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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R8W Repeater Config Error
by Rich NE1EE 15 Feb '24

15 Feb '24

I have the BaoFeng UV-5RTP and the BTECH UV-5X3. I program them with chirp, and nary a problem. The images that show both +- on at the same time give me pause. I don't have any experiences with Baofeng, Kenwood, Icom, and Yaesu that has them both on. So...is there some way to do a factory reset on the Baofeng UV-5R8W? Offhand I'd not trust any operation unless I felt sure that the radio was operating 100% iaw mfg intent. And...a chirp list related note...I had saved the original email for this thread, because of the images, but when I looked it up on the chirp mail list, all that I saw were the replies. 73 Rich NE1EE On 2024-02-14 10:35:, A Boer wrote: >Good day, CHIRP Users! I am having some trouble using CHIRP with some new radios I am trying to program. Simply put, I cannot get the repeater channels to work. I downloaded the .img file from one radio into CHIRP, copied and pasted the repeater configuration from the CHIRP list of repeaters and pasted it into my .img file, then uploaded the .img file into both radios. The radios will not talk to each other through the repeater. I have gory details with screenshots and radio display pictures in the attached .jpg files. If anyone has the time to review those details and has some ideas on how to fix this problem, I would certainly appreciate the feedback. Thank you for your time. > >Alex Boerner >KJ7CPZ

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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R8W Repeater Config Error
by Rich NE1EE 15 Feb '24

15 Feb '24

When I want to use 2 radios to check, I either place one in another room with the volume up so that I can hear it, or I place it farther away, and use my phone to record a few minutes, giving me time to return to the first radio and send a test message, return and stop the recording. Rich NE1EE On 2024-02-14 23:05:, A Boer wrote: > >---------- >Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:39 PM > >I forgot to mention that you cannot monitor yourself talking through a >repeater with another radio close to you. The transmitting radio's >off-frequency and close signal renders the receiver in the monitor >radio deaf during the transmissions. Usually what happens is that when >you release the PTT button, the receiver is no longer deaf and you >hear the repeater's tail drop. > >Jim KC9HI

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[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R8W Repeater Config Error
by A Boer 15 Feb '24

15 Feb '24

Good day, CHIRP Users! I am having some trouble using CHIRP with some new radios I am trying to program. Simply put, I cannot get the repeater channels to work. I downloaded the .img file from one radio into CHIRP, copied and pasted the repeater configuration from the CHIRP list of repeaters and pasted it into my .img file, then uploaded the .img file into both radios. The radios will not talk to each other through the repeater. I have gory details with screenshots and radio display pictures in the attached .jpg files. If anyone has the time to review those details and has some ideas on how to fix this problem, I would certainly appreciate the feedback. Thank you for your time. Alex Boerner KJ7CPZ

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[chirp_users] Issues with cloning
by Ken Davis 13 Feb '24

13 Feb '24

Hello, Say I have a retevis RT6 and I am quite new to both radios and programming them. I did some heathy research and got up and running with chirp. My first clone when fine but when I did the second radio none of the frequency’s or settings took hold. Any thoughts? Thank you, “K"

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[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
by donotreply＠chirp.danplanet.com 13 Feb '24

13 Feb '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: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_next/next-20240213 A list of changes since the last build are here: 40f5a1a5 uv17ProGPS: Allow pasted AM frequencies db4707f4 uv17pro: Show AM mode when airband frequencies are used. 1e1e0109 Ignore mode validation if immutable f7ca9f2a csv: Attempt to persist comments across saves 6d7fb22d Added ability to open/import .csv files with # comments in them. 3f63e645 ft1d: Fix some invalid negative seeks c4637cdb Fix formatting messages for exceptions 924dcaed Fix SyntaxWarning when installing from a Debian package 70d4b9af Fix typo c8f1fa53 KG-UV980P Fix missing channels in older images e48bb5f1 Add bitwise fill_raw() helper 2c7b5b59 Fix parsing mem.extra names with dot characters 14dbce01 puxing_px888k: fix bitwise errors 995e0bf9 Enabled workmode settings for UV-17ProGPS 5d3cf792 Enabled workmode settings for UV-17Pro bc4666e6 Add Baofeng UV-13Pro support b7b16848 uv17pro: Improve handling of memory corruption 2d7da1e9 Change PNG icon to square variant 00f430c7 Make the MessageBoxes stay on top of their parent Dialog 4ac08f75 uvk5 egzumer: grouping settings in UI Issues addressed in this build: [Bug 11022] Unable to add AM frequencies to Baofeng UV-17ProGPS [Bug 11157] px888k Fails to load with "too many values to unpack" error [Bug 11159] Wouxun KG-UV980P fix missing channels in old images after Feb 11 2024 update [Feature 11081] Support for full line comments imported/opened .csv files [Feature 11156] UV-17Pro and UV-17ProGPS, can have workmode settings enabled [New Model 9793] Baofeng UV-13 PRO --

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[chirp_users] New chirp-next build
by donotreply＠chirp.danplanet.com 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '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: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_next/next-20240211 A list of changes since the last build are here: 20a3b437 Leixen VV-898S/E dual bank radios added 2e9ee732 thd74: Fix memory map negative seek 411ffe60 bitwise: Fix logging a warning for incomplete bitfields d17c0df0 Fix typos e27306fc kyd_IP620: Fix bitwise errors 102b2152 uv5r: Fix bitwise errors fd099971 KG-UV980P Fix Deleted Channel issue 2fec9b55 KG-UV980P freq limit fix 30a851ce introlines settings adjustments to better match with the official programming software. - introlines are 16 char long but the 16th char is not displayed correctly so force the 16th to space - a truncated introline1 to 12 char is stored in basicsettings 9c2fdf40 update Japanese translation 429ad73e Update Spanish Translation Issues addressed in this build: [Bug 10556] Wouxun KG-UV980P Chirp memory tab still shows channels that were deleted directly on the radio. [Bug 11096] Wouxun KG-UV980P - 10m 6m freq limits not updating on radio [Bug 4069] Memories upload to unexpected locations on Leixen VV-898S --

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[chirp_users] UV-9R Plus?
by d＠deutrino.net 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '24

Hello, I'm confused about the status of support for the UV-9R Plus. It's not listed as supported, but I've seen people discussing programming it anyway. What I was unable to figure out is which driver they are using? Does anyone know if this model has pitfalls for use with CHIRP? Thanks-

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[chirp_users] CHIRP ?
by Ed Mylotte 10 Feb '24

10 Feb '24

I don't understand WHY or HOW to use CHIRP. What will it do for me, a new ham? How do I combine or integrate it to my ham operations? How often does one NEED to employ it? It appears important, but can I just forget about it? Are there any other options available? V/R Ed, AD9AK

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[chirp_users] Updating Chirp on Ubuntu 23.10
by Kristopher Arens 10 Feb '24

10 Feb '24

I have Ubuntu 23.10, and I tried updating Chirp to the latest edition using the information on the wiki, but was met with the following error: error: externally-managed-environment What is the process for successfully updating Chirp on my system? -- Kristopher Arens K7KRA

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[chirp_users] Kenwood D74 MEM_FORMAT Oddity
by Jacob Lewallen 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Hello all, I was reading over the Kenwood D74 code in https://github.com/kk7ds/chirp/blob/master/chirp/drivers/thd74.py and noticed something peculiar with the MEM_FORMAT specification. Looking closely at the channel information starting at offset 0x4000, by my math each of the channels takes up 40 bytes. This, combined with the 16 bytes of padding for each "group" places 6 channels in one 256 byte page, preventing channels from spanning pages makes sense to me. Then, there are 210 groups/pages. This is where things get odd. 210 * 256 = 53760, plus the offset of 0x4000 places the end of this region at 70144 (0x11200), which overlaps with the "names" section that starts at offset 0x10000. Am I missing something? Thanks, Jacob

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