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[chirp_users] Retevis RB618
by Ernesto Xload 13 Jun '21

13 Jun '21

Hi all, I would like to know if the Retevis RB618 is supported by chirp. Thank you very much

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 12 Jun '21

12 Jun '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-20210612 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #651 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22S] Add support for Retevis RT22S This patch adds support for the Retevis RT22S FRS radio to the Radtel T18 driver module. related to #7179 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22S] Prepare for adding Retevis RT22S The RT22S requires support that is nearly identical to that of the Radtel T18. This patch makes changes to the T18 driver in order to make it ready to support the addition of the Retevis RT22S. No features or settings have been modified, added or removed by this patch. related to #7179 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT16] Add support for Retevis RT16 This patch adds support for the RT16 variant of the Baofeng BF-T8 related to #8263 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [VX-8DR] Update TX Delay choices for Yaesu VX-8DR The Yeasu VX-8DR inherits much of its settings from the Yaesu VX-8R. The VX-8DR has 9 choices for TX Delay but the inherited setting for the VX-8R only has 7. So if either of the additional choices is selected in the VX-8DR radio itself, the choice will be out-of-range and the Settings tab in CHIRP does not display. This patch adds support for the 9 TX Delay selections for the VX-8DR. Related to #9101 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [GT-5R] Fix TX-Inhibit Outside of Legal Limits The current enforcement only allows TX on the following frequencies. 144.000, 148.000, 420.000 and 450.000 MHz. This patch corrects the logic to allow TX on frequencies within the 144.000-148.000 MHz and 420.000-450.000 MHz ranges. Frequencies outside of these ranges are set to Duplex = "off" (TX disabled). Related to #9077 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT76P] Add Retevis RT76P This patch adds support for the Retevis RT76P GMRS handheld radio. #8681 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [KT8900] Add support for a new QYT KT-8900 MCU Version This patch adds support for a new MCU version that has been discovered in the QYT KT-8900 mobile radios. Related to #9085 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22] Add BCL and Signal settings to Retevis RT22FRS and RT622 models This patch adds support for the per-channel "BCL" and "Signal" settings. related to #9043 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22] Address original RT22 block read errors While investigating this issue, the original RT22 was often experiencing read errors while cloning from the radio to CHIRP. It was eventually discovered that the radio was eventually missing an ACK at some point during the download which stopped the cloning process with an error. This patch adds a small delay between the reading a block of data an the sending of the ACK back to the radio indicating that the block of data was received OK. The original RT22 radio now receives every ACK reliably. related to #9043

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[chirp_users] Download problem
by Gerald Stein 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

I’m new to Chirp software. The equipment I’m using is a Yaesu FT 60 and a windows 10 laptop. I acquired the cable sometime ago, but haven’t used it until recently. The build I am using is the most recent available. Here’s the problem: I connected the radio to the laptop and uploaded the radio’s contents without problem. I made some changes to the repeaters listed, saved the changes, and then tried to download them back to the radio. The download started normally, but quickly the following error message appeared: “failed to communicate with radio: radio did not respond.” Any suggestions? Thanks and advance for your efforts. Jerry NV7GS +++++ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years. ~Unknown

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[chirp_users] using chirp for first time.
by Chuck Barnett 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

I can't get it to work. hangs up looking for a com port... ?? -- *Chuck Barnett*

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[chirp_users] Moving Chirp Daily to python3?
by Mark Coulter 06 Jun '21

06 Jun '21

I hope this is the right place to ask this. Is there a timeline for getting Chirp-daily working on python3? 73's KE6RTV Mark

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[chirp_users] Can't find Com Ports on Windows 10
by Richard K Parrish 06 Jun '21

06 Jun '21

How do I find the Com Ports on Windows 10? Get the following error message "could not open port COM3: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified." Trying to connect to re program a Yaesu FT 50.

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[chirp_users] Moving Chirp Daily to python3
by Mark 05 Jun '21

05 Jun '21

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone No pressing need, I have a couple arounds. It's more it would be nice if...Message: 8Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 10:22:22 -0500From: Joe Pizzi <pizzi.joe(a)gmail.com>Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Moving Chirp Daily to python3?To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com>Message-ID: <CAJ4WJ3zuoJM-LUtV+_eSn4=RN9K4ZGmpjtM8RJ_56-QVZxTDCg(a)mail.gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"I'm working on it.I have most tests passing. The gui is still not as full featured as thepython version, but I've procreate my radios with it.Do you have an immediate need for the ported version?Joe PizziKI5LSTOn Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 8:52 PM Mark Coulter <mark(a)coulter.org> wrote:> I hope this is the right place to ask this.>> Is there a timeline for getting Chirp-daily working on python3?>> 73's>> KE6RTV>> Mark>> _______________________________________________> chirp_users mailing list> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users> This message was sent to Joe Pizzi at pizzi.joe(a)gmail.com> To unsubscribe, send an email to> chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com>-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/chirp_users/attachments/20210604/2b… ------------------------------

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[chirp_users] Two issues...
by Kenneth G. Gordon 03 Jun '21

03 Jun '21

1) We are unable to program two supposedly-Baofeng-made hand-helds: A) one labeled UV-5R5, concerning which I can find almost no information on the web at all. Firmware (by Button 3) is BFB297. Searching the CHIRP website, I find that that particular firmware is an issue, and has been reported as a bug from at least 8 years ago. Using the standard UV-5R choice in CHIRP results in an error message "No response from radio". And B) one labled UV-5R-V2+. again, we can find no info on how to program this radio other than a cryptic note which stated that it will not transmit in the 2 meter ham band below 145 MHz., which at this point is of no concern to us. 2) As recently as a day or two ago, I found, somewhere on the web, a very extensive listing of these sorts of hand-helds and their equivalent and/or re-labeled clones by many makers including Baofeng. Since that time, I have lost it and can no longer find it. Does anyone here know what I am talking about and where I might find that list again? I thought I found it originally on the CHIRP website, but searching there since does not bring it up. At the time, I saw no need for it, but since then, I find it has become very important to ouir operations here. By "we", "our", and "us", I mean myself and a small group of EMCOMMs operators in our area. I have become the defacto "technical guru" for the group. Any help out there? Thanks, and vy 73 for now, Ken W7EKB

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[chirp_users] 2 issues - one resolved.
by Kenneth G. Gordon 03 Jun '21

03 Jun '21

My issues with the UV-5R5 have been solved. When I first tried to program those radios, I was at a friend's home (he owns the radios) and was using his cable and his version of CHIRP. When I returned to my shop and tried programming those radios, I was using my own cable and my version of CHIRP which is the latest one. I always go to the CHIRP site and download and install the latest version before I begin to program any radio which uses CHIRP. No errors occurred and it worked just fine. My cable is an FTDI, while his is...not... Thanks for the help, folks. vy 73, Ken W7EKB

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[chirp_users] Fwd: chirp_users Digest, Vol 149, Issue 15
by Steve Horning 31 May '21

31 May '21

Interesting. My the programming in CHIRP for my UV-5R stores/saves the offsets, but CHIRP is not "doing the math" or storing/saving the offsets with the GT-5R. From what I'm seeing, it's on the software side, not the radio side. After downloading the GT-5R's memory after a complete reset, I enter programming info for the radio, save it, close and reopen the file, and the offset field is set to "off". On 5/31/2021 2:00 PM, chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com wrote: > CHIRP lets the user enter the RX and TX frequencies as an RX > frequency, shift direction and offset, but then CHIRP does the math in > the background to determine the TX frequency. It is the RX frequency > and TX frequency that CHIRP stores in the CHIRP Radio Images (*.img) > file to be sent to the radio in that format because that is what the > radio requires. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[chirp_users] Fwd: chirp_users Digest, Vol 149, Issue 15
by Steve Horning 31 May '21

31 May '21

Well, I'm programming for the amateur bands with the appropriate offsets, so I don't think that's the issue. On 5/31/2021 2:00 PM, chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com wrote: > I would suspect that the offset, puts it outside its allowed frequency > operating range. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[chirp_users] Chirp, Mac, and Yaesu Ft-60R
by Frank Kohn 30 May '21

30 May '21

Hi, I am having a difficult time setting up Chirp to work with my FT-60R. I am running an older Macbook pro with OS X High Sierra 10.13.6. I have two USB/FTDI cables, one by Valley Enterprises and one by Maxtop. It worked before, but after updating to Chirp Daily-20210520, I get error codes. I checked for the installed driver in Terminal and have ( 170 0 0xffffff7f833ed000 0x7000 0x7000 com.FTDI.driver.FTDIUSBSerialDriver (2.4.4) B137605C-32D8-3E81-89B6-E1F8039FC427). However, this driver does not show up in Chirp. I only see: /dev/cu./usbserial-AL0657ZO and another for Bluetooth. I was able to load an old Chirp image, but it was difficult to arrange and reorder repeaters imported from Repeaterbook. Chirp stalled, and, when I checked my Mac, it indicated the software wasn't responding. I would appreciate any help anyone can provide. After programming the FT-60R, I would also like to use Chirp to program my Yaesu FT-857D. 73, Frank Kohn W3MHP

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Re: [chirp_users] confirm 7742568011fbca21b483239483f2960577634da1
by Steve Horning 30 May '21

30 May '21

Hello, First, I'm not sure if I've missed something in my research, so I apologize if I'm asking an obvious question. I recently purchased a Baofeng GT-5R and tried to program it with Chirp. What I've noticed is that whether I import repeater settings or input them manually, Chirp is not saving the offsets. Instead, it's listing all of them as "off". I have used Chirp to program a UV-5R without any problems. I can enter repeater information manually, but if I download the data from the radio, the offsets also reset to "off". Thanks for your suggestions. 73, Steve, N0XVZ -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[chirp_users] GT-3TP, suddenly cannot connect to radios, W10 v1903
by Ceferino Lamb 28 May '21

28 May '21

For months, I've been successfully cloning GT-3TPs for our own use and UV5Rs for friends. Suddenly, last week, I can't connect to any radios via CHIRP. I've installed the most recent CHIRP versions. Today it's chirp-daily-20210520-installer.exe I have two known good cloning cables that worked previously. Same results. I'm using BF-F8HP type as always. I've tried two different COM ports, CHIRP sees both. The first time I tried this morning, Upload to Radio keyed the trx on the HT, solid carrier until I turned the HT off. That's a clue to me that something odd is up. My next step is to install CHIRP on a different laptop and try there. Anybody BTDT? Reno in Texas Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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[chirp_users] Suddenly, cannot connect to GT-3TP from latest CHIRP or previous versions
by Ceferino Lamb 25 May '21

25 May '21

For months, I've been successfully cloning GT-3TPs for our own use and UV5Rs for friends. Suddenly, last week, I can't connect to any radios via CHIRP. I've installed the most recent CHIRP versions. Today it's chirp -daily-20210520-installer.exe I have two known good cloning cables that worked previously. Same results. I'm using BF-F8HP type as always. I've tried two different COM ports, CHIRP sees both. The first time I tried this morning, Upload to Radio keyed the trx on the HT, solid carrier until I turned the HT off. That's a clue to me that something odd is up. My next step is to install CHIRP on a different W10 laptop and try there. Anybody BTDT? Reno in Texas Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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[chirp_users] Model addition request questions
by Matt Zorzin 24 May '21

24 May '21

I have a wonderful Icom R10 that has not yet had support added in Chirp. I did find the request on the tracker to add that, and both I and another user have offered loaners. I am aware that this is a volunteer project but was wondering if there is any way I can step up and offer my rig as a loaner to get the support added? The issue's been open for quite a while and was just wondering if there is anything I can do that might get it added sooner rather than later. Thanks for all you do. -- Matty KC4YLV

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[chirp_users] Comment field limits?
by Leverett A.J. 'Jim' Hadlow Sr 22 May '21

22 May '21

Programming a Baofeng BFF8-HP: I noticed when the Comments field is populated, I am unable to use a properly programmed repeater. When I clear all the comments from the field, reset the radio to factory settings, then reprogram with CSV (cleared of comments), the repeater function is as expected. Reprogramming via CHIRP without resetting the radio to factory settings does NOT clear the problem. Is there a limit to the number of characters the comments field can hold or are there certain characters (comma, open/close parens, underscore, dash, slash, question mark, decimal/period, space, equal sign, digits?) one shouldn't enter there? DE WQLS203/KF5FXE

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[chirp_users] Update on Linux Travails
by steve.owens70＠protonmail.com 21 May '21

21 May '21

Thanks to all who assisted. Knowing that taking multiple paths through the terminal window might be a bit much for my meager abilities, I found a GUI approach, and added the repository advised on the website in the "software sources" tool, then used the synaptic package manager to install and (a few days later) update. This is all in Linux Mint 20.1. I may see what update options are available to me in Mint's regular software manager, as my way isn't exactly seamless, but it does work. Cheers and 73, KF5TJD Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 20 May '21

20 May '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-20210520 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #650 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [BF-T8] add support for the Baofeng BF-T8 This patch adds support for the Baofeng BF-T8 (and it variants) related to #8263 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Default to new-style detection for the GT-5R Related to #9077 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add Radioddity GT-5R This is a special version of the UV-5R with a requirement around enforcing tx-inhibit outside of the legal limits. #9077 [Kosta A. <ve7kcy(a)gmail.com>] Modified icomciv probe_model to use directory based driver search pattern. #4547

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[chirp_users] Manuel Inputs of Chanels
by Bennie Potgieter 17 May '21

17 May '21

Afternoon I'm new at this,I want to manually input(type) the channels on Leiers sheet into my radio BF-888 program. I have never done it so I don't know all the abbreviations on the chirp top task bar. Can someone please assist? Thank you

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[chirp_users] Radio did not respond error
by Joshua Harper 14 May '21

14 May '21

Greetings, I have a Tidradio TD-F9GP and I am attempting to program channels on the Chirp application on my MacBook Pro. I am running on macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6 and it is giving me the error (Radio did not respond). I am not the most tech savvy and would like some assistance with this issue. Your help would be most appreciated. Thank you, Joshua Harper

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[chirp_users] Linux newbie looking for a GUI update solution
by steve.owens70＠protonmail.com 13 May '21

13 May '21

One more shot here. I initially downloaded and (somehow) installed the flatpak version. It works. I have cloned two radios with it. It just tells me it would like to be updated, and I can't figure out how to do it. Nothing in my right-click quiver will open the new flatpak. It just sits there in my downloads folder. I've had competent users walk me through the steps on the web page, but they didn't work. At some point, should I uninstall what I have, keeping the couple of .img files I've generated, and try to install either through the software manager, or should I grab what is offered in the Synaptic Package Manager perhaps? I have a screen shot of that, but it occurs to me that I have never seen anyone post a pic to this list. If it's ok, let me know, and I'll show what is available to me in the package manager. Thanks, Steve, KF5TJD Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.

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[chirp_users] mail list
by Joe Tittiger 10 May '21

10 May '21

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[chirp_users] No tty/USBx showing in dropdown list.
by Roger Reeves M0ROJ 10 May '21

10 May '21

Still having problems getting my Yaesu FTM-3207D to connect with CHIRP-daily, using Ubuntu Linux 20.04. The connection dialogue does not specifically show this radio, so I use the nearest selection FTM-3200D. Then when selecting the Port type and number, it only offers serial ports /dev/ttyS0 thru 31, and no USB ports. All thoughts and help greatly appreciated? Many thanks and 73,

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[chirp_users] UV-5R Settings Blank
by jgmcbride＠verizon.net 09 May '21

09 May '21

Just recently started using Chirp. When I go to settings the whole column is blank, I have looked all over the internet and have found nothing that helps. I am asking if there is any help available? Thank you! Joe McBride

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