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[chirp_users] Options not in CHIRP (UV-5R series)
by Julian Gough 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Does anybody know if it is likely to be possible to program options not available through the interface? I have a pair of Baofeng GT-3TP (basically the UV-5R). I want to run 9600 baud packet over them and have found that in the RDA1846 chip: http://www.uv3r.com/images/Schematic-Baofeng-UV5R.pdf there is an option to turn off filtering and pre/de-emphasis. Set register 58 to 023B My current option for doing this is to physically hack into the serial bus, insert a switching chip and use a raspberry pi to switch control away from the radio's onboard microcontroller chip to the raspberry pi serial GPIOs, program this option into the RDA1846 and then switch back control to the radio. Pretty heavy work for something that might be possible in software by programming the onboard controller (using CHIRP). Any guidance very much appreciated. Julian M1CWA -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Julian Gough Professor of Bioinformatics University of Bristol Department of Computer Science Life Sciences building 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, UK, BS8 1TQ Tel: +44 (0)117 3941211 Web: http://bioinformatics.bris.ac.uk

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Re: [chirp_users] Cambria County
by N4AOF 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

You won't find many receivers that are "good enough" to handle that spacing with both frequencies being used so close together. If this is just an issue with it interfering with your personal scanning pleasure, that's just life; but IF those frequencies are both being used by the same agency, it was very poor planning on the part of whoever decided to use THOSE specific frequencies from among all the frequencies and separate licenses that the county holds. Those frequencies are on two completely different licenses, which were almost certainly originally meant to be two different agencies. It isn't unusual for a city or county government to decide that since they "own" all the licenses issued to their various agencies so they can play mix and match with the frequencies and sometimes the combinations that get chosen don't work very well together. > Those 2 frequencies are EMS Dispatch and and an interop operations > frequency. > ~Bob > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:39 AM, W Paul Mills <AC0HY(a)wpmills.com> wrote: > These receivers are no where near good enough to handle spacing this > close on receive. > > On 08/03/2015 09:14 PM, Bob Burkett wrote: > > Tower is relatively close... PLs are the same > > > > ~Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [chirp_users] UV-5R / BF-F8+
by Bob Burkett 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

I seem to now have CHIRP programming issues worked out finally!... but now I have another issue! While monitoring a service on 453.5625 I get bleed over from a service on 453.5500. I have entries set for NFN (narrow FM), Any ideas from anyone? Setting or bad radio?? Thanks, Bob/KF3BY On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 8:04 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 11:10 PM, Bob Burkett <r.l.burkett(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Jim > > I am still having issues with programming my BF-F8+. > > I am having trouble getting CTCSS to program and stay properly. Settings > are > > not staying as I program them. > > > > I am trying to set the following: > > Tone Mode = Tone > > Tone = 141.3 > > Offset = 6.0000 > > Duplex = + > > Any suggestions? Is there a special sequence in Chirp? > > > > Thanks again! > > ~Bob > > KF3BY > > > > Bob, > > Yes... there is sort of a special sequence. > > For example, when you click on 141.3 to choose it, it is not selected > yet. You must either press the [Enter] key or click onto another cell > to make the selection "stick". Until you do this, you can press the > [Esc] key to abort the selection and it will revert back to the > original value. > > A quick way to make sure that you have fully selected everything is to > click on the [Refresh] button at the top of the spreadsheet style > Memory Editor. If after you click this button, the value reverts back > to its original value, it wasn't fully selected. > > Another way to change the settings of a memory row so that you will > know the changes will be 100% selected when you are done editing is to > use the Memory Properties editor. To use this editor, click on a > memory row to highlight that row (clicking on the leftmost Loc number > works best). Then click the [Properties] button at the top of the > spreadsheet style Memory Editor. This will bring up the Memory > Properties editor for that row. Note: An alternative way to select the > Memory Properties editor is to Right-click the desired memory row and > then choose "Properties" from the pop-up dialog box. > > Make all of the desired changes in the Memory Properties editor. When > done, click the [Ok] button and all of the changes will be made > permanent. > > A nice feature of the Memory Properties editor is that you can use it > to edit multiple memories at the same time. To do this you would use > Ctrl-Click and Shift-Click to highlight multiple memory rows. When the > [Properties] button is pressed while multiple rows are selected, the > Memory Properties editor will change the properties of all of the > selected memories at the same time. > > For example, lets say the 7 NOAA Weather Alert frequencies were > imported from the CHIRP stock config file. You would highlight these 7 > memories and then bring up the Memory Properties editor. In the Memory > Properties you would "tick" the box to the left of Duplex to open it > for editing and then set Duplex = "off" (to inhibit TX on these > memories). Then you would "tick" the box to the left of Skip and set > Skip = "S" (to skip these memories when scanning). Then click the [Ok] > button to make these changes permanent. > > Jim KC9HI > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >

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[chirp_users] funky firmware
by Peter 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Greetings all, I am a new Ham with a 40 year background in all things electronic. I just picked up new 3 BF-F8+ radios and ended up having to send one back (couldn't program via cable). The replacement came in with different firmware -GRRR!- and an odd/invalid/strange entry in the ABR menu. See attached pic -I hope it is permitted. I can change value to off through 10 using keypad. From that point the odd character goes away 'till the next time I program with Chip to any value above 10. Above 10 the odd character comes back. Chirp allows 0 to 24 as usual and programs without protest for any value 0 - 24 but cant get actual time to go past 10. Any time less than 10 is handled correctly as expected. I reset radio, changed language back to English and then tried to set backlight beyond 10 seconds with no success. Used CHIRP daily-20150702 and an earlier build with same results. Also, the radio type selected was the UV-5R. If the radio had a 'normal' display this would be less an issue but with the inverse display it pushes the usability close to the edge in a negative way! Has anyone seen this behavior? Have I missed a step? Should I consider this a defect and try AGAIN for an exchange? 73 Peter KC3FBB

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Re: [chirp_users] UV-5R / BF-F8+
by Bob Boehme 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Wow that would be too close even on 2 meters.. Too close to even notch it out with a cavity.. From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Tourge Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 6:15 AM To: Discussion of CHIRP Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV-5R / BF-F8+ Smaller antenna? Like one of those stubby types? On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Bob Burkett <r.l.burkett(a)gmail.com> wrote: What should I expect for the cost! :) On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:39 AM, W Paul Mills <AC0HY(a)wpmills.com> wrote: These receivers are no where near good enough to handle spacing this close on receive. On 08/03/2015 09:14 PM, Bob Burkett wrote: > Tower is relatively close... PLs are the same > > ~Bob > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Ryan Tourge <ryan.tourge(a)gmail.com > <mailto:ryan.tourge@gmail.com>> wrote: > > If the adjacent signal is strong enough that will happen. Remember > these are $40 radios. Can you enable PL for that frequency? > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Bob Burkett <r.l.burkett(a)gmail.com > <mailto:r.l.burkett@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I seem to now have CHIRP programming issues worked out > finally!... but now I have another issue! > > While monitoring a service on 453.5625 I get bleed over from a > service on 453.5500. I have entries set for NFN (narrow FM), > > Any ideas from anyone? Setting or bad radio?? > > Thanks, > Bob/KF3BY > -- /************************************************* * Amateur Radio Station AC0HY * * W. Paul Mills SN807 * * Assistant EC Alpha-1 ARES Shawnee/Wabunsee, KS * * President Kaw Valley Amateur Radio Club * *************************************************/ _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users 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 To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-6R Support
by Rob Ogilvie 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Howdy! I naively purchased a 2015 Baofeng UV-6R as my first radio and have found chirp (Chirp? CHIRP? C.H.I.R.P.?) to not support the radio, which makes programming it from my Mac somewhat problematic. I've scoured the Internet and reached out to as many folks as I could find to see if they had it working, and it appears the 2015 release of the radio just doesn't work with chirp today. I'd like to help fix that. I was a (Java and PL/SQL) developer in a past life and can hack on Python code when I have to. Is there a guide available that describes how to start porting another radio, or is there a developer who is interested in working with me on this? If I need to send my radio somewhere because it's a super dark art, I'm willing to take that step. Somebody started an issue for it here: http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/2761 Thanks! Rob / KG7VBO

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[chirp_users] UV-5R / BF-F8+
by Bob Burkett 02 Aug '15

02 Aug '15

I have a new BF-F8+ and I am having a problem I can't find an answer for. When attempting to program in a repeater with a 5Mhz "+" offset, the radio displays "+-" Any idea what I may be doing wrong? I need to program most of my channels with CTSS transmit onlytone and a "+" offset. Any tips? Thanks, Bob KF3BY

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Re: [chirp_users] Something else to disable in Win10: Windows 10 uses your bandwidth to send other people updates
by Stan 31 Jul '15

31 Jul '15

Something else to disable in Win10: Windows 10 uses your bandwidth to send other people updates: http://www.komando.com/happening-now/319080/windows-10-secretly-uses-your-b… http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/30/windows-10-steals-your-bandwidth… http://betanews.com/2015/07/31/stop-windows-10-using-your-internet-connecti… 73 Stan K8LL NW Ohio 10-10# 76801 FP# 3255 Propagation is our master . . . but sometimes the master is cruel!

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Re: [chirp_users] "MS is setting up 'autoupgrade' with little or no user control"
by Stan 31 Jul '15

31 Jul '15

"MS is setting up 'autoupgrade' with little or no user control" Here's how to stop it: How to block unwanted Windows Updates in Windows 10, " 'Show or hide updates' troubleshooter package": http://www.thewindowsclub.com/block-unwanted-windows-updates-in-windows-10 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930 73 Stan K8LL NW Ohio 10-10# 76801 FP# 3255 Propagation is our master . . . but sometimes the master is cruel! ------------------------------------------------------------ On 7/31/2015 3:00 PM, chirp_users-request(a)intrepid.danplanet.com wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:39:20 -0600 > From: William Coleman<shalom72c(a)q.com> > Subject: [chirp_users] win 10 > To:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > Message-ID:<55BAB5A8.1010903(a)q.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Hi everyone ! Just a quick note. I have the latest release version of > chirp working OK with Windows 10 64bit on my desktop . There have been > no issues so far with chirp while running windows 10 with either > reading or transferring data to and from my GT-5 . I had to roll back > the 3.6 driver to 3.2.2.0 that windows had initially installed . It was > giving me a cannot start device error message. Once I rolled back the > drivers there was no further issues. > Will C. > KF7SSF

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Re: [chirp_users] TYT TH-9800 Plus
by Michael Walker 30 Jul '15

30 Jul '15

I'm still not sure what you mean. You do get to Device Manager via Control Panel and you can only see Com ports in the Device Manager. However, we are past that now and it is either the cable or the radio. At this point, maybe someone can help you with the radio you are trying to program. Does it have to be forced into a programming mode? Mike On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Jeremy Dieringer < jdieringer1028(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Control panel and device manager are not the same. > > > Yes - Chirp has COM1 listed. I still receive error. > > I am 100% stumped now. I have closed/re-opened > plugged/unplugged/re-plugged. > > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:45 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw(a)portcredit.net> > wrote: > > > Jeremy > > I'm not sure what you mean by by "device manager but not control > panel.". Those are usually the same thing. > > Loopback echo would work if you connected pins 2 to 3 on a DB9 connector > (if you had one). You can ignore it though for the time being. > > So, if that is the only device, and it is in Windows Control panel, then > you will see com 1. Does Chirp see com1 now? > > Mike va3mw > > > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Jeremy Dieringer < > jdieringer1028(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Thank you - that "clean up" is something I was wondering about as well. > > I am now on port 1. I check in device manager but not control panel. > I used a Com Port" checker, and it says that "This port appears to be a > cable without echo loopback"??? Shouldn't it have "echo loopback"? > > I will continue trying, and do the "clean up". > > Thank you > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2015 9:55 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw(a)portcredit.net> > wrote: > > > Hi Jeremy > > One of the key parts is that you have to know 100% which serial port the > radio is connected to. Chirp is not able to figure this out on it own. It > has to 100% be sure that if the radio is on the USB RS232 adapter that is > labeled as Com 14, that you use that port and that port only. Otherwise, > you will get the failure you are seeing. > > Assuming you are using Windows, can you see Port 14 in Control Panel? If > it isn't there, then Chirp won't be able to see it either. > > I would recommend that you watch control panel while plugging in and > removing the USB adapter you are trying to use. This way you can confirm > 100% that it is com 14. It should come and go from control panel. > > You may want to also clean up the previous 13 that you may or may not be > using. This procedure works: > http://knowledge.digi.com/articles/Knowledge_Base_Article/Removing-unused-C… > > Don't bother testing with Com 3, 4 or any other port if that isn't the one > the radio is connected to. > > Do you have another computer you can test with? > > I hope that helps. > > Mike > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Jeremy Dieringer < > jdieringer1028(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Perfect example. It just did it again. > I switched to port 4, and COM4 Disappeared from the list in CHIRP. > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2015 8:24 AM, Mike va3mw <va3mw(a)portcredit.net> > wrote: > > > The problem is the port. Try changing the port number in control panel to > something lower than 8. > > Chirp has to see the same port number as the cable you are using for it to > work. That is your problem. > > Mike > > > > On Jul 26, 2015, at 7:58 AM, Jeremy Dieringer < > jdieringer1028(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I am on my 2nd day of trying to program this TYT TH-9800 plus. > I installed the correct USB driver. > > Tried in CHIRP repeatedly with various ports and keep getting > "Communication" error. (Failed to communicate with the radio: Unable to > communicate with the radio) > > My radio is currently Port 14 - however this does not show up in the list > in CHIRP. Even When I manually put it on port 3,4,5, no success. > Same with TYT software, it seems like it ONLY wants port 3, however when I > place on port 3, no success. > > Very frustrating. > > By the way - this link doesn't work (404 error) > http://chirp.danplanet.com/download/beta/ > > > > I'd appreciate any help - Thank you > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > 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 > 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 > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > >

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Re: [chirp_users] TYT TH-9800 Plus
by Michael Walker 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

Hi Jeremy One of the key parts is that you have to know 100% which serial port the radio is connected to. Chirp is not able to figure this out on it own. It has to 100% be sure that if the radio is on the USB RS232 adapter that is labeled as Com 14, that you use that port and that port only. Otherwise, you will get the failure you are seeing. Assuming you are using Windows, can you see Port 14 in Control Panel? If it isn't there, then Chirp won't be able to see it either. I would recommend that you watch control panel while plugging in and removing the USB adapter you are trying to use. This way you can confirm 100% that it is com 14. It should come and go from control panel. You may want to also clean up the previous 13 that you may or may not be using. This procedure works: http://knowledge.digi.com/articles/Knowledge_Base_Article/Removing-unused-C… Don't bother testing with Com 3, 4 or any other port if that isn't the one the radio is connected to. Do you have another computer you can test with? I hope that helps. Mike On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Jeremy Dieringer < jdieringer1028(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Perfect example. It just did it again. > I switched to port 4, and COM4 Disappeared from the list in CHIRP. > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2015 8:24 AM, Mike va3mw <va3mw(a)portcredit.net> > wrote: > > > The problem is the port. Try changing the port number in control panel to > something lower than 8. > > Chirp has to see the same port number as the cable you are using for it to > work. That is your problem. > > Mike > > > > On Jul 26, 2015, at 7:58 AM, Jeremy Dieringer < > jdieringer1028(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I am on my 2nd day of trying to program this TYT TH-9800 plus. > I installed the correct USB driver. > > Tried in CHIRP repeatedly with various ports and keep getting > "Communication" error. (Failed to communicate with the radio: Unable to > communicate with the radio) > > My radio is currently Port 14 - however this does not show up in the list > in CHIRP. Even When I manually put it on port 3,4,5, no success. > Same with TYT software, it seems like it ONLY wants port 3, however when I > place on port 3, no success. > > Very frustrating. > > By the way - this link doesn't work (404 error) > http://chirp.danplanet.com/download/beta/ > > > > I'd appreciate any help - Thank you > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > > > >

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[chirp_users] TYT TH-9800 Plus
by Jeremy Dieringer 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

I am on my 2nd day of trying to program this TYT TH-9800 plus. I installed the correct USB driver. Tried in CHIRP repeatedly with various ports and keep getting "Communication" error. (Failed to communicate with the radio: Unable to communicate with the radio) My radio is currently Port 14 - however this does not show up in the list in CHIRP. Even When I manually put it on port 3,4,5, no success. Same with TYT software, it seems like it ONLY wants port 3, however when I place on port 3, no success. Very frustrating. By the way - this link doesn't work (404 error) http://chirp.danplanet.com/download/beta/ I'd appreciate any help - Thank you

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[chirp_users] Pofung UV-6R doesnt work with Chirp
by Heiko Bujak 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

Hi, first of all, many thanks to Dan and the Developer for develop Chirp! The Idea and the result is great. So far as i can see, there is no specification given from Baofeng (and other) how the interface works. So you have to reenginer the data which comes over the serial port. I think, this take a lot of time to understand and to find a fitting memory structure. And, of course, there is a need for a given running software! Ok, my Problem is, i got a Pofung UV-6R, but it doesn work with Chirp. The Firmware is "HDBF230" and the magic key for entering programming mode differs from tke key in uv5r.py UV5R_MODEL_ORIG = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x01\x25\x98\x4D" UV5R_MODEL_291 = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x20\x12\x07\x25" UV5R_MODEL_F11 = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x13\xA1\x11\xDD" UV5R_MODEL_UV82 = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x20\x13\x01\x05" UV5R_MODEL_UV6 = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x20\x12\x08\x23" UV5R_MODEL_UV6_ORIG = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x12\x03\x98\x4D" UV5R_MODEL_UV6_HB = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x20\x14\x11\x22" UV5R_MODEL_A58 = "\x50\xBB\xFF\x20\x14\x04\x13" i added the entry UV5R_MODEL_UV6_HB but this helps only a liitle step. Unfortunately the Software from Baofeng 20130521142814635.rar and Miklor UV6R_Setup_EN_V1.10.rar works only in direction reading. Does anyone have an idea whats wrong with my UV-6R? Thanks, Heiko (DH2FAA) <-- German Amateur Radio

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Re: [chirp_users] column issue
by Steve Vogel 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Yep, it’s a bug in Excel when saving csv files. SV W4PSV

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[chirp_users] Once Again, Yosemite Has Broken CHIRP
by Pat Anderson 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

When I first put Yosemite on my late 2011 Macbook Pro, CHIRP continued to run fine to program my Baofeng UV-5R. Then for no apparent reason, since I didn't change anything, all I could get was "The radio did not respond." I am using the latest daily build of CHIRP. So then I went to the net to research Yosemite and drivers and found the Terminal command to allow unsigned drivers to load and the command to load the kext for the driver that had been working. This appeared to work for a while, I was able to download from radio and upload to radio, and I thought all was hunky dory. Then in a day or so, once again it stopped working. Nothing I try works, I have tried all the various drivers on miklor.com, although they don't even mention Yosemite, they stop at Mavericks. I have a programming cable from cheapham.com, which I assume is a generic chipset, since it cost all of $8. This cable works reliably on my 2006 white Macbook and my 2006 iMac, both running Snow Leopard, so I can program my Baofeng with CHIRO, but I sure would like to be able to use my Macbook Pro. Is a new more expensive "genuine" FTDI programming cable going to fix the problem on Yosemite? Which one from which vendor? Thanks! Pat Anderson KD7OAC

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[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R and settings/squelch_levels
by Pavel Milanes Costa 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

Hi, I'm new to the list... I was searching the list archives for this, but found no answer, so here it goes... The squelch levels for VHF/UHF on the settings > service settings options do work for the Baofeng UV-5R? My Baofeng is about 10uV in VHF and ~2.0uV on UHF, so VHF reception is hard, may be it has to do with the SQ level, it has 25 as SQL 0 for VHF and 19 on SQL 0 for UHF. So before I play with that values I want to know if this setting will really work with my radio. I'm using chirp-daily-20150702 here... 73, -- M.Sc. Pavel Milanes Costa, CO7WT SYSOP Nodo Gateway CO9JAZ Ciudad de Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba. Cell: (+53) 53-847819 Este email fue enviado usando packet radio a 9600 baudios This email was sent using Amateur Packet Radio at 9600 baud

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[chirp_users] Column number mismatch on line nn
by Steve Vogel 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

I get this error trying to import a csv file generated by RepeaterBook. It always begins with line 17 and goes to the end of the file. I can import lines 1 through 16 just fine. Thanks in advance Steve Vogel Decatur, GA svdec(a)bellsouth.net W4PSV

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[chirp_users] Chirp & Windows 10
by Bill Gabbard 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

With the release of Windows 10 on 7/29 to those that have Windows 7 & 8.XX. Has anyone had the opportunity to test compatibility between Chirp & Windows 10. Just a thought. Thanks, Bill

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[chirp_users] Solved:
by Mike Raymond 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

For purposes of sharing, here is what I did to finally successfully Install the Prolific Driver on my W8.1 64bit machine. The solution was getting the correct "SER2PL64.SYS" file. Thanks to those here, a Microsoft MVP, and Prolific for their patient assistance. On my windows8 64b computer I started by installing the windows 8 driver PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1.11.0.zip It's on the http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/CustomerLogin.aspx website (use guest/guest for user and password). (This direct prolific driver download link might work too) http://www.prolific.com.tw/admin/Technology/GetFile.ashx?fileID=232 IMPORTANT: My past problem was missing the right .SYS file in c:\windows\system32\drivers folder. Get the correct ser2pl64.sys file here: ftp://ftp.sdt.be/pub/SDT170%20Software/USB/USB%20driver%20Win7/ser2pl64.sys (this file, only 64000 bytes compaired to the original that was over 150K) Next I ran the Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1.11.0.exe (from the above zip). Next I copied the 64K ser2pl64.sys file into the Windows8 C:\Windows\System32\Drivers folder (overwrite the original although it may be prudent to first rename the original to ser2pl64.OLD) Then I plugged in my usb to serial cable, if the cable is not correctly recognized, remove the cable. Now right click the Prolific driver listed under the "Ports (Com&LPT)" listing in Device Manager and click "upgrade the driver"; next highlight "search the local machine" and pick Prolific_3_2_0_0 from the list. Re insert the USB cable. After many frustrating attempts, this finally worked for me. Mike K5HUM

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[chirp_users] Baofeng UV5R - Chirp 0.4.1 stable - CTCSS problems
by Jason Olson 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

Hello fellow CHIRP users. I am in need of some assistance. I recently programmed by UV5R after a lot of time spent messing with drivers and cables. Finally got everything talking to each other. Recently went to use the radio with CTCSS tones enabled and discovered an issue. No matter how many times I would program a CTCSS frequency into the menu (11 and 13), the second I move to another menu item and switch back the frequency resets (and yes I hit menu again to confirm each time). In my case specifically the R-CTCSS menu resets to OFF, and the T-CTCSS menu resets to 67.0. I don't even exit the menu, just go to #11 > menu > set for specific frequency > menu to confirm > jump to menu #12 > back to menu #11 and it's sitting at OFF. I know I need to set both to the same frequency for this to work properly but I can't even jump between menu items without it getting reset. So I figure that either I need to adjust something in the radio and from what I've read in all the online manuals I'm doing this right, OR, I have programmed the radio as such to reset to these settings every time. Right now in CHIRP my Tone Mode is set to Tone and Tone frequency is set to 67.0 which is the only frequency the T-CTCSS will set to, but I'm hoping there is a way to program this right so that I can choose a CTCSS frequency on the fly in the radio and not have to program the specific code using CHIRP each time. Thanks in advance for any help, Jason

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[chirp_users] Problems with Windows 8.1
by Mike Raymond 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

Ok, the Win_Driver_Prolific_3_2_0_0 with a FTDI chip cable and Chirp (or UV-3R tranceiver software), all work great on my XP and W7 machines. Installing the same driver and cable on my W8.1 Laptop produces the following error: This device cannot start. (Code 10) {Not Enough Quota} Not enough virtual memory or paging file quota is available to complete the specified operation. Any suggestions on how to solve the W8.1 problems? Does W8.1 require a special driver? cable? Thanks, Mike K5HUM(a)ARRL.NET

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Re: [chirp_users] New Install: Error opening _ctypes.pyd et al
by Richard Dillman 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

> >When attempting to save a frequency file for a BF-888S using a 2014 version of CHIRP I noticed that the Save As function would not work (no prompt for file name). After downloading and attempting to install daily build 20150702 I received a "Error opening file for writing" message regarding file _ctypes.pyd (and _hashlib.pyd, _socket.pyd, _ssl.pyd, etc.) > >Any guidance for solving this installation problem would be appreciated. > >Thanks, > >RD I should have mentioned that the computer is running Win7 and the radio being programmed is a BF-888S. RD

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[chirp_users] Any news on support for the new Baofeng UV-B5/UV-B6
by Richard Menedetter 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

Hi All Just wanted to ask if there is any progress on the support for the Baofeng UV-B5/B6 with the newer Firmware (27 menu entries)? See this bugtracker record: http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/2293 Is anybody working at this? CU, Ricsi

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[chirp_users] New Install: Error opening _ctypes.pyd et al
by Richard Dillman 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

When attempting to save a frequency file for a BF-888S using a 2014 version of CHIRP I noticed that the Save As function would not work (no prompt for file name). After downloading and attempting to install daily build 20150702 I received a "Error opening file for writing" message regarding file _ctypes.pyd (and _hashlib.pyd, _socket.pyd, _ssl.pyd, etc.) Any guidance for solving this installation problem would be appreciated. Thanks, RD ================================= Richard Dillman, T2-GB-061170 Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM Maritime Radio Historical Society http://www.radiomarine.org =================================

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[chirp_users] Ideas for improving chirp
by Neil Stone 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Good evening all, I have some ideas about possible improvements to chirp and would like to know to whom they should be addressed. Many thanks, Neil M6LPI

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[chirp_users] Chirp using Vista Business
by Larry 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Please read carefully and you will see that I am not having radio problems I am having software problems. I was trying to use CHIRP with Windows Vista Business. I already have UV-5 and UV-82 loaded and they work, but when I try to run Chirp I get the following: C:\Program Files\CHIRP\chirpw.exe The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more details. I am using chirp-daily-20150702-installer and the cable driver I am using is Win_Driver_Prolific_3.2.0.0 and it works fine on Windows 7 and 10 John Milkor suggested I contact you. Larry Nation K0SLZ

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[chirp_users] HELP
by Jim Russell 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

I bought two baofeng radios, one is UV-82C an the other is BF-F8H and I can get neither one to up load to the computer it says in the paper i got with the radios that the small CD disc has all the software on it but when i click on it open it there is just a bunch of files, it says in the instructions that to click on the radio on the menu bar but so far I have found no menu bar with a radio to click on. It says I have to upload to the computer before I can program the radio OKAY what do I have to do get past this point. I'm lost I can't even get started till this happens. thank you Jim KM6WC CM97iw

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[chirp_users] Error- Radio rejects download
by Thomas Zeller 16 Jul '15

16 Jul '15

I have a Baofeng UV-5R radio and am attempting to download from radio and get the error that radio rejects download. I have the programming cable for the radio from Baofeng and it is a USB on the computer end. I even attempted to use another port on the computer.I get it to download from radio but gives me a new set of downloads. I then take the program I had manually set up on a Chirp screen and then export/import to the new download set up when downloaded to radio. I then attempt to download to radio. It will not clone and it says radio rejects clone, or radio rejects download. The manual does not have much information that came with the radio. I thought if I did a factory reset on the radio and wipe out all that was on the radio and then do the download from and to radio it might work but i can not find where to even do a factory reset on the radio. Any assistance would be appreciated Thomas Zeller KB0ORZ417-540-2955

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[chirp_users] Icom 51a+
by Andrew Konkol 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

Hello! I recently bought this radio and was very excited to get chirp to work with it. However, it seems like the nuances of "a+" are different than id-51. I've seen some related posts which lead me to believe that *one* could get this working: http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/chirp_users/2014-October/006699.html and a model support request: http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/2701 I was wondering if anyone is actively working on this? Or what I can do to help.. -andy

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[chirp_users] Fwd: UV6R programming
by Angus Ainslie 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

Hi Bill, Not sure why don't we ask the mailing list. Cheers Angus -------- Original Message -------- Subject: UV6R programming Date: 2015-07-15 13:38 From: bill cunnane <kk7xt(a)yahoo.com> To: "angus(a)akkea.ca" <angus(a)akkea.ca> I just bought a UV6R Baofeng hand held radio. Does Chirp have a program yet that will allow computer programming of this radio. I know its new on the market but its already out there for sale. Please advise. Sincerely Bill Cunnane KK7XT

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[chirp_users] Newbie Question
by Tom Vaughn 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Hello All, I am trying to load CHIRP onto my desktop (Windows 7). I did check the FAQ and searched the CHIRP website before asking this question. I was looking for step by step instructions for installing CHIRP. My apologies if I overlooked it. What I have done so far is to click on the latest daily builds link. I then downloaded chirp-daily-20150702-installer.exe which when I open it brings up a blank page though there is a RADIO tab with options. I have yet to connect my radio to the computer as I have the computer cable on order. Do I also need to download the <http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/chirp-daily-20150702.app .zip> chirp-daily-20150702.app.zip file? I did download and unzip it but now what? Thanks in advance for your help. Tom Vaughn La Porte, IN

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[chirp_users] IC-T70A SCAN behavior incorrect after being programmed
by Nicholas Papadonis 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Folks, I programmed my IC-T70A using Chirp daily and it programmed successfully, however I found that during SCAN mode any T SQL channel has the beep icon displayed as it’s passed during the scan. If signal is found the radio starts beeping. This behavior is only supposed to be in place if pocket beep is on and therefore I thought it was a programming or firmware bug. I then used RT Systems IC-T70A app to download the memory and immediately program it back. The beep icon and issue went away. My conclusion is that either I’m using Chirp incorrectly to set T SQL or Chirp has a bug where it’s programming T SQL incorrectly. I noticed that Chirp has two identical strings named “T SQL” in the drop down menu and wonder if that could be related to the issue. Perhaps Chirp is programming the memory channel with T SQL with the beep bit turned on. Does this sound like a valid bug? If so, I will file it. Thanks

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[chirp_users] UV-82C
by James Li 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Hello all: Using the latest CHIRP (daily build 20150702) on a group of BaoFeng UV-82C. The last one I received causes Chirp to quit unexpectedly when I try to upload an image. I can download from the radio and upload new settings but not the cloned image from the other four UV-82C’s that I use. The program crashes and quits within the first 3 seconds of attempting an image upload to this one radio. I’m using MacOSX (10.10.4). Firmware is US2S25 on all five UV-82Cs. Any help appreciated. James

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[chirp_users] UV-5R
by Bob Seaborn 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

I just won a Baofeng UV-5R at our local hamfest today. Holding "3" down while I power on reports BFB-297, however when I run CHIRP and try to read the radio, CHIRP reports "Incorrect model selected" and I am unable to read the radio. However when I do the same thing using my older UV-5R that reports BFB-251, then CHIRP properly downloads the radio data. Has the Baofeng firmware changed that much? If it helps, the BFB-291 new radio has serial 13U1006381 and the BFB-251 older radio has serial 1010024752. The only difference on the label that I can find is that the older radio claims 480MHz as it's upper frequency, while the newer radio claims 520MHz. I am using the latest 'chirp-daily-20150702-win32' daily build under windows 7 and a FTDI cable, but did try one earlier version with the same results. Any suggestions, assistance, or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and effort. *.....Bob, VE5XEF*

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[chirp_users] UV5RM HP Firmware Issue
by Kevin Smith 04 Jul '15

04 Jul '15

I have one of the new UV5RM HP radios(7watt), and am finding the firmware is different than other UV5R models (Ver BFB251). It is a firmware build N5R3407BFP3-23. This is giving me difficulty in downloading a saved image file from my current UV5R profile. Any suggestions?

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[chirp_users] Mac OS
by Bill Arnold 04 Jul '15

04 Jul '15

Is there a version of CHIRP (or an alternate) that works on a Mac? (OS10.10) Thank you! Bill Arnold Tucson

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[chirp_users] AP510 New Firmware 20150616
by Jürgen Frank 02 Jul '15

02 Jul '15

Hello, as I don’t know how to open a ticket: When will new firmware of Sainsonic AP510 APRS-Tracker (20150616) be supported. As it seems to be a stable version now, that would make sense. 73 de Juergen DB2FM (DMR-ID 2628226)

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 02 Jul '15

02 Jul '15

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-20150702 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #358 [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] th-f6: fix tone list. #2687 In the process, consolidated tone lists for a couple other Kenwoods. [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com>] [UV-5R] Add Support for Menu 20 (PTT-LT) Add setting to DTMF Settings menu for PTT-LT Feature #2675 Changes for Build #359

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[chirp_users] transfer random frequencies to chirp
by EllBee 02 Jul '15

02 Jul '15

I am able to import frequencies from radio reference but there are other frequencies that importing doesn't include. I tried copying the freq's from the reference page to my saved image but the fields don't match and it won't save such as tones and modes. Is there an easy way to get these 20-30 freq's into chirp so to upload to my radio? Do I have to have all fields entered or can I just enter a frequency. Thanks for the info and help.

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[chirp_users] Jetstream Channels limit
by Bob Dixon 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

I find the Jetstream JT470M software allows only 14 channels to be programmed. Changing the channel limits and doing refresh does not help. Suggestions? Bob W8ERD

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[chirp_users] Jetstream JT-222
by Milton Garb 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

I have a Jetstream JT-220 and Chirp has worked perfectly. My neighbor just got a Jetstream JT-222. Does Chirp work with the JT-222? It's not listed. Experienced replies please. Milton N6MG

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[chirp_users] FT1D programming went well on Centos 6 - comments & errata
by David Ranch 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Hey Marco, fellow Chirp users, Thought I'd chime in mention that programming my FT1D with the Chirp daily went well after a few minor bumps. Thank you to Marco and everyone to make Chirp possible! I searched for them here in the archive and didn't find any so I thought I'd mention them here: #1 - In bringing in memories I saved as an export from a Kenwood TH-F6A, things went very well! #2 - Few questions - Left Hand "Settings" tab APRS General - What is the "User Selected Symbol"? I already have /[ for the APRS "person" symbol - "My Position" says Manual Lat/Long though on the Radio says "GPS" - Time Source says "manual" when the radio says "Auto" APRS Transmit: - Chirp calls it "TX Beacons" is set to "interval" when the FT1D calls it Beacon TX and the Radio has it actually set to to AUTO (not SmartBeacon). This means use SmartBeacon if it's enabled in it's own menu APRS SmartBeacon - I would encourage you to make Chirp a little more verbose. Please rename from Type1 to something a little more helpful like: Type 1 - High Speed, Type 2 - Medium Speed, Type 3 - Low speed APRS Messages - It's pretty slick you can capture these messages but what if I don't want to clone them to another radio. Can you give me a checkbox to delete or not export some/all of these? APRS Beacons - It's pretty nice you can capture these messages but really not useful to clone them to another radio. Can you give me a checkbox to delete or not export some/all of these? "Misc" tab - Chirp shows "Opening message mode" as "Normal" when the radio calls it "Callsign" - If the mode isn't set to messase, can you grey out Chirp's "Opening Message" text field? #3 - There are some items missing in Chirp and some are kinda important: Most of the FT1D "Config" menu, most of the TX/RX (setting narrow deviation, YSF defaults), portions of the Signalling menu, Scan tab - There are a few items missing like "Scan Width", DW Time, WiresX settings #4 - Older generations of Chirp used to work fine on this machine but in this recent one, I was seeing: -- ./chirpw Traceback (most recent call last): File "./chirpw", line 20, in <module> from chirp import logger File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-daily-20150623/chirp/logger.py", line 27, in <module> import argparse ImportError: No module named argparse -- The solution here was to install the following from the Centos "Extras" repo: yum install python-argparse.noarch #5 - Chirp seems to be a bit chatty on the STDOUT side when I'm only programming an HT here. I think some of this should go away as they don't apply, are duplicate to what displays on the GUI, etc -- ./chirpw WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex , 1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-1810000 Digimodes simplex , 1800000-1810000 Digital Modes simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex mode: CW , 1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex , 3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex , 7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex , 10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10130000-10140000 All narrow band digimodes simplex , 10130000-10140000 RTTY simplex mode: RTTY ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10140000-10150000 All modes, digimodes, no phone simplex , 10140000-10150000 Packet simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex , 14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex , 18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex , 21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex , 24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW , 28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28150000-28190000 All narrow band modes, digimodes simplex , 28150000-28190000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29000000-29200000 All modes, AM preferred simplex mode: AM , 29000000-29200000 AM simplex mode: AM ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29300000-29510000 Satellite downlink simplex , 29300000-29510000 Satellite Downlinks simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex , 1800000-2000000 160 Meter Band simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1800000-1810000 Digimodes simplex , 1800000-1810000 Digital Modes simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex mode: CW , 1999000-2000000 Beacons simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex , 3500000-4000000 80 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex , 7000000-7300000 40 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex , 10100000-10150000 30 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10130000-10140000 All narrow band digimodes simplex , 10130000-10140000 RTTY simplex mode: RTTY ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [10140000-10150000 All modes, digimodes, no phone simplex , 10140000-10150000 Packet simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex , 14000000-14350000 20 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex , 18068000-18168000 17 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex , 21000000-21450000 15 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex , 24890000-24990000 12 Meter Band simplex ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW , 28000000-28070000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [28150000-28190000 All narrow band modes, digimodes simplex , 28150000-28190000 CW simplex mode: CW ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29000000-29200000 All modes, AM preferred simplex mode: AM , 29000000-29200000 AM simplex mode: AM ] WARNING: Bandplan North American Band Plan has duplicates [29300000-29510000 Satellite downlink simplex , 29300000-29510000 Satellite Downlinks simplex ] /home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/importdialog.py:304: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip tips = gtk.Tooltips() /home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/importdialog.py:332: DeprecationWarning: Use the new widget gtk.Tooltip tips.set_tip(lab, self.tips[k]) ERROR: -- Exception: -- ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 236, in run self.__radio.sync_out() File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 241, in sync_out _clone_out(self) File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 160, in _clone_out raise errors.RadioError("Failed to communicate with the radio: %s" % e) RadioError: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: ---------------- ERROR: Clone failed: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 --- ERROR: None ERROR: ---------------------------- ERROR: -- Exception: -- ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 236, in run self.__radio.sync_out() File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 241, in sync_out _clone_out(self) File "/home/archive/Chirp/chirp-hg-a6e74848b253/chirp/drivers/yaesu_clone.py", line 160, in _clone_out raise errors.RadioError("Failed to communicate with the radio: %s" % e) RadioError: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: ---------------- ERROR: Clone failed: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Failed to communicate with the radio: Radio did not ack block 1 --- ERROR: None

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[chirp_users] Chirp Issue with Icom IC-91A
by Justin Doxford 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

I have an Icom IC-91A handheld. I have installed the latest daily install as of today. The radio loads up just fine however when it gets to memory 849 it just says (Idle) I close the program, relaunch and same thing. I have tried downloading previous daily installs and have had no luck correcting this. I start to edit some of the channels and it says its writing the memory but then the program locks up. If I select refresh my list completely disappears and the info below shows (Getting bank information for memory 849) I tried turning the radio off and on, unplugging and plugging back in the cable and still the program is frozen. I reload the program and I am back to the error message. There is a [0] in front of the message. Not sure where to go from here. Attached is the log 73's KE7ROQ

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[chirp_users] Chirp Issue
by Justin Doxford 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

I have an Icom IC-91A handheld. I have installed the latest daily install as of today. The radio loads up just fine however when it gets to memory 849 it just says (Idle) I close the program, relaunch and same thing. I have tried downloading previous daily installs and have had no luck correcting this. I start to edit some of the channels and it says its writing the memory but then the program locks up. If I select refresh my list completely disappears and the info below shows (Getting bank information for memory 849) I tried turning the radio off and on, unplugging and plugging back in the cable and still the program is frozen. I reload the program and I am back to the error message. There is a [0] in front of the message. Not sure where to go from here. Thank You, Justin D. Doxford / Client Care Director 877-723-8832 Ext 130 (desk / mobile) Fax: 810-958-0833 [1]

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[chirp_users] Issue with Umlauts
by Christian Hilgers 28 Jun '15

28 Jun '15

Hi, I tested chirp 0.4.1 on Debian Jessie with my Kenwood TH-F7e via USB-serial Adapter and a serial-RIG Cable. It worked very well and I could read and write data from and to the handheld. It failed while reading Frequency Names like Düsseldorf or others with Umlauts. I am running UTF8 on my box. Are there other recommendations on the Locale to be used? Thanks Christian = DG7PC :wq!

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[chirp_users] login
by fogdaddy1＠gmail.com 27 Jun '15

27 Jun '15

having problem logging in I know my address and password and it still won’t let me login Sent from Windows Mail

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[chirp_users] Chirp Sud's Package error
by EllBee 26 Jun '15

26 Jun '15

Hello, I have a Baofeng BF-F9 tri power. I am using CHIRP daily-20150623 .... GTK 2.24.10 PyGTK 2.24.0 Python 2.7.10. I can download my radios image using BF-F8HP, but when I try to import my local frequencies from radio Reference, I get an error that I need a sud's memory package installed. Has anyone else experienced this or know what I need to do?

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[chirp_users] Unable to install Chirp daily builds
by Donald Stewart 26 Jun '15

26 Jun '15

Hello, I hadn't installed the daily builds in awhile so the other day I tried to update to the current daily build. I had a message appear on my screen that the computer couldn't find and various files and maybe I didn't have proper permission to access them. Once that popped up my antiviral software treated the setup file as if it was a virus. I tried going back through the daily builds until I found one that would install and the was for the 6/8/2015 one. So what changed? I am running Vista. Thanks, Don Stewart

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[chirp_users] com port driver issues with uv-82
by Dale Scott 25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

Hi, I am hoping someone can help. I have a Baofeng UV5 which I got to work perfect with chirp. I ordered a UV82 and can not get it to communicate to chirp. I have downloaded the latest version of chirp, tried going back to a older com port driver and no success. I am running win8 / 64 bit and using driver version 3.6.78.350 which is supposed to be the latest driver. When I try to download from the new uv82 I keep getting error has occurred, could not open port com3: {error 2} the system can not find the file specified.I have the true baofeng usb cable.My original goal is to clone or export my channels from the uv5 to the new uv82 but without connecting to chirp I am lost. I have spent numerous hours trying to search for a fix to no avail.Please help ! Thanks

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[chirp_users] download to uv-5r
by arley earnest 25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

I have programed 5 of these no problem. I have one now that gives me "send block 0x1ec0 wont download to computer. Thank you Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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