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[chirp_users] Chirp wont launch in MacOS
by Neil Harrington 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

I followed all the directions (including downloading a new python package) and the search does not provide a remedy. Adding in the log file Appreciate the help. Neils-MacBook-Air:~ neilharrington$ /Users/neilharrington/Downloads/chirp-daily-20180316-8.app/Contents/MacOS/chirp ; exit; WARNING: Icon not found Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/neilharrington/Downloads/chirp-daily-20180316-8.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/chirp/chirpw", line 126, in <module> a = mainapp.ChirpMain() File "/Users/neilharrington/Downloads/chirp-daily-20180316-8.app/Contents/Resources/chirp/chirp/ui/mainapp.py", line 2019, in __init__ self._init_macos(mbar) File "/Users/neilharrington/Downloads/chirp-daily-20180316-8.app/Contents/Resources/chirp/chirp/ui/mainapp.py", line 1961, in _init_macos LOG.error("No MacOS support: %s" % e) NameError: global name 'e' is not defined logout Saving session... ...copying shared history... ...saving history...truncating history files... ...completed. -- Neil D. Harrington 650.353.3722 linkedin.com/in/neildharrington

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[chirp_users] This just kills me....
by P² P² 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

The problem with programming the radios has nothing to do with the radios or the software. It is because of WAR!!! If you look at the start end of your radio programming CABLE, you will see a bulbous end which contains a small USB-TTL converter. The Manufacturers of those “chips” also wrote software to handle the conversion process. Along comes ANOTHER Chinese Manufacturer who reverse engineers the chips (without paying for R+D) and puts them out for even cheaper. The original chip maker then puts out software that will identify the fake chips and fail to operate, thus creating the problems for hams. Even the radio manufacturers have jumped on the cheap bandwagon and incorporated the fake chips in their own cables. So, WAR has broken out, back and forth. (I converted most of mine to FTDI chips as they have the fewest driver issues.) There is a trend in even more recent radio makers to provide a straight thru cable with NO USB-TTL chip in the cable. All that is done in the radio and the makers have full control over that in their OWN software. So far I have seen this in the Radioddity’s GD-77 and RD-5R. Unfortunately, (HINT, HINT, HINT) CHIRP won’t work with these DMR radios (YET???!!!) So, the moral of this story is WAR is BAD! (Or CHIRP, please rid me of the quirks of Chinese software.) NH6BF Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[chirp_users] This just kills me
by Dennis Wage 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

This: https://www.amazon.com/2-Channel-Remote-Control-Transmitter-Highest/dp/B078… costs $15 more than a UV-5R Give me a break. Dennis M. Wage 245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net

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[chirp_users] OT headphone output
by Dennis Wage 20 Mar '18

20 Mar '18

Hello, If this is too off topic, scold me and I'll never do it again. I have a UV-5R. I love this $25 radio for what it is, except. I want to use headphones. However I cannot stand to have audio in just one ear. Plus I drive noisy lawn gear and tractors. I use ear buds with gun muffs over the ear. Microphone will come later when I get my technician test passed. The head phone output is 2.5mm TRS (this alone bugs the crap out of me.) In addition, the tip only carries audio and the ring is TX data. When the radio is scanning there is a low frequency thump in time with the scan that comes out the data port ring. If I plug a 2.5mm TS the data port ring will short to the sleeve. I'm not sure this is good idea. So, I think my only option is to buy a 2.5mm TRS and make a mono cord that only uses the tip. I can then split it to a stereo TRS 3.5mm female to plug my earbuds into. Any other ideas would be appreciated. Dennis M. Wage 245 Corum Hill Road Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (615) 310-4242 Cell (615) 562-5128 Home http://hammondb3organ.net http://overdubs.net

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[chirp_users] Programming TYT TH 9000
by Allen Stines 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

I have a TH 9000 that I am trying to program with CHIRP. According to software, the radio 9000_144 is supported by Chrip, however, when I try to read from radio, it says, "unsupported model." Any ideas? I have used Chirp in the past to program this radio using Windows 7, which is what I am using now. Allen Stines, aka 00 KF4ZDS Assistant Chief, Big Pine VFD (Cell) 828-712-6554 <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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[chirp_users] TH-9800
by P² P² 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

I have a TH-9800 that I have programmed with CHIRP for years…never had a problem. The cable that is used looks like a standard USB to mini USB cable. It is NOT. It has a USB to TTL converter inside it… Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[chirp_users] New Daily Build
by Build System 16 Mar '18

16 Mar '18

Greetings, A new daily build of CHIRP is available. This includes changes made directly to the tree yesterday, and may include additional features, bug fixes, and/or bugs. If you are interested in trying it, grab it from the following location: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-20180316 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #519 [Nicolas Pike <nicolas.jon.pike(a)gmail.com>] [FT-70] New Model #5329 Always Save/Display as memory name (For the moment..) [Dan Smith <dsmith(a)danplanet.com>] Fix tox unit test requirement for mox library #0

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

14 Mar '18

Greetings, A new daily build of CHIRP is available. This includes changes made directly to the tree yesterday, and may include additional features, bug fixes, and/or bugs. If you are interested in trying it, grab it from the following location: http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-20180314 A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily) follows: Changes for Build #518 [Mathias Weyland <lt-betrieb(a)hb9uf.ch>] [Alinco DJ-G7] Code cleanup to pass linter tests Related to #5275

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Re: [chirp_users] OT, BTECH UV-50X3
by Rich Messeder 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

Sorry...skimmed this as 5x3, not 50x3...but I saw a post last year that complained that there is no voice mode. ~R~ On 2018-03-10 11:44:+0000, Rich Messeder wrote: >My 5x3s speak the menu. > >73 de ~Rich~ NE1EE ARES AEC >Short email? No html? Here's why: http://emailcharter.org/ > >On 2018-03-09 20:22:-0800, Darby Collier wrote: > >>The 50X2 does not, beeps only - likely the same for that one. >> >>On Mar 9, 2018 20:18, "Glenn At Home" <<mailto:GlennErvin@cableone.net>GlennErvin(a)cableone.net> wrote: >>Hi All, >>Does anyone know if this radio speaks the menus like the Baofeng HT units do? >>You might reply off-list on this since it's not really Chirp related. >>Thanks. > >_______________________________________________ >chirp_users mailing list >chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >This message was sent to Rich NE1EE at ne1ee(a)hotmail.com >To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com 73 de ~Rich~ NE1EE ARES AEC Short email? No html? Here's why: http://emailcharter.org/

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Re: [chirp_users] OT, BTECH UV-50X3
by Rich Messeder 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

My 5x3s speak the menu. 73 de ~Rich~ NE1EE ARES AEC Short email? No html? Here's why: http://emailcharter.org/ On 2018-03-09 20:22:-0800, Darby Collier wrote: >The 50X2 does not, beeps only - likely the same for that one. > >On Mar 9, 2018 20:18, "Glenn At Home" <<mailto:GlennErvin@cableone.net>GlennErvin(a)cableone.net> wrote: >Hi All, >Does anyone know if this radio speaks the menus like the Baofeng HT units do? >You might reply off-list on this since it's not really Chirp related. >Thanks.

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