working with a baofeng uv5ra.
retrieved a file from the radio (appears that the radio has been used before receiving it). saved as .csv file. loaded it in to excel. modified it saved it tried to load it to chirp. chirp says "no channels found".
what did i do wrong.
dave k7da
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:49 AM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
working with a baofeng uv5ra.
retrieved a file from the radio (appears that the radio has been used before receiving it). saved as .csv file. loaded it in to excel. modified it saved it tried to load it to chirp. chirp says "no channels found".
what did i do wrong.
You or Excel itself made a change that is incompatible with Chirp's CSV format. Recommendation: don't use Excel.
Tom KD7LXL
what is the preferred way on program? dave
On 5/27/2013 11:23 AM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:49 AM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
working with a baofeng uv5ra.
retrieved a file from the radio (appears that the radio has been used before receiving it). saved as .csv file. loaded it in to excel. modified it saved it tried to load it to chirp. chirp says "no channels found".
what did i do wrong.
You or Excel itself made a change that is incompatible with Chirp's CSV format. Recommendation: don't use Excel.
Tom KD7LXL _
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 11:47 AM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
what is the preferred way on program? dave
Chirp. Just edit the values within Chirp.
Tom KD7LXL
hum
that seems to work. but it appeared not to when i first tried. is the radio name important. if so how is it changed?
dave
On 5/27/2013 11:48 AM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 11:47 AM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
what is the preferred way on program? dave
Chirp. Just edit the values within Chirp.
Tom KD7LXL _______________________________________________
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 12:20 PM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
hum
that seems to work. but it appeared not to when i first tried. is the radio name important. if so how is it changed?
CSV format is radio agnostic, so the radio name doesn't matter.
I don't have Excel, so I'm not sure what it is doing to your CSV files. Probably changing the comma format or maybe you removed/changed the column labels or entered a value that Chirp didn't understand (e.g. "100.0 Hz" instead of "100.0"). You can try opening the Excel CSV and Chirp CSV both in Notepad and comparing them to see what changed.
The recommended way to manage your memories is to save a master CSV file with all your channels in the stock_configs folder. Every time you want to program a radio, copy/paste or import from this master CSV. If you need to add a new repeater to the CSV, in Chirp select File > Open stock config and choose your master CSV. Use Chirp to type in the new repeater information (or import from a data source like Repeater Book) then save the CSV.
Tom KD7LXL
more help.
i gave up with the csv. seems to be too much work.
i made a file and saved it as a .chirp file. but now i am not able to load it to the radio. why? what did i do wrong this time?
dave
On 5/27/2013 12:33 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 12:20 PM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
hum
that seems to work. but it appeared not to when i first tried. is the radio name important. if so how is it changed?
CSV format is radio agnostic, so the radio name doesn't matter.
I don't have Excel, so I'm not sure what it is doing to your CSV files. Probably changing the comma format or maybe you removed/changed the column labels or entered a value that Chirp didn't understand (e.g. "100.0 Hz" instead of "100.0"). You can try opening the Excel CSV and Chirp CSV both in Notepad and comparing them to see what changed.
The recommended way to manage your memories is to save a master CSV file with all your channels in the stock_configs folder. Every time you want to program a radio, copy/paste or import from this master CSV. If you need to add a new repeater to the CSV, in Chirp select File > Open stock config and choose your master CSV. Use Chirp to type in the new repeater information (or import from a data source like Repeater Book) then save the CSV.
Tom KD7LXL _______________________________________________
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 3:57 PM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
more help.
i gave up with the csv. seems to be too much work.
i made a file and saved it as a .chirp file. but now i am not able to load it to the radio. why? what did i do wrong this time?
dave
Dave,
The standard format for saving your radio's channels and settings is the image format (*.img). What is it you are trying to accomplish by saving it as something else?
Jim KC9HI
didn't know what i was doing. i have been enlightened. tnx dave On 5/27/2013 1:25 PM, Jim Unroe wrote:
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 3:57 PM, dave <k7da@comcast.net mailto:k7da@comcast.net> wrote:
more help. i gave up with the csv. seems to be too much work. i made a file and saved it as a .chirp file. but now i am not able to load it to the radio. why? what did i do wrong this time? daveDave,
The standard format for saving your radio's channels and settings is the image format (*.img). What is it you are trying to accomplish by saving it as something else?
Jim KC9HI
I was told that .chirp is not really supported anymore and that I should use CSV. Make sure you are using the latest nightly build just in case you're running into a bug that has been fixed.
Sent from my iPhone KJ6LVS
On May 27, 2013, at 12:57 PM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
more help.
i gave up with the csv. seems to be too much work.
i made a file and saved it as a .chirp file. but now i am not able to load it to the radio. why? what did i do wrong this time?
dave
On 5/27/2013 12:33 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 12:20 PM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
hum
that seems to work. but it appeared not to when i first tried. is the radio name important. if so how is it changed?
CSV format is radio agnostic, so the radio name doesn't matter.
I don't have Excel, so I'm not sure what it is doing to your CSV files. Probably changing the comma format or maybe you removed/changed the column labels or entered a value that Chirp didn't understand (e.g. "100.0 Hz" instead of "100.0"). You can try opening the Excel CSV and Chirp CSV both in Notepad and comparing them to see what changed.
The recommended way to manage your memories is to save a master CSV file with all your channels in the stock_configs folder. Every time you want to program a radio, copy/paste or import from this master CSV. If you need to add a new repeater to the CSV, in Chirp select File > Open stock config and choose your master CSV. Use Chirp to type in the new repeater information (or import from a data source like Repeater Book) then save the CSV.
Tom KD7LXL _______________________________________________
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On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 1:49 PM, dave k7da@comcast.net wrote:
working with a baofeng uv5ra.
retrieved a file from the radio (appears that the radio has been used before receiving it). saved as .csv file. loaded it in to excel. modified it saved it tried to load it to chirp. chirp says "no channels found".
what did i do wrong.
dave k7da
The radio comes from the factory with about 21 test channels programmed into it.
Jim KC9HI
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