[chirp_users] Establishing a radio connection
I have been using the CHIRP software for about a year and a half, mainly with Chinese radios: Baofeng and B-Tech, and have a question about the process of connecting the radios for upload/download. I have programmed a number of 888S radios and UV-82C models, and recently bought a UV-82HP.
I found the 82HP fussier about establishing a connection for upload/download than the other radios, and required multiple tries - particularly for an upload. This is using the same FTDI cable used with the other handheld radios.
When requesting an upload or download, two windows pop up: the first indicates the type of radio and comm port, followed by a window giving instructions to connect the radio, power it up, possibly going to full volume etc. I believe that there is a checkbox to suppress the second window (which I have not checked).
My question is about the need for power cycling the radio, and the timing of doing it. Does this play a role in the connection? For example, suppose that one has downloaded settings from a radio, modified them (by editing or importing settings), and will then upload the settings back to the same radio. Is anything accomplished by power cycling the radio?
--- Tom Simonson, Alameda CA (tom@tsimonson.com)
I program my radios under Linux, not Windows, but it shouldn't matter.
I tend to turn the radio on just before I first send programming to or from it. I tend to use a low volume because it didn't occur to me that it might matter, and low volume programming has worked fine for me.
If I'm going to be awhile I turn the radio off, but if it's just a quick change I will leave the radio on. Truthfully I rarely have to do this as I save my configurations on my server and I load them, edit them, and re-upload them; there is almost never need for me to download from a radio anymore, except for the initial programming.
Jim VE5EIS
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Simonson Sent: July-18-16 3:10 PM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] Establishing a radio connection
My question is about the need for power cycling the radio, and the timing of doing it. Does this play a role in the connection? For example, suppose that one has downloaded settings from a radio, modified them (by editing or importing settings), and will then upload the settings back to the same radio. Is anything accomplished by power cycling the radio?
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Tom Simonson