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Re: [chirp_users] Install chirping on OS 10.11.6 help
by gandy-o＠twc.com 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

I am also having problems with High Sierra 10.13.6 on my desktop. On both of my radios I get errors one is a TIDRADIO TD H6 the other is a TYT TH9800. I get errors on both so if you find an answer please let me know -----------------------------------------From: "Amarpal Dhaliwal" To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Cc: Sent: Tuesday August 24 2021 9:35:48PM Subject: [chirp_users] Install chirping on OS 10.11.6 help Aloha all, I've been trying for three weeks now to install chirp on my macbook pro os 10.11.6 El Capitan. the chirp icon appears on my desk top but nothing happens when i click it i have installed the python runtime as directed. any advice is greatly appreciated!! -Amarpal Dhaliwal Sent from my iPhone

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[chirp_users] Install chirping on OS 10.11.6 help
by Amarpal Dhaliwal 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

Aloha all, I've been trying for three weeks now to install chirp on my macbook pro os 10.11.6 El Capitan. the chirp icon appears on my desk top but nothing happens when i click it i have installed the python runtime as directed. any advice is greatly appreciated!! -Amarpal Dhaliwal Sent from my iPhone

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

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-20210825 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #659 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix th9000 driver old-style detection The th9000 driver implements old-style detection, but can not differentiate between new subclass models. Those should be using metadata-base detection anyway, so make the old detection routine not detect the new models. Related to #6269 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT9000D] Add support for Retevis RT9000D mobile radios This patch provides initial support support (same as current TYT TH-9000 and Luiton LT-850 support) for the Retevis RT9000D mobile radio models. RT9000D 136-174 RT9000D 220-260 RT9000D 400-490 RT9000D 66-88 #6269 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [LT-580] Driver Maintenance: th9000.py This patch adds a "class" for each of the supported Luiton LT-580 models and removes their "alias" support. Notes regarding previously saved CHIRP Radio Image (*.img) files: 1. Pre metadata image files will still be recognized because they were always saved as TYT TH-9000 images and identified as such when loaded. 2. Post metadata image files will still be recognized because the metadata will be the same. Preperaton for #6269 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] Driver Maintenance: th9000.py The th9000.py driver currently only supports the chirp_common valid tuning steps. This patch updates the valid tunings steps to match those of the supported radio models. Preperaton for #6269 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] Driver Maintenance: th9000.py 1. Add to PEP8 manifest 2. Perform PEP8 cleanup Preperaton for #6269 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Merge branch 'master' of github.com:kk7ds/chirp [Dan Smith <3046399+kk7ds(a)users.noreply.github.com>] Merge pull request #3 from kd7lxl/test run tests in github actions [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] use tox [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] run tests in github actions [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Remove generic_xml driver This never really caught on, nor got the attention or maintenance it really needed. I dunno if it even works in py2 for much anymore, but I don't think converting it to py3 makes any sense. (cherry picked from commit 89c85eeeb4b3eac8de0a785bda21fe9fa1ed41e2) [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Be defensive about tests that fail to load The test adapter will fail to load tests if any of them crash on init, which makes it hard to debug. This adds some output if that happens and also works around a failure to run get_sub_devices() with no memobj for those naive drivers that don't do the right thing. [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Make gtk-dependent unit tests skip if missing If GTK isn't available in our environment, these tests should skip instead of fail. [Dan Smith <3046399+kk7ds(a)users.noreply.github.com>] Merge pull request #2 from kd7lxl/contrib add CONTRIBUTING.md [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] add CONTRIBUTING.md [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add a stub README.md for github

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[chirp_users] BTECH MURS-v1 "Service Settings" squelch thresholds
by Bill Burgess 23 Aug '21

23 Aug '21

Hello, New subscriber here with a BTECH MURS-v1 question. My application involves emergency neighborhood communications in a spread-out, semi-rural area. Being able to drop squelch to the bare minimum would be helpful in order to get the best possible range. Unfortunately, the default carrier squelch thresholds on this radio appear to be relatively high, even for Squelch #1. At least that’s my subjective impression. So I tried adjusting them with Chirp's Service Settings dialog. My changes appeared to load onto the radio fine, and I offloaded them back to verify. They came back as I had set them. However, my changes seemed to make no difference to the radio’s actual carrier squelch behavior. Even a threshold of 0, which I would have thought would defeat squelch altogether, made no perceptible change in squelch behavior when the corresponding squelch ID was selected. This behavior is identical to that described in Bug #5333, and that was also a BTECH, though a UV-5X3 rather than a MURS-v1. Thanks a bunch for any thoughts or suggestions! Cheers, —Bill

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 152, Issue 12
by Dan Brightwell 23 Aug '21

23 Aug '21

Remove me from your mailing list. On Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 3:00 PM <chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: > 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: UV5X Programming issue (White Ranger) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:33:09 -0500 > From: White Ranger <cortchubby20007(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV5X Programming issue > To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> > Message-ID: > <CAP+N95FGwe= > VRT21Yd+EiDSjhknL0j_xGhMZqD7PEJXniiT93Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Radio should be ON when up or downloading. > Remove the driver and cable program, reboot PC reload driver > SHOULD correct issue. If using aftermarket cable check to see contacts are > CLEAN (*shiny) and fit TIGHTLY into the mike provisioning adapter (Mic > jack) DO NOT touch ANY buttons while programming. Worst case, prior to > programming RESET the radio to factory resets then load your amended > program. > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 2:03 PM Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Eric, > > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 12:47 PM Eric Chopin <echopin27(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > UV5XP.... > > > However to get CHIRP to see the radio either in the 'Download from > > radio' > > > or 'Upload to radio' ... with the cable plugged in to my PC or my > > MAC, the > > > radio must me switched OFF...then as I select 'Download or upload' > > as I > > > select 'OK' i must immediately switch ON my radio then CHIRP sees > it > > and > > > proceeds. If I try to 'Download or upload' with the radio already > > switched > > > on I get the message 'The radio did not respond' as CHIRP cannot > see > > it > > > connected. > > > Any suggestions? > > > Thanks > > > VE7ECJ > > > > That sounds like a programming cable/driver issue. Also, to program > > that radio you must choose... > > > > Vendor: Radioddity > > Model: UV-5G > > > > Jim KC9HI > > _______________________________________________ > > chirp_users mailing list > > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > This message was sent to cortchubby20007(a)gmail.com at > > cortchubby20007(a)gmail.com > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > >

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[chirp_users] UV5X Programming issue
by Eric Chopin 21 Aug '21

21 Aug '21

UV5XP.... However to get CHIRP to see the radio either in the 'Download from radio' or 'Upload to radio' ... with the cable plugged in to my PC or my MAC, the radio must me switched OFF...then as I select 'Download or upload' as I select 'OK' i must immediately switch ON my radio then CHIRP sees it and proceeds. If I try to 'Download or upload' with the radio already switched on I get the message 'The radio did not respond' as CHIRP cannot see it connected. Any suggestions? Thanks VE7ECJ

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 21 Aug '21

21 Aug '21

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-20210821 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #658 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [AT-778UV] Recommend correct model version when wrong model version is selected This patch will suggest the recommended "VOX" model version when a VOX supported radio is recognized by CHIRP and the user has selected the non-VOX model version. Vendor: non-VOX/VOX AnyTone: AT-778UV/AT-778UV VOX CRT: Micron UV/Micron UV V2 Retevis: RT95/RT 95 VOX related to #9141

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[chirp_users] Downloading & Updating CHIRP
by n6mg＠verizon.net 20 Aug '21

20 Aug '21

Gent's...I'm old, and enjoying my "Golden Years", so I only ask that you be gentle with your replies.When I go to use CHIRP on my UV-5R A3, Tri-bander, I get a pop-up advising that Windows is blocking the "unsafe" download. I don't get a choice to download it anyway.We all know that there's nothing wrong with the download.What's the work-around for this?Thanks in advance.Milt.N6MG

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[chirp_users] Port recognition issue
by Dennis Mosley 18 Aug '21

18 Aug '21

I downloaded CHIRP. Plugged my computer cable to a USB port on my computer and got an Error 3 message saying this port is not recognized. No driver. I use this port all the time. I purchased the cable from Amazon as being the one to buy for my Btech 50+1 radio. Help would be appreciated.--*Your pal. That sweet fella you love, Mr. Dos XX's himself, Dennis, Den, Denny, Dad, Pops, Grandpa, Uncle, Cousin, Mr. Mosley, Moe, Comrade, etc.*

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[chirp_users] Port recognition issue
by Al Jones 18 Aug '21

18 Aug '21

Assuming that you're on Windows when you seem to have a port problem it's really necessary to bring up Device Manager to see which port is in use since the port may / can change depending on which USB port you're plugged into. Hopefully this got out on the list this time. Sorry, Jim.

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 152, Issue 6
by Robert Bruner 14 Aug '21

14 Aug '21

Thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately, the images did not come through (see below), but I did poke around in the Device Manager, but did not find anything resembling the programming cable listed anywhere. The only device listed for COM ports is SQL. Should I see the cable listed? Note: COM3 is the only choice presented for the CHIRP clone import process. Newbie Notes: - I managed to find the MIME / Plain Text flag in the User Settings, and updated it, so images should work now. (please resend) - I changed to receive grouped list (not sure what's protocol for replies) [image: image.png] /===========================================================/ Make sure you have selected the correct port. My programming cable is assigned COM3 but my computer has an internal serial port with nothing connected to it that is assigned COM1. If I accidentally choose COM1, I get the same error. [image: Radio_did_not_respond.png] Use Device Manager to determine which COM port number is assigned to the programming cable. Mine has been assigned COM3. [image: 2021-01-28 08_20_23-Device Manager.png] /===========================================================/ Thanks! Bob Robert Bruner On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 2:02 PM <chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: > 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. Unable to download from Baofeng BF-F8HP radio (Robert Bruner) > 2. Re: Unable to download from Baofeng BF-F8HP radio (Jim Unroe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:31:33 -0500 > From: Robert Bruner <rwbruner(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [chirp_users] Unable to download from Baofeng BF-F8HP radio > To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > Message-ID: > < > CAGg8pOFNVQHFkk_AgVWVzviODEE1qcNap5rfjBDQOm_wnjbkrQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > First time radio owner, just getting started. > > Unable to download/clone from the radio to laptop. Programming cable > flashes red & green 3 times when plugging in. Upon Request download there > is a brief wait, then the error message is thrown. > > *Error message* > "An error has occurred. Radio did not respond". > (debug.log file attached) > > *Equipment* > Baofeng BF-F8HP radio > BTECH FTDI cable > CHIRP daily 20210724 > Windows 10, current with updates > > *Activities to-date:* > Attempted to "Download from Radio" on two different laptops, same result > Followed steps (message prompt) from CHIRP app > Followed printed steps with the FTDI cable, including installing latest > FTDI driver > Searched Wiki links > Searched Open/Closed support calls. (closest issue I could find is Bug > 9187) > Joined the chirp support and subscribed to the mailing list > > Suggestions for next steps would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks! > > Bob > Robert Bruner >

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 14 Aug '21

14 Aug '21

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-20210814 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #657 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5G] Allow Programming GMRS TX/RX Frequencies On All Channels This patch allows programming any combination of GMRS frequencies in memory rows 0 and 31-127. Any non-GMRS frequencies will continue to be restricted to RX only (TX disabled). Related to #9235 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT87] Add Retevis RT87 This patch adds support for the Retevis RT87 two-way radio. #6769 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5G] Fix Incorrect Offset for Repeater Channels This patch updats the driver with the correct offset for the repeater channels 23-30. #9255 [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <pavelmc(a)gmail.com>] [PATCH][FTL-x011] Add new driver for FTL-1011/2011/7011/8011 radios #7599 Add suppors for the 4/12/24 variants of the Vertex FTL-1011/2011/7011/8011, there is a later models with 99 channels that uses a different mem layout and is not supported by this driver. [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Allow integer settings in mem.extra Needed for #6769

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[chirp_users] Unable to download from Baofeng BF-F8HP radio
by Robert Bruner 14 Aug '21

14 Aug '21

First time radio owner, just getting started. Unable to download/clone from the radio to laptop. Programming cable flashes red & green 3 times when plugging in. Upon Request download there is a brief wait, then the error message is thrown. *Error message* "An error has occurred. Radio did not respond". (debug.log file attached) *Equipment* Baofeng BF-F8HP radio BTECH FTDI cable CHIRP daily 20210724 Windows 10, current with updates *Activities to-date:* Attempted to "Download from Radio" on two different laptops, same result Followed steps (message prompt) from CHIRP app Followed printed steps with the FTDI cable, including installing latest FTDI driver Searched Wiki links Searched Open/Closed support calls. (closest issue I could find is Bug 9187) Joined the chirp support and subscribed to the mailing list Suggestions for next steps would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Bob Robert Bruner

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Re: [chirp_users] Unable to download from Baofeng BF-F8HP radio
by Rich NE1EE 14 Aug '21

14 Aug '21

On 2021-08-13 17:25:-0400, Bob and Mary Jeter wrote: >Please cease using Reply All I understand the replies to this request, and agree in principle. But I am puzzled...by "Reply All", do you mean replying to the list, rather than replying to someone who asked the question? I might rather ask that replies be edited to leave what it relevant, rather than leave a lot of extraneous lines in the email, such as list footers and previous comments. TNX ~R~ 72/73 de Rich NE1EE The Dusty Key On the banks of the Piscataqua

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[chirp_users] chromebook.
by Chad Reed 12 Aug '21

12 Aug '21

Hello. I have a friend who would like to install chirp on his chromebook laptop. He is running into some roadblocks. Can you offer some assistance that I could pass on please? He would like to use Baofeng UV-10R radios. Thanks -- Chad A. Reed

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[chirp_users] conformation
by Jack Ashworth 12 Aug '21

12 Aug '21

confirm

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[chirp_users] JT270 M Won't Power Up
by Gene Satterwhite 04 Aug '21

04 Aug '21

I just made a first attempt at programming the JT-270M, and all went well at first - the radio took the programming, so the cable seems good (and it works fine with two other radios), the programming uploaded to the Jetstream, but now the Jetstream won't power on at all! I looked through the help and couldn't find anything about the problem. This is my first post asking for help, so I hope I am going about it the right way. Thanks for your time and for any help! Gene KD4CNO

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Re: [chirp_users] Serial Port Connections
by Jim Unroe 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

Hi Gary, On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 7:31 AM Gary Kantor <gary.kantor(a)optimum.net> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Is there any way to have Chirp recognize a programming cable on port 8 or higher? > > Ports 3-7 are being used by the cellular modem in my laptop and are unavailable to Chirp. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gary WA2BAU Are you talking about CHIRP running under Windows? Unless you are running a very old version of CHIRP (something like from 2014 and before), CHIRP fully supports all 256 possible Windows serial ports from COM1 to COM256. And if I recall, even the very early versions of CHIRP running under Windows supported COM1 to COM16. If you properly configure a higher COM port number in Windows, restart CHIRP and it should be detected. Jim

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[chirp_users] Serial Port Connections
by Gary Kantor 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

Hi All, Is there any way to have Chirp recognize a programming cable on port 8 or higher? Ports 3-7 are being used by the cellular modem in my laptop and are unavailable to Chirp. Thanks, Gary WA2BAU

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[chirp_users] Vertex FTL-1011, FTL-2011 & FTL-7011: Help wanted to finish support
by Pavel Milanes Costa (CO7WT) 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

Grettings. I'm developing the driver to this old but trusty radios. We are looking for a Ham that has a FTL-7011 (any variant but the 99ch one) and the interface to program it to help us with some tests. Driver is almost done, but need some FTL-7011 to validate the drivers before release. You can follow the porting efforts in the issue tracker: https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/7599 Cheers, Pavel CO7WT.

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[chirp_users] hello
by garyl 27 Jul '21

27 Jul '21

my email stoped about 2 weeks ago? i did not un subscribe? i miss the daily email lots of good info. gary lindquist thank you.

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Re: [chirp_users] New Daily Build
by VA7OTC John Erskine 24 Jul '21

24 Jul '21

On 2021-07-24 10:38, Jim Unroe wrote: snip Thank you for a very comprehensive post. 73, John VA7OTC

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 24 Jul '21

24 Jul '21

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-20210724 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #656 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5G] Add support for Radioddity UV-5G/UV-5X This patch adds support for the Radioddity UV-5G/UV-5X GMRS radio (not to be confused with the Baofeng UV-5X released back in 2014 as a variant of the UV-5R) addresses issue #9187 (also #9093)

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[chirp_users] BF-898Plus not one of all listed radios in Chirp is working for this radio.
by andre.martin＠telenet.be 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 151, Issue 14 SOFTWARE FOR (ore link for BF-898PLUS)??????
by andre.martin＠telenet.be 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

I know it is an special designed transmitter, but someone must have an answer or possibility to reprom transmitter/receivers wihtout using chirp? If so please sent me link. Thanks already. ore a the exact compatible transmittername in chirp. Regards Martin Andre Belgium. ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: "chirp users-request" <chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Aan: "chirp users" <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Verzonden: Dinsdag 20 juli 2021 21:00:03 Onderwerp: chirp_users Digest, Vol 151, Issue 14 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. Using Chirp with baofeng uv6d (alan gordon) 2. Re: Using Chirp with baofeng uv6d (Robert Ankenbauer) 3. BAOFENG BF898PLUS CANT NOT FIND PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE????????????????????????? (andre.martin(a)telenet.be) 4. Re: BAOFENG BF898PLUS CANT NOT FIND PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE????????????????????????? (John Wuest) 5. Re: Using Chirp with baofeng uv6d (John Wuest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:59:44 -0700 From: alan gordon <steubenpanther(a)gmail.com> Subject: [chirp_users] Using Chirp with baofeng uv6d To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Message-ID: <CAM8NPScZ5Zu0GnxebWwJwj7cO0bZm3jdy+PyuRqjDihiGRHmnw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" There appears to be no baofeng kg-uv6d selection in the Chirp radio list. Yet it appears people are using Chirp for this radio. Is there some selection on the radio list that will work for the Baofeng kg-uv6d?? Thanks, Al steubenpanther(a)gmail.com

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