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[chirp_users] 2M operating info needed
by Richard B. Emerson 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

I need some general advice on 2m and repeater use. Since this is off-topic for this list/forum, please contact me directly. 73 de KC3DOO Rick

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[chirp_users] ReReRe: UV-6R driver issue
by stephen johnston 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

yes, did some more tests if you type it on the keypad and store it, when you go back into the menu's it's just displaying the previously entered data - maybe from a buffer somewhere. so it looks like it's just the inverted power levels need fixing. -- stephen johnston

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[chirp_users] ReRe: UV-6R driver issue
by stephen johnston 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

i'll try again. in chip you set the base frequency, offset & shift direction. how that gets into the radio i supose depends on the radio, but i have it set in chip and it's not making it into the radio. as for the radio itself, i can tell you now - because i have done it last week. unlike older baofeng stuff with direct-entry bugs and stupid work arounds from places like Miklor, you can enter the frequency, offset and shift-direction from the keypad - and it works - and you can save it!! so i suppose later, i will reset the radio, put a channel in by keypad - then read it with chip. if it's right, i will reset the radio again and upload the downloaded data to see if it's still o.k.. -- stephen johnston

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[chirp_users] more UV-6R issues
by stephen johnston 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

when uploading to the radio, the power level is being inverted. -- stephen johnston

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[chirp_users] UV-6R driver issue
by stephen johnston 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

i just tried the latest "daily", i imported some channels from my UV82 - most stuff seems o.k. but it does not appear to be uploading the shift direction, or frequency offsets to the radio. i see them in the tab i imported them into (and saved) but they are not showing in the radio after upload. also, maybe not a bug, but is the alpha-tag on the UV-6R supposed to be 6 characters instead 7? if not then it's also not uploading the complete channel name field - only the first 6 characters.

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[chirp_users] Programming cables
by w4rss＠radioclub.org 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

Anyone have a source for a programming cable for the Icom IC-880h? Thanks, Dick W4RSS

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[chirp_users] Chirp not included in Ubuntu 16.04 updates
by Wenlock Burton 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

Hi Seems Chirp updates are not being included in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I've had no updates to Chirp since upgrading to 16.04 two weeks ago Wenlock Sent from my iPhone

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

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-20160818 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #425 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add test image for Baofeng UV-6R Related to #2761 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-6R] Add Support for Baofeng UV-6R This driver adds support for the Baofeng UV-6R handheld radio. related to #2761 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-6R] Add Baofeng Common Driver This driver is being added in preparaton for adding Baofeng UV-6R support. It contains common functions that will be used for new Baofeng (and similar) handheld radios. related to #2761

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Re: [chirp_users] Programming cables
by kc6iih 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

Try RTSystems.com Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: Jardy via chirp_users <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Date:08/17/2016 2:22 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Programming cables Try EBay. Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Sent from the Death Star for Darth Vader's eyes only. Any other reception will be severely punished. 💀 > On Aug 17, 2016, at 13:40, w4rss(a)radioclub.org wrote: > > > Anyone have a source for a programming cable for the Icom IC-880h? > > Thanks, > Dick > W4RSS > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Jardy at jardy72(a)yahoo.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Jock at kc6iih(a)aol.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Programming cables
by John 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

On 8/17/2016 7:04 PM, Richard B. Emerson wrote: > As with anything, know who you're buying from. I met Valley Enterprises > via eBay, where they have a virtual store. I'm pleased with the FTDI > cable they sold me via eBay. > > 73 de KC3DOO > Rick I, too, am a satisfied Valley Enterprises customer. After buying a Chinese cable from eBay to program my Kenwood HT and having it not work, I bought the Valley Enterprises cable and it worked just fine... -- 73 K2LRA - John

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[chirp_users] Kenwood NX329
by beachwoodpeter＠gmail.com 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

Any chance someone will add the Kenwood NX series radios? Like the NX320. Peter Wilcox Beachwood Productions Beachwoodproductions.com > On Jul 7, 2016, at 12:16 PM, William Thompson via chirp_users <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: > > I'm helping a friend program his new Baofeng BF-F0V2+ and n we're receiving a "experimental firmware error". Has a version been released for this radio? > > 73, > Bill > KK4ZIU > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Peter at beachwoodpeter(a)gmail.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

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-20160816 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #424 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5R] Add Support for UV-6 with Longer 12 byte Ident The currently shipping Baofeng UV-6 responds to the clone request by returning a 12 byte "ident". The original model replies with an 8 byte "ident" (the same as all other radios currently supported by the uv5r.py driver). The current CHIRP driver appends the radio's memory image after the "ident" so the settings structures are all offset by 8 bytes to accomodate these extra bytes at the beginning of the image. So there must alway be exactly 8 bytes prepended to the actual memory map data. Original UV-6 ident: AA 36 74 04 00 05 20 DD New UV-6 ident: AA 01 01 36 01 74 01 04 00 05 20 DD This patch works around the issue by doing the following... 1. The "ident" is now read one byte at a time until the last byte ("\xdd") is received. This make it compatible with an 8 byte and 12 byte "ident". 2. The 4 bytes of the ident containing "\x01" are discarded to shorten the ident to the standard 8 byte length and to put the "ident" in the same format as the "ident" of the other radio models. Related to Bug #3063

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[chirp_users] New member with a couple questions
by Glenn 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

Hi, My name is Glenn, I live in Nebraska. I have a UV-5R, and my son has a BF 8HP by Baofeng. I should mention that I am using Chirp on computers with a screenreader for the visually impaired. One computer is running Windows 7, and the other is running Ubuntu 16.04. I tried to connect the BF8HHP to my Ubuntu with the hopes of uploading all my programming from my 5R to it, and I keep getting the message: an error has occurred failure to communicate with radio serial object has no attribute 'setTimeout' I am using USB0 with a Baofeng cable. So with this issue, I switched to doing this on my Windows computer, but I don't like that much, because it is quite difficult using the program with a screenreader in Windows. But I successfully exported my 5R to a CSV file. Then I connected the 8HP and imported the 5R file, and then tried to upload it to the 8HP, and in the radio list, the make and model selections are grayed out, and it only shows the UV-5R. I tried to proceed with the upload anyway, but it would not let me. This is the steps for this procedure in the on-line help, even for two different radios. Maybe I missed something? Thanks for any assistance. Glenn

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Re: [chirp_users] UV-82, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, can't connect...
by Angus Ainslie 13 Aug '16

13 Aug '16

On 2016-08-06 08:09, David McGuire wrote: > python-serial: > Installed: 3.0.1-1 > Candidate: 3.0.1-1 > Version table: > *** 3.0.1-1 500 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 > Packages > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > Please reply all when asking questions in the list That looks correct as well but chirp had an issue with pySerial v3 http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/3167 So it looks like you need to update chirp

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 13 Aug '16

13 Aug '16

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-20160813 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #423 [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] [RadioReference] Fix Chirp crash on empty scName attribute. #881

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[chirp_users] Kenwood TK-762H
by Tim Billingsley 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

I have a couple of old Kenwood TK-762H transceivers. I see the issue on http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/3139 but I seem to be having troubles. When I attempt to read from the radio using TK-762G it appears to read from the radio then dumps the error dialog *"An error has occurred: The radio doesn't accept program mode"* ERROR: -- Exception: -- ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 238, in run self.__radio.sync_in() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760g.py", line 884, in sync_in self._mmap = do_download(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760g.py", line 517, in do_download _open_radio(radio, status) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760g.py", line 478, in _open_radio raise errors.RadioError("The radio doesn't accept program mode") RadioError: The radio doesn't accept program mode ERROR: ---------------- ERROR: Clone failed: The radio doesn't accept program mode ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: The radio doesn't accept program mode --- ERROR: None ERROR: ---------------------------- If I attempt using TK-760 chirp attmpts to read and almost immediately dumps the error dialog saying *"An error has occurred Radio refuse to enter into program mode after a few tries"* ERROR: ---------------------------- ERROR: -- Exception: -- ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 238, in run self.__radio.sync_in() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760.py", line 411, in sync_in self._mmap = do_download(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760.py", line 255, in do_download open_radio(radio) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760.py", line 227, in open_radio raise errors.RadioError(msg) RadioError: Radio refuse to enter into program mode after a few tries ERROR: ---------------- ERROR: Clone failed: Radio refuse to enter into program mode after a few tries ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Radio refuse to enter into program mode after a few tries --- ERROR: None ERROR: ---------------------------- FWIW I am running CPU~Dual core AMD E2-1800 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (-MCP-) speed~1700 MHz (max) Kernel~4.2.0-34-generic i686 Mem~2035.9/3635.1MB HDD~750.2GB(35.9% used) Ubuntu 15.10 CHIRP daily-20160513 GTK 2.24.28 PyGTK 2.24.0 Python 2.7.10 I am also having issues with a QTY KT8900 I have tried to follow all this has been discussed on http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/2673 but to no avail. any assistance is appreciated

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[chirp_users] General: Updating CHIRP
by Richard B. Emerson 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

How are non-alpha/beta updates handled? That is, given all the daily releases (i.e., alpha testing), is there ever a "looks pretty stable to me" release? What I've got now does what I need done (very well - good on ya!). OTOH, a new release might do something useful that I don't have in the release I use. But I prefer not to do alpha or beta testing if I can avoid it. So... how often does a stable release come out? 73 de KC3DOO Rick

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[chirp_users] yaesu ft 2800m
by fergy1 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

chirp just will not read header or communicate with radio tried ftdi cables plus serial cables chines cables 3 xp computers plus win 7 run chip check cables show up good radio goes to clone then comes up error chirp says cant read header error cables all work with ft 1802 all other radios program fine must be a weird ft 2800 been trying to program this radio for over 10 years tired of programming manually ill send the bug attachment if any one can figure out whats going on thanks --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[chirp_users] removel of Plan
by bernard.dowley＠sky.com 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

Hi Using Chirp with either a Baofeng UV-5R or Intek KT 980HP is it possible to remove the 2 metre and 70 centimetre facility so that only the user programmed frequencies are available for use. Any help appreciated Regards BernieBernard Dowley

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[chirp_users] Baofeng data to Yaesu
by djkwasny＠aol.com 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

Hi, I am trying to move Baofeng data to a Yaesu ft-7900R. If I load the Baofeng data into Chirp It selects Baofeng in the upload box and I cannot change it as it is grayed out. Any help anyone can provide will be appreciated. Thanks, Joe - K5WAS

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Re: [chirp_users] General: Updating CHIRP
by Kc6iih＠aol.com 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

sometimes every day at other times it might be a week or more. they don't seem to have a set schedule. before I use CHIRP I check for any updates. Jock KC6IIH In a message dated 8/10/2016 6:20:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pavilion(a)pinefields.com writes: How are non-alpha/beta updates handled? That is, given all the daily releases (i.e., alpha testing), is there ever a "looks pretty stable to me" release? What I've got now does what I need done (very well - good on ya!). OTOH, a new release might do something useful that I don't have in the release I use. But I prefer not to do alpha or beta testing if I can avoid it. So... how often does a stable release come out? 73 de KC3DOO Rick _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Jock at kc6iih(a)aol.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] Baofeng to Yaesu
by djkwasny＠aol.com 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

I have tried to copy and paste, the copy goes fine but the paste doesn't. Without importing a file there is no grid to paste to. What am I missing. Thanks, Joe - K5WAS

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Re: [chirp_users] B to Y
by Aubrey Turner 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

Doesn't really matter what's in the Yaesu but you have to download from it so that CHIRP understands its memory and settings layout. Once you have a tab with the Yaesu download data you can paste the data from the Baofeng into it. Then you can upload from the Yaesu tab to the Yaesu radio. On Aug 10, 2016 1:12 PM, "Kwas via chirp_users" < chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: I have nothing in the Yaesu now. When I import a Baofeng the proplem is as explained in my first post. Joe _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Aubrey Turner at aubrey.c.turner(a)gmail.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@ intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] B to Y
by djkwasny＠aol.com 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

I have nothing in the Yaesu now. When I import a Baofeng the proplem is as explained in my first post. Joe

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[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-8900 Not Accepting File
by Deane Bouvier 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

The FT-8900 returns an error message that it doesn't ack block 0 when I try to write to it. That is after a successful read. The USB to serial device is operating properly and Chirp is pointed to the correct Com Port. OS is Windows 7. I have been successful before so this seems to be a new problem. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. N5DQ

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