Howdy folks! I was wondering if anybody had worked out a way to script the creation of files for various radios based on a single master Excel CVS File. I realize this may be a complex problem given different radio capabilities, but I am hoping somebody might have a solution.
I am trying to make Ham Radio easier for new users, and to keep EmComm operators up to date. I would like to edit few "Master" channel lineups, then have config files automatically generated for a pile of radios. I need to update the maps whenever changes are made to the County Emergency Communications Map, and to provide the updates to support a pile of radios. I also plan to make those files available for download for local Hams, and to offer Radio Programming for new hams at local events.
I f I understand your question, you want to mass-program radios of various brands/models thru chirp, right?
The closest you can get would be to have a "radio-specific" file per radio to handle all non-channel-related settings and create a single CSV file of channels to import to each radio.
The workflow would be:
1) Load non-channel, radio-specific settings file into chirp.
2) Then import the CSV file of channels into CHIRP.
3) Then save the radio-specific settings and channel to a radio-specific file.
4) Finally, write that combined file to the radio.
The above would have to be repeated for each different radio model, and I'm not aware of any 'scripting' capability in CHIRP.
Ken, N2VIP
On Jul 10, 2024, at 14:00, Stiv Ostenberg via Users users@lists.chirpmyradio.com wrote:
Howdy folks! I was wondering if anybody had worked out a way to script the creation of files for various radios based on a single master Excel CVS File. I realize this may be a complex problem given different radio capabilities, but I am hoping somebody might have a solution.
I am trying to make Ham Radio easier for new users, and to keep EmComm operators up to date. I would like to edit few "Master" channel lineups, then have config files automatically generated for a pile of radios. I need to update the maps whenever changes are made to the County Emergency Communications Map, and to provide the updates to support a pile of radios. I also plan to make those files available for download for local Hams, and to offer Radio Programming for new hams at local events. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list users@lists.chirpmyradio.com https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to users-leave@lists.chirpmyradio.com To report this email as off-topic, please email users-owner@lists.chirpmyradio.com List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/users@lists.chirpmyradio.com/
Depending on how many radios you’re doing, I know when I had to do some bulk configuration, I created the one master configuration, then I just kept cloning the others off of that. I was able to use it interchangeably between different types of radios and radio brands as long as it was compatible with chirp.
73 Dan AG5YI Email: AG5YI.Radio@gmail.com
NOTE CHANGE: KG5UBQ is now AG5YI
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On Jul 10, 2024, at 20:21, Ken Hansen via Users users@lists.chirpmyradio.com wrote:
I f I understand your question, you want to mass-program radios of various brands/models thru chirp, right?
The closest you can get would be to have a "radio-specific" file per radio to handle all non-channel-related settings and create a single CSV file of channels to import to each radio.
The workflow would be:
Load non-channel, radio-specific settings file into chirp.
Then import the CSV file of channels into CHIRP.
Then save the radio-specific settings and channel to a radio-specific file.
Finally, write that combined file to the radio.
The above would have to be repeated for each different radio model, and I'm not aware of any 'scripting' capability in CHIRP.
Ken, N2VIP
On Jul 10, 2024, at 14:00, Stiv Ostenberg via Users users@lists.chirpmyradio.com wrote:
Howdy folks! I was wondering if anybody had worked out a way to script the creation of files for various radios based on a single master Excel CVS File. I realize this may be a complex problem given different radio capabilities, but I am hoping somebody might have a solution.
I am trying to make Ham Radio easier for new users, and to keep EmComm operators up to date. I would like to edit few "Master" channel lineups, then have config files automatically generated for a pile of radios. I need to update the maps whenever changes are made to the County Emergency Communications Map, and to provide the updates to support a pile of radios. I also plan to make those files available for download for local Hams, and to offer Radio Programming for new hams at local events. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list users@lists.chirpmyradio.com https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to users-leave@lists.chirpmyradio.com To report this email as off-topic, please email users-owner@lists.chirpmyradio.com List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/users@lists.chirpmyradio.com/
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I am not actually (always) programming the radios. My goal is to provide a file people can download to program their radio with the latest giblets. This may work, if they have to download two files, I can write up the process for them. Just trying to avoid my having to manually update a pile of individual radio files every time a change occurs in the County Channel Lineup.
-----Original Message----- From: Dan KG5UBQ (KG5UBQ) via Users users@lists.chirpmyradio.com Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 8:56 PM To: CHIRP users list users@lists.chirpmyradio.com Cc: Dan KG5UBQ (KG5UBQ) kg5ubq@gmail.com Subject: [users] Re: Bulk Radio Configuration
Depending on how many radios you’re doing, I know when I had to do some bulk configuration, I created the one master configuration, then I just kept cloning the others off of that. I was able to use it interchangeably between different types of radios and radio brands as long as it was compatible with chirp.
73 Dan AG5YI Email: AG5YI.Radio@gmail.com
NOTE CHANGE: KG5UBQ is now AG5YI
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 10, 2024, at 20:21, Ken Hansen via Users users@lists.chirpmyradio.com wrote:
I f I understand your question, you want to mass-program radios of various brands/models thru chirp, right?
The closest you can get would be to have a "radio-specific" file per radio to handle all non-channel-related settings and create a single CSV file of channels to import to each radio.
The workflow would be:
Load non-channel, radio-specific settings file into chirp.
Then import the CSV file of channels into CHIRP.
Then save the radio-specific settings and channel to a radio-specific file.
Finally, write that combined file to the radio.
The above would have to be repeated for each different radio model, and I'm not aware of any 'scripting' capability in CHIRP.
Ken, N2VIP
On Jul 10, 2024, at 14:00, Stiv Ostenberg via Users users@lists.chirpmyradio.com wrote:
Howdy folks! I was wondering if anybody had worked out a way to script the creation of files for various radios based on a single master Excel CVS File. I realize this may be a complex problem given different radio capabilities, but I am hoping somebody might have a solution.
I am trying to make Ham Radio easier for new users, and to keep EmComm operators up to date. I would like to edit few "Master" channel lineups, then have config files automatically generated for a pile of radios. I need to update the maps whenever changes are made to the County Emergency Communications Map, and to provide the updates to support a pile of radios. I also plan to make those files available for download for local Hams, and to offer Radio Programming for new hams at local events. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list users@lists.chirpmyradio.com https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyrad io.com To unsubscribe, send an email to users-leave@lists.chirpmyradio.com To report this email as off-topic, please email users-owner@lists.chirpmyradio.com List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/users@lists.chirpmyrad io.com/
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