Hi,
Acknowledging up front that I'm a rookie, so give me all the guidance you think I need. Although I'm sorely tempted to curse the darkness, the reason for this mail is to try to light a candle, in case anyone else has some of the same questions.
The challenge is differences in the terminology of repeater directories, CHIRP, and my new, first radio, a BaoFeng UV-5RE Plus. I've looked for answers in the CHIRP FAQ as well as some web searching. If you're not the right ones to deal with some or all of these questions, please share your suggestions about other sources.
In advance, thanks.
/kc1bkh -- Pete
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Below are examples of a repeater directory table, a csv-formatted table for BaoFeng UV-5RE Plus, and the cloned CHIRP report for the UV-5RE Plus
*The overall question:* How does the repeater directory terminology fit CHIRP's and the BaoFeng columns?
( This link was somewhat helpful, btw > http://kc5olo.org/downloads/repeater1.pdf . )
Repeater directory columns FREQOFSSTCITYCALLMODECODE IN OUTSTATUSCOUNTYIRLPECHOLINKS/COMMENTSLas =-=
- Freq -- transmit frequency of repeater? yes, according to KC5OLO - OFS -- For example, standard offset for 2m is -600 kHz *What* gets entered *where* in the BaoFeng CSV and cloned columns? Maybe only the "-" or "+" or "split" gets entered? Then the offset is just calculated for each band? - Mode Same as BF-UV5 "Tone Mode", or maybe BF's "Mode" (which is usually FM for 2m band, right?) ? What is "Tone Mode"? - Code In and Code Out-- Here are four examples from the repeater directory
146.445+1MCTBridgeportWA1RJI77.0/ 156.777.0*Fairfield 224.680 (Rocky Hill, CT)2012/09/09146.475+1MCTNorwalk W1NLK100.0100.0Fairfield 2012/09/12146.625- CTFairfieldWB1CQO100.0Fairfield 146.655- CTStamfordW1EE100.0Fairfield 158564 WB1GRB-R2013/01/28
+1M is special offset?
146.445 : What does 77.0 / 156.7 for Code In mean?
146.445 : What does the red typestyle for Code Out mean? * means 'Gated PL' but I don't know what that means, yet.
What are the units of the 77.0, 100.0, and 156.7 numbers? mHz?
- IRLP - The Internet Radio Linking Project I'm not there yet
- Echo - Refers to EchoLink® ? I'm not there yet
=-= BaoFeng UV-5RE-Plus memory columns - cloned report downloaded from radio
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How do these terms map to the ones in the csv-format below?
csv cloned
Frequency.......Frequency
Name...............Name
Tone Mode.......?
Tone................?Tone
ToneSql...........?
DTCS Code......Dtcs Code
DTCS Rx Code ?
DTCS Pol.........Dtcs Polarity
CrossMode.......?
Duplex..............Duplex
Offset...............Offset
Mode................?Mode
Power...............? hi or lo, but I haven't found that detail, so far
Skip.................Skip
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BaoFeng UV-5RE-Plus memory columns - csv format
Location |Name|Frequency|Duplex|Offset|Tone|rToneFreq|cToneFreq|DtcsCode| DtcsPolarity|Mode|TStep|Skip|CommentURCALLRPT1CALLRPT2CALL What are
rToneFreq
cToneFreq
TStep
Skip
Why aren't the csv and cloned column headers and content the same? I do get that the column headers are supposed to guide the process of uploading to the radio, so the *order* of columns can be different. But why not make them the same, anyhow?
May be a BaoFeng problem: When I try to manually enter info directly into the clone report, I can enter Name and Frequency, but clicking on other columns just makes the entire row (such as, the row for memory location 22) go away; seems to erase the row. I haven't figured out how to recover it, but since I haven't uploaded anything, I can of course download a new image. Suggestions about how to make direct entry into the downloaded, "cloned" report?
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Thanks. I've done my best to provide enough context, but if you want any more info, just ask.
