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[chirp_users] programming error Baofeng UV-5R V+
by doogle1953＠fastmail.net 09 May '15

09 May '15

Just got this thing and followed directions exactly. Drivers loaded ok from the web. Tried to do the initial READ function under 'RADIO' and I got a error message several times. Volume was set up high. I am considering sending this back because Baofeng seems to be to 'FINIKY' which leaves me to think it may be a source of ongoing frustration. Any thoughts please.

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[chirp_users] CHIRPing with Baofeng UV82X and F8HP
by James Graham 08 May '15

08 May '15

Hi Folks, I've been trying to program my two new radios. I have hit a couple of snags, even though I've tried to read all the FAQs and other info I can find. I will list a few questions below. If anyone has time to respond to any or all, I would be grateful! 1) How do I save complete repeater data to the memory file without having it over-write the previous download each time? I will add data for repeaters from one county, and one band, and it gives 64, total. Then I will try another county, etc., and it saves the second download, and no trace of the first one, listing the new data as channels 1-64! I need to add data for two counties on each of two bands, for each radio, so that I could then, presumably, upload the files to the radio(s). And again, to summarize, each time I do this, it wipes out the earlier one. 2) How do I save the memory file for each radio (before or after I upload it to the radio)? I went to the SAVE or SAVE AS tab in the menu, but nothing happens when I click. Thanks in advance for your help! Jim

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[chirp_users] Error Message
by Red Mist 07 May '15

07 May '15

A friend just got a new Baofeng UV-5R. When I tried to download from the radio to get the initial parameters prior to programming the radio, I got an error message, "Radio refused to send block 0x0000" I tried using other models of the Baofeng (I had another UV-5R that I had to program as an F-11 in order to work) but it still wouldn't program. I then tried to clone it from my radio and it programmed only 21 of the 128 channels. I've programmed probably 50-75 Baofeng's and Wouxun's with no trouble but this one stumps me. Any help would be appreciated. Rick (W7OLA) -- Let's do BBQ!!! What's the weather like in Ola, ID? Find out here: http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KIDOLA3#h…

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[chirp_users] Help
by Jerry R. Kimbrel 06 May '15

06 May '15

I'm trying to install CHIRP the "Latest Daily Builds" into the CHIRP 0.4.1, and I keep getting the following error message "Error opening file for writing", which keeps happening. I'm having problems programming a Baofeng UV-5R, and I found solutions that required the Latest Daily Builds, but I can't seem to get it to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[chirp_users] Yaesy FT-270
by YL3IM 05 May '15

05 May '15

Good day everyone! As fas as I know the famous radio programming tool CHIRP doesn't support this radio, yet. I have managed to read my FT-270 with CHIRP by selecting VX-170 from the dropdown menu. Will I expirience any issues after I upload the image back to the FT-270 radio? Thanks. -- 73! de YL3IM

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[chirp_users] Setting up banks/groups on Yaesu VX-3
by Mike Lubrecht 05 May '15

05 May '15

Hello all! I’ve just successfully uploaded a set of channels and other settings to my Yaesu VX-3. Those work perfectly. I then used Chirp to name three banks and select which channels I wanted to populate those banks. When I uploaded again, the radio doesn’t seem to recognize them – when I use the FW and/or BAND key to access them, I get a “NO BNK” message. I downloaded my image back from the radio, just to see if it had properly uploaded – all looked correct. Any hints on how to make the radio recognize the banks I’ve set up. Thanks! Mike Lubrecht KC7NOE

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[chirp_users] Tone setting is not persistent and is overridden
by Nicholas Papadonis 02 May '15

02 May '15

Folks, Chirp 0.4 and 20141215 version both seem to have an issue with PL tone setting. When I use the drop down to select a PL for Tone and then a different one for ToneSQL, one of the two PLs is either set to the default 88.5 or incorrect. I’m using a Baofeng UV-5R however find this behavior occurs even when working with CSV files. For instance, I have the following CSV file: Location,Name,Frequency,Duplex,Offset,Tone,rToneFreq,cToneFreq,DtcsCode,DtcsPolarity,Mode,TStep,Skip,Comment,URCALL,RPT1CALL,RPT2CALL 4,N2JDW,147.150000,-,0.600000,TSQL,136.5,123.0,023,NN,FM,5.00,,,,,, I then import it and results in the following: 4,N2JDW,147.150000,-,0.600000,TSQL,123.0,123.0,023,NN,FM,5.00,,,,,, As you can see, the first Tone value was overridden after the import. It should be 136.5, however is 123.0. I find similar behavior when saving a Chirp image files and loading it back it. Therefore this impacts more then just CSV import. Appreciate any insight here if this is a bug or not. Thanks, Nick KB1GZN

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[chirp_users] Downloads
by Villa VenGore 02 May '15

02 May '15

Trying to download CHIRP - from address given on here - page 404 not found >From another site - one reason I came looking for you. I have a daily download.zip file that says - integrity check failed. Any help appreciated, thank you

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 02 May '15

02 May '15

Greetings, A new daily build of CHIRP is available. This includes changes made directly to the tree yesterday, and may include additional features, bug fixes, and/or bugs. If you are interested in trying it, grab it from the following location: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-20150502 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #348 [Tyler Tidman <tyler.tidman(a)draak.ca>] Add French VHF Marine channel stock config. Fixes #1809. [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-B5] Remove local "validate_memory" helper Remove the local "validate_memory" helper and the 70 MHz maximum split limit that it imposes. Related to #2559 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] Add tx freq check Add TX frequency check to common memory validation routine to ensure it always fall withing radio supported ranges, including when split is set Also fix bruteforce test which was using a too low RX freq with - split Implement #2557 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [BF-F8HP] Add Support for New Firmware String Add detection for F5R3407 firmware. related to #2551 [Richard Cochran <ag6qr(a)sonic.net>] [ft2900] Fix checksum calc for Euro version of FT-2900/FT-1900 (#2501) This patch fixes the checksum calculation for the European versions of the FT-2900/FT-1900 radio. The US and Euro versions have different IDBLOCK strings. It turns out that the radio's checksum algorithm includes the IDBLOCK data as it calculates the checksum, but the original CHIRP ft2900 driver code hadn't taken this into account. The differences in the IDBLOCK strings were causing checksum mismatch. [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [termn8r] Add Anytone TERMN-8R Support #2437 Add most "Function Setup" settings that are common to the OBLTR-8R and TERMN-8R radios. related to #2437 [Chris Fosnight <chris.fosnight(a)gmail.com>] [ft60] Corrects minor typos in UI. Fixes #2535 Changes "CTCSS/DSC/DTMF Settings" to "CTCSS/DCS/DTMF Settings". Changes Miscellaneous Settings "Bush Channel Lock-Out" to "Busy Channel Lock-Out". #2535

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[chirp_users] A thank you
by Josef Zeevi 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Hey guys, I just wanted to say thanks for this terrific program. I haven't used it in over a year, but downloaded the last stable release and without any fuss, it reprogrammed all the radios I needed it to. (I'm trying to standardize the channels on a bunch of different radios/brands..) Does it do everything I want? No, but neither do my kids or wife. J It certainly does more than enough. I'll troll the website to find out if what I'd like is even possible, or has been discussed. Again, a hearty thanks for a really cool piece of SW. Josef Zeevi 512.773.8818 www.linkedin.com/in/josefzeevi Skype: josef.zeevi

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