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[chirp_users] Can't save the file to my computer.
by boboxton＠gmail.com 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

I have. Installed the chirp program and downloaded all the setting from my Baofeng UV-5R. I have made changes to the file and tried to save it to my computer which I am running windows 10 but the save, save as, and open tab didn't work. By clicking on any of the three tab dose nothing. Can someone help with it. Thanks Bob Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [chirp_users] Unable to read/write Wouxon KG-UV8D
by Phil - w2lie 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

For anyone that is looking for a verified cable: Here is the cable I purchased from Amazon. It uses the FTDI chip, so you don't have to worry about the Prolific Copies: http://amzn.to/2e2otzN The cable was a straight forward "plug and play" solution on my windows 7 machine. Phil On 10/30/2016 3:45 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: > Phil, > > Would you post to the group the model cable that DID work? It would > help others (and myself). > > 73 > DR > N1EA > >

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[chirp_users] Kenwood Th-74a
by Andrew Chandler 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

Hi, I've been using Chirp with a Baofeng_BF-F8HP but I see no support yet for the Kenwood Th-74a. Would it help if I sent you whatever I can export from the mcpd74_e software ? I put the mcpd74_e software on my windows work machine and its horrible so if there's anything I can do so you can get chirp for OSX or Linux please let me know. Thanks, Andrew

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[chirp_users] Unable to read/write Wouxon KG-UV8D
by Phil - w2lie 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

Before I opened up a bug ticket, I wanted to reach out to the mailing list to see if anyone else can direct me to a solution. I'm attempting to program a Wouxon KG-UV8D transmitter for someone else. I'm using the Chirp Daily Build (20161018) with a true serial cable connection. This cable works fine on my Kenwood and Baofeng radios, so I'm hoping this is the same cable. I've used this cable in the past on older Wouxon Radios without issues. The radio will not talk to the Wouxon software, and when I attempt to read the radio via Chirp, I receive an error. I'm thinking that this is a new radio and that the firmware has changed slightly, and now Chirp won't handshake. The error I receive when attempting to read the radio is "Failed to communicate with radio: ord() expected a character, but string of length 0 found" Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. 73 Phil / w2lie

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[chirp_users] Yaesu Fusion Radios
by Mike Ligeza 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

Has any body had any luck using CHIRP to program the Yaesu line of Fusion radios such as FTM-100DR, FTM3200DR, FTM-400XDR. -- ............................................... Mike Ligeza - VE3UIL/VE3UIM Smiths Falls, ON mike.ligeza(a)gmail.com >From my Linux box running Ubuntu MATE 16.04

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[chirp_users] UV5R programming problems
by Richard 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

I know this is a common problem but I have tried all the "usual" things with no success. I am on my second programming cable after the first one just didn't get recognised as a USB device, and first attempt I was able to download the contents of my radio. Since then however it's not worked again. The cable works OK and the drivers are loaded, as confirmed by opening a serial terminal, linking the TX and RX pins and observing loopback. The radio goes into TX when powered on with the cable attached and some vicious connector trimming doesn't help - I am sure it is going all the way in. Following the order in the Chirp pop-up instructions (cable is already connected to PC and correct serial port selected, radio off, connect cable, radio on with volume right up, check no activity, click OK) doesn't help. The radio goes into TX as soon as it's booted and after a few seconds I get "Radio did not respond". The radio does *not* go into TX if I have that port open in a serial terminal when I turn the radio on, and presumably if Chirp opened the port when the instructional message is displayed (before the radio is turned on) but still waited for the user to click OK before trying to communicate all would work? I think that the one time it did work it might have been TX-ing and I just got lucky that it didn't interfere with communications - I do remember some interference on my monitor which I now know happens when the radio transmits. Anyone got any good ideas? Given that the radio doesn't go into transmit mode when the serial port is open I can't see how it can be bad cable / poor connections. This is on Linux Mate 1.12.1, with the current daily Chirp build. My user is in the dialout group and has serial port access. Thanks Richard

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Re: [chirp_users] UV5R programming problems
by Neil Stone 29 Oct '16

29 Oct '16

I bought a cheap one from ebay... windows keeps throwing it's toys out of the pram with drivers, but I have worked out what I need to do with that now. My cable has worked with ubuntu, Gentoo and debian happily with no issues... Btu sent from my Galaxy S7 Edge - Powered by Percy the purple pig. On 29 Oct 2016 23:29, "Richard" <richard.cs(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi Neil, Thanks for the offer. You're some distance from me but I may take you up if I get really stuck. Could I ask where you bought yours from? When I look I only see cheap cables, even the higher-priced ones are the same cheap cables. At the moment I think the symptoms probably point elsewhere - given that if I open GtkTerm the radio doesn't go into TX like it does with Chirp, and that I can show characters being looped-back. Richard On 29 October 2016 at 23:01, Neil Stone <neil.stone(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > Do you want to try another radio and/or cable? I work overlooking > Segensworth roundabout and am more than happy to help if I can. > > 73 > > Neil M6LPI > > sent from my Galaxy S7 Edge - Powered by Percy the purple pig. > > On 29 Oct 2016 22:54, "Richard" <richard.cs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Geographically? >> >> Southampton, UK. >> >> On 29 October 2016 at 14:27, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel(a)ngunn.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Where are you? >>> >>> >>> > On 29 October 2016 at 07:20 Richard <richard.cs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > I know this is a common problem but I have tried all the "usual" things >>> > with no success. I am on my second programming cable after the first >>> one >>> > just didn't get recognised as a USB device, and first attempt I was >>> able to >>> > download the contents of my radio. Since then however it's not worked >>> again. >>> > >>> > The cable works OK and the drivers are loaded, as confirmed by opening >>> a >>> > serial terminal, linking the TX and RX pins and observing loopback. The >>> > radio goes into TX when powered on with the cable attached and some >>> vicious >>> > connector trimming doesn't help - I am sure it is going all the way in. >>> > Following the order in the Chirp pop-up instructions (cable is already >>> > connected to PC and correct serial port selected, radio off, connect >>> cable, >>> > radio on with volume right up, check no activity, click OK) doesn't >>> help. >>> > The radio goes into TX as soon as it's booted and after a few seconds >>> I get >>> > "Radio did not respond". >>> > >>> > The radio does *not* go into TX if I have that port open in a serial >>> > terminal when I turn the radio on, and presumably if Chirp opened the >>> port >>> > when the instructional message is displayed (before the radio is >>> turned on) >>> > but still waited for the user to click OK before trying to communicate >>> all >>> > would work? >>> > >>> > I think that the one time it did work it might have been TX-ing and I >>> just >>> > got lucky that it didn't interfere with communications - I do remember >>> some >>> > interference on my monitor which I now know happens when the radio >>> > transmits. >>> > >>> > Anyone got any good ideas? Given that the radio doesn't go into >>> transmit >>> > mode when the serial port is open I can't see how it can be bad cable / >>> > poor connections. >>> > >>> > This is on Linux Mate 1.12.1, with the current daily Chirp build. My >>> user >>> > is in the dialout group and has serial port access. >>> > >>> > Thanks >>> > Richard >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > chirp_users mailing list >>> > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >>> > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> > This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel(a)ngunn.net >>> > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrep >>> id.danplanet.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to Richard at richard.cs(a)gmail.com >>> To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrep >>> id.danplanet.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Neil Stone at neil.stone(a)gmail.com >> To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrep >> id.danplanet.com >> > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Richard at richard.cs(a)gmail.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrep > id.danplanet.com > _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Neil Stone at neil.stone(a)gmail.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@ intrepid.danplanet.com

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[chirp_users] Yaesu VX-170
by Richard Kopplin 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

Have loaded CHIRP on a debian computer also trying to used the boot-able CD image their is no selection for the Yaesu VX-170. What do I choose? tks Dick KF6UX

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[chirp_users] CHIRP on Linux Command Line
by Danny Anderson 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

Hi all, I am currently working on a project to build an enhanced Fox Hunt set with a few features, most notably the ability to change broadcast frequency on a BOAFENG GT-3 and send a message by reading text from a CSV and putting this through Text to Speak. I currently have everything working except for the ability to make frequency changes through the command line. Can anyone point me in the direction of the correct documentation or give me a quick rundown of the console commands needed to either change the frequency or replace the pre programmed frequency list on the fly via the Linux console? Fully aware I may be going about this an arse about backwards way, so if there is a better way of achieving this I am all ears. Regards, Randie

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[chirp_users] HTX 202
by Glenn 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Hi, The discussion of the iCom made me wonder if I would be able to dig out my old HTX 202 that I got from Radio Shack about 25 years ago. It was based on some iCom model, and my old radio has the same microphone plug on the top as the one on my current radio. The antenna and squelch and volume buttons might get in the way though. Thanks. Glenn

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