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[chirp_users] Local OS Settings and CHIRP
by Juergen Sturhahn 01 May '09

01 May '09

Starting D-Star with an ID-800H I was trying to reduce the work load of manual entering all memory information directly into the radio and installed CHIRP. I have to admit that I run into nearly every possible trap the program offers for a new user. But with the help of Dan I was able to get it up and running at the end. Might be a beginner's guide or a help file within the program could help to reduce the efforts in climbing up the learning curve . (based on my experience I could offer some limited help). There are some issues, however, I consider as worthwhile to discuss in this group: 1. Excel uses the local settings of the OS. Therefore xxx.csv - files created by the export of an xxx.img-files to a xxx.csv cannot be re-opened again by CHIRP once they have been processed and eventually modified in Excel and saved there again as xxx.csv or yyy.csv Reason is that the local settings in the OS (here German instead of English (USA)) create semicolons (;) instead of commas (,) as separator, don't use a dot (.) but a comma (,) for the decimal information etc. . I have tried to modify the file by an editor using search and replace but the editor doesn't save the result in a way CHIRP would finally process. It would be nice if the program could work in a non-English environment as well. 2. After a successful export and import of xxx.csv under English local settings I have tried to do the same with xxx.chirp. This failed, however, with the error notice "Unable to load schema". At the moment I don't know why this happens. 3. I have imported the xxx.csv into Excel (with English settings), saved it as xxx_1.csv and tried to import or open the saved file in CHIRP. Both failed with the error notice list index out of range. I assume there is something I have to set in Excel but unfortunately I don't know what to do here. Might be it's somehow related to my Excel version but not sure. 73 Juergen, DL8LE

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[chirp_users] 2200H?
by Jeffrey Nawrot 01 May '09

01 May '09

I'm having an issue trying to import a CSV into the 2200H program file. I was able to import it into my ID800 and into my 92AD, but when I do it on the 2200H it seems to just lock up. Am I doing something wrong? Tnx in advance

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Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP 0.1.9b10
by David Tilson 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

G'day Dan, > I was hoping to go ahead and get it out, yeah. I suppose I > could try to figure out the IC9x special memories bit real > quick. The import/export of them is a separate can of worms > that I don't want to dive into until 0.1.10 I think. Don't stress over the special memories until 0.1.10. I know that there will be a lot of interest in the ID-RPX function, so that is probably more important to the masses at this time. When 0.1.9 is released we can take our time with the special memories, etc. Cheers, Davidt

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Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP 0.1.9b10
by David Tilson 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hi Dan, > > Also, I think that we should call 0.1.9 official pretty > soon. I want > > to add support for the IC9x special memories and then I > think that's a > > good place to stop. > Anyone have an opinion here? Have people used 0.1.9b11 > enough to call it good as a stable release? I've used b11 a bit, apart from the ID-RPX functions, and haven't had any problems yet. Does that mean you want to release 0.1.9 prior to inclusion of the IC9X special memories into the GUI (and import / export)? If yes, that's fine and we can catch up on those in a later release. If no, I'm happy to do some testing as soon as the special memories are included. Cheers, davidt

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[chirp_users] CHIRP 0.1.9b10
by Dan Smith 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hi all, I just posted CHIRP 0.1.9b10 with a single change. There is now an additional option in the Radio menu to allow you to set the frequency on a D-STAR repeater module. I have tested this with an ID-RP4000V and an ID-RP2000V with success. If anyone has a repeater module sitting around, I'd appreciate a report. Also, I think that we should call 0.1.9 official pretty soon. I want to add support for the IC9x special memories and then I think that's a good place to stop. The new 9x background load features would be good to get into the hands of regular users before we attack some of the more disruptive things that are currently on the task list. Thoughts? Thanks! -- Dan Smith dsmith#danplanet.com, s/#/@/ www.danplanet.com KK7DS

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[chirp_users] chirp-0.1.9b11.tar.gz in CentOS 5.3
by Adrian 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Thanks Dan all good, [root@localhost ~]# cd /root/download/chirp-0.1.9b11 [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# python setup.py install LOC: [] running install running build running build_py copying chirp/idrp.py -> build/lib/chirp running build_scripts running install_lib copying build/lib/chirp/idrp.py -> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirp byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirp/idrp.py to idrp.pyc running install_scripts changing mode of /usr/bin/chirpw to 755 running install_data [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# ./chirpw [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# GUI up vk4tux

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[chirp_users] chirp-0.1.9b11.tar.gz in CentOS 5.3
by Adrian 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

This one not starting up; [root@localhost ~]# cd /root/download/chirp-0.1.9b11 [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# python setup.py install LOC: [] running install running build running build_py creating build creating build/lib creating build/lib/chirp copying chirp/platform.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/ic2820.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/ic9x_ll.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/chirp_common.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/__init__.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/ic2200_ll.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/generic.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/xml_ll.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/csv.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/memmap.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/ic9x.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/id800_ll.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/ic2200.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/errors.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/ic2820_ll.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/icf.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/convert_icf.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/id800.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/icx8x_ll.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/old_ic9x_ll.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/icx8x.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/util.py -> build/lib/chirp copying chirp/xml.py -> build/lib/chirp creating build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/cloneprog.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/inputdialog.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/__init__.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/dstaredit.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/shiftdialog.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/memedit.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/bankedit.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/miscwidgets.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/mainapp.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/common.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/clone.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/editorset.py -> build/lib/chirpui copying chirpui/importdialog.py -> build/lib/chirpui running build_scripts creating build/scripts-2.4 copying and adjusting chirpw -> build/scripts-2.4 changing mode of build/scripts-2.4/chirpw from 644 to 755 running install_lib copying build/lib/chirpui/memedit.py -> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui copying build/lib/chirpui/mainapp.py -> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui copying build/lib/chirpui/clone.py -> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui copying build/lib/chirpui/editorset.py -> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui copying build/lib/chirp/ic9x_ll.py -> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirp copying build/lib/chirp/__init__.py -> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirp byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui/memedit.py to memedit.pyc byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui/mainapp.py to mainapp.pyc byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui/clone.py to clone.pyc byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirpui/editorset.py to editorset.pyc byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/chirp/__init__.py to __init__.pyc running install_scripts copying build/scripts-2.4/chirpw -> /usr/bin changing mode of /usr/bin/chirpw to 755 running install_data [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# ./chirpw Traceback (most recent call last): File "./chirpw", line 27, in ? from chirpui import mainapp File "/root/download/chirp-0.1.9b11/chirpui/mainapp.py", line 30, in ? from chirp import platform, id800, ic2820, ic2200, ic9x, icx8x, xml, idrp ImportError: cannot import name idrp [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# python setup.py install LOC: [] running install running build running build_py running build_scripts running install_lib running install_scripts changing mode of /usr/bin/chirpw to 755 running install_data [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# ./chirpw Traceback (most recent call last): File "./chirpw", line 27, in ? from chirpui import mainapp File "/root/download/chirp-0.1.9b11/chirpui/mainapp.py", line 30, in ? from chirp import platform, id800, ic2820, ic2200, ic9x, icx8x, xml, idrp ImportError: cannot import name idrp [root@localhost chirp-0.1.9b11]# vk4tux

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Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP 0.1.9b10
by David Tilson 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

G'day again, > Okay, I'm going to re-generate as b11 and post in the right > place. Should be there shortly... Got it that time... Thanks. With the label saying "ID-RPx000V" I'm guessing that excludes the 23cm DV (ID-RP2V) and 23cm DD (ID-RP2D) repeaters at this stage as they would have an extra digit that would need to be added in their frequency range. Cheers, davidt

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Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP 0.1.9b10
by David Tilson 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Howdy Dan, > Aack! I looked in the beta directory to figure out what the > next version number should be, but perhaps I forgot to refresh! Just shows you're human (well sort of) :) > Any chance we can just forget about the other b10? :D I can live with it, but it still looks like the original b10 is still in the beta directory (still with 17 Apr Last Modified date), not this jumped up wanna be b10, that you want us to test :) I just downloaded / re-installed b10 and it looks like the original. I'm guessing it should show up initially in the "Download from Radio" section as I can't see any other spot where it would probably be. BTW, I've got D-RATS b4 connected to the ratflector if you want to do some tests, although I'll be in and out of the shack a bit. Cheers, davidt

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Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP 0.1.9b10
by David Tilson 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

G'day Dan, > I just posted CHIRP 0.1.9b10 with a single change. I'm a little confused (not hard to achieve really)... Shouldn't it be 0.1.9b11 ???? According to my records (and the beta directory) b10 was posted on the 17th April, but the changelog shows changes as of a few hours ago. There's no sign of a b11 in the beta directory (yet). Cheers, Davidt, VK3UR

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