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[chirp_users] Cannot program Yaesu VX5R - need suggestions on how to debug.
by David Hagood 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

I have a Yaesu VX5R, and I cannot read the radio using CHIRP daily-20141119 under Linux. Symptoms: Set up to read the radio. Start the read, press the VFO button, and the radio shows "CLONE TX" for about a second or two, then CLONE FAIL. I've tried this with 2 cables - one that is just a Yaesu to RS-232 cable (and then using a Prolific USB to RS232 adapter, and also using a native 16550 based RS-232 port), and one that is a Yaesu to USB using a Prolific cable. I have verified my user ID can read the serial device, and have verified that the cable acts as a loop back cable using Minicom. I'd like some suggestions on what to try next to debug what is going on. Are there any flags I can set to try to get more debug information? Does anybody have a Yaesu VX5 radio image I can try to load, to see if loading works?

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[chirp_users] problem programming radios
by kcrunchone hill 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

I still cant program the radio, it is not uploading tot he newer radios from my older img. the older img is the only one that I have, I have tried to read intot he fix but I really think I am in need of some step by step help. I am not as experienced as many of the guys on the forums and such and need a bit more guidance as to if I can flash the new radio with older frimware and the location of it if it exist. Rick -- from tdc to bdc fire is my desire F I N A O failure is not an option

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[chirp_users] UV-5RA not working
by John Ebner 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Stopped working properly when I downloaded the new daily build last week. John C. Ebner, Logistics Section Chief Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management 81 Elkins Road, Port Hadlock, WA 98339 My Office: 360-385-9368 Fax: 360-385-9376 After Hours- urgent: 360-385-3831, Ext 1 (JeffCom) Web site: www.jeffcoeoc.org<http://www.jeffcoeoc.org>

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[chirp_users] CHIRP 20141119 and the Kenwood TH-D7(G) flashing "PF3" ?
by Red 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

I tried using CHIRP 20141119 with a genuine FTDI cable to read from my TH-D7(G) and the only result I could see was a mysterious "PF3" message flashing on the bottom of the THD7's screen. Does anyone know if CHIRP is known to work with the TH-D7(G) ? Or what the PF3 message means? Thanks. --Red

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[chirp_users] New blind ham trying to use Chirp
by Jason Polansky 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Hello chirp users! My name is Jason Polansky 'Kc3DYC'. I just received my ham radio technician class license and learned about Chirp from my instructor. I am blind and use the JAWS screen reader on a windows 7 computer. After downloading Chirp and opening it, JAWS was not reading anything. Pressing the alt key didn't take me to the menus as it does with most programs. Can anybody help. Thank you Jason Polansky

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Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working
by Michael E. Jaggers 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

And I suspect the problem with the OP is that the radio that he is copying from and the radio that he is copying to have two different versions of firmware. You can't do that. You have to download an image from the radio that you are going to program, populate the image, then write it back to the radio. If each radio has the same version of firmware, you can copy from one radio, then upload it to each radio in turn. CHIRP will tell you what firmware version you have after you download the image, but it won't check it when you upload it. (You can find the firmware version in the "Settings" tab.) Mike -----Original Message----- >From: Herb Gerhardt <hgerhardt(a)wavecable.com> >Sent: Nov 26, 2014 1:06 PM >To: 'Discussion of CHIRP' <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> >Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working > >I keep reading of folks who say Chirp does not work for them especially when >programming others radios. > >I too program UV-5RA radios for a number of my friends since I am the only >one with a good programming cable that I bought at HRO for $17 but the more >I read, the more I am glad I bought from a Ham Radio Dealer and not low >discount dealers. Mine works fine on all radios I have used it on...... > >Now as far as programming many different UV-5R radios and the different >version of that radio. I too had problem loading the program to the >different radios but figured out real quick, that every radio seems to have >an internal date code of some sort and will not allow you to write to the >radio UNLESS you first read that particular radio. Then save that file just >in case you need it. Also make a copy of that file and save it under a >different name. Now change the memory channels and other programming >parameters as you desire. I generally just delete all memory channels that >were on that radio and then IMPORT the memory channels from my personal >radio and change the frequencies to what the other person wants. > >This method has worked flawlessly for me in programming a number of radios >regardless of which recent version of Chirp that I have on my computer. The >secret is to first read the radio and change that particular file to what >you want and them write it back to that particular radio. Trying to write a >file that works on one radio to another radio just does not work, at least >not for me. Once you learn how to program it, you can't beat this $35 >radio. > > >Herb, KB7UVC >NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator >Our WEB Site: http://www.nwaprs.info > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >[mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Jim Unroe >Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 10:21 AM >To: Discussion of CHIRP >Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working > >Rick, > >I sound like you tried to program your coworkers radios with an older >version of CHIRP and then upgraded. This allowed you to cross-load >.img files between radios with N5R firmware and radio with pre-N5R >firmware. This should not be done because receive will be muted. > >The recovery procedure is on the miklor.com website. > >http://www.miklor.com/uv5r/UV5R-Recovery.php#N5R > >Jim KC9HI >

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 71, Issue 17
by wb8uda 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Date:11/25/2014 3:00 PM (GMT-05:00) To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: chirp_users Digest, Vol 71, Issue 17 Send chirp_users mailing list submissions to chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com You can reach the person managing the list at chirp_users-owner(a)intrepid.danplanet.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of chirp_users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: TYT TH-9800 (Roos G Mats) 2. Re: CHIRP 20141119 and the Kenwood TH-D7(G) flashing "PF3" ? (Ryan Tourge) 3. UV-5RA not working (John Ebner) 4. Re: UV-5RA not working (John LaMartina) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:36:10 -0600 From: Roos G Mats <mats.g.roos(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] TYT TH-9800 To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <4439B2D3-8D2B-4D8F-8B09-3BB863C32D12(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Can anyone tell when "Chirp lovers" maybe will be able to program a TYT TH-9800 through Chirp? Programing a radio with-out Chirp is like watching a game with-out a beer. Mats On Nov 8, 2014, at 9:57 PM, Tom Hayward wrote: > Sorry, I forgot a word. Yes, presumably the CD that came with it has the TYT software; I got it online. You can use the TYT software to download and upload data from the radio. The files it saves can be opened in Chirp, where you can copy and paste to other radios, etc. The Chirp support for this radio is incomplete, so you can't upload and download directly from Chirp. > > Tom KD7LXL > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2014, 18:44 Roos G Mats <mats.g.roos(a)gmail.com> wrote: > help me understand?? > > So I can use chirp as I do for my ICOMs and UV-5R's? > > Do I have to use the CD coming with the radio and then use chirp? Sorry but I am not the most technical guy :-) > > Mats > > > On Nov 8, 2014, at 8:40 PM, Tom Hayward wrote: > >> In the daily builds, Chirp can manipulate files created by the official TYT TH-9800. Chirp can't download or upload directly to the radio. >> >> Tom KD7LXL >> >> On Nov 8, 2014 6:20 PM, "Roos G Mats" <mats.g.roos(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> is the TYT TH-9800 part of the daily build in chirp ? >> >> I just got mine but can not get it to work with Chirp. When reading from the radio I can see the TH-9800 as a choice of radio. >> >> Can anyone help?? >> >> Mats >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users

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[chirp_users] Wouxun KG-UV6X, is it possible to unlock menu function?
by Rob Gowler 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Hello everyone. I was hoping you could help me out. I just received my Wouxun KG-UV6X. As expected it showed up with the keyboard locked. I have a MAC running on OSX 10.9.2. There were several references on the internet suggesting that Chirp can unlock the keyboard. I am using a USB cable that I have successfully worked with about 15 Wouxun UV3D's as well as a kenwood TH-F6, so I'm pretty darn sure my cable works. I was able to download from radio on my new UV6X and upload to radio a few frequencies that I need for work tomorrow (Safety/Rescue technician for a large exploration project). I am unable to unlock the menu feature on the radio. I was expecting to be able to click on the settings button in Chirp and access that option, and others, from there (similar to the KG-UV3D's I've programmed. However, when I click on the Settings button I get nothing but a blank screen. I tried to download the free software from the Wouxun site, but of course my OS does not support it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. rob

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[chirp_users] Icom ID-51A
by Tim Romashko 23 Nov '14

23 Nov '14

John/Jim, Sorry for the delay in responding. Version 0.4.0 works with my 51A under Windows XP. Version 0.4.1 does not. I tried the latest daily build last week and it did not work either. I'll try the daily build that just came out and see if that works. Thanks Tim K4RA Message: 1 Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:53:25 -0500 From: "Tim R." <tim.romashko(a)gmail.com <mailto:tim.romashko@gmail.com> > Subject: [chirp_users] Followup on suggestion for Icom 51A comm To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <CAASpqugvma5sV=tBNSjhJf_=yhRNeLYuZVqsJEuAeC=YuCjUFA(a)mail.gmail.com <mailto:CAASpqugvma5sV=tBNSjhJf_=yhRNeLYuZVqsJEuAeC=YuCjUFA@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" John, I tried the newest daily build and changing the Smartscreen settings both had no effect. I did them one at a time. I can communicate just fine with my Icom ID-880H radios with both 0.4.1 and the daily build but not with the 51A. Thanks Tim K4RA Chirp community, I just bought a new computer that is running Windows ver 8.1. I loaded the newest release of Chirp, ver 0.4.1. I can't seem to get this computer with this version of Chirp to communicate with my Icom ID-51A. I have no problem using my XP computer with an older version of Chirp with the same 51A Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Tim K4RA

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Re: [chirp_users] Fwd: Re: UV-5RA not working
by Tony 23 Nov '14

23 Nov '14

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