN -- Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. - Albert Einstein

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[chirp_users] Mac Question
by ID_Bill Bill 11 Apr '20

11 Apr '20

I have a Mac running Catalina 10.15.3 Will CHIRP run on this OS? I believe it's 64 bit. Thanks, Bill

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[chirp_users] Install issues
by w4rss＠radioclub.org 10 Apr '20

10 Apr '20

I'm having issues installing the repository for Chirp in Ubuntu. I just installed the newest version of Ubuntu and then tried to add the Chirp repository to it. Here is the output from the terminal: More info: https://launchpad.net/~dansmith/+archive/ubuntu/chirp-snapshots Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it. Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease Ign:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu focal InRelease Err:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu focal Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Reading package lists... Done E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details. Any suggestions how to overcome this? The manpage is not really very helpful. Thanks Dick W4RSS

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