October 2024 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

Baofeng AR-152 power levels damaged by CHIRP?
by Ceferino Lamb 01 Nov '24

01 Nov '24

I found this thread on mygmrs forum about the AR-152 and the effect CHIRP allegedly has on it. It's quite a good thread. I didn't get any hits on RadioReference when I just searched. In a nutshell, it says that once you run CHIRP on your Baofeng AR-152. your power settings are permanently altered such that you no longer have low power or full power anymore. This post is from May and has been relatively quiet since. I wonder if it's still a risk? I have two 152s on the bench right now to program so I saw this post just in time to stop. Both have the firmware rev A152V01 indicated as problematic. I'm surprised the issue hasn't been discussed here. https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/7377-calling-all-ar-152-owners/ -- //CRL Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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AR-5RM - Frequency in this range requires AM mode
by Scott Zettervall 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

When I enter or paste aviation frequencies, ex) 121.500 into memory I get the Warning: Some Memories are incompatible with this radio [700] Frequency in this range requires AM mode [701] Frequency in this range requires AM mode [703] Frequency in this range requires AM mode ... I simply click [OK] on the Warning and everything gets assigned to memory and I can clone into the AR-5RM just fine. The problem is the Warning is not necessary, the AR-5RM does support these frequencies/AM.

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FT-70D Wires-X memories
by Chris (RG) Johnston 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

Hello; I am successfully using Chirp to program my FT-70D. But I cannot see where to add the 5-digit Wires-X addresses in the configuration. I have some programmed into the memory slots C1 to C5 but I cannot find them in the downloaded configuration. Any ideas? Thanks Chris

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Re: New chirp-next build
by Eric Berube 28 Oct '24

28 Oct '24

I have downloaded the lasts build but after install on Windows 11 pro. The chirp window maximizes but never appears on the screen. Task manager also confirms that it is running. Are there any other reported issues like this? Thanks Eric Berube Greater Sudbury, Ontario

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TYT TH9000D Plus support?
by Dean Jahnz 25 Oct '24

25 Oct '24

Will one of the TYT supported radios (TH9000_144, TH9000_220, TH9000_440) work with the TH9000D Plus? Apparently my friends have bad taste in radios and like to purchase units not supported in CHIRP :( In a related subject: Another popular TYT model (the TH8600, which is the only IP65 waterproof rated radio I know of) was being worked on about a year ago, but seems to have gone dead. Is there any plans to support that radio? It's a very popular model among those who use Ham comms in off-road vehicles that are exposed to the elements. I would be willing to send mine to anyone with the know-how to develop support for it. The factory programming software for it sucks!

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New chirp-next build
by donotreply＠chirpmyradio.com 25 Oct '24

25 Oct '24

Greetings, A new build of CHIRP-next is available. This includes changes made directly to the tree since the last build and may include additional features, bug fixes, etc. Unless you have a reason not to, we recommend using the latest build of CHIRP-next at all times. You can get it from here: https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_next/next-20241025 A list of changes since the last build are here: 9c81579f Add UV-17M model alias e57bb3d6 Add Yaesu VX-177 support 94deb0ec Updated Italian Translation 22659165 tdh3: Fix high VHF and UHF RX bands for HAM variant 6b73d123 vx170: Remove untested flag as reported working 19864f3f rt98: Enable V101 version for UHF variant as well 733c6859 rt21: Add BCL clarification tooltip ad4d24ab Add Baofeng UV-5RH Issues addressed in this build: [Bug 11584] Retevis RT98v 1.03 Unsupported by CHIRP [Bug 11624] It still works. Please allow VX-177 which also did read, but can't edit or write [Bug 11627] Frequency is out of supported range [Feature 11619] Retevis RT21v - Busy channel lockout naming convention [New Model 11050] Baofeng UV-17M --

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Whine on trx Low Power in new batch of GT-3TP Baofengs
by Ceferino Lamb 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

I bought several new GT-3TP and so far those tested have a whine on trx when running Low power. Audio quality is also inferior to numerous older GT-3TPs we run on the ranch. In the past I'd noticed this whine on a batch of new UV-5Rs I programmed for a friend. The advice back then was that the newer HTs had some differences, and to turn off Battery Saver in CHIRP Setting/Basic Settings to reduce that whine. I never tested that theory. But setting Battery Saver to Off doesn't remove my Low Power whine (recall that the GT-3TP is FCC type UV-5R, CHIRP Model BF-F8HP). So I have a couple of questions for the group: 1) Any other ideas on how to remove that whine on trx? 2) Is Battery Saver worth using at all? Some on RadioReference say it's of no use. For now my workaround is to run M Power (4w) if the whine is too annoying. But I prefer to run Low unless more is needed. Reno K7CRL -- //CRL Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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New chirp-next build
by donotreply＠chirpmyradio.com 20 Oct '24

20 Oct '24

Greetings, A new build of CHIRP-next is available. This includes changes made directly to the tree since yesterday and may include additional features, bug fixes, etc. Unless you have a reason not to, we recommend using the latest build of CHIRP-next at all times. You can get it from here: https://archive.chirpmyradio.com/chirp_next/next-20241020 A list of changes since the last build are here: 6b4f6ad0 Updated Spanish Translation bf2f5747 Allow removing recent models from the list c845c795 Add toggle to "always start with recent list" 7b0881d9 Add "recent" button to vendor/model selection f1e85f76 Updated Spanish Translation 6e7448fe rt98: Add missing test image 47aaac53 rt98: Add some tip docs for squelch settings ba04e0b6 anytone: Attempt flush input before ident c0d7bbf8 Talkpod A36plus: add support for firmware v1.26 - fixes #11614 0ad18be7 New device: TYT TH-UV98 Issues addressed in this build: [Bug 11608] Anytone AT-5888UV programming bug [Bug 11611] RT98 - Squelch Mode Enabled Function Rename [Bug 11613] RT98 - STE Frequency 55.2 - rename to say recommended [Bug 11614] When downloading the radio, get error "Radio returned unknown identifier string" [Feature 11609] Start with frequently-used radio models [New Model 9842] TYT TH-UV98 --

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UV-18 Pro Max GPS firmware
by kn4 dwh 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

The current version of this radio's firmware is 1.03 as from the factory. The radio has alot of advantages but what I am looking for is a way to A) download the firmware image from the radio B) Locate a site where there might be an updated firmware revision Has anybody got leads on these items? --Hal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Baofeng 5rm
by Thomas Cox 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

cannot program my baofeng get error message "error reading data from radio: not amount of data we want. can program my uv-5r just fine. my5rm shows uv-5rm on the bottom front. Tom wd0gvh

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