January 2025 - Users - lists.chirpmyradio.com

Re: Trouble with Linux USB port
by Dave Baxter 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

Disable and remove BRLTTY. It's a not uncommon issue for that to mess with serial ports. Plenty online about that, and other pre-installed software that comes with the OS's these days. It doesn't affect many, but when it does, mayhem ensues! Hope that helps. Dave.

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Re: Trouble with Linux USB port
by Gregory Beyer 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

> Yes I did follow the instructions, as stated in my OP. There is no > difference between running ls /dev/tty* before and after cable > plugin. No new device is added. I have no ttyACM device. Ran usermod > command, then rebooted. No joy. running ls against all of /dev, I do > find a usb directory (not ttyUSB) -- IDK if it relates to this problem. > > ls -la usb > total 0 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Jan 12 12:03 . > drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4880 Jan 12 12:15 .. > crw------- 1 root root 180, 0 Jan 12 12:04 hiddev0 > > "In some cases it may be necessary to enter the device (port) name > manually before chirp can see it." How would I do that? > > Thanks, > *________________________* > > *Greg Beyer > greg(a)beyerusa.net* > > > KQ4AVZ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Jeffrey Vian via Users <users(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM > *To:* CHIRP users list > *Cc:* Jeffrey Vian > *Subject:* [users] Re: Trouble with Linux USB port > >> Did you follow the instructions on this page? Especially steps 1 and 2. >> >> Are you certain that the port is getting the name you expected?. >> >> It may get a name ttyUSB0 or it may get something like ttyACM0. On >> some of >> my radios it gets USB and on others it gets ACM. I think that is >> related >> to the specific chipset in the programming cable (or maybe the linux >> distro >> used could be a factor) >> You may be able to run `ls /dev/tty*` before plugging in the cable and >> again after plugging it in to identify the name it actually is assigned. >> >> In some cases it may be necessary to enter the device (port) name >> manually >> before chirp can see it. >> It also may be necessary to add your user to the `dialout` group for >> access >> to the device. If you have not already done so the command `sudo >> usermod >> -a -G dialout <username>` should add the user to that group. Then a >> logout >> and back in will be required before the group assignment becomes active. >> >> Jeff >> KI7GJG >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM Gregory Beyer via Users < >> users(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, I'm having trouble with CHIRP not recognizing any USB ports. I'm >>> running LinuxMint 21, Mate. I've installed >>> chirp-20250110-py3-none-any.whl per the instructions at >>> /wiki/ChirpOnLinux. Other than needing to install python3-yattag, it >>> went smoothly. Love how fast chirp loads over the flatpak I used to >>> use >>> a long time ago! >>> >>> When I run chirp, and scroll through the ports, there are no USB ports >>> listed. Tried "Help me" and got "Unable to determine a port for your >>> cable. Check your drivers and connections." Under Mate System >>> Reports/System Information, I see the cable listed under USB hub 1: >>> Device-2: 1-2:40 info: QinHeng CH340 serial converter type: <vendor >>> specific> driver: usbfs rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1a86:7523. >>> I plugged my cable into a different USB port, cable appears under hub 2 >>> in the report. So, my OS is recognizing the cable, on either USB >>> port, but CHIRP does not. >>> >>> Even tho I'm not getting a permission denied error, I tried "sudo >>> usermod -a -G $(stat -c %G /dev/ttyUSB0) $USER" anyway, and got "stat: >>> cannot statx '/dev/ttyUSB0': No such file or directory." Same error >>> when I tried command for USB1 and USB2. >>> >>> Any suggestions on how I can resolve? >>> >>> Thanks much, >>> >>> *________________________* >>> >>> *Greg Beyer >>> greg(a)beyerusa.net* >>> >>> >>> KQ4AVZ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> users(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com >>> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com >>> >>> To unsubscribe, send an email to users-leave(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com >>> To report this email as off-topic, please email >>> users-owner(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com >>> List archives: >>> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/users@lists.chirpmyradio.com/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> users(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com >> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com >> >> To unsubscribe, send an email to users-leave(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com >> To report this email as off-topic, please email >> users-owner(a)lists.chirpmyradio.com >> List archives: >> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/users@lists.chirpmyradio.com/

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Trouble with Linux USB port
by Gregory Beyer 12 Jan '25

12 Jan '25

Hi, I'm having trouble with CHIRP not recognizing any USB ports. I'm running LinuxMint 21, Mate. I've installed chirp-20250110-py3-none-any.whl per the instructions at /wiki/ChirpOnLinux. Other than needing to install python3-yattag, it went smoothly. Love how fast chirp loads over the flatpak I used to use a long time ago! When I run chirp, and scroll through the ports, there are no USB ports listed. Tried "Help me" and got "Unable to determine a port for your cable. Check your drivers and connections." Under Mate System Reports/System Information, I see the cable listed under USB hub 1: Device-2: 1-2:40 info: QinHeng CH340 serial converter type: <vendor specific> driver: usbfs rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1a86:7523. I plugged my cable into a different USB port, cable appears under hub 2 in the report. So, my OS is recognizing the cable, on either USB port, but CHIRP does not. Even tho I'm not getting a permission denied error, I tried "sudo usermod -a -G $(stat -c %G /dev/ttyUSB0) $USER" anyway, and got "stat: cannot statx '/dev/ttyUSB0': No such file or directory." Same error when I tried command for USB1 and USB2. Any suggestions on how I can resolve? Thanks much, *________________________* *Greg Beyer greg(a)beyerusa.net* KQ4AVZ

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Retevis H777 Unable to Connect
by jmorin06＠gmail.com 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

Greetings! New CHIRP user here. I ordered (4) Retevis H777 radios and am trying to program them. Two radios are the "newer" version (with usb-c charging) while the other two are an "older" version. I am able to connect, download, and upload to the older version radios, but not the newer version radios. When I try, I get the error message "Error communicating with radio, no response from radio". Tried with all three of the H777 profiles (H777, H777 Plus, H777S). The first two profiles give the same error message already described. The third is a different error message "The radio did not accept program mode after five tries...". Radio is on, tried different computers (Mac and windows) also made sure I was using latest CHIRP build (10-Jan-2025). Nothing works... I am able to program with the Retevis CPS. The "newer" version does have some different features so maybe it needs a new profile/model in CHIRP? Before I submit a bug/new model request, I wanted to check here to see if anyone has advice or experience working with this "newer" H777 model. Thanks!

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Icom IC-2710
by Ken Gordon 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

Is Chirp able to program the subject radio? Ken W7EKB -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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UV-5R receive issues using CHIRP
by Dave 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

I downloaded the CHIRP software I received with the radio, I used updated software to program the radio, it transmits fine, the problem is that I am not receiving anyone, the color on the radio changes as there are people talking, I have a scanner that also confirms that people are talking, but no audio from the radio, with the exception of the National Weather Service that is programmed in. I have some ham radio, FRS, GMRS Freq's programmed in. Since the updated software puts all the information in for us when you enter the frequency, I am not sure what is going on, any solutions?

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Re: UV-5R receive issues using CHIRP
by Joe Pizzi 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

My guess is that you put the ctcss tones as receive tones instead of transmit tones. Joe Pizzi KI5LST

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New chirp-next build
by donotreply＠chirpmyradio.com 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

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-20250110 A list of changes since the last build are here: cd69e1b9 Add Baofeng BFT20D radio c4273f95 rt21: Fix DTCS decoding when stored in hex 83b5c06b tdh3: Fix incorrect ponmsg and step list values 3d03ae13 Update bg_BG.po 48e8354a Disable filtering on Linux 12082ade Update UV-5GPlus model alias ccf0a655 Added support for Kenwood TS-790E. Possibly fixes #10215 3e66222c kenwood_live: Refresh memory after setting 927ba36c Avoiding globals in kenwood_live.py Issues addressed in this build: [Bug 11749] Some memory fields empty, message "some memories are incompatible with this radio" [Bug 11760] Chirp Freezes when I click in the Filter Field [Bug 11761] Tidradio TD-H3 : Power on message and step values incorrect [New Model 10215] Kenwood TS-790A & TS-790E [New Model 11742] Add support for Baofeng BF-T20D --

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"Round-trip" processing with Chirp
by lgadallah＠gmail.com 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

Hi all: I have used 'chirpc' to connect to my radio and download the memory map. It is my understanding that entries can be added to a .csv file and these can be added to such a memory map file, allowing updating or adding new entries to the memory map. However, I wonder if there is a way to convert the memory map file to a .csv file, allowing the contents to be managed there? This would allow a "round-trip" capability as mentioned in the title: Configuration could be downloaded from a radio, converted into a .csv file, edited as needed, and then inserted into a memory map file and uploaded to the radio. Note: I may be missing some obvious functionality as I am using 'chirpc' rather than the GUI, as I am remote from the PC and radio. 73, Larry NM7A/VE6VQ

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