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[chirp_users] Retevis RB618
by Ernesto Xload 13 Jun '21

13 Jun '21

Hi all, I would like to know if the Retevis RB618 is supported by chirp. Thank you very much

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 12 Jun '21

12 Jun '21

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-20210612 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #651 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22S] Add support for Retevis RT22S This patch adds support for the Retevis RT22S FRS radio to the Radtel T18 driver module. related to #7179 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22S] Prepare for adding Retevis RT22S The RT22S requires support that is nearly identical to that of the Radtel T18. This patch makes changes to the T18 driver in order to make it ready to support the addition of the Retevis RT22S. No features or settings have been modified, added or removed by this patch. related to #7179 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT16] Add support for Retevis RT16 This patch adds support for the RT16 variant of the Baofeng BF-T8 related to #8263 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [VX-8DR] Update TX Delay choices for Yaesu VX-8DR The Yeasu VX-8DR inherits much of its settings from the Yaesu VX-8R. The VX-8DR has 9 choices for TX Delay but the inherited setting for the VX-8R only has 7. So if either of the additional choices is selected in the VX-8DR radio itself, the choice will be out-of-range and the Settings tab in CHIRP does not display. This patch adds support for the 9 TX Delay selections for the VX-8DR. Related to #9101 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [GT-5R] Fix TX-Inhibit Outside of Legal Limits The current enforcement only allows TX on the following frequencies. 144.000, 148.000, 420.000 and 450.000 MHz. This patch corrects the logic to allow TX on frequencies within the 144.000-148.000 MHz and 420.000-450.000 MHz ranges. Frequencies outside of these ranges are set to Duplex = "off" (TX disabled). Related to #9077 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT76P] Add Retevis RT76P This patch adds support for the Retevis RT76P GMRS handheld radio. #8681 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [KT8900] Add support for a new QYT KT-8900 MCU Version This patch adds support for a new MCU version that has been discovered in the QYT KT-8900 mobile radios. Related to #9085 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22] Add BCL and Signal settings to Retevis RT22FRS and RT622 models This patch adds support for the per-channel "BCL" and "Signal" settings. related to #9043 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22] Address original RT22 block read errors While investigating this issue, the original RT22 was often experiencing read errors while cloning from the radio to CHIRP. It was eventually discovered that the radio was eventually missing an ACK at some point during the download which stopped the cloning process with an error. This patch adds a small delay between the reading a block of data an the sending of the ACK back to the radio indicating that the block of data was received OK. The original RT22 radio now receives every ACK reliably. related to #9043

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[chirp_users] Download problem
by Gerald Stein 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

I’m new to Chirp software. The equipment I’m using is a Yaesu FT 60 and a windows 10 laptop. I acquired the cable sometime ago, but haven’t used it until recently. The build I am using is the most recent available. Here’s the problem: I connected the radio to the laptop and uploaded the radio’s contents without problem. I made some changes to the repeaters listed, saved the changes, and then tried to download them back to the radio. The download started normally, but quickly the following error message appeared: “failed to communicate with radio: radio did not respond.” Any suggestions? Thanks and advance for your efforts. Jerry NV7GS +++++ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years. ~Unknown

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[chirp_users] using chirp for first time.
by Chuck Barnett 06 Jun '21

06 Jun '21

I can't get it to work. hangs up looking for a com port... ?? -- *Chuck Barnett*

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[chirp_users] Moving Chirp Daily to python3?
by Mark Coulter 06 Jun '21

06 Jun '21

I hope this is the right place to ask this. Is there a timeline for getting Chirp-daily working on python3? 73's KE6RTV Mark

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[chirp_users] Can't find Com Ports on Windows 10
by Richard K Parrish 06 Jun '21

06 Jun '21

How do I find the Com Ports on Windows 10? Get the following error message "could not open port COM3: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified." Trying to connect to re program a Yaesu FT 50.

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[chirp_users] Moving Chirp Daily to python3
by Mark 04 Jun '21

04 Jun '21

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone No pressing need, I have a couple arounds. It's more it would be nice if...Message: 8Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 10:22:22 -0500From: Joe Pizzi <pizzi.joe(a)gmail.com>Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Moving Chirp Daily to python3?To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com>Message-ID: <CAJ4WJ3zuoJM-LUtV+_eSn4=RN9K4ZGmpjtM8RJ_56-QVZxTDCg(a)mail.gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"I'm working on it.I have most tests passing. The gui is still not as full featured as thepython version, but I've procreate my radios with it.Do you have an immediate need for the ported version?Joe PizziKI5LSTOn Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 8:52 PM Mark Coulter <mark(a)coulter.org> wrote:> I hope this is the right place to ask this.>> Is there a timeline for getting Chirp-daily working on python3?>> 73's>> KE6RTV>> Mark>> _______________________________________________> chirp_users mailing list> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users> This message was sent to Joe Pizzi at pizzi.joe(a)gmail.com> To unsubscribe, send an email to> chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com>-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/chirp_users/attachments/20210604/2b… ------------------------------

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[chirp_users] Two issues...
by Kenneth G. Gordon 03 Jun '21

03 Jun '21

1) We are unable to program two supposedly-Baofeng-made hand-helds: A) one labeled UV-5R5, concerning which I can find almost no information on the web at all. Firmware (by Button 3) is BFB297. Searching the CHIRP website, I find that that particular firmware is an issue, and has been reported as a bug from at least 8 years ago. Using the standard UV-5R choice in CHIRP results in an error message "No response from radio". And B) one labled UV-5R-V2+. again, we can find no info on how to program this radio other than a cryptic note which stated that it will not transmit in the 2 meter ham band below 145 MHz., which at this point is of no concern to us. 2) As recently as a day or two ago, I found, somewhere on the web, a very extensive listing of these sorts of hand-helds and their equivalent and/or re-labeled clones by many makers including Baofeng. Since that time, I have lost it and can no longer find it. Does anyone here know what I am talking about and where I might find that list again? I thought I found it originally on the CHIRP website, but searching there since does not bring it up. At the time, I saw no need for it, but since then, I find it has become very important to ouir operations here. By "we", "our", and "us", I mean myself and a small group of EMCOMMs operators in our area. I have become the defacto "technical guru" for the group. Any help out there? Thanks, and vy 73 for now, Ken W7EKB

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[chirp_users] 2 issues - one resolved.
by Kenneth G. Gordon 03 Jun '21

03 Jun '21

My issues with the UV-5R5 have been solved. When I first tried to program those radios, I was at a friend's home (he owns the radios) and was using his cable and his version of CHIRP. When I returned to my shop and tried programming those radios, I was using my own cable and my version of CHIRP which is the latest one. I always go to the CHIRP site and download and install the latest version before I begin to program any radio which uses CHIRP. No errors occurred and it worked just fine. My cable is an FTDI, while his is...not... Thanks for the help, folks. vy 73, Ken W7EKB

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