August 2022 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 23 Aug '22

23 Aug '22

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-20220823 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #696 [Ran Katz <rankatz(a)gmail.com>] [tg_uv2p] (revision 3) Inhibit keypad lock when in dual watch or crossmode. Fixes forth issue in #9939 Added logical tests to raise exception only on user changes to the relevant settings (and not on "static" settings e.g. do to downloaded radio with such a configuration) Also removed the explicit settings on error on both keyunlocked and rx_mode settings [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RB26] Unable to Select Tones Trying to set squelch tones was causing validation errors to pop up thus preventing the user to edit tone values. This was caused by the way CHIRP was programmed to keep various FRS, GMRS and PMR values valid. This patch reworks how the driver validates Frequency, Mode and Power selections. Fixes #9982 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] Driver Maintenance: Default to Wide Bandwidth This patch sets the default Mode when programming a memory to FM. Retevis RB17A, RB26, RT21 and RT76 Fixes #9998 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] Driver Maintenance: Default to High Power Level This patch sets the default Power level when programming a memory to High. Retevis RB17A, RB26, RT21 and RT76 fixes #9997 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT76] Retevis RT76 doesn't support scanning This patch removes the "Skip" column since it is not needed or used. fixes #9996 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT29] Power Levels are Incorrectly Applied This patch corrects the faulty operation of the Power setting for the Retevis RT29_UHF and RT29_VHF radios. fixes #9995

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[chirp_users] Kenwood TK 2000 / T
by paul lewis 22 Aug '22

22 Aug '22

Hi is this Kenwood model programmable on chirp please?I have two ex site radios and want to program to 2m and some repeat (136-174) Thank you 2E0ORS Paul Sent from Sky Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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[chirp_users] FT-65 cable - any aftermarket work?
by Dave Matthews 22 Aug '22

22 Aug '22

Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem. Dave W2IJL

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 22 Aug '22

22 Aug '22

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-20220822 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #695 [Dan Smith <3046399+kk7ds(a)users.noreply.github.com>] Merge pull request #29 from goldstar611/snap_updates snapcraft.yaml Updates [Tony Fuller <goldstar611(a)hotmail.com>] [snapcraft.yml] rsync shared files from $SNAP/share/ to $SNAP/usr/share/ It appears that CHIRP is being installed with a `prefix=/` instead of `prefix=/usr` Rather than move a bunch of files around and change the entire snap, I'm rsync'ing $SNAP/share to $SNAP/usr/share Open question at: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/python-install-prefix/31248 What I believe is the python plugin handling the CHIRP install: https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/main/snapcraft_legacy/plugins/v2… In response to: #1 [Tony Fuller <goldstar611(a)hotmail.com>] [snapcraft.yml] Set in app version to be the date of build [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix style issues in previous commit The de32861943bdc9c69313bf92a92728001d71f59b commit had long lines, which this fixes. [Ran Katz <rankatz(a)gmail.com>] [tg_uv2p] (revised) Dont set a priority channel if empty or Broadcast-FM. Fixes fifth issue in #9939 Per Dan's suggestion changed implementation to a validation function and an exception to notify user of wrong input [Ran Katz <rankatz(a)gmail.com>] [TG-UV2+] adding missing log messages in set_settings()

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[chirp_users] ICOM 7000 download problem
by Romain Kieffer 12 Aug '22

12 Aug '22

I have loaded the driver software provided with the ICOM cable to a PC running Windows XP. The device manager shows the USB cable using COM4. When I ask the sw to download from the transceiver it executes but produces a long list of ‘Error’ entries. I am sure I am doing something wrong but I can’t figure out what. Any hints including RTFM would be greatly appreciated. Take care rom. OE1RKS Take care rom

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[chirp_users] Kenwood TH-F6a Problems
by K0LNY_Glenn 10 Aug '22

10 Aug '22

Hi All, I am sure that there are some owners of this radio here, and I'm having trouble with mine, and hope someone can help. I have a CSV file that finally imports to the radio without errors. I have some HF frequencies written into the CSV for RX purposes, but I have done that before without a problem. There are 300 entries in the CSV file. When I load it up, many of them don't work, and the lower numbered ones that should TX only beep when I try to TX. The radio is supposed to beep in channel mode when I pass zero on the tuning knob, but after uploading my CSV and pressing C, the knob seems to go through some channels, but none that work. I have to put it into PC mode in order to connect to Chirp. Is it okay to leave menu #9 in PC mode? I am asking instead of just trying it because I can't see the display, so I need a reader for this level of menu changes. Some things I can count the turns, but #9 involves multiple choices. Or can anyone think of another thing that would cause this strangeness? Due to Chirp's lack of accessibility in Windows, and now in Linux, I can only do the basics with Chirp, so I cannot access radio settings in Chirp with a screenreader. Thanks for any help. Glenn

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[chirp_users] Kenwood Image
by K0LNY_Glenn 09 Aug '22

09 Aug '22

Hi Folks, I looked on the Chirp repository for an image for my Kenwood TH-F6A and didn't find that model. Does anyone have a stock image you can send my way? My radio does not import, but it opens my CSV files, but those don't upload or save live to the radio. I don't know if another stock image will get absorbed into it either, but I'm just trying different things. Thanks. Glenn

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[chirp_users] programming a Kenwood TH F6A
by K0LNY_Glenn 09 Aug '22

09 Aug '22

Hi, So I just fixed up a file for the Kenwood TH F6A, and I do remember from programming it a year or so back, that it operates in Chirp in "live mode", which means it puts stuff in right away. So I wasn't able to import a CSV file, the import does not want to work. I downloaded from the radio okay, and since I couldn't import, I tried the "open" and it seemed to bring the fields. But it won't allow me to upload. Do we not upload? Or if it won't upload and it should, what might be the cause? Thanks. Glenn

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

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-20220808 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #694 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Merge branch 'master' of github.com:kk7ds/chirp [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [GMRS-20V2] Support fully customizable GMRS channels. This patch adds support to allow programming up to 200 TX/RX capable GMRS channels in the BTECH GMRS-20V2. fixes #9966 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [GMRS-20V2] Add additional MCU Versions This patch adds the VW2112 and VWG728 MCU Versions found in recently shipping BTECH GMRS-20V2 radios. fixes #9963 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [WP-9900] Update choices for 'Display' setting This patch corrects the 'Display' choices for the mini waterproof radios. Incorrect: A, B, C & D Correct: A, B & C fixes #9974 [Ran Katz <rankatz(a)gmail.com>] [tg_uv2p] Add support for vfo mode setting Fixes third issue in #9939 VFO mode setting controls whether the user can use vfo or only memory channels [Ran Katz <rankatz(a)gmail.com>] [tg_uv2p] Add support for end tone elimination setting Fixes second issue in #9939 [Ran Katz <rankatz(a)gmail.com>] [tguv2] Add support for un-initialized step setting Fixes first issue in #9939 Un-initialized vfo step setting has a value of 0xff which was not supported, and now added. [Oleksandr Kravchuk <sashko(a)users.noreply.github.com>] Add missing Ukrainian language option (#27) For some reason, Ukrainian language option was missing. The translation itself is, unfortunately, incomplete, but it should be awailable nevertheless.

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[chirp_users] IMG File Request
by K0LNY_Glenn 07 Aug '22

07 Aug '22

Hi, I have a bTech UV5X3 and it seems all messed up, that is why I acquired it. I can punch in simplex channels, but I cannot input duplex channels by hand. Chirp will not read from the radio, and even though it is a tri-band, the band button only toggles between 2M and 70Cm. I was able to punch in a 1.5 M frequency and it worked on simplex. But no matter what I do, Chirp says error reading from radio. The cable works with the Baofengs I have. Since the radio isn't toggling to the third band, I'm wondering if someone flashed it with a UV5R image. I'm not sure if it would work to upload to the radio with the proper image if I can't download from it first. Anyway, if someone has a backed original image of a UV5X3, I would much appreciate a copy of it if you would. Glenn

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