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[chirp_users] Uv5r question
by ken hartmann 28 Feb '21

28 Feb '21

My buddy and I just purchased baofeng uv5r radios, we have them programmed using chirp, we were trying to hit a repeater in the middle of us, about 23 miles total so maybe 11 miles from each of us. Sometimes he could hear me but I couldn't hear him, then I could hear him and he couldn't hear me, is this an antenna issue ? We are using the rubber duckies that came with them, I also saw a setting for repeaters delay on the settings section, it is set to off, does that need to be changed ? Thankyou ken

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[chirp_users] Wouxun KG 1000G gmrs moble radio
by Skip 26 Feb '21

26 Feb '21

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[chirp_users] Need help with kenwood th-k2
by Susan Muse 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Hello, I am having trouble using CHIRP with my kenwood th-k2. When I first try to download from radio I get nothing. It just sits there. If I try to download a second time I get an error that access to com port is denied. I am using a mirkit ftdi cable that has worked well with my boafeng radios and CHIRP. I have the PC setting on the th-k2 set to "on". What am I missing?Thanks for any help. Susan WB5JFL

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[chirp_users] Recommended radio for adding to chirp
by Eric Oyen 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Hello users and devs. I recently acquired some new radios. These are definitely for the prepper set (as I am one besides being a ham). The radio is the Retevus H-777 and it’s little brother, the H-777s. Both are programmable using a standard 2 pin kenwood style programming cable. I recently asked for assistance from that company because their in house software had some issues that prevented it working with my screen reader (much like your package which has the same issues btw). However, with a bit of visual assistance, I was able to reprogram these radios for the 70cm ham band. Now, I gave that company the primary web site and asked if they would send over the data and let you guys have a whack at it. Maybe they will and maybe they won’t. If they do, then you know who to thank for it. On another matter, I am going to ask this again, are you guys ever going to make your package properly screen reader accessible on either the windows or OS X platforms? I know it is on Linux, but then, I am a techie. However, there are many blind or visually impaired hams out there (as well as others in the GMRS, FRS and other communities) that aren’t and have to depend on outside people to program their equipment. Now, I know all the excuses, including complexity of coding, etc. However, there are code snippets and libraries available that can be incorprated into the primary CHIRP program without too much difficulty. Lord knows, I’ve done enough reading on it. However, I have no experience in coding, so it would be inappropriate to ask me to fork the project just to add this functionality. Now, I will probably hear from more than a few of you stating that I represent a “niche market”. That may have been true 20 years ago, but not anymore. Our numbers are growing and we are appearing in more communities. Now, far be it for me to point this out, but seriously, wouldn’t you want to be on board with the Woke Train here, touting your software package as diversity and inclusive compliant? It would certainly make your package more appealing than it already is. Of course, if you don’t want to be inclusive or exercise some action toward diversity, that is your decision. In any case, I thought I would point this out. Anyway, I hope that company I wrote to sends you the data to add the H777 and it’s cousin the H777s to you to add it to the supported radios matrix. Oh, and if you want to experiment with a set, they can be had for cheap on amazon (about $35 for a pair of the H-777s radios). Thank you, DE n7zzt Eric

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 146, Issue 19
by zeb doz 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

So merging to think about in programing for Chris and such for other OS, do this , go to a colleague , and find where the computer guys hang offer oh a few bucks to see if someone can do it and I bet you there are those that can write that on campus , just a thought Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 21, 2021, at 2:01 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 > > You can reach the person managing the list at > chirp_users-owner(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of chirp_users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. download (danchubbs) > 2. Kirisun Radio (Bennie Potgieter) > 3. Re: Kirisun Radio (Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > 4. Re: Kirisun Radio (Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > 5. Re: Kirisun Radio (Bennie Potgieter) > 6. Recommended radio for adding to chirp (Eric Oyen) > 7. Re: Recommended radio for adding to chirp (Ernesto Xload) > 8. Re: Recommended radio for adding to chirp (Ernesto Xload) > 9. Re: Recommended radio for adding to chirp > (Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > 10. Re: Recommended radio for adding to chirp (Chuck Hast) > 11. Re: Recommended radio for adding to chirp (Eric Oyen) > 12. Re: Recommended radio for adding to chirp > (Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:11:45 -0500 > From: danchubbs <danchubbs(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [chirp_users] download > To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > Message-ID: <6031b352.1c69fb81.e5816.c232(a)mx.google.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I'm a paid subscription to radio reference and when I try to download from them I get nothing if I download from repeaterbook I get everything I don't know what to do please help thanks?Sent from my Metro By T-Mobile 4G LTE Android Device >

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Re: [chirp_users] Recommended radio for adding to chirp
by Ernesto Xload 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

Unfortunatelly I only use linux, but somebody will help you :) Best regards. El dom, 21 feb 2021 a las 11:39, Eric Oyen (<eric.oyen(a)icloud.com>) escribió: > Ok, that’s new info. thanks. > > However, I have tried Chirp on both Windows and OS X platforms and the > program just won’t work with any of the available screen readers on those > platforms (the content pane is invisible and even the pull down menus don’t > seem to want to be responsive (in windows anyway). > > Again, thanks. > > DE n7zzt Eric > > > On Feb 21, 2021, at 3:27 AM, Ernesto Xload <xload.es(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Eric, > > You con program your Retevis H777 and H777s with chirp just selecting > Baofeng BF-888 radio. > > Chirp is available for Windows and OS X platforms at > https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download > > Best regards > > El dom, 21 feb 2021 a las 9:55, Eric Oyen via chirp_users (< > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com>) escribió: > >> Hello users and devs. >> >> I recently acquired some new radios. These are definitely for the prepper >> set (as I am one besides being a ham). >> >> The radio is the Retevus H-777 and it’s little brother, the H-777s. Both >> are programmable using a standard 2 pin kenwood style programming cable. I >> recently asked for assistance from that company because their in house >> software had some issues that prevented it working with my screen reader >> (much like your package which has the same issues btw). However, with a bit >> of visual assistance, I was able to reprogram these radios for the 70cm ham >> band. Now, I gave that company the primary web site and asked if they would >> send over the data and let you guys have a whack at it. Maybe they will and >> maybe they won’t. If they do, then you know who to thank for it. >> >> On another matter, I am going to ask this again, are you guys ever going >> to make your package properly screen reader accessible on either the >> windows or OS X platforms? I know it is on Linux, but then, I am a techie. >> However, there are many blind or visually impaired hams out there (as well >> as others in the GMRS, FRS and other communities) that aren’t and have to >> depend on outside people to program their equipment. Now, I know all the >> excuses, including complexity of coding, etc. However, there are code >> snippets and libraries available that can be incorprated into the primary >> CHIRP program without too much difficulty. Lord knows, I’ve done enough >> reading on it. However, I have no experience in coding, so it would be >> inappropriate to ask me to fork the project just to add this functionality. >> Now, I will probably hear from more than a few of you stating that I >> represent a “niche market”. That may have been true 20 years ago, but not >> anymore. Our numbers are growing and we are appearing in more communities. >> Now, far be it for me to point this out, but seriously, wouldn’t you want >> to be on board with the Woke Train here, touting your software package as >> diversity and inclusive compliant? It would certainly make your package >> more appealing than it already is. Of course, if you don’t want to be >> inclusive or exercise some action toward diversity, that is your decision. >> In any case, I thought I would point this out. >> >> Anyway, I hope that company I wrote to sends you the data to add the H777 >> and it’s cousin the H777s to you to add it to the supported radios matrix. >> >> Oh, and if you want to experiment with a set, they can be had for cheap >> on amazon (about $35 for a pair of the H-777s radios). >> >> Thank you, >> >> DE n7zzt Eric >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Ernesto Xload at xload.es(a)gmail.com >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > >

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[chirp_users] Kirisun Radio
by Bennie Potgieter 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

Morning Nead assistance..want to program a Kirisun radio,but Chirp doent have the make in its program,is there a nother radio model I can use to read and program the kirisun? Thank you

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[chirp_users] download
by danchubbs 20 Feb '21

20 Feb '21

I'm a paid subscription to radio reference and when I try to download from them I get nothing if I download from repeaterbook I get everything I don't know what to do please help thanks Sent from my Metro By T-Mobile 4G LTE Android Device

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[chirp_users] Error message BTECH V1
by Rilla Tannehill 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

When trying to download radio, I get the Error: (*Error reading data from radio: not the amount of data we want.*) I didn't see any reference to this message. I am new to this whole radio world, so any help is appreciated. -- ****************************

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[chirp_users] uploading radioreference csv to btech uv-5x3
by eMyListsDDg 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

installed the latest chirp today on windows. i wanted to update the radio freq's for my area and downloaded them from radioreference.com. i'm able to download the old freq's from the radio. but upload to radio is grayed out. i tried import from data source, radioreference.com also but i can't seem to get that into the radio either. granted it's been awhile since i've done this...what am i missing?

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