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[chirp_users] Fedora link to download CHIRP could be updated in Wiki
by Walter Francis 28 Feb '15

28 Feb '15

Just a suggestion to update the wiki. As of F20 (and perhaps earlier, not sure), Fedora is keeping CHIRP up to date, so the only thing needed to install is: yum install chirp Great software, cheers! -- Walter Francis khayts.us theblackmoor.net unlimitedphoto.com

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Re: [chirp_users] BFf8hP
by dwsexton 28 Feb '15

28 Feb '15

I a baofeng uvb6 when i try to from the radio download with chirp or with theoem software i get radio did not ack programing ) i have tried chirp and it does not show uvb6 but when i read the help list it says to use the uvb5 to read and write from radio i have use 4.0 and 4.1 daily build both give the same results i have checked the usb driver and it is set and i am using the port it is set to any advice would be helpfull. Thanks Sent from Samsung Mobile. <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> </div><div>Date:02/27/2015 5:27 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BFf8hP </div><div> </div>Hi Justin, First, congratulations on getting your Technician license. Now for your question. If you take a look at the Supported Radios list on the CHIRP you will see BF-F8HP (in daily builds) Also includes the BF-F9V2+ Also includes the GT-3TP Also includes the UV-5R TP So all of these Baofeng radios with 3 power levels are basically the same and they all are programmed by selecting the BF-F8HP model. Jim KC9HI On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Justin <700hpvette1(a)cox.net> wrote: > Fella’s (ladies as well?), in an effort of full disclosure, I want to make sure everyone knows I am in no way a computer programmer; I joined hoping this list was a “help” based list. If I joined a list of programmers then I made a mistake and apologize for clogging your air waves! If this list does exist for the layman as well, then I’m in the right spot! > > I have a 4 UV-82’s with the large Nagoya, I also just picked up a BF-F9V2+ Tri power without checking CHIRP for support before hand (spurious keyboard/Amazon emissions on my part). I took a chance and used BF-F8HP on the drop down and was able to connect. I have found much misinformation on the web about this radio being “counterfeit/copy” of the BF-8HP but I was able to find it on the Chinese Baofeng website. Is this thing legit or not? Am I doing any harm telling CHIRP its a BF-8HP when its actually a BF-F9V2+?? Will there be/is there need for a specific version? > > Sorry for my ignorance! I just got my Tech license day before yesterday, KG7RKJ Las Vegas, 73! > > >> On Feb 26, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> David is absolutely right. I was thinking "you must use a daily build" >> but my fingers typed the opposite. >> >> Nobody with a Baofeng radio should be using the stable build. There >> has been too many new model additions, firmware changes and no >> protection against uploading incompatible radio image files. >> >> Sorry for the confusion. >> >> Jim KC9HI >> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 9:19 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea(a)arrl.net> wrote: >>> Jim, >>> >>> Larry, N6NEV is understandably confused. People refer him back to you >>> message (below) in which you made an error. >>> >>> You meant to tell him he needs a DAILY build, but you told him in error he >>> needed the stable build. >>> >>> Larry, Jim typed the wrong thing, you need the latest daily build. >>> >>> David N1EA >>> >>> On Feb 26, 2015 2:30 PM, "Jim Unroe" <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Larry, >>>> >>>> This is because you are using the CHIRP stable build and it does not >>>> support the radios with 3 power levels. You must use a CHIRP stable >>>> build which will have a BF-F8HP model selection. >>>> >>>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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] BFf8hP
by Larry Lindsay 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

I am using UV 5R for the. G U. I. Down load is fine. But cannot upload to radio I get error code. Unsupported firmware version. N 5 R 3403f8HP 1. XX Lost again. Thanks for all support Larry. n6nev.

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '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-20150227 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #328 [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Revert r2380 since it removed logging the current version. Related to #2347 [K. Arvanitis <kosta(a)alumni.uvic.ca>] Attempting to speed up memory editor load times It appears that the memory editor is unecessarily attempting to simulatanesuoly prefetch all memories from the radio twice at startup. This is causing a somewhat signifigant performance hit as the tree view is performing a linear search of its store attempting to prevent duplicate entries (see while loop in set_memory) As a result the duplicate call to prefill was having no effect other than forcing a lookup of the treestore and did not appear to have any other bearing on the application. Another seperate, but related, improvement would be to increase the overall performance of the linear search of the treestore. Bug #2369 [Zach Welch <zach(a)mandolincreekfarm.com>] Add chirp.logger module (#2347) This patch adds the chirp.logger module, using it in chirpc and chirpw. It adds a handful of optional command line arguments to control the new logging features. In addition, CHIRP_DEBUG, CHIRP_LOG, and CHIRP_LOG_LEVEL can be used to control the logging features from the environment. It also makes the version string reusable between the GUI and CLI, and it prints that string at the start of the log file (if in use). [K. Arvanitis <kosta(a)alumni.uvic.ca>] Fixing issues with memory property editor. This patch attempts to address a couple issues with the layout of the property page. Mainly the issues relating to the layout of the table containing the widgets was skewed (on windows at least) where some entries appeared much big than others. The other issue was that the multiple property editor was showing blank entries for no apparent reason. It addresses an issue with the multiple memory editor where the selector of elements which were intnded to be hidden was still being displayed. It adds basic tooltip support to all widgets and not just the extra settings. It also groups elements into two groups (tabs) "general" and "other"; the former signifies the basic radio settings which appear in the memory editor while the later is the set of "extra" radio settings. Bug #2251

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Re: [chirp_users] BFf8hP
by thecanesvenatici 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

The link to the download gets posted when the software is changed but otherwise weekly. Stick around someone will post a copy of the link. I don't have it here on my phone or I would have answered it. Canes... Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message -------- From: Larry Lindsay <larrylindsay0(a)gmail.com> Date:02/26/2015 3:09 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Cc: Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BFf8hP Good news. How do I find the chirp stable build for bf f8hp model selection? Thanks again. Larry n6nev On Thursday, February 26, 2015, David Kickbusch <david(a)easleadership.com> wrote: I used the daily build and my BF-F8HP was listed. All seems to work fine on Mac OS X 10.10 David Kickbusch > On Feb 26, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Larry, > > This is because you are using the CHIRP stable build and it does not > support the radios with 3 power levels. You must use a CHIRP stable > build which will have a BF-F8HP model selection. > > Jim KC9HI > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Larry Lindsay <larrylindsay0(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I am using UV 5R for the. G U. I. Down load is fine. But cannot upload >> to radio I get error code. Unsupported firmware version. N 5 R >> 3403f8HP 1. XX >> Lost again. Thanks for all support >> Larry. n6nev. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] BFf8hP
by thecanesvenatici 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

Read the post from Jim Unroe where he's explained it just hours ago Canes Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message -------- From: Larry Lindsay <larrylindsay0(a)gmail.com> Date:02/26/2015 8:21 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Cc: Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BFf8hP of the 8 items, in daily/LATEST , which one do I need? my only goal to recieve 433.500 . from a beacon on a model airplane ( Drone). this has become a real up hill battle... The radio is advertised 400/520. but no so...... so on goes the struggle. thanks to all Larry N6NEV On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Sawadee@ehweather <sawadee(a)ehweather.com> wrote: You will need the latest build Http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/ Http://chirp.danplanet.com For other related info. I have the BF-F8HP and chirp works great. On Feb 26, 2015, at 3:21 PM, thecanesvenatici <thecanesvenatici(a)gmail.com> wrote: The link to the download gets posted when the software is changed but otherwise weekly. Stick around someone will post a copy of the link. I don't have it here on my phone or I would have answered it. Canes... Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message -------- From: Larry Lindsay <larrylindsay0(a)gmail.com> Date:02/26/2015 3:09 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Cc: Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BFf8hP Good news. How do I find the chirp stable build for bf f8hp model selection? Thanks again. Larry n6nev On Thursday, February 26, 2015, David Kickbusch <david(a)easleadership.com> wrote: I used the daily build and my BF-F8HP was listed. All seems to work fine on Mac OS X 10.10 David Kickbusch > On Feb 26, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Larry, > > This is because you are using the CHIRP stable build and it does not > support the radios with 3 power levels. You must use a CHIRP stable > build which will have a BF-F8HP model selection. > > Jim KC9HI > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Larry Lindsay <larrylindsay0(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I am using UV 5R for the. G U. I. Down load is fine. But cannot upload >> to radio I get error code. Unsupported firmware version. N 5 R >> 3403f8HP 1. XX >> Lost again. Thanks for all support >> Larry. n6nev. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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] Sainsonic AP510
by JC 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

ok…so what is the trick? I am trying to get the Sainsonic AP510 to communicate with Chirp. Its not getting all of the information and gives me an error. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be great. JC Laucks KF5WHC

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[chirp_users] I got an unsupported xinchuang TR-N7 radio, how can I add support for it?
by mofo syne 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Is there any place I can upload... say a "serial dump" file of communication between it and some propriety software (named SV83) ? I managed to create a serial sniffer cable, so if I have a place to upload it, then you guys could inspect and add support for it. Heck I think having a dedicated place to upload serial dumps would be great for reverse engineering efforts.

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '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-20150226 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #327 [Zach Welch <zach(a)mandolincreekfarm.com>] chirpc: add --list-radios option (#2343) The current list of radios is too long to present to the user in the --help text, so this splits the list out into its own option. [Zach Welch <zach(a)mandolincreekfarm.com>] Update chirpc argument parsing (#2343) The optparse module is deprecated, so this patch converts chirpc to use the argparse module. This allows chirpc and chirpw to share argument parsing code. [Zach Welch <zach(a)mandolincreekfarm.com>] Rename chirp.py as chirpc (#2343) The chirp CLI needs a better name if it ever will be installed in PATH. It is better to do that early on rather than later. [Zach Welch <zach(a)mandolincreekfarm.com>] Use argparse in chirpw (#2349) This patch rewrites the argument processing in chirpw to use the standard Python argparse. [K. Arvanitis <kosta(a)alumni.uvic.ca>] Correcting typo in credits for callsign. Bug #2279

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Re: [chirp_users] OS X 10.10.2
by jones4ms gmail 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

well I have sent 3 emails to be removed off the list and I still continue to get them am I doing something wrong Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: William Joslin <mustangbilly71(a)gmail.com> </div><div>Date:02/25/2015 19:20 (GMT-07:00) </div><div>To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [chirp_users] OS X 10.10.2 </div><div> </div>I dont know about OSX....but WIN7....had trouble with it before....but have been hitting refresh in freq window before cloning and has been working fine when ever I do that. hope it helps On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 9:16 PM, David Kickbusch <david(a)easleadership.com> wrote: Please excuse my earlier email. I found the problem to be the USB FTDI cable was not seated fully in the BaoFeng. Chirp works perfectly now. Thanks for your patience. David Kickbusch > On Feb 25, 2015, at 4:23 PM, David Kickbusch <david(a)easleadership.com> wrote: > > Hello to all. > > I’m very new to Chirp. I’ve installed the Python package and the daily build that supports my radio the Baofeng BF-F8HP. > > I’m using the BaoFeng FTDI Programming cable. A USB to serial port appears when I plug it in. > > When I try to download the radio’s memory, I get the error “Radio did not respond”. Chirp seems to run fine. > > Could anyone tell me of any procedure I’ve missed or has experience using OS X Yosemite with Baofeng HT’s? > > David Kickbusch _______________________________________________ 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] OS X 10.10.2
by David Kickbusch 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Hello to all. I’m very new to Chirp. I’ve installed the Python package and the daily build that supports my radio the Baofeng BF-F8HP. I’m using the BaoFeng FTDI Programming cable. A USB to serial port appears when I plug it in. When I try to download the radio’s memory, I get the error “Radio did not respond”. Chirp seems to run fine. Could anyone tell me of any procedure I’ve missed or has experience using OS X Yosemite with Baofeng HT’s? David Kickbusch

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Re: [chirp_users] HELLO! - Welcome, Justin
by Tony 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Hi Justin! Welcome to the list. Tony -----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces(a)intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Justin Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 12:15 AM To: chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] HELLO! Hi everyone, new sub here. Thanks for the support! Best regards, Justin _______________________________________________ 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] New Daily Build
by Build System 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '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-20150224 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #326 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] Add get-set-get then compare to settings test Try to reveal incongruences in get/set_settings doing a "before and after" comparision Currently all images passes the test. improves #2235

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[chirp_users] HELLO!
by Justin 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Hi everyone, new sub here. Thanks for the support! Best regards, Justin

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[chirp_users] FTDI's ruthless response to Counterfeit vs original programming cables (chip)
by Tony 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

I'm sure this has been discussed before however I didn't realize that just a year ago it was a whole lot worse than just having to roll back some drivers! http://goo.gl/ghGrlG -Tony

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[chirp_users] Beofeng UV5R block 0x0000
by Danny Waggoner 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

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[chirp_users] Bf f8hp UHF band limit
by Larry Lindsay 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

This radio UHF is limited to 420/500. It should be 400/520. Is there answer for this? Regards Larry

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[chirp_users] PS: UV-5R Service Settings for Squelch Responses
by Michael Schwarzchild 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

I am finally in control of my squelch. Wow. Michael, W1NBV From: Michael Schwarzchild [mailto:mszd@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 4:09 PM To: 'chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com' Subject: UV-5R Service Settings for Squelch Responses Thanks to everybody who responded so quickly and helpfully to my inquiry. It is a pleasure to be a member, and financial backer, of the CHIRP community! Michael, W1NBV

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[chirp_users] UV-5R Service Settings for Squelch Responses
by Michael Schwarzchild 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

Thanks to everybody who responded so quickly and helpfully to my inquiry. It is a pleasure to be a member, and financial backer, of the CHIRP community! Michael, W1NBV

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[chirp_users] UVB6
by dwsexton 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

Using chirp when i try to program i can not get the radio to respond it says radio did not ack programing mode i have tried the oem software and it says radio did not respond is there any fix for it. I have checked the com port and the setting is correct. Sent from Samsung Mobile.

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[chirp_users] UV 5R Tone Squelch
by Tom Barton 21 Feb '15

21 Feb '15

I'm using a few UV 5 R's on a commercial UHF repeater. The frequency is a bit congested. Here's the problem - The UV 5R seems to hold the squelch open for about 2 seconds after the repeater (and thus the tone) drops. Is there a timer that anyone has found that determines the time that the squelch is held open after the tone drops? This is most annoying to hear snippets of other companies transmissions - especially one digital repeater. Thanks for any input.

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[chirp_users] Could use a hand with a BaoFeng and Chirp
by Joe abrahamson 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

Thanks for the ad. Have been a CHIRP user (and donar) for a while now and no issues. Then had my desktop computer die and replaced it with a Win7 64 bit unit. Installed CHIRP and I thought everything went fine but when I tried to upload the new frequency list to the radio (a UV-5RA thats about a year old) it keeps telling me that "an error has occured. Radio did not respond" I have used this same cable and radio in the past with CHIRP with no issues so am guessing that its the computer or OS. Have tried both 0.4.1 and "chirp daily-20150218" found on the BaoFeng site, both with the same results. Ideas? Am volunteering in a ham event tonight and would love to have the radio as a backup for my older Kenwood "just in case".... Thx, Joe A KG7FDX Phoenix

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[chirp_users] TDXone TD-Q8
by Denton K Larson 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Hi I know the TDXone has been mentioned before it is 1029 but I will mentioned again. I have one you could to play with if I could get it back. Denton Larson WB0ZUR

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '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-20150218 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #325 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [ft8x7-us] make memory skip mutable for 60m channels implements #2325 [Marco Filippi <iz3gme.marco(a)gmail.com>] [ft857] Fix coding style No functional changes at all, this patch exists only to pass style checks relates to #159 [Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us>] ap510: add support for 20141215 firmware version. #2095 [K. Arvanitis <kosta(a)alumni.uvic.ca>] Style/Cleanup changes to woxun radio module This fixes the style issues with the woxun radio module so that it will pass the tests. It appears that many of the lines of code were beyond the allowable 80 char limit. Bug #2285

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[chirp_users] scanning stop
by Glenn Cabbell 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Hi i have a BF-F9 Baofeng i had chirp trying to download some repeaters it would crash the software i installed chirp again a it worked but now my scan does not work

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[chirp_users] CHIRP Feature Request
by Augusto Gabaldoni 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Hi all, I am new in this so not an expert at all. Help will be greatly appreciated. I have two Baofeng BF-F8HP and was successful in modifying the operational range of them. I have extended the frequency range using the following parameters: VHF: 108.000 to 177.000 UHF: 385.000 to 570.000 I have successfully tested both radios to transmit and receive on the following range: VHF: 128.450 to 177.9975 UHF: 385.3725 to 570.4775 I still have to use my scanner to confirm that they are transmitting on that whole range, but the radios do communicate on it. I have used the 108.00 lower range on VHF to try receiving Air Band, but still have to confirm if I can receive on that range. One problem I have with CHIRP is that it does not allow me to add channels on that range which would be very useful to identify by name those frequencies (GROUND, ATIS, APPROACH, CLEARANCE etc.) CHIRP says those frequencies are beyond operational range. I can save those frequencies in memory on the radio interface but I cannot add a name to them. Is there a way to make CHIRP do this, or does it need this added as a new feature? Thanks! Augusto Gabaldoni

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[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-50R
by Lonnie Whelan 15 Feb '15

15 Feb '15

I've searched the archives looking for a way to program my "new" FT-50R with no luck. I also tried all the radios in the Yaesu drop down menu. Is there a way to program the FT-50 in Chirp? Thanks. Lonnie, N9IUI Sent from my iPad

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[chirp_users] Error Trying To Download From FT-1D
by n4lbl 13 Feb '15

13 Feb '15

When trying to download I get the message: An error has occurred Could not configure port: (5, 'Input/output error') The environment is Ubuntu 14.04, Chirp daily -20150210, cable SCU-18 with power light on, HT in CLONE mode. The Radio box presents port choices /dev/ttyS0 thru /dev/ttyS31 and I have tried many of these but not all, and always received the same exact message. There were no USB possibilities presented. The message said nothing of permissions. I did check anyway and saw: n4lbl@eel:~$ groups n4lbl n4lbl : n4lbl adm dialout fax cdrom floppy tape audio dip video plugdev fuse scanner lpadmin netdev sambashare so that seems OK. The HT's internal code is ancient: from when I bought it in Nov. or Dec. '13. My intention was to back it up before upgrading the code. This is sure to be a knuckleheaded mistake or something I didn't read or forgot. Thanks,,, Alan,,, n4lbl

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[chirp_users] frequency question
by Daniel Garrett 13 Feb '15

13 Feb '15

I have recently bought baofeng 888 for a hospital er. we have our own repeater and I have entered this into chirp but the radios are still not transmitting or repeating. can anyone help freq 464.150000 tone 179.9 tonesql 179.9 cross mode tone-tone duplex + offest 5 the frequency is 464.150000/469.150000 and pl 179.9 thank you dan

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[chirp_users] ID-800 clonig error
by IZ5FSA 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

Hi to all. I cannot have good end cloning my brand new ID-880 with Chirp. I've made clone-out with fast and slow feature in drivers options. I've cloned-out succesfully some memories with CS-80-880 and cloned-in with chirp. This file cloned-in with chirp was saved and immediatly cloned-out on radio and have the same error. Is there a problem with ID880??? -- 73 de Leo IZ5FSA

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[chirp_users] Help needed: today's daily build
by Dan Smith 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

Hi all, Yesterday we merged a change to clean up the settings interface a bit. It's a relatively minor visual change, but it affected a lot of code, including every driver that has a settings interface. We expect it to all be fine, but given how many things were touched, it would be good to do some extra checking. Below is the list of drivers that were affected. If you have a radio that appears to be covered under one of the drivers below, I'd ask that you install today's daily build and check to make sure that the settings tab in CHIRP appears to work as expected. alinco anytone ap510 baofeng_uv3r bjuv55 chirp_common ft1802 ft1d ft60 ft7800 ft817 ft857 ft90 ftm350 h777 ic2100 icf icq7 kenwood_live kguv8d kyd leixen settings th9800 th_uvf8d thuv1f tk8102 uv5r uvb5 vx2 vx3 vx8 wouxun The build in question is this: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-20150209 If you experience any trouble, please respond to this thread so we can take a look. Thanks! --Dan

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Re: [chirp_users] Help needed: today's daily build
by John L. Wilkerson Jr. 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

According to a report on the Wouxun radios group, there is no longer any access to the options menu. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Gabbard Sent: 2/9/2015 10:56 AM To: Discussion of CHIRP Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Help needed: today's daily build Dan, All went well here on my Baofeng UV5RA. Thanks to all that keep Chirp going for us. 73s Bill ----- Original Message ----- From:Dan Smith To: Discussion of CHIRP Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 10:23 AM Subject: [chirp_users] Help needed: today's daily build _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users Unsubscribe: http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/options/chirp_users

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '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-20150209 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #323 [K. Arvanitis <kosta(a)alumni.uvic.ca>] Updated radio settings interface. Due to the nested nature of the settings editor tree view, labels in the tree generally become obscured because the pane is too small. This change addresses the issue by a) adding a horizontal paned window which allows the tree view to be manually resized while b) flattening the radio featrure radio settings group to return a single list of all top level radio settings groups. Bug #2285

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[chirp_users] Get the UV-B5 new firmware with 27 menu options natively supported on Chirp
by Richard Menedetter 08 Feb '15

08 Feb '15

Hi Joe, Richard, List @Jim Many thanx for the workaround. It works. But it would be great to get the new firmware also supported in Chirp for up/downloading from/to radio. Would it be possible to have a checkmark to accept any identity if the radio type is set to UV-B5/B6? Eg. do not care what radio sends, and just go on? Also it would be great to check when a NACK comes back if it is the first byte of the test data. If yes, then the propability is very high, that everything is OK, and that the firmware simply does not accept test data! I will gladly test beta builds. PS: As mentioned earlier, in the mailinglist welcome message a beta download link is referenced, that gives a 404. @Richard I will gladly test compiled code. Did not receive anything to test yet. Thanx for your answers CU, Ricsi

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[chirp_users] thank you
by LeonardKeepers 07 Feb '15

07 Feb '15

hello group i thank you for repelling to my e-mails concerning my bug problem. Leonard

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[chirp_users] trouble shooting
by LeonardKeepers 07 Feb '15

07 Feb '15

Hello group. i would like to ask who does the trouble shooting when a bug is reported with chirp. is the bug trouble shooting done mostly by volunteers to find and fix bugs when they are reported here on this reflector. i reported a bug may 29 2014 and have not seen where anyone has worked on finding a fix for my bug. my bug issue is 1665. i have a kenwood tm d-700 A for which i am not able to store pl tones. i can change the frequency, as mentioned cannot store a pl tone. thank you leonard

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[chirp_users] TYT TH-9000D
by Frank DiPalma 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Hello, I'm a big fan of Chirp however I recently acquired a TYT TH-9000D (220). I heard I can apply a patch to Chirp in order to get it to work for the TYT. I realize this is a beta thing. I'm looking for instructions on where to find the patch and how to install it. Thanks,Frank

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[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-B5, NAK'd block
by Niall Parker 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Hello, I'm using CHIRP with a couple Baofeng UV-B5 radios and both give the same error when uploading: RadioError: Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0f10 ------ Clone failed: Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0f10 Clone thread ended --- Exception Dialog: Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0f10 --- None The radios seem to program OK though, haven't noticed any functional issues. Didn't see any bugs like this listed, nor any way to file a new one, is this the appropriate place ? Running chirp daily from the PPA for Ubuntu 12.04, any other info needed ? ... Niall

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[chirp_users] "Unexpected response" from Icom IC-2200H
by Mark Crummett 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Trying to use CHIRP 0.4.1 to program an Icom IC-2200H. All I can get is an error message- "Failed to communicate with the radio: Unexpected response from radio." I don't think it's a driver problem. FTDI cable is recognized by the computer as COM5. A similar cable on COM4 works fine with a UV5B. Should the radio be on any special settings? I tried the Clone mode; that didn't seem to make any difference. Could there be an issue with the speaker port? (Probably outside the scope of this list.) I'm new to this; am I missing something? thx, Mark KG7NZQ -- Mark Crummett Portland, OR

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[chirp_users] (no subject)
by Peter Offutt 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Please remove me from daily mailings! Thanks. Peter Kb9yyd

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[chirp_users] Baofeng/Pofung GT-1
by Response 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Hi: Can the Baofeng/Pofung GT-1 be programmed using Chirp? It looks like a much improved version of the BF888s. I’m going to order a couple of these from Amazon to check them out. If I plan to keep them and you need a radio to use to set them up, I could send you one. Best ’73, AE8R Jim

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[chirp_users] UV-B5 does not ACK programming mode - remote debug of return value?
by Richard Menedetter 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

Hi list I have a Boafeng BF-F8+ und a UV-B5. The latter can't be programmed with chirp. It gives me the error "radio did not ack programming mode". The BF-F8+ works with the same cable on the same computer. The UV-B5 works with the Baofeng SW. So I read that the UV-B5 seems to "change identity" according to the menu settings. But I cannot get it running. (tried to set everything to frequency mode) Tried to reset the UV-B5. Changing compander is not possible, as this option was removed from my UV-B5 firmware ... Tried to download the beta from the list welcome message, but only get a 404: http://chirp.danplanet.com/download/beta/ Tried with the last stable Chirp and with a daily from early february. Would it be possible to either try to remotely debug what my UV-B5 is sending and include it into chitp or maybe give an option to ignore the return value from the handset if UV-B5 is chosen? I am quit sure the actual communication would work, if Chirp would not give up on the unknown ACK signal from the handset. I would be very glad if I could use chirp to import the BF-F8+ settings into my UV-B5. I hope that we can work this out together! CU, Ricsi

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Re: [chirp_users] (no subject)
by Michael E. Jaggers 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

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[chirp_users] Icom 92AD Read issue?
by Bryan McWhirt 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

I'm using the current daily build for OSX and the memory of the 92AD is reading fine but it's not reading any of the DSTAR information in the DSTAR tab. It looks to me like it's hanging on the getting bank information as that is the status message "[0] Getting Bank Information". Both band A and Band B memories are loading fine. It's everything else that is failing. I'm using the PL chip because when I use the FTDI chip, chirp is unable to read anything it just gets errors for every location. Does Chirp need more than just TX,RX,GND connected on the FTDI? -- KB9YEN Bryan McWhirt bryan(a)kb9yen.com

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[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R Cloning
by drsenn＠frontiernet.net 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

I have 2 UV-5R's purchased on separate dates. Chirp will upload from either radio but will not download the other radio. The "oldest" 5R is firmware BFB307, the "newer" 5R is N5R2401. How can I copy Chrip data from one to the other. The error msg is "Image is not supported by the radio". Thanks in advance for any help. DavidKD4ZHI

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[chirp_users] How in the world . . . .
by DocBeattie . 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

How in the world did you people get a ham license if you can't read? The instructions to unsubscribe appear on every message list. The majority of issues about chirp and your radio can be answered by reading either the radio's manual or the Q&A area of the web site. Did some sit beside you giving you the answers on the license test? Or, did you just pass your test by luck? Just wondering.

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[chirp_users] Thanks to all
by tom 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

Many thanks to the developers, contributors and chirp users that post to this group. After reading many posts, following the instructions at Miklor website, and home building a simple serial port to MAX232 to rj45 adapter, it works perfectly on my TM-281A Kenwood. The discussion here helped me decide to purchase new batteries for old W2A hand-held rather than try the latest small imports which were offered here for 35$ Canadian. Overall, I'm grateful for the information on this list, and expect to find many useful bits of information to help along in the hobby. Best regards and 73's. Tindaro VE3KZJ

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[chirp_users] help
by y_61＠libero.it 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

In how mode work the kewnood TH-6F 7F with Chirp help me ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I see on miklor web site that CHIP work well with this kewood th-7F , i think that i set-up im menu the PC setting , its correct ? Bur now, it work with CHIP with the driver that i use in my windows xp for the baofeng or no ? kenwood handy work with a kenwood drivers or ??? and, is possibile to use the same "clone" cable i buy at Amazon and i use in my baofeng uv-5r radio , this cable work on a kenwood ? thanks to help me, best 73

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[chirp_users] unsubscribing
by Hans Meister 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

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[chirp_users] FT-1D Cable Question
by n4lbl 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

If I understand right FT-1Ds originally came with an SCU-18 cable (my case) and later they changed to the SCU-19. Does that matter to Chirp? I intend to run Chirp on Ubuntu 14.04. The drivers fo SCU-18 and SCU-19 are different for Windows. thanks,,, Alan,,, n4lbl

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