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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '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-20160929 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #437 [Michael Wagner <michael.wagner(a)gmx.at>] [btech] Add support for 16 FM presets for KT-8900R. Part of #4051 Add support for the 16 FM presets. Tested only on QYT KT-8900R - tests on other devices supported by the btech-driver are welcome. 73, Michael, OE4AMW

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Re: [chirp_users] Error trying to access radioreference.com from Chirp...
by Tom Hayward 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Try this: http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/209#note-3 Tom KD7LXL On Sep 28, 2016 19:17, "John Schubert" <chirp(a)n6jes.us> wrote: Hi, I have recently updated to El Capitan and am no having problems trying to access radioreference.com from Chirp. I reinstalled KK7DS Python runtime for Mac OSX and then updated CHIRP to daily-20160926. The error I get is: "Suds library required for RadioReference.com import. Try installing your distribution's python-suds package." I don't recall installing anything other than the python runtime originally... There is no python-suds package in Macports. Any hints would be appreciated. :-) John _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Tom KD7LXL at esarfl(a)gmail.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@ intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] Error trying to access radioreference.com from Chirp...
by John Schubert 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Hi, I have recently updated to El Capitan and am no having problems trying to access radioreference.com from Chirp. I reinstalled KK7DS Python runtime for Mac OSX and then updated CHIRP to daily-20160926. The error I get is: "Suds library required for RadioReference.com import. Try installing your distribution's python-suds package." I don't recall installing anything other than the python runtime originally... There is no python-suds package in Macports. Any hints would be appreciated. :-) John

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '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-20160928 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #436 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add test image for PX-888K Related to #288

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[chirp_users] I have the TYT TH-9000D. Chirp says unsupported radio
by Art Barker 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

I have the TYT TH-9000D 220 radio. I purchased What I believe to be a legit FTDI chipped programming cable. When I go to down load from the radio to get stock img it tells me the radio is not supported. Is it possible they have updated the firmware? Is it something you are already working on? Thanks in advance, Art KJ6ZEE

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[chirp_users] How do I contribute? Want to add FX-9A
by Angad Gill 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

Hello CHIRP Developers! Love the software! I am a Python programmer and a Ham. My first HF rig -- FX-9A -- is on its way. I would like to do my bit and contribute to the CHIRP software. How do I go about adding this new rig to the software? Thanks! Angad KK6ISH

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[chirp_users] soft ware
by Cecil Crowder Sr 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

soft ware for Bafeng BV-F9V2+ what soft ware do I need ????

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '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-20160926 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #435 [Leo Bärring <leo.barring(a)protonmail.com>] [px888k] Adding support for the Puxing PX-888K. Fixes, among others, #288 List of issues asking for support of the model: #3447 #1659 #379 #288

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[chirp_users] UV5RA+ unusable or noisy frequencies
by Galen Thurber 25 Sep '16

25 Sep '16

Here are some of the frequencies my radios have trouble with, do others get this or have more frequencies? UV5RA+ with RH901 antenna frequencies you can not use unless squelch is set above 30/128 +-5 Khz 416.0 422.195 423.0 424.675 442.0 468.0 Are they unlisted beacons or internal ? grid area FN96

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[chirp_users] Baofeng GT-5TP
by Todd Bloomingdale 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Hello All, I've read on a few amazon reviews that the Baofeng GT-5TP can be programmed using chirp using the UV-82HP setting. I can not get the radio to work with any of the Baofeng radio drop downs. I did download the actual Baofeng software and that works, and also works fine with my Anytone so it isn't a cord issue. Any thoughts on how to get chirp to communicate with the radio? The GT-5TP has version N82303 using the holding 3 button and turning on the radio. Todd Bloomingdale-KC9LOX Tomah, WI

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '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-20160924 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #434 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5R] UV-82HP (local variable 'response' referenced before assignment) Some how after my testing I reverted one of my changes. This patch corrects that mistake. Bug #3987 [Michael Wagner <michael.wagner(a)gmx.at>] [btech] Delay writes statically, to avoid invalid header-response from KT-8900. Fixes #3993 Much simpler approch to ommit the "0x05"-Respone-Bug on KT-8900 (and other radios) mostly on linux. Instead of detecting platform or only delaying only on case of previous errors, the write is now always delayd. Result of following thread: http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/chirp_devel/2016-September/004264.h… 73, OE4AMW [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] Fix MemoryMapping bug that caused only the last-defined bank editor to load. #741 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5X3] Increase Band Limits The factory changed the 220 band limits of the BTECH UV-5X3. This patch sets the driver band limits to match. #4053

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '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-20160923 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #433 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5R] UV-82HP (An error has occurred, Unexpected response from radio) The "ident" returned by the radios supported by the uv5r.py driver used to be static. The "ident" of the UV-82HP radio (and possibly other recent Baofeng radios) now changes based on the band limit settings. When setting a band limit to "1" or and value ending in "01" (101, 201, 301, etc.), the value ends up in the "ident" and is stripped by the code that was added to support the UV-6 with the longer 12 byte "ident". This patch uses a different strategy to support the UV-6 with longer "ident" restoring the use of any selectable band limit value. Bug #3987 [Brian Dickman <brian.maybe(a)gmail.com>] [ft60] Update download message to match reality, fixes #3979 [Leo Bärring <leo.barring(a)protonmail.com>] Provides a mem_val getter for RadioSettingValueMap, fixes issue #4033 [Leo Bärring <leo.barring(a)protonmail.com>] Renames value to mem_val, fixes issue #4031 Also a "hello world" patch for me.

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[chirp_users] Skip function seems to not work
by djkwasny＠aol.com 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Hi, I am trying to skip a channel in a Yaesu ft-7900r. I have set the "S" for the channel I want to skip In Chirp but is seems to do nothing. Anyone have any words of wisdom to accomplish this task? Thanks, K5WAS

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Re: [chirp_users] FT-857D with extended transmit
by w4grj 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Roger...857D Just be sure to read the radio first then you should be able to modify the spreadsheet or import another spreadsheet I've done it many times Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message --------From: "David A. Behar" <david271(a)gmail.com> Date: 9/21/16 16:28 (GMT-05:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] FT-857D with extended transmit Hi Jack, Thank you very much for writing back. Can you please confirm that you are using the FT-857D? David A. Behar, M.B.A., M.S.E. -- and now AFT0DBph. 206-856-7349 On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Jack <w4grj(a)satterfield.org> wrote: Did you read the radio first?Use chirp on 897 & 857 with MARS mod no problem.JackW4GRJ / AFA4DG On Sep 18, 2016, at 4:57 PM, David A. Behar <david271(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi friends, I am signing up for USAF MARS today, and I've made the extended transmit range modification to my Yaesu FT-857D. Now CHIRP no longer works with the radio, reporting an error message about an unexpected value in the first block. (I apologize for not having copied the exact error message -- I can get that if it would be helpful.) Has anybody achieved success using CHIRP with a MARS-modded FT-857D? If so, what is the trick to this? David / K7DB _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Jack at w4grj(a)satterfield.org 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 David B at david271(a)gmail.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] Problem with CHIRP and Yaesu FT-90r
by we3u＠verizon.net 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

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[chirp_users] FT-857D with extended transmit
by David A. Behar 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Hi friends, I am signing up for USAF MARS today, and I've made the extended transmit range modification to my Yaesu FT-857D. Now CHIRP no longer works with the radio, reporting an error message about an unexpected value in the first block. (I apologize for not having copied the exact error message -- I can get that if it would be helpful.) Has anybody achieved success using CHIRP with a MARS-modded FT-857D? If so, what is the trick to this? David / K7DB

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[chirp_users] UV-6R alpha display
by Harrison Cooper 16 Sep '16

16 Sep '16

Does the UV-6R display the "name" ? I uploaded a stock configuration that included name info but the radio isn't showing it, unlike the UV-5R that does. None of the reviews I found mentioned it. PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this electronic mail message is intended only for the use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by telephone or e-mail (as shown above) immediately and destroy any and all copies of this message in your possession (whether hard copies or electronically stored copies).

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[chirp_users] OSX Sierra (10.12) and CHIRP (chirp-daily-20160911)
by Kenneth Hilton 14 Sep '16

14 Sep '16

Ive got the final release of OSX Sierra (10.12) and the latest version CHIRP (chirp-daily-20160911) and get an error every time I try to “download from radio”. The error is: An error has occurred Could not open port /dev/tty.usbserial: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘/dev/tty.usbserial’ I also have the latest FTDI driver installed and listed it below: 146 0 0xffffff7f8330e000 0x7000 0x7000 com.FTDI.driver.FTDIUSBSerialDriver (2.3) ECC3AF36-431D-370D-86F2-5237785E9CF8 <141 42 5 4 3 1> OS: Mac OS 10.12 Radio: Baofeng BF-F8HP USB Cable: BaoFeng Tech Programming PC03 FTDI Cable Dual Pin Thanks, Kenneth

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[chirp_users] Slightly off Topic
by Tom Balaban 14 Sep '16

14 Sep '16

Hi all, I just received an old Kenwood TK-2100. It is not supported based on the CHIRP home page. Can anyone point towards something that will do the job and not cost $100+. TIA, Best, Tom

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[chirp_users] Download from QYT8900 worked
by CEH 13 Sep '16

13 Sep '16

Using the btech_2.py file worked to download from radio for the first time. I am using Ubuntu 16.4 LTS and the latest daily build of chirp. Hope to see this fix in daily build soon. Thanks for your efforts.

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[chirp_users] Possible Fix for the Btech/QYT/Waccom and variants over Linux OS, testers wanted.
by Pavel Milanes Costa 13 Sep '16

13 Sep '16

Hi to all, main Btech Chirp's driver developer here, Recently working with a Chirp's user about this problem, he spot the possible cause of the driver not working on Linux OS as it should be: Linux is to fast! So, we have crafted a dev version with this patch and need some of the users out there with a Linux Operating System that has problems in the past with the BTECH/QYT/Waccom radios to test it. See http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/3993#note-12 for instructions and a link to download the dev version, models affected are mainly this: * BTECH 2501 * BTECH 2501+220 * BTECH 5001 * QYT KT8900 * QYT KT8900R * Waccom Mini 8900 Again: this patch will affect only Linux users. We hope to see your comments about this working or not, to be included in the next daily version. Thanks to Michael Wagner for this fix. 73 Pavel CO7WT

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 11 Sep '16

11 Sep '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-20160911 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #432 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5001] "VFO/MR Switching" setting logic is reversed The "VFO/MR Switching" setting for both the BTECH UV-5001 and UV-2501 has the logic inverted. This patch corrects this logic. Bug #4009

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[chirp_users] Serial port assignment?
by Ron Mauer 10 Sep '16

10 Sep '16

Thanks for the help. I am part way home. How do I find the correct serial port assignment?

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[chirp_users] error msg (OS is Windows 10)
by Ron Mauer 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Any help how to fix this will be appreciated. Traceback (most recent call last): File "chirpw", line 20, in <module> File "chirp\logger.pyo", line 150, in <module> File "chirp\logger.pyo", line 92, in __init__ IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'C:\\Users\\rmauersr\\AppData\\Roaming\\CHIRP\\debug.log'

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '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-20160909 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #431 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Add test image for VV-898S #3889, #3327, #3065. [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5R] Add Support for Retevis RT-5R This patch adds support for the Retevis RT-5R by adding an alias to the UV-5R. #4005 [Pavel Milanes (CO7WT) <pavelmc(a)gmail.com>] [PATCH][QYT KT8900R] New variant discovered in the wild, fixes #3993 A new variant of this radios was discovered on the wild, this patch giver Chirp support for it [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5X3] Fix Out-of-Range Settings The factory neglected to set 2 settings with valid values in the production radios which caused CHIRP to fail with an out-of-range condition. This patch adds bounds checking so that if these settings have out-of-range values, they are set to the same default values as the pre-production radios. Bug #3995

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Re: [chirp_users] The VHF low band is still in use
by jl_wilkerson＠att.net 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

With the open spaces, large patrol areas and such, vhf LO is probably the best band out there for them. ------ Original message------From: J. David Aten via chirp_users Date: Mon, Sep 5, 2016 12:41 PMTo: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com;Subject:[chirp_users] The VHF low band is still in use One of the largest police agencies, with thousands of radios, and covering one of the largest geographical areas, still uses VHF low band, and has absolutely no plans on moving, or changing. That is the California Highway Patrol. (CHP).

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[chirp_users] Programing a Kenwood thf6a
by Eric 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Hello, Can someone help me with using live mode programing. I downloaded from the radio. I understand that if I want to edit the memories I need to export to a CSV file. How do I get it back to the radio after the edit? Again with the live mode programing. Thanks Eric wb9jnz Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

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Re: [chirp_users] Legal Frequencies?
by Baji Panchumarti 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

The forums at the link below is devoted to discussion of FRS / GMRS. I'm sure this would be an appropriate question there and you'll likely hear a few examples of how it is being done : http://forums.radioreference.com/gmrs-frs/ -baji. On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 8:23 PM, David <weather(a)lightingunlimited.com> wrote: Dan, > > Please let me know of appropriate lists, > > Thanks > > > On 9/8/2016 6:04 PM, Dan Smith wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > This topic has been hashed to death here and elsewhere. Since it's > > *massively* offtopic for CHIRP's global audience, I ask that we please > > stop this thread here. Every time we get on an off-topic thread like > > this I get a few complaints and a bunch of unsubscribes from the list. > > > > I like beating dead horses as much as the next guy, but can we take that > > to an appropriate list? > > > > Thanks :) > > > > --Dan > > _______________________________________________ > >

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users] Legal Frequencies?
by Mark Worley 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

None of the beofeng radios are legal to use on the frs or grms . They can only be used by a licensed ham operator. The only exception is the part 90 Radios that can be used on business band with an FCC license. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Glenn <glennervin(a)cableone.net> wrote: >@font-face { font-family: Cambria Math; } @font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @font-face { font-family: Consolas; } @page WordSection1 {size: 612.0pt 792.0pt; margin: 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt } A:link { TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: blue; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: blue; mso-style-priority: 99 } A:visited { TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: purple; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: purple; mso-style-priority: 99 } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; mso-style-priority: 99; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } PRE { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"; COLOR: black; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-style-priority: 99; mso-style-link: "HTML Preformatted Char" } SPAN.HTMLPreformattedChar { FONT-FAMILY: Consolas; COLOR: black; mso-style-priority: 99; mso-style-link: "HTML Preformatted"; mso-style-name: "HTML Preformatted Char" } SPAN.EmailStyle20 { FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; mso-style-type: personal-reply } .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-style-type: export-only } DIV.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1 } > >I have like three sets of those FRS radios, and they work little better than the old kid's Walkie talkies. > >Glenn > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Jim MacKenzie > >To: 'Discussion of CHIRP' > >Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 6:00 PM > >Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Legal Frequencies? > > >If you have long enough line of sight (e.g. a high hilltop) and nothing in between you and the other station, you can get pretty far with those radios, but those conditions rarely exist in practical situations, except in the case of repeaters, which of course aren’t allowed with FRS in either Canada or the US. > > > >Jim > > > >From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of David >Sent: September-08-16 4:47 PM >To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> >Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Legal Frequencies? > > > >This is true they can not have a detachable antena. I have not found a single good FRS radio! They have much less range then the makers says it will reach. Min range of maybe 100 yards line of site with nothing between you and the other person. > >Get a Ham lic and enjoy real radio. > > > >On 9/8/2016 5:02 PM, 700hpvette1(a)cox.net wrote: > >One thing I haven't seen mentioned with regards to legality, no FRS radio can have a detachable antenna, so that rules out your model all by itself. > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >chirp_users mailing list > >chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > >http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > >This message was sent to Dave at weather(a)lightingunlimited.com > >To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > > >-- >www.ulcseminary.org > >_______________________________________________ >chirp_users mailing list >chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >This message was sent to Glenn at glennervin(a)cableone.net >To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >

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Re: [chirp_users] Legal Frequencies?
by 700hpvette1＠cox.net 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

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[chirp_users] Radio ID tones
by enrique＠sanchezfranco.com 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Hello everyone...I am new to programming radios via CHIRP; I have succesfully programmed frequecies, CTCSS and offset freqs and etc...and everything works fine. I have programmed freqs into memories and it all works great, yet, I'd like to ID radios with DTMF tone bursts at the beggining of the transmission, yet I can only "send" the tones while in Frequency mode and NOT in channel/memory mode..is there a way to do this via CHIRP...I cannot even manually 'force' the radio to do it...as soon as I exit the MENU mode, the radios reset the PTT-ID to 'OFF'...any ideas? all the best and thank you for your kind advice. enrique

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[chirp_users] Help Please
by Pierre CobraTeam 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Hi, i have a prob whit my new Baofeng UV-5X3, the prob is i am not able to communicate whit the radio whit my computer i have the cable Help please

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[chirp_users] Programing beofeng uv 5x3
by Eric Lanzl 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Hello List members, This is my first post to the list. I have a couple of questions about the use of the chirp software. I just acquired a Beofeng UV 5x3 and am learning the Chirp software. 1. I notice that the program seems to default to "cross" in the tone mode column. I was trying to figure out if one cane change several lines at once to "tone". I cannot find if this is possible so I programed each separately. 2. In the cross mode column, the program seems to keep defaulting to tone->tone despite that I saved it as tone only, Any ideas on why it does this? Is there a way to get to tone only? If one has tone selected in the tone mode column is it not putting the radio in tone squelch mode even if the cross mode column is saying tone->tone? I have not been able to find instructions on how this works. 3. I attempted to put in some skipped channels for scanning. I cannot get the program to show which ones I labeled as the skipped channels. Also when I attempted to put in skipped channels the program seems to change the tone mode and cross mode w/o my doing anything to those columns. Is there an easier way to put in skipped channels rather than each one separately? Any help on these issues and if there is a place I can find some instructions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all. Eric WB9JNZ

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[chirp_users] ... Could not open Com 3
by Ken G 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

I haven't downloaded from my UV-5r for quite some time but today I downloaded the latest version of Chirp, plugged in the cable and I get the following error thrown up by Chirp - "could not open port COM3: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified." .. and this error for the port in Device Manager of Windows 10 .. "This device cannot start. (Code 10) {Not Enough Quota} Not enough virtual memory or paging file quota is available to complete the specified operation." Previously I've had no problems. I rebooted hoping to free up any previously locked memory and got the same result. My computer is an HP Probook 4540s with 8gb ram. The paging file is set at 1905mb which is windows recommended size. What do I do now? Ken G.

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '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-20160906 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #430 [Brian Dickman <brian.maybe(a)gmail.com>] [leixen] [patch 2 of 2] Adds new model, Leixen VV-898S (tri-power 25W) Also adds alias for VV-898E. Resolves #3889, #3327, #3065. [Brian Dickman <brian.maybe(a)gmail.com>] [leixen] [ 1 of 2 ] Migrate radio paramters into class to prepare for multiple models Parameterize the mmap to account for changes between the 898 and 898S models. Move power levels into the class out of the global module level. Extend model matching to additional bytes to tell apart additional models. Related to #3889, #3327, #3065. [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5X3] Add DTMF Settings (RX and TX) to BTech UV-5X3 This patch exposes the structures and adds DTMF related settings: - PTT-ID codes - ANI settings and codes - Master and Vice control IDs - Control settings and codes (Inspection, Monitor, Stun, Kill, Revive) - other DTMF related settings related to #3931

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[chirp_users] Kill Transmit Capability
by Pops Carter 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

On our radios I set all the public service bands to duplex=off. That prevents xmit on those frequencies. Baofung UV5-R radios. -- *We The People* founded this country. *We The People* can save this country.

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[chirp_users] The VHF low band is still in use
by J. David Aten 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '16

One of the largest police agencies, with thousands of radios, and covering one of the largest geographical areas, still uses VHF low band, and has absolutely no plans on moving, or changing. That is the California Highway Patrol. (CHP).

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[chirp_users] trying to put in local police frequencies
by Glenn 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '16

Hi, I searched on RadioReference.com for some local frequencies by zip code, and it gave me a list. I am planning on trying to enter them into a CSV file that I had previously exported. I am trying to test these frequencies on my Baofeng 5R and it does not allow me to enter the frequency, and based on the numbers, I'm thinking that that the 5R does not go to this frequency range. example: 39.820000 I thought that there is a way to force this type of radio to scan in those areas. Thanks for any help. Glenn

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '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-20160905 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #429 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] [LT-725UV] Add Test image #3745 [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [LT-725UV] Add Support for LUITON LT-725UV This patch adds basic support for the LUITON LT-725UV mobile radio. #3745 [Brian Dickman <brian.maybe(a)gmail.com>] [leixen] Revert 94db968fce11, unneeded patch that was refactored Related to #3899

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Re: [chirp_users] trying to put in local police frequencies
by kc6iih 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '16

I live in California , Barstow in San Bernardino County to be exact. Most of the county has gone to 800 my trunking radios. The California Hiway Patrol is in low band 6 meters 42 - 48 mhz. Jock KC6IIH President Barstow Amateur Radio Club WA6TST www.wa6tst.org We again will be W6E for the Route 66 On The Air Special Event starting September 10 and ending on the 18 th. See www.w6jbt.org for more information. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: Mike McRoberts <mike(a)mcrhome.com> Date:09/04/2016 4:38 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] trying to put in local police frequencies I can't speak for the rest of the US, but in California, all of the County Communications centers have a low band VHF frequency they use for mutual aid in the event of a major disaster; such as an earthquake. Although seldom used, they are tested frequently. Mike Mike - about.me/kd6ftr On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Tom Consodine via chirp_users <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: > The 30-50 MHz band is VHF, not HF. It is commonly called VHF Low Band. > It is extensively used by the military and in the past was extensively > used for private land mobile radio. Nowdays there are not that many > public safety users there in many areas. > > Tom ND5Y > > On 09/02/2016 01:01 PM, Lee Houde wrote: >> Are you sure about that frequency? 39.82000 is a HF frequency; it is >> very unlikely any municipal agencies would use HF, more likely they >> would be using VHF, UHF or SHF. Maybe you meant 139.82000 or 439.82000? > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Mike/KD6FTR at mike(a)mcrhome.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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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 03 Sep '16

03 Sep '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-20160903 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #428 [Brian Dickman <brian.maybe(a)gmail.com>] [leixen] Filter out-of-bounds audio processor setting, fixes #3675 After doing a clear all reset on the VV-898, the apro setting on memory 1 is out of range (0xff), but the radio honors it as "off" anyway. This fix prevents such a memory from throwing an exception on download. [Brian Dickman <brian.maybe(a)gmail.com>] [leixen] Support non-standard tones on VV898 radio memories. Fixes #3899. This issue used to cause some download corruption when a radio memory had one of the non-standard tones (as the factory image did). Note that there is no RadioFeatures "valid tones" map, so these extra tones can not currently be selected during new memory creation. [Brian Dickman <brian.maybe(a)gmail.com>] [leixen] Support non-standard tones on VV898 radio memories. Fixes #3899. This issue used to cause some download corruption when a radio memory had one of the non-standard tones (as the factory image did). Note that there is no RadioFeatures "valid tones" map, so these extra tones can not currently be selected during new memory creation.

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Re: [chirp_users] UV-82
by Michael E. Jaggers 03 Sep '16

03 Sep '16

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[chirp_users] putting frequencies
by Glenn 03 Sep '16

03 Sep '16

Hi, I'm trying to put in frequencies into the table I downloaded from my Baofeng 5R. I arrowed to an empty row, one that is numbered, but only has zeros in the accompanying fields. But when just typing into the frequency field, it jumps me elsewhere on the table. I am not sure with my screenreader to import from RadioReference.com from the radio menu. Thanks. Glenn

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[chirp_users] UV-82
by Don Lockman 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

When plugging a headset into my UV-82 when I press the PTT button the radio changes to the B/UHF frequencies. Is there a way to prevent this. Thanks. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy form.

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Re: [chirp_users] Thanks
by lasomrak 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

I don't find the word "port"when I go to device manager, using windows 7. KK4RC. -------- Original message -------- From: Paul Mills <ac0hy(a)wpmills.com> Date: 08/31/2016 6:15 AM (GMT-05:00) To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Thanks You should not have to guess at port number. Go into device manager, and see what port Windows assigned. If using other operating system, there are other ways of finding. On 8/29/2016 17:00, lasomrak wrote: > How did you find the correct port. I went through 1-9 with no luck. KK4RCC > _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to larry at lasomrak(a)bellsouth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] 857D
by godsgrace4ever1969＠yahoo.com 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

I have tried several times to upload a list of 48 repeaters and everytime I upload to the radio it only receives 20 memory lines of the 48. Any ideas why? Thank You, Wevone Hobbs

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Re: [chirp_users] Thanks
by lasomrak 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

How did you find the correct port. I went through 1-9 with no luck. KK4RCC -------- Original message -------- From: Dick Smith <w4rss(a)radioclub.org> Date: 08/29/2016 5:50 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Subject: [chirp_users] Thanks Back on August 23, I had posted regarding a problem with a Valley Enterprises cable. I neglected to let all of you know how much I appreciated your replies. Evidently it was a com port issue and after making sure it was seeing the right com port, everything worked as advertised. Thanks to all of you who had responded. 73 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 larry at lasomrak(a)bellsouth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] D-Star Programming
by Dick Smith 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

I have an ID-880H and want to program some D-star repeaters. I've down the registration and have been okayed. I've read so many different posts about programming and watched so many videos, that I'm more or less completely confused about the operation. I downloaded what I have currently in the radio and noticed that in Chirp there seem to be fewer spots to put the D-star info. I feel like what is shown is all that's needed, but I want to make sure first. I do have the original programming I did with the Icom software saved so I can reload it if necessary. I've also looked through the last 6-8 months of list archives and didn't find anything that was to helpful regarding the programming aspect. Any 880H users who might be able to shed some light on the whole subject for me? 73 Dick W4RSS

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[chirp_users] FTDI good - not FTDI bad
by Richard B. Emerson 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Following the traffic here, I think the following should be (if it isn't) a FAQ item. Nonetheless it bears repeating here: FTDI conversion chips and drivers are extremely stable. Anything else, including Prolific, is a gamble with poor odds. It's that simple. Background: On our sailboat, I do a number of serial/USB conversions. This converts (admittedly ancient) NMEA 183 serial data from instrumentation for a USB port on a laptop running a navigation program (Coastal Explorer - don't leave port without it). Initially I used Prolific-based convertes (what did I know?). Simply put, it became one non-stop headache. Data wouldn't come through, drivers stopped functioning, etc., etc. I switched to an FTDI-based 10-port serial/USB converter. The only changes to the system was to plug the DB-9 pigtails into the new converter and load the FTDI driver. End of problems, no crashes, full functionality. To clarify, one port services the full NMEA 183 data stream from the autopilot computer (speed through the water, depth, wind direction and speed, full GPS data stream [position, speed over the bottom, direction, GPS status, time of day)) and the port sends steering information to the autopilot, waypoint location data, and more. Another port sends data to the VHF and SSB radios (position, time of day) and receives data from the VHF (Digital Selective Calling data including emergency data received). Another port sends position, time of day, waypoint location data and receives target data from the radar including Modified Automatic Radar Plotting Aid data. The last active port receives data from the Automatic Identification System and an auxiliary GPS receiver (part of the AIS system). (full translation of "NMEA 183", "waypoint", etc. available off-list) This is a long and probably very boring summary of what goes through FTDI devices at a mix of data rates (4800 baud for all but the AIS, which works at 38400 baud). If the FTDI part fails, life gets ugly fast (yes, there are backups). I bet a lot on FTDI and have no cause to regret it. Prolific devices were... my wife wore earplugs when the converters failed. Again, FTDI good - not FTDI bad. 73 de KC3DOO Rick

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[chirp_users] Thanks
by Dick Smith 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Back on August 23, I had posted regarding a problem with a Valley Enterprises cable. I neglected to let all of you know how much I appreciated your replies. Evidently it was a com port issue and after making sure it was seeing the right com port, everything worked as advertised. Thanks to all of you who had responded. 73 Dick W4RSS

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