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[chirp_users] Saving w/o frequency entered
by Pops Carter 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

I just duplicate a frequency already entered and name the line "DUPE" That saves the line and tells me in the radio display that it is available for editing. Pops -- *We The People* founded this country. *We The People* can save this country.

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[chirp_users] Support for Yaesu FT-450D
by Don Goodrich 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

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[chirp_users] QYT 8900r
by Jago Packer 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

Hi Has the QYT 8900r been added to the compatibility list yet? Jago

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Re: [chirp_users] Using CHIRP with Kenwood TH-F6A
by John 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

On 4/25/2016 7:25 PM, Jim Unroe wrote: > John, > > There is a menu in the radio that has to be set to PC before you can > program it with software. > > Jim KC9HI Jim, You are correct, sir! Page 46 in the manual. Menu #9. I don't know how I missed it, but I did. Many Thanks! -- 73 John - K2LRA

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Re: [chirp_users] Using CHIRP with Kenwood TH-F6A
by John 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

On 4/25/2016 7:25 PM, Jim Unroe wrote: > John, > > There is a menu in the radio that has to be set to PC before you can > program it with software. > > Jim KC9HI OK -- I did not see that in the manual, but I will look again for it. Thanks for the feedback.... -- 73 John - K2LRA

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[chirp_users] Comments about chirp-daily-20160419-win32
by Rich Messeder 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

I've just gotten involved with a group that... I'm grateful that CHIRP installed (I used the zip file on Windows 10) and ran so easily. I downloaded from my radio, and began my updates. That is where I got puzzling results. Puzzled by defaults I selected several lines, and used the properties dialog to try to change the Tone and ToneSql. Instead, those values were all set to some default (88.5), and Cross Mode were reset from >Tone to Tone>Tone. Other similar attempts failed and|or corrupted the data by changing the wrong cells. I wonder why we can't export the whole thing to Excel (I tried, and got only a few columns)...I can use Excel (or some other spreadsheet tool) to make these changes easily. By the time I mad made several change, and stopped to take note of the results, CHIRP had corrupted a dozen lines of entry. I got the message...and went back to changing each line independently. What's worse...there are order-specific operations in CHIRP. For example, when I changed ToneSql from CHIRP's default of 88.5 (apparently), CHIRP changed the Tone Mode from (None). I had to change it back. So now I don't get to simply change what I want, I get to learn the specific order I must follow to change cell values. The column width settings apparently don't retain twixt sessions. The default is too narrow to display the full tome frequency, so I made them wider, but the next time I opened the image, they were back to narrow again. Is there some setting that turns off all the CHIRP defaults so that I can make changes that don't cascade to other unwanted changes? Can I make the font larger? I read some of the reason for not exporting everything to the csv file, but it seems to me that exporting it all and letting me delete columns is a better approach. I tried copying all the cells and pasting them elsewhere, but no app would accept them...stuck again. And finally, I saved my edits, uploaded them to my radio, tried to contact a repeater and failed. Came in, ran CHIRP, loaded my img file, and found that many settings had been changed. I guess this is by design, but I am baffled. The names are in the radio, but the tones and tone settings are changed...? ~Rich Messeder~

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[chirp_users] chirp-daily-20160419-win32: Properties => Smart Tone Modes?
by Rich Messeder 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

I just tried to use the properties dialog, and it reset all sorts of things I was not expecting. Sigh. Shoulda saved before I did that. Single edits for me, then? ~R~ NE1EE

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp-daily-20160419-win32: why does it insist on certain defaults?
by kc6iih 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

Tone mode in simplex has no effect. You are not using a repeater . To further the point, tone no matter the setting won't do anything unless the repeater is using a tone. In that case you must have it set correctly. Jock KC6IIH JOCK KC6IIH Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: Tom Hayward <tom(a)tomh.us> Date:04/25/2016 9:06 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] chirp-daily-20160419-win32: why does it insist on certain defaults? On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Rich Messeder <rich.messeder(a)gmail.com> wrote: > OK. I get it. I can have any Cross Mode I want, as long as it is Tone>Tone, even if I'm not using a cross mode. > > And I can have any default PL code I want, as long as it is 88.5. > > I still have not been able to get Tone Mode (none) for my simplex channels... > > I looked on many web pages on the CHIRP site for some clues to the design intent and how to use the program, but so far I don't see how... Try enabling View > Hide Unused Fields and see if that solves the confusion. Tom KD7LXL _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Jock at kc6iih(a)aol.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp-daily-20160419-win32: why does it insist on certain defaults?
by Rich Messeder 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

It seems that though I can makes changes when I have unchecked Smart Tone Mode, CHIRP still either does not save what I see on the screen, or it corrupts the file that I saved when it reads it the next time. I consider a file corrupted when some of it is changed by a program, and I did not want that change. It seems in consistent to permit the changes and saves, then change the data the next time the file is read. ~R~

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Re: [chirp_users] chirp-daily-20160419-win32: why does it insist on certain defaults?
by Rich Messeder 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

There are some times when I want to use PL tones w simplex. I live in an area where there are spurious signals that open the squelch, and I want to use PL tones to limit that. (For example, I support a summer program where HS students design, build, launch and recover in instrument package. The balloon goes to 100,000+ feet. We must chase the instrument package, and coordinate with one another as we do.) I changed the I changed the tone mode to (None) and set the PL tone to the one I desired. When I need the PL tone, all I need do is enable Tone and ToneSql, and the PL tones are already set. After I hit refresh, the PL tones changed to 88.5. I can see that someone has decided that 88.5 is the "default" for (None), and I see why the program might change it. BUT I don't want it changed. I want my own defaults. I can get this on my Icom, and I imagine that the Baofeng will also handle this. I don't know. Maybe the Baofeng is more limited. I am just learning it...the book, as we all know, is dismally short on explanations. If this is not clear, please ask for more details and I'd provide. With Smart Tone Mode disabled... 1. Set Tone Mode to (None) 2. Change the Tone and ToneSql to, say, 91.5. 3. Click on a different channel. 4. Hit refresh. On my system, it changes back. Just leave it alone... OTOH, you said "the tone field is a combination of multiple Chirp fields (Tone Mode +...". Maybe that is why things must change, and I have to learn what that means. ~R~ NE1EE On 2016-04-25 11:56:-0700, you wrote: >On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Rich Messeder <rich.messeder(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> It seems that though I can makes changes when I have unchecked Smart Tone Mode, CHIRP still either does not save what I see on the screen, or it corrupts the file that I saved when it reads it the next time. I consider a file corrupted when some of it is changed by a program, and I did not want that change. It seems in consistent to permit the changes and saves, then change the data the next time the file is read. > >You're going to have to describe what you're observing rather than the >conclusion you came to based on that observation. > >In some cases, after changing the value in a dropdown, you may need to >select another channel before it commits the change. Hitting "refresh" >next to the memory range fields will accomplish the same. (AFAIK, this >is only an issue on radios like the UV5R where the value it stores in >the tone field is a combination of multiple Chirp fields (Tone Mode + >Tone)). > >Tom KD7LXL >_______________________________________________ >chirp_users mailing list >chirp_users(a)intrepid.danplanet.com >http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >This message was sent to WeatheredSoul at rich.messeder(a)gmail.com >To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe(a)intrepid.danplanet.com

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