The term daily build has had me confused for some time. Presumably I download a file from here?

http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/

I guess I should download: chirp-daily-20150325-win32.zip ?

On 31 Mar 2015 at 0:35, John Wuest wrote:

ALWAYS use the Latest Daily Build and re-download the Latest (if there is a newer one) each time you are going to change any programming. - KZ4KY

From: Bry Carling AF4K bcarling@cfl.rr.com To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 8:29 PM Subject: [chirp_users] Versions

Looks like 0.4.1 is the latest version?

STILL trying to figure out how to make it work with the Icom T70 here!

Bry Carling Af4K

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So I installed 0.4.1 first here... (using REVO)

Then installed the latest "daily" build - 20150325

Running the CHIRP program, I set up the radio again as Icom, T70, COM3

I set the radio per the cloning instructions and it says: CLONE and then CL OUT m. Then I click on OK.

"Failure to communicate with the radio: unexpected response from radio"

Do I need to change the com port speed or something?? It's set for 8-N-1, 9600 baud

Unfortunately, nothing in the Icom manual specifies the data port settings for the CLONE function.

I might just as well have bought a cheap Baofeng I suppose.

Sincerely,

Brian Carling

Like I said, I have been trying since january!

Same problem as before - failure to read radio...

On 30 Mar 2015 at 22:13, Jim Unroe wrote:

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Bry Carling AF4K bcarling@cfl.rr.com wrote:

...

Looks like 0.4.1 is the latest version?

STILL trying to figure out how to make it work with the Icom T70 here!

Bry Carling Af4K

The CHIRP v0.4.1 daily build will be a year old in April. Use the latest daily build.

Jim KC9HI

Thank you very much David,

After trying many other things...

I ran the cable loop back tester software, and set to COM3. Ran the test and nothing happens.

I have tried this with the radio just turned on. I have tried this with hreadio in the CLONE mode. I have tried this with the radio in the CLONE OUT mode.

I never get any response. I think perhaps I have a bad cable - sigh!

One other clue is that the cable makes the radio SCAN whenevr I plug it in normally I have to fiddle with it and reinsert it numerous times before it will stop scanning and sit at a fixed frequency.

The supplier assures me these are not the fake chips but genuine FTDI chips he is using, and charged a premium price for it.

The cable came from Mark Dunkle, KJ6ZWL. I will relay all of this information and see if he can send me another cable that works.

Manufacturer: FTDI on USB Serial Converter

Driver Provided: FTDI 8/26/2014

Driver Version: 2.12.0.0

Brian Carling

On 30 Mar 2015 at 20:33, David Ranch wrote:

Hello Bry,

I set the radio per the cloning instructions and it says: CLONE and then CL OUT m.
Then I click on OK.

"Failure to communicate with the radio: unexpected response from radio"

It sounds right... are you sure this cable works?  I know you said it's FTDI based but there have been counterfit versions of those too.  If you go into the Control Panel --> System --> Device Manager   Does the serial port show up ok without any warning icons, etc?

Do I need to change the com port speed or something??
It's set for 8-N-1, 9600 baud

I think chirp already knows what the serial port needs to be configured for.

Unfortunately, nothing in the Icom manual specifies the data port settings for the CLONE 
function.

I might just as well have bought a cheap Baofeng I suppose. 

Naw, I'm sure things will work ok, we're just missing something simple.  Speaking of Baofeng, push the connector into the radio REALLY hard (I mean HARD) and give it a try again.  That's a very common problem with cheap cables.

Like I said, I have been trying since january!

This could be a bad cable.  I think you can connect the TX to RX and using a program like Hyperterminal, type in characters and see if you see them back.  This is an easy way to see if things aren't working right

http://www.kc8unj.com/interface.html

--David KI6ZHD

Same problem as before - failure to read radio...





On 30 Mar 2015 at 22:13, Jim Unroe wrote:



On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Bry Carling AF4K <bcarling@cfl.rr.com> wrote:


Looks like 0.4.1 is the latest version?

STILL trying to figure out how to make it work with the Icom T70 here!

Bry Carling Af4K


The CHIRP v0.4.1 daily build will be a year old in April. Use the
latest daily build.

Jim KC9HI



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Bry, Just a thought...you keep mentioning setting to port 3. Are you sure that is the correct port? Have you plugged the cable into the computer without connecting to the radio, and checked the com port assignment for the cable using device manager? It may not be com 3. Just a thought as I have my first cup of morning coffee. John - KZ4KY From: Bry Carling AF4K bcarling@cfl.rr.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com; Jim Unroe rock.unroe@gmail.com; David Ranch chirp@trinnet.net Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 6:21 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Versions

Thank you very much David,

After trying many other things...

I ran the cable loop back tester software, and set to COM3. Ran the test and nothing happens.

I have tried this with the radio just turned on. I have tried this with hreadio in the CLONE mode. I have tried this with the radio in the CLONE OUT mode.

I never get any response. I think perhaps I have a bad cable - sigh!

One other clue is that the cable makes the radio SCAN whenevr I plug it in normally I have to fiddle with it and reinsert it numerous times before it will stop scanning and sit at a fixed frequency.

The supplier assures me these are not the fake chips but genuine FTDI chips he is using, and charged a premium price for it.

The cable came from Mark Dunkle, KJ6ZWL. I will relay all of this information and see if he can send me another cable that works.

Manufacturer: FTDI on USB Serial Converter

Driver Provided: FTDI 8/26/2014

Driver Version: 2.12.0.0

Brian Carling

On 30 Mar 2015 at 20:33, David Ranch wrote:

Hello Bry,

I set the radio per the cloning instructions and it says: CLONE and then CL OUT m.     Then I click on OK.         "Failure to communicate with the radio: unexpected response from radio"

It sounds right... are you sure this cable works?  I know you said it's FTDI based but there have been counterfit versions of those too.  If you go into the Control Panel --> System --> Device Manager   Does the serial port show up ok without any warning icons, etc?

Do I need to change the com port speed or something??     It's set for 8-N-1, 9600 baud

I think chirp already knows what the serial port needs to be configured for.

Unfortunately, nothing in the Icom manual specifies the data port settings for the CLONE     function.         I might just as well have bought a cheap Baofeng I suppose.

Naw, I'm sure things will work ok, we're just missing something simple.  Speaking of Baofeng, push the connector into the radio REALLY hard (I mean HARD) and give it a try again.  That's a very common problem with cheap cables.

Like I said, I have been trying since january!

This could be a bad cable.  I think you can connect the TX to RX and using a program like Hyperterminal, type in characters and see if you see them back.  This is an easy way to see if things aren't working right

http://www.kc8unj.com/interface.html

--David KI6ZHD

Same problem as before - failure to read radio...                         On 30 Mar 2015 at 22:13, Jim Unroe wrote:

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Bry Carling AF4K bcarling@cfl.rr.com wrote:

Looks like 0.4.1 is the latest version?         STILL trying to figure out how to make it work with the Icom T70 here!         Bry Carling Af4K

The CHIRP v0.4.1 daily build will be a year old in April. Use the     latest daily build.         Jim KC9HI

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I set the radio per the cloning instructions and it says: CLONE and then CL OUT m. Then I click on OK.

Don't do that. Icoms are much smarter than Yaesus, and allow the computer to initiate the clone. If you put it into clone mode ahead of time, the computer tries to start the clone from scratch and fails. See this in the FAQ:

http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/FAQ#Should-I-put-my-Alinco-Ic...

Just plug it in, turn it on, and start the download.

--Dan

Hmmm.. then it seems the following "Step 1: Download contents from the radio" section should be amended for Icom users:

http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Beginners_Guide

Why? Almost all the radios support initiation from the PC side. The instructions look correct to me, with the call-out for Yaesu radios which require extra work. Many of the Yaesu drivers also prompt with model-specific instructions now, by the way.

--Dan

It seems like I have a bad cable here.

On 31 Mar 2015 at 16:48, Dan Smith wrote:

...

Hmmm.. then it seems the following "Step 1: Download contents from the radio" section should be amended for Icom users:

http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Beginners_Guide

Why? Almost all the radios support initiation from the PC side. The instructions look correct to me, with the call-out for Yaesu radios which require extra work. Many of the Yaesu drivers also prompt with model-specific instructions now, by the way.

--Dan

Hello Bry,

This radio programmning crap is keeping so many hams off the air. I miss the days when you didn't need to program radios. They just worked, OR they were far simpler to set up memories.

No one said you had to program your radio via a computer. You can just use the keypad to get the same thing done. It's just usually a LOT harder.

Alternatively, if you want known quality, you can buy solutions from say RT Systems which include cables (those also occasionally go bad) and software but if you want to take your saved settings to a new radio, you have to buy THAT radio's software package. If you have 5 different radios.. that can get quite expensive in a hurry. Chirp doesn't follow that approach and one program attempts to program ALL radios but with a community based effort, you must temper your complaints with how much you paid for the software. $0 = a few complaints ;-)

--David

On the off chance that there are those who might under appreciate or under value the tremendous work and creativity DONATED by the developers of CHiRP may I say loud and clear, 599 –

Thank you!

73,

Jim McLellan

K5BAA

From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of D.J.J. Ring, Jr. Sent: Wednesday, 01 April 2015 22:57 To: Discussion of CHIRP Cc: Dan Smith Subject: Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP and Icom T70A

If Bry finds a source of high quality cables he might start selling them along with a FREE Linux CD of CHIRP Daily Build and he'd become a Corporate Sponsor with a monthly stipend to the devels.

And cables that fit China radios, too.

73

David N1EA

On Apr 1, 2015 9:22 PM, "David Ranch" chirp@trinnet.net wrote:

Hello Bry,

This radio programmning crap is keeping so many hams off the air. I miss the days when you didn't need to program radios. They just worked, OR they were far simpler to set up memories.

No one said you had to program your radio via a computer. You can just use the keypad to get the same thing done. It's just usually a LOT harder.

Alternatively, if you want known quality, you can buy solutions from say RT Systems which include cables (those also occasionally go bad) and software but if you want to take your saved settings to a new radio, you have to buy THAT radio's software package. If you have 5 different radios.. that can get quite expensive in a hurry. Chirp doesn't follow that approach and one program attempts to program ALL radios but with a community based effort, you must temper your complaints with how much you paid for the software. $0 = a few complaints ;-)

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I can only hope that I learned to do something useful out of all this massive amount of time I have invested!

Best regards - Brian Carling AF4K Crystals Co. 117 Sterling Pine St. Sanford, FL 32773

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On Apr 1, 2015, at 9:57 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. n1ea@arrl.net wrote:

If Bry finds a source of high quality cables he might start selling them along with a FREE Linux CD of CHIRP Daily Build and he'd become a Corporate Sponsor with a monthly stipend to the devels.

And cables that fit China radios, too.

73

David N1EA

...

On Apr 1, 2015 9:22 PM, "David Ranch" chirp@trinnet.net wrote:

Hello Bry,

...

This radio programmning crap is keeping so many hams off the air. I miss the days when you didn't need to program radios. They just worked, OR they were far simpler to set up memories.

No one said you had to program your radio via a computer. You can just use the keypad to get the same thing done. It's just usually a LOT harder.

Alternatively, if you want known quality, you can buy solutions from say RT Systems which include cables (those also occasionally go bad) and software but if you want to take your saved settings to a new radio, you have to buy THAT radio's software package. If you have 5 different radios.. that can get quite expensive in a hurry. Chirp doesn't follow that approach and one program attempts to program ALL radios but with a community based effort, you must temper your complaints with how much you paid for the software. $0 = a few complaints ;-)

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