I am trying to use CHIRP to program my Kenwood TH-F6A and so far it is not working. I have the Kenwood USB cable from Valley Enterprises and I have gotten the FTDI driver software installed on my Windows XP machine.
I start CHIRP and select Radio -> Download from radio. I get a dialog box into which I put the Port, Vendor, and Model. I then click OK. The radio's transmit light flashes once, then the dialog box in CHIRP goes away and nothing happens after that. Any ideas?
Are you uploading from the radio first and then set your programming and then downloading to your radio ?
Jock Soutar KC6IIH Sent via Samsung Galaxy S7 on AT&T 4G LTE Smartphone
On Monday, April 25, 2016 John k2lra@cox.net wrote: I am trying to use CHIRP to program my Kenwood TH-F6A and so far it is not working. I have the Kenwood USB cable from Valley Enterprises and I have gotten the FTDI driver software installed on my Windows XP machine.
I start CHIRP and select Radio -> Download from radio. I get a dialog box into which I put the Port, Vendor, and Model. I then click OK. The radio's transmit light flashes once, then the dialog box in CHIRP goes away and nothing happens after that. Any ideas?
The TH-F6a works differently. You don’t download from it and upload to it; rather, you modify it in real time. You view how it’s programmed, and change it live. I’ve not seen any other radio be programmed this way before.
You can’t even truly save the config, since you’re just viewing it, not transferring a program to it, but you can save it as a .csv (comma-delineated file) so that you can put it back in the radio if you like.
Jim VE5EIS
From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Jock via chirp_users Sent: April-25-16 4:48 PM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com; k2lra@cox.net Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Using CHIRP with Kenwood TH-F6A
Are you uploading from the radio first and then set your programming and then downloading to your radio ?
Jock Soutar KC6IIH Sent via Samsung Galaxy S7 on AT&T 4G LTE Smartphone
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On Monday, April 25, 2016 John <k2lra@cox.net mailto:k2lra@cox.net > wrote: I am trying to use CHIRP to program my Kenwood TH-F6A and so far it is not working. I have the Kenwood USB cable from Valley Enterprises and I have gotten the FTDI driver software installed on my Windows XP machine.
I start CHIRP and select Radio -> Download from radio. I get a dialog box into which I put the Port, Vendor, and Model. I then click OK. The radio's transmit light flashes once, then the dialog box in CHIRP goes away and nothing happens after that. Any ideas?
I don't have my TH-F6a handy, and I won't be able to look at it until at least tomorrow night, but I can tell you what I remember:
- make sure you're using the right COM port. I use CHIRP under Linux so it's pretty easy for me to see what serial port is being used. You'll need to look under Computer (or My Computer) and Properties / Device Manager to find it under Windows. I'll leave that to those that routinely use CHIRP under Windows. - the radio has to be configured correctly to permit data transfer. It has a few data modes, and only one is for programming/synchronizing. Check your menus and/or your manual.
Jim
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of John Sent: April-25-16 4:35 PM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] Using CHIRP with Kenwood TH-F6A
I am trying to use CHIRP to program my Kenwood TH-F6A and so far it is not working. I have the Kenwood USB cable from Valley Enterprises and I have gotten the FTDI driver software installed on my Windows XP machine.
I start CHIRP and select Radio -> Download from radio. I get a dialog box into which I put the Port, Vendor, and Model. I then click OK. The radio's transmit light flashes once, then the dialog box in CHIRP goes away and nothing happens after that. Any ideas? -- 73 John - K2LRA _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Jim MacKenzie at jim@photojim.ca To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 6:35 PM, John k2lra@cox.net wrote:
I am trying to use CHIRP to program my Kenwood TH-F6A and so far it is not working. I have the Kenwood USB cable from Valley Enterprises and I have gotten the FTDI driver software installed on my Windows XP machine.
I start CHIRP and select Radio -> Download from radio. I get a dialog box into which I put the Port, Vendor, and Model. I then click OK. The radio's transmit light flashes once, then the dialog box in CHIRP goes away and nothing happens after that. Any ideas? -- 73 John - K2LRA
John,
There is a menu in the radio that has to be set to PC before you can program it with software.
Jim KC9HI
How do I access all posts about the Kenwood TH-F6A? I have only just joined the email list...
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On 2016-04-25 18:35:-0400, you wrote:
I am trying to use CHIRP to program my Kenwood TH-F6A and so far it is not working. I have the Kenwood USB cable from Valley Enterprises and I have gotten the FTDI driver software installed on my Windows XP machine.
I start CHIRP and select Radio -> Download from radio. I get a dialog box into which I put the Port, Vendor, and Model. I then click OK. The radio's transmit light flashes once, then the dialog box in CHIRP goes away and nothing happens after that. Any ideas? -- 73 John - K2LRA
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 5:09 AM, Rich Messeder rich.messeder@gmail.com wrote:
How do I access all posts about the Kenwood TH-F6A? I have only just joined the email list...
It's merely an exercise in Google fu: https://www.google.com/search?q=inurl%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fintrepid.danplanet.com%...
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