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[chirp_users] Legacy support question--Programming Talkpod A36+
by Jim Pruitt 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

I am still using the last legacy version of Chirp. I just acquired a Talkpod A36+ but can't find how to program it manually and hooking it up to Chirp can not talk to the radio but Talkpod is not in the list. I tried Baofeng UV5R but that did not work. Has anyone else programmed the Talkpod A36+ using Chirp? I tried searching for programming instructions to do it manually but all hits were to a youtube video and used Chirp. Thank you. Jim Pruitt

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Re: [chirp_users] TYT TH-8600 driver available for testing
by Mike 06 Aug '23

06 Aug '23

Does anyone know why upload is grayed out when I try to upload selected frequencies from radio reference? Thanks. On August 5, 2023, at 11:43 AM, Andy Knitt <andyknitt(a)gmail.com> wrote: A driver for the TYT TH-8600 is available for beta testing. It can be found attached to Issue 4851 and can be tested via the "Load Module From Issue" option in the Help menu. Support for 2 Tone, 5 Tone, and DTMF signalling is not yet fully implemented, but CTCSS and DTCS should be working. Please report issues found during testing (or positive results) via the Issue or directly to me via email. Thanks, Andy

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[chirp_users] Programming ICOM IC-7100
by Michael Nadler KI7QIB 06 Aug '23

06 Aug '23

I cannot get CHIRP to properly program an ICOM 7100. Can someone provide the explicit steps they use to program their ICOM IC-7100? Computer, running Windows 10, is connected to the 7100's Remote port via USB cable. CHIRP works fine programming a Kenwood D710G in live mode. I'm following the same steps: - Download from the radio - use "help me" to find the com port - set Vendor/model to ICOM/IC-7100 - tab opens with a copy of what's programmed in the radio - Import from file... - select the CSV file with several hundred entries - click Import - random channels are programmed; others show red numbers, which is an error indication Can no longer download from radio -- the program reports "permission error". I have to restart CHIRP in order to download from the radio. After the restart and download, if I use cut/paste to update say 20 entries -- entries are programmed randomly -- same result as with import. I've searched the mail archives -- some people report problems, tentative solutions are proposed (without documenting specific steps), but no one posts any resolution. This radio programs perfectly with RT Systems software. But their software uses clone mode, not live mode. -- Michael Nadler KI7QIB

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[chirp_users] TYT TH-8600 driver available for testing
by Andy Knitt 05 Aug '23

05 Aug '23

A driver for the TYT TH-8600 is available for beta testing. It can be found attached to Issue 4851 <https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/4851> and can be tested via the "Load Module From Issue <https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/LoadingTestModules>" option in the Help menu. Support for 2 Tone, 5 Tone, and DTMF signalling is not yet fully implemented, but CTCSS and DTCS should be working. Please report issues found during testing (or positive results) via the Issue or directly to me via email. Thanks, Andy

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[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
by donotreply＠chirp.danplanet.com 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

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: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_next/ A list of changes since the last build are here: 79fefeb7 FT818: Add PMS as possible scan mode. 96004c2e Clean up ga510 exit handling 6ded5e07 ga510.py: add 'reset' v2 --

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[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
by donotreply＠chirp.danplanet.com 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

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: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_next/ A list of changes since the last build are here: 732e1c1a Fix import DVMemory to D74 4dfd5e03 retevis_rt21.py: Add Retevis RT21V - fixes #9579 62223f70 Fix spelling 50af596f Mark three radios as tested in -next 46870a14 ft4: Fix multiple issues, clone, out of range --

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[chirp_users] Interesting item with Baofeng GT-5R, others? Duplex setting
by Ken Hansen 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

Hello all, I programmed my GT-5R with CHIRP-Next and all was fine, except when I tried to program a simplex channel in my radio to access my SHARI AllstarLink node. In the memory tab, I set "Duplex" to "off", as the logical choice among "+", "-", "split", and "off". But when I tried to transmit after loading that channel into my radio, it would not transmit (no RF, display color didn't change). So I went in, looked hard at the settings, and discovered there was another option lurking in plain sight - " " (blank). When I selected (blank) and loaded the radio with the modified channel, it worked fine (TX as expected, in simplex). If I look at the (actually pretty good) GT-5R manual that shipped with the radio, it says I have three choices for that field, menu item 25, SFT-D: "OFF [0]" TX = RX (simplex) "+ [1]" TX higher than RX freq "- [2]" TX lower than RX freq There's no mention of "split" or "off". In short, the only valid options appear to be "-", "+", and "off", which I guess could be set to " " (blanks). I just thought I'd share this here, I'll open an issue on the chirp-next website to get this fixed. Ken, N2VIP

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[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-65 No upload, not a CSV tab issue - Download OK
by Peter.jay12 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

I’ve scanned several monthly archives for "FT-65" and separately for “upload”. The only reports I can find is that users are trying to upload a CSV tab (a common problem) and not the tab downloaded from the radio. I’ve added my channels to the FT-65 download tab and still no joy uploading. Im using a Mac OS Ventura 13.5 and an RTsystems (ZRT-USB-55) with current drivers (verified with tech support) working in the Mac. Chirp downloads from the radio without any issue. I see both TX and RX displayed on the radio and CLONE OK but no changes are made to the memory locations. I’ve reset the radio to factory defaults and made only a single change to a memory channel in Chirp to limit any input error without success. Probably something simple but I just don’t see it. Any thoughts?

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[chirp_users] BTECH GMRS-V2 won't read
by Barry Evans 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

I am getting an error "Error reading data from radio: not the amount of data we want." Has anyone else seen this? I checked the FAQ's and looked through issues and the archives but didn't find anything. Maybe I missed something? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Barry <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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[chirp_users] Pofung P8UV programming
by eric.fort＠fortconsulting.org 27 Jul '23

27 Jul '23

A friend of mine, not knowing any better acquired 2 pofung P8UV radios, FCC ID: 2AJGM-P51UV. The fact that the FCC's own website ( https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid ) shows no record of this ID (though interestingly https://fcc.io does?!!!!!, now who owns FCC.io?) leaves me a bit concerned..... But that's another topic. I'm trying to figure out how to program these to at least listen to other things than the channels they came with. The supported radio's list says P8UV _(use Radioddity UV-5G)_ but that does not work. I get "Error communicating with radio, Radio did not respond.". That said, I have verified the correct serial port being used and followed the directions about turning the radio on and off, etc. The radio is on and everything plugged in as far as I can tell properly but I still get the above error after repeated attempts. Chirp works fine programming my ANYTONE UV5888UVIII. Ideas, Thanks, Eric

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