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[chirp_users] Wrong Kenwood radio, ID or unknown variant
by Gene Vincent 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

Kenwood 372G error using 6/17 driver. Another driver was created earlier this year, 5/18. That driver seemed to work when added as a temporary patch. I don't know if the new driver was completely verified by anyone. I also cannot find where the working one was ever made part of the daily build. Any help would be appreciated

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Re: [chirp_users] Tone squelch QYT KT-7900D
by wcurlew＠juno.com 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

FYI, I use several QYT qyt 7900D radios with chirp and have no issues with them. The scanning should not stop unless there is no tone required, or the correct tone is there, I would double check the sql level programmed and the other parms. Bill ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Ton Machielsen <ton(a)machielsen.net> To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] Tone squelch QYT KT-7900D Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 08:30:55 -0700 Hi all! New member of the list, new user of Chirp and new user of the QYT KT-7900D. Before i received my KT-7900D i read "somewhere" on the internet that a user of this radio had the issue that he can only hear what is happening on the air when he uses the Monitor. Scanning stops whenever there is a signal, but the squelch doesn't open. I thought it had something to do with the radio expecting a receive tone as well to get open the squelch, but i'm not sure what exactly he did to fix this.Was that on this list? I have the same issue. Ton. ____________________________________________________________ The IRS Will Hate These 47 Passive Income Secrets lifetime-income-report.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/5bd099eee081119ee7410st02vuc

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[chirp_users] Channel Naming
by Dennis Wage 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

This is just a FYI from me. Most radios have a minimum of 6 character display for memory. Here is my naming convention. Digits 1 and 2 are the county. Digits 3 and 4 are the city. Digit 5 is U(hf) or V(hf) Digit 6 is Numeric 1-9 for instances of more multiple repeaters in a city. When you have multiple dozens of repeater channels this quickly helps you see which is which. Here are the first group of channels in my radio. DANAV1 DANAV2 DANAV3 DANAU1 DANAU2 DANAU3 DAPAU1 Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ) 245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

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-20181018 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #540 [pk.delf] [BF-T1] FIX range for limmit setting Fixes #6165 [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <pavelmc(a)gmail.com>] [PATCH][btech.py] Fingerprint for a new variant of QYT KT8900D on the wild, fixes #6139 A new variant of the QYT KT8900D is detected on the wild, with a new fingerprint of "VC8632", tested and working ok. Related (duplicates) issue #6037.

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[chirp_users] Great job!!
by clayton_k4qm＠sc.rr.com 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

I just used Chiro for the first time with my Yaesu VX-170. After a few false starts, it took off and read the radio. I did a few tweeeks to the data and had to carefully read the info to get it to write back to the radio. Once all the right button were pressed it wrote my data back to the radio. I'll be sure to use chirp and will not be a novice too much longer. Thanks for a good program guys. Clayton K4QM

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Re: [chirp_users] Wouxun KG-UV3D
by w4grj 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

I programmed my kg-uv3d using chirp a couple years ago Current version Chirp does not list KG-UV3D, tried all listed under Wouxun but none worked. Is there a earlier chirp version that lists KG-UV3D? Thanks, Jack W4GRJ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[chirp_users] Export
by Christopher F. Beesley 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Hi Dennis, That's pretty much what I do with the Puxing 888. Simplex and repeaters in two groups, RAYNET frequencies in a third. I did the same with a dual-band Baofung I owned at one time, lots of memories needed, plus more groups for CTCSS tones! I don't like it when other Chirp users ask why anyone wants to do it differently to the way they do it, thus suggesting that their way is the only way to save and retrieve data to and from a radio, and then not answering the question anyway! Its a long time since I did it, but my recollection is that for a CSV file any unused cells should, upon downloading from the radio, appear as just a single terminating comma, probably resulting in many long strings of commas. So new data can be entered in between the commas, but one would have to be sure they were the correct two commas. I'd be tempted to do it in Excel or similar, where the unused cells would appear as blank cells, all ready for the filling-up of by the enthusiastic radio amateur. The Excel data would have to be converted back to a CSV file before uploading to the radio. Hope this is of some use to somebody! If not it doesn't really matter, I wasn't doing anything else... Cheers all, Chris, Staffordshire, UK

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Re: [chirp_users] Export
by nigel＠ngunn.net 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Set Chirp to display empty chanels before export? But why would you need to? Sent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android device ------ Original message------From: Dennis WageDate: Tue, Oct 23, 2018 11:43To: Discussion of CHIRP;Cc: Subject:[chirp_users] Export Is there a way to export empty channels to the CSV file? Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ) 245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net

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[chirp_users] Export
by Dennis Wage 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Is there a way to export empty channels to the CSV file? Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ) 245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net

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[chirp_users] Downloading CTCSS codes to a Baofeng GT-3TP
by Calum Abernethy 19 Oct '18

19 Oct '18

I am new to this so please treat me gently.... Is it possible to download CTCss codes to a Baofeng GT-3TP handset? The file format I get via CHIRP does not include this column. Cheers Calum

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[chirp_users] Programming a Baofeng
by stickboy72 C 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

How do I edit the frequencies manually? I want to add frequencies that are not in repeater book. Also, I want to program for both 2M and 70 cm. How can I put both on? It appears to only let me program one band.

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[chirp_users] Kenwood TH-D72
by Brandon Clark 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

Hello group, I'm having trouble programming my Kenwood TH-D72 Ht. I have a feeling I'm missing something really obvious, so I apologize if this is a stupid question: In Chirp there are options to work with the radio in "Clone Mode" and "Live Mode". Trying to read from the radio in live mode doesn't yield any results. Also, I don't know what I would do to put the radio into clone mode; I can't find anything in the manual about that. What am I missing? System: Windows 10, current version of Chirp. The system has the virtual com port driver from Kenwood installed. Also, I CAN read from the radio using the Kenwood MCP-4A software. I'm trying to use chirp though because I can't import a CSV into the MCP-4A program (the only option is a TravelPlus csv file, and I don't have an example of that format). Many thanks, Brandon, KL7BSC

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 14 Oct '18

14 Oct '18

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-20181014 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #539 [Declan Rieb <wd5eqy(a)arrl.net>] [ft2d, ft1d] Fix Yaesu FT2D DTMF memory access. Fixes #6149 DTMF memories are at 0x094a in FT2D. FT-1D has data at 0x0e4a. I have only minimally tested the FT-1D, but there should be no difference. #6149 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [RT22] Add additional ident string to Retevis RT22 driver add detection for newly discovered identification string fixes #6147

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

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-20181009 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #538 [Brian R. Gaeke <brg(a)dgate.org>] Add required package list for openSUSE. Fixes #6093 This list of required packages was tested against an openSUSE 42.3 system. Fixes #6093 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix style issues with the previous patch Related to #5167 [Declan Rieb <wd5eqy(a)arrl.net>] [ft1d] Prevent failure when radio-preset entry is in banks. Fixes #5167 Error was first described in Yaesu FT2D and exists in FT-1D. Radios can be manually configured to use preset frequencies. CHIRP will now ignore such entries; CHIRP cannot change but will LOG.warn them. #5167

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[chirp_users] Newbie question.
by clayton_k4qm＠sc.rr.com 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

I am very new to this program and am using Linux Mint. Could some one advise me how to set up the comm port? I tried to set up dialout with my user name but for some reason, didn't take Thanks Clayton K4QM

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[chirp_users] Fw: Bug#4857 status
by William Thompson 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

________________________________ From: William Thompson Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2018 2:12 PM To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: Bug#4857 status What is the status of Bug # 4857? I'm experiencing the same problem w/daily build 20180906. Regards, Bill KK4ZIU

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[chirp_users] power settings in CHIRP
by Glenn At Home 30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18

Hi, I have a Baofeng HP F9 V2+, I think I got that right, anyway, I want to make sure all power levels are on high, in CHIRP, and I don't find a column that indicates that. I have some blank columns, would it be one of those? Thanks. Glenn Sent From My Tabletop

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[chirp_users] FT-450D communication problem
by Bruce Ashdown 30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18

I have just downloaded latest Chirp (CHIRP daily-20180906). Using Windows 10, Com port 3, Vendor Yaesu, Model FT-450D. My CAT cable works fine with "PCC for FT-450D", WSJT-X , "Ham Radio Deluxe" & "FREE450", but not "Chirp"! Followed instructions to download from radio & got message:- An error has occurred - Failed to communicate with radio: Unable to read block 0 expected 6 got 4. Any ideas? My FT-450D has the UK 60m frequencies plumbed into the memories - will these be saved in Chirp? I want to update the radio's firmware, so want to backup the memories including the 60m ones. Thanks

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[chirp_users] New to CHIRP and issue with Baofeng
by Berrie Maas 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Hi, I am new to CHIRP, and a fairly new HAM as well. I have CHIRP installed, and try to connect to my BAOFENG UV-82. CHIRP will not let me select a COM port. I am using the cable that BAOFENG sells. The cable came with a disk, but it is in Chinese, and when I try to change the setting to English, it says it cannot write to the disk. Starting the BAOFENG software (BF480), it is all in Chinese and with question marks as I don't have Chinese fonts. It probably is a driver issue, but I don't know where to get the right driver. Any help greatly appreciated! Berrie

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[chirp_users] Can't program or read Retevis RT-22
by Jaye Mathisen 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

Read through the last couple months of archives, didn’t see anything directly related. Using the latest chirp, I cannot program or read from a retevis RT-22. Used to clone them all the time, then we didn’t need any for a while, got a new batch, and all I get when I try to read is an “unknown identification string”, and if I try to download programming from the img file we were using before, I get an error about 5 tries, but haven’t been able to get that to come up again. If I load the RT22 software downloaded from retevis, it fires right up, and can at least read the radio config, I haven’t tried writing it again. I programmed some RT22’s about 2 months ago, and didn’t have any of these issues, so I’m not sure if it’s a retevis firmware change, or what. Debug.log is attached. Thanks for any help. *--* *Jaye Mathisen* *Lil Pantry* *Ph: 541-476-0152 / Fax: 541-476-0152* -- This electronic message may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure to anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this electronic message or its contents by persons other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender so that we may correct our internal records, and then delete the original message.

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[chirp_users] Alinco DR-235T - "No response from radio" Error
by Justin Dawson 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

I found this old bug report from several years ago that I thought might address my issue: https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/254 I tried changing the baud rate for the COM port I'm using, but it made no difference. I get the same error whether I'm in clone mode or not. Any ideas?

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[chirp_users] Decoding BaoFeng 6+Power-On Message ?
by Peter 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

Some BaoFeng radios include a "6+Power-On Message" which can be displayed by holding down the 6 key while powering on the radio. These message strings are stored in "6+Power-On Message" lines 1 & 2 as displayed by CHIRP in "Settings" > "Other Settings". Line 1 of the "6+Power-On Message" is apparently included (in parentheses) in the filenames of some of the CHIRP recovery images maintained at Jim's site, here: http://kc9hi.dyndns.org/uv5r/programming/CHIRPrecovery/ For example, "N82-33 US2S35(150602N)(factory).img" includes "(150602N)" in the filename. I believe this image applies to the BaoFeng UV-82HP, and one of these units I own did include "150602N" in line 1 of the "6+Power-On Message". I say "did" because apparently this string is cleared by resetting the radio to factory defaults via MENU > 40 > RESET > ALL. Anyway, these strings look suspiciously like manufacturing date codes. For example, 150602N would decode to 2015-06-02, which is just a few months before the "Last modified" file date of 12-Oct-2015 (as displayed in the CHIRP recovery image listing in the web browser). As far as I can tell, for *all* of the files in the CHIRP recovery images directory which include such a string , that string decodes to a date that is a few days to a few months prior to the "Last modified" date. And in no case does any such string decode to a date that is later than the "Last modified" date. Can anyone confirm that these strings do indeed represent manufacturing date codes? Also, does anyone have a radio that still displays this "6+Power-On Message" after resetting the radio to factory defaults? Thanks... (Peter)

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 117, Issue 16
by Dave B 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

Indeed, so why are we indirectly promoting the use of counterfeit devices then? If the chip is "Genuine", the currently available "Official" driver, /will/ work. Yes, I too have accumulated some dodgy chip driven adapters, just as everyone I suspect has. I am slowly replacing them as I find them, not because they don't work (they work just fine under Linux, for now.) But because they all have the same identity and no serial number, making the use of multiple devices and nailing their feet to the numeric floor with Udev rules, rather troublesome. I prefer FTDI parts, as by default they all have a unique serial number, making Udev rules easy and reliable. SiLabs parts are a close second choice*, with Prolific only if there is absolutely no other alternative. Even the genuine Prolific chips don't seem to have a "unique" identity. (Unless I've not yet seen a "Genuine" chip!) General Linux trick: What I've found is that if you build a Udev table for regularly connected devices, starting from /dev/ttyUSB1 (or higher) then anything else that is randomly connected later, will always show up as ttyUSB0 or 2 etc, as they is still vacant. End. 73. Dave G0WBX. On 23/09/18 20:00, chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com wrote: > I don't think you will find the older v3.2.0.0 driver available for > download on the Prolific site. -- Created on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using free and open source software. ::

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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables - Solved
by Richard AG5M 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

Problem solved. I installed the 3.2.0.0 into Windows 10 from Miklor web site. All is well. Never had any problem with Windows XP or Windows 7, until I tried it on my Windows 10 laptop. I'm never getting rid of those older computers. 73, Richard AG5M -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 9/20/18, Jardy <jardy72(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables To: "Richard AG5M" <ag5m(a)yahoo.com>, "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 6:36 PM Windows 10 updates the Prolific driver to one that makes some Prolific cables not work. These cables have fake chips in them. Roll back your driver to 3.2.0.0. It will work then. For driver info, go to www.miklor.com. Jardy Dawson WA7JRD

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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables - Solved
by Peter 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

I already have the BTECH FTDI cable, thanks Bryan. And I've never had a problem with the drivers that Windows Update provides for the FTDI chipset on Windows 10. I'm just offering Microsoft's "driver rollback prevention solution" (below) for whomever might want it, for whatever device. It's a way to prevent driver updates for specific devices, as opposed to preventing all updates for all devices, or disabling Windows Update entirely (which is not a good idea). On 9/24/2018 12:32 AM, bsantucci wrote: > Peter, > > get this cable! no drivers needed, nothing to do plug it in done! > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?i… > > > > Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S9+. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Peter <ptlambert(a)sbcglobal.net> > Date: 9/24/18 03:27 (GMT-05:00) > To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables - Solved > > I gave up trying to swim upstream in Microsoft's river. Either go with > the flow or jump ship to Linux. :@) > > Seriously, there are "supported" methods in Windows 10 to prevent > Windows Update from undoing your successful driver rollback. This > method is the easiest I've found for folks that would rather not dig too > far under the hood of the Microsoft bus: > > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3073930/how-to-temporarily-prevent… > > > On 9/23/2018 2:08 PM, Richard AG5M via chirp_users wrote: > > Problem solved. I installed the 3.2.0.0 into Windows 10 from Miklor > web site. All is well. Never had any problem with Windows XP or > Windows 7, until I tried it on my Windows 10 laptop. I'm never > getting rid of those older computers. > > 73, Richard AG5M > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Thu, 9/20/18, Jardy <jardy72(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables > > To: "Richard AG5M" <ag5m(a)yahoo.com>, "Discussion of CHIRP" > <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> > > Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 6:36 PM > > > > Windows 10 > > updates the Prolific driver to one that makes some Prolific > > cables not work. These cables have fake chips in them. Roll > > back your driver to 3.2.0.0. It will work then. For > > driver info, go to www.miklor.com. > > > > Jardy Dawson > > WA7JRD > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 ptlambert(a)sbcglobal.net > > 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 Bryan Santucci at bsantucci(a)aol.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables
by Dave B 23 Sep '18

23 Sep '18

Quiet frankly, better to go to the chipset makers own website and get the correct and likely mallware free ones. Not to say Miklor website is bad, but it's just another third party website with a collection of files, that "could" not be safe. They might also not be the latest copies of the official drivers. I'm sure they (whoever "Miklor" are) take care to keep things clean, but they would not be the first or only site to have their repository of useful stuff compromised. http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_GettingStarted.php States the situation very well. However, they wrongly state that FTDI devices don't have that problem. Sorry, but yes they do, there are just as many fake FTDI chips out there as Prolific! The difference is that the official drivers will usually work with them*. But, if you need to alter their behavior (the handshake or status lines, or "which way up" the data lines work) then you'll find that functionality is missing from the fake chips. * FTDI a while ago did create a storm however, by putting code in the "official" drivers, that could detect the fakes and in turn reprogram the VID/PID info to all zero's rendering them unusable. It is however possible to re-program that information, but it takes some research plus confidence with command line tools on a Linux PC. (As far as I know, the tool for that isn't, or wasn't available for Windows. I can't even remember what it's name is either.) FTDI soon after, then pushed out a driver that did not disable the things, but for all we know, it may report back to FTDI, or somewhere, any instances of fake chips. No, I did not say they DO that, just that they could. If it was my IP that was ripped off, I'd want to know how bad the problem was, and that would be a way to find out. The Fake chips are actually micro-controllers programed to emulate the real devices. That they do amazingly well, but not 100%. I have encountered some that were marked up as FTDI, but were functioning as Prolific devices! The supplier I used had no idea, but did apologize and gave me a full refund on the return of the stock I bought for a work project. I wouldn't trust Amazon either to only ship non-counterfeit cables either! In Amazon's defense, it's often not their fault, and often the actual vendor doesn't know either! (See above...) I usually make up my own cables using known good modules from the makers themselves, or from known reputable resellers. It's not difficult, and you learn stuff too. (Isn't that what we're supposed to be doing?) The SiLabs USB/Serial bridge products are also very good, and as yet(?) Not counterfeited, unless someone knows different. Take care. 73. Dave G0WBX On 22/09/18 20:00, chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com wrote: > >> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 8:28 PM Richard AG5M via chirp_users >> <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> <mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>> wrote: >> >> I have two different Baofeng programming cables.? In Windows Device >> Manager, one shows "Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port", the other shows >> "USB-Serial CH340."? Both work equally well under Windows XP, >> Windows 7, >> and Linux Mint with multiple different Baofeng HTs.? However, only the >> "USB-Serial CH340" works with Windows 10.? What's the difference?? >> Anyone else having this issue?? Any thoughts how to make "Prolific USB >> to Serial Comm Port" work with Windows 10?? I'm really beginning to >> hate >> Windows 10.? Tnx, Richard AG5M >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Miklor website. Get drivers. Install drivers. >

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[chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables
by Richard AG5M 21 Sep '18

21 Sep '18

I have two different Baofeng programming cables. In Windows Device Manager, one shows "Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port", the other shows "USB-Serial CH340." Both work equally well under Windows XP, Windows 7, and Linux Mint with multiple different Baofeng HTs. However, only the "USB-Serial CH340" works with Windows 10. What's the difference? Anyone else having this issue? Any thoughts how to make "Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port" work with Windows 10? I'm really beginning to hate Windows 10. Tnx, Richard AG5M

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[chirp_users] Zastone D9000 programing
by Tony Hunt 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Howdy. Ive just joined this list but have been using Chirp for around 4 years with various radios. How can I get things moving along with the Zastone D9000 radio ? The manufacturer is not very forthcomming with help. I have the Ver 1.0.0.0 software from them but its really frustrating to use and I have now found a painful bug in the software regards reading and programing the receive only memories. No response from them on that problem either. So it would be great to get this one going with Chirp. I have seen requests off the list about this model previously on chirp some years ago but it may have fallen by the wayside. Tell me what help I can provide to get this moving with Chirp. I am all ears . Thanks in advance Tony

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[chirp_users] cloning cable wiring diagram
by Peter 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

I recently ordered this TENQ "cloning" cable from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MK02BX2 This cable has Kenwood style connectors (3.5mm TRS & 2.5mm TRS) on each end, for radio-to-radio configuration copy between Baofeng, Wouxun, and "any two-pin style radio with a Kenwood Baofeng plug". I wanted to verify the pinout before adding it to my radio bag. So I spent several hours scouring the Internet for a wiring diagram for such a cable, but with no success. Even simple pinout descriptions were somewhat vague ("back-to-back", etc.). So I ultimately buzzed out the cable with a DVM, tabulated the results, and mocked up a JPEG diagram based on an image that originally came from Miklor.com. See attached for the finished product. The diagram shows that the cable basically has Data Tx from one end connected to Data Rx on the other and vice-versa, with Data Ground connected between both ends. I wanted to submit this to John for possible inclusion on his site, but I don't see any contact form there. I do know that he posts to this list so here I am... John, if you are interested, feel free to re-post wherever you'd like, maybe here? http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Technical.php Cheers! (Peter) P.S. I do understand that this list is for CHIRP issues, hence any cable discussion would normally be limited to "programming" cables, e.g. Kenwood to USB with a suitable integrated controller chip. However, I am thinking that this info might be useful to some folks here regardless.

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Re: [chirp_users] cloning cable wiring diagram
by wcurlew＠juno.com 16 Sep '18

16 Sep '18

Peter - at least you have a cable that you can easily chop up to make a connection to something else. I recently had to make a TNC cable for the baofeng using individual 3.5 and 2.5mm connectors. You can cut your up and get 2 for one! Bill ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Peter <ptlambert(a)sbcglobal.net> To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: Re: [chirp_users] cloning cable wiring diagram Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 12:48:11 -0700 Thanks Jim, that's very useful info. I'd read of some folks having issues even starting a clone on the UV-82HP and now I know why. As to the BF-888s, I'd never heard of anyone trying to use a clone cable, but I was up for the adventure. Guess I will need to find more exciting things to do. :@) So now I have a clone cable that I can't really use, and we have a pinout diagram for same... But at least all this is now in the record for posterity's sake. Cheers! (Peter) On 9/16/2018 9:07 AM, Jim Unroe wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 4:38 PM, Peter <ptlambert(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> Yes, you would want to clone between radios of the same model and >> firmware, otherwise you will likely have issues on the target radio >> ranging from minor to severe. But cloning between dissimilar radios is >> probably not the only way to mess up a radio. And in any case, I am >> only providing the pinout on this particular cable. >> >> I have a few Baofeng UV-82HP radios, and a gaggle of 888s >> walkie-talkies. When I finally get around to attempting clones (between >> the same models, of course), I will post an update with any unfavorable >> outcome here. > You won't be able to use this cable on a UV-82HP or a BF-888s. Modern > Baofeng radios no longer have the radio-to-radio cloning ability. Back > when the N5R/N82 type of firmware was released for UV-5R/UV82 style > radios, the memory layout was changed> Baofeng removed the > radio-to-radio cloning feature to prevent cloning between incompatible > radios. That's also why the covering radio-to-radio cloning was > removed from the miklor.com website. > > The BF-888s never had the radio-to-radio cloning ability. > > To use that cable you will need a Baofeng model with an LCD display > manufactured before the end of 2014 that when powered up with the > [MONI] key pressed displays "COPING" or "COPYING". > > 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 (Peter) at ptlambert(a)sbcglobal.net > 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 Bill Curlew at wcurlew(a)juno.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com ____________________________________________________________ The 5G Story Nobody Is Telling You The Crux http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/5b9ecbd380a5c4bd24806st01vuc

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[chirp_users] Can't program Kenwood TM-G707 using CHIRP and FTDI cable from valley-ent.com
by mbmcmahon＠aol.com 15 Sep '18

15 Sep '18

Problem: I can't program Kenwood TM-G707 using CHIRP and the FTDI cable from valley-ent.com When running the "Download from Radio" menu command, I am getting stopped by an error message in CHIRP: An error has occurred could not open port COM3: [Error 5] Acccess is denied I am experienced with CHIRP and the Kenwood TM-G707 is listed as a supported radio. I have had success with Baofeng radios and Yaesu radios with both BTech and valley-ent.com FTDI cables. Valley-ent sent me a replacement cable...same error message. I confirmed the Com port assignment in Device Mgr (Win 10 and 7). I have tried installing the latest drivers and have tried installing the old 2007 drivers. Have experimented w. 3 different Win 10 computers and one Windows 7 machine. HELP, please and thank you. - Mike Mc -

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[chirp_users] TYT MD-9600
by Glenn At Home 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Hi, I don't know if Chirp interfaces with any digital radios, but I was looking at this one and wondered if there are plans for Chirp to work with this radio. I looked at the TYT models on the Chirp site, and this one is not in the list, but then I don't know if it is in the works. Thanks. Sent From My Tabletop

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[chirp_users] Baofeng BF-F9V2+ interface with Chirp Programing Software
by Dwight Brough New 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Recently purchased the BF-F9V2 radio, the connector cable recommended (FTDI Cable from BTech) downloaded the latest update on the Chirp software and the values for Offset direction and Offset don't clone down to the phone. Need help! Dwight Brough 817-879-8196 dlbrough1(a)att.net

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[chirp_users] USB
by Cesar 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

I purchased a BTECH uv-5x3 and also the USB cable to program from the computer. The CHIRP program does not recognize the USB cable and only gives me the COM3 option. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

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[chirp_users] Kenwood 760 programing
by Patrick Brown 08 Sep '18

08 Sep '18

I have 4 of these radios , I connected one to my win 10 (with rs 232 built in) started chirp and was able to read and wright to two of these radios . When went to program the 3rd and 4th radio they would not program anyone have a idea why or how to fix this ? -- Patrick Brown YCSRT 3213 N7FHB Wilhoit SYCSRT TEAM Manager http://ycsrt.org GOAL=Get Out And Look T.E.A.M = Together Everyone Accomplishes More

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 06 Sep '18

06 Sep '18

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-20180906 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #537 [Klaus Ruebsam <dg5eau(a)ruebsam.eu>] Added support for Radioddity R2 Related to #6063 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix detection tests for images with metadata The test needs to be tolerant of the dyanamic class being a subclass of the real radio class. Since we didn't have any metadata-laden images in the tree, this went unnoticed initially. Related to #6063 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add test image for Boblov X3Plus Related to #6073 [Robert C Jennings <rcj4747(a)gmail.com>] [boblov_x3plus] Add Boblov X3Plus radio Fixes #6073 Add support for this motorcycle/bicycle helmet radio. It operates in the EU PMR446 and FRS/GMRS frequencies for certain, but also appears to support 70cm band work (untested).

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[chirp_users] IC-2100 issue
by Jonathan Peakall 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Hi All, I am programming an IC-2100 and along with the intended memories it is displaying blank ones in the number slots above as well as A/B/C etc. Any ideas why? Thanks! JOnathan

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[chirp_users] UV-5R EX problem
by Alan Wilson 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Hi, I got the new variation on the uv-5r (uv-5r ex). Trying to get it to program I kept getting "radio fail to respond". I discovered if you put pressure on the radio end of the cable you can read the radio. Evidently the jack is recessed a little more than on that model so it won't reach to make contact. You might can trim the connector back a bit and make it work. I'll try that next..73 Alan --

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Re: [chirp_users] # of Channels, Vol 117, issue 3
by Christopher F. Beesley 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

"Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" <nigel(a)ngunn.net> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] # of Channels To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com>, Hello Nigel (and everybody else), The use of only 5 CTCSS codes in the UK might be true today, but might not be true tomorrow. License conditions and band-plans can and do change. I like to think ahead and, where appropriate, assume worst case conditions. After all, its only software. 73 all, Chris ________________________________ From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com <chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> on behalf of chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com <chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Sent: 04 September 2018 19:00 To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: chirp_users Digest, Vol 117, Issue 3 Send chirp_users mailing list submissions to chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fintrepid.d… 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: # of Channels (Christopher F. Beesley) 2. Re: # of Channels (Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 03:03:44 +0000 From: "Christopher F. Beesley" <chrisbees2(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] # of Channels To: "chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com" <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Message-ID: <AM6P194MB03737C5D792C4B99231F35538F030(a)AM6P194MB0373.EURP194.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" There has been a lot of discussion about this. I have another spanner to throw into the works: If you use CTCSS codes to activate repeaters then you might well end up using the same pair of repeater channels several times over but with different CTCSS codes. In the UK there were 38 different CTCSS tones available last time I looked, and 16 repeater channels on 2m. So you need 608 memories to deal with every possible combination of repeater channel and CTCSS code. That's for the UK, you might need a lot more in other parts of the world where the 2m band might be wider with more frequencies allocated to repeater use. Back in the UK, there are also 32 simplex channels, so the total is now 640 memories, and that's just for 'channelised' FM. Don't forget that some of those channels will be for data, TV, satellite, calling frequencies, etc. After that you've got the 'all-modes' sections to go at, but be very careful down there because a lot of the frequencies are also dedicated to data, TV, satellite, and calling frequencies. And don't let your wide-band transmissions stray into the CW area! 73, Chris, G4OUG

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[chirp_users] Different channels
by Marvin Moss 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

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Re: [chirp_users] # of Channels
by Christopher F. Beesley 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

There has been a lot of discussion about this. I have another spanner to throw into the works: If you use CTCSS codes to activate repeaters then you might well end up using the same pair of repeater channels several times over but with different CTCSS codes. In the UK there were 38 different CTCSS tones available last time I looked, and 16 repeater channels on 2m. So you need 608 memories to deal with every possible combination of repeater channel and CTCSS code. That's for the UK, you might need a lot more in other parts of the world where the 2m band might be wider with more frequencies allocated to repeater use. Back in the UK, there are also 32 simplex channels, so the total is now 640 memories, and that's just for 'channelised' FM. Don't forget that some of those channels will be for data, TV, satellite, calling frequencies, etc. After that you've got the 'all-modes' sections to go at, but be very careful down there because a lot of the frequencies are also dedicated to data, TV, satellite, and calling frequencies. And don't let your wide-band transmissions stray into the CW area! 73, Chris, G4OUG

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[chirp_users] # of channels
by clark prather 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

How many channels are there on the 2 meter and 70 cm bands? Thank you, Clark

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[chirp_users] # of Channels
by clark prather 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

When I program my Baofeng I have 129 Memory Channels for different Frequencies. If I had a million Memory Channels, how many could I fill for 2 meter? Thank you, Clark

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[chirp_users] newbie have baofeng uv-82 chirp tells me i have wrong model number tried different models so i dont get the baofeng tab lost
by TERRY Weaver 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

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Re: [chirp_users] # of channels
by Pops Carter 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

Check in your users' manual to see for that particular model. Most have 127 (128 if you count channel 0) channels, although it get fun when you have some of the later ones with dual and tri-band thngies. CHIRP calls the "Memories" in the upper left of the page. Pops -- *We The People* founded this country. *We The People* can save this country.

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[chirp_users] CHIRP
by Felip Servilla 31 Aug '18

31 Aug '18

I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE CHIRP ... KINDLY TEACH ME HOW TO DO IT....

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[chirp_users] Disable Transmitting on BaoFeng UV-5R Dual Band Two
by Cade Woolaway 26 Aug '18

26 Aug '18

Can some one help me, I don’t have my ham license yet and don’t want to accidently transmit? And does it transmit a signal on start up? Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[chirp_users] Baofeng BF-F8+ Compatibility
by E M Recio 26 Aug '18

26 Aug '18

Can anyone tell me if this is compatible yet (BF-F8+)? I haven't gotten it to work with chirp for the last year or two that I've had it? Works perfect with the UV-5RA

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Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng BF-F8+ Compatibility
by Mike 25 Aug '18

25 Aug '18

It is. It works well > On Aug 25, 2018, at 3:42 PM, Tom Consodine ND5Y via chirp_users <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: > > The Chirp web site says it is. > https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Baofeng_UV5R_Variants > > Tom ND5Y > >> On 08/25/2018 02:55 PM, E M Recio via chirp_users wrote: >> Can anyone tell me if this is compatible yet (BF-F8+)? I haven't gotten >> it to work with chirp for the last year or two that I've had it? Works >> perfect with the UV-5RA > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to mike at mmccabe1(a)telus.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] Help Baofeng
by Pe Dro 19 Aug '18

19 Aug '18

Good morning, first I introduce myself, I'm Pedro from Esapaña and I do not know English so we'll use the translator. I have an Excel list of areas in my area, which can be accessed in a forum site that can be copied from Excel and paste to Chirp, I have tried but I do not know how to do it. Could you tell me in more detail how to do it? thank you very much

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