Hi
Well help in Chirp doesn't have anything, went to the web site, on FAQ about my USB/Serial adapter which has worked in the past isn't as yet. I have the correct driver for Vista and loaded. In the device manager I see the Com port 3. My issue is I don't ever get asked to enter the Com port. My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing.
I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander.
Any ideas?
Marty kd8bj
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com wrote:
My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing.
You should get *something*, either a prompt asking what COM port and radio you want to download from, or an error message. If you don't get *anything*, the only thought I have is that maybe you don't have any COM ports. Your debug.log should provide a clue.
http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/How_To_Report_Issues#Getting-...
I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander.
If it works with VX5 Commander, it will work with Chirp. They both require the same COM port and USB/serial driver. Trying with VX5 Commander would be a good test. (Note: You can import VX5 Commander .vx5 files into Chirp)
If you have Linux available, certainly try it there. It doesn't suffer from the same complicated driver issues as Windows, so things tend to just work.
Tom KD7LXL
In Chirp, don't you go to the Radio menu and choose "download from Radio" which brings up the little menu to choose the radio make, model and com port. Then, for my Yaesu FT-897, at least, I have to have it in Clone mode (on that radio, I turn it on whilst pressing both arrow keys) and then set Chirp to listen by pressing OK (or whatever) and then press the "Send" key (there is a label on the screen above the three keys). After a moment the transfer takes place and a table appears in Chirp...
Bob M0TMT London, UKb
On 08/10/2013 20:14, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com wrote:
My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing.
You should get *something*, either a prompt asking what COM port and radio you want to download from, or an error message. If you don't get *anything*, the only thought I have is that maybe you don't have any COM ports. Your debug.log should provide a clue.
http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/How_To_Report_Issues#Getting-...
I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander.
If it works with VX5 Commander, it will work with Chirp. They both require the same COM port and USB/serial driver. Trying with VX5 Commander would be a good test. (Note: You can import VX5 Commander .vx5 files into Chirp)
If you have Linux available, certainly try it there. It doesn't suffer from the same complicated driver issues as Windows, so things tend to just work.
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Hi Bob
See response inbedded.
On 10/8/2013 2:30 PM, Bob 2E0EBA wrote:
In Chirp, don't you go to the Radio menu and choose "download from Radio" which brings up the little menu to choose the radio make, model and com port. Then, for my Yaesu FT-897, at least, I have to have it in
This is where I don't get the little window for choosing com port and the other things, it just never comes up.
Clone mode (on that radio, I turn it on whilst pressing both arrow keys) and then set Chirp to listen by pressing OK (or whatever) and then press the "Send" key (there is a label on the screen above the three keys). After a moment the transfer takes place and a table appears in Chirp...
Bob M0TMT London, UKb
Marty kd8bj
On 08/10/2013 20:14, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com wrote:
My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing.
You should get *something*, either a prompt asking what COM port and radio you want to download from, or an error message. If you don't get *anything*, the only thought I have is that maybe you don't have any COM ports. Your debug.log should provide a clue.
http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/How_To_Report_Issues#Getting-...
I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander.
If it works with VX5 Commander, it will work with Chirp. They both require the same COM port and USB/serial driver. Trying with VX5 Commander would be a good test. (Note: You can import VX5 Commander .vx5 files into Chirp)
If you have Linux available, certainly try it there. It doesn't suffer from the same complicated driver issues as Windows, so things tend to just work.
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Hi Tom
Ok, here is so far where I have gotten. I took the rig and cable to my other PC, it is running XP and of course I needed the driver. I loaded it and got my downloaded memories, made the changes, did a reset on the rig and uploaded the new layout. Now before anyone says I didn't need to reset the rig, I wanted to because I have a lot of mistakes in the memory so wanted to start clean.
Now back the the lap top and a comment. On the PC that worked it is a desktop model and has a serial port so worked, but that was after I loaded the driver for the USB adapter which I didn't use but may in the the future sometime. Now on the Laptop that it didn't work on and still doesn't work on, which is a Vista OS, and I have the correct driver installed from Belkin website. When I plug in the adapter and look in device manager I have serial port and it says port 3 is active. When I have chirp up and click on radio I get a window which has "Download from radio" in dark characters, the others are not active. When I click on "Download from radio" nothing happens. Normally I will get another box with COM Port, Rig and Start or words to that affect. So I am not sure what is happening here. On the Chirp site I think the FAQ mentions that is an indication of incorrect driver. I may see if the XP driver will work but doubt, and it may not even load. The good news is that at least I have the memories reloaded.
Marty kd8bj On 10/8/2013 2:14 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com wrote:
My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing.
You should get *something*, either a prompt asking what COM port and radio you want to download from, or an error message. If you don't get *anything*, the only thought I have is that maybe you don't have any COM ports. Your debug.log should provide a clue.
http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/How_To_Report_Issues#Getting-...
I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander.
If it works with VX5 Commander, it will work with Chirp. They both require the same COM port and USB/serial driver. Trying with VX5 Commander would be a good test. (Note: You can import VX5 Commander .vx5 files into Chirp)
If you have Linux available, certainly try it there. It doesn't suffer from the same complicated driver issues as Windows, so things tend to just work.
Tom KD7LXL _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users .
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Tom
Ok, here is so far where I have gotten. I took the rig and cable to my other PC, it is running XP and of course I needed the driver. I loaded it and got my downloaded memories, made the changes, did a reset on the rig and uploaded the new layout. Now before anyone says I didn't need to reset the rig, I wanted to because I have a lot of mistakes in the memory so wanted to start clean.
When you upload and download an img, all the settings are included. So you reset the radio, then put everything back just how it was before (plus your changes).
are not active. When I click on "Download from radio" nothing happens. Normally I will get another box with COM Port, Rig and Start or words to that affect. So I am not sure what is happening here.
Sounds like 1. Your driver isn't detecting the cable, and therefore not enumerating a COM port. 2. This bug means you don't see an error message for the above condition: http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/1131
Upgrade to the latest development build and I suspect you will see an error about not finding any COM ports. Try it and report back:
http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/
Tom KD7LXL
When you choose Radio then Download from radio in the tool bar a dialog box should pop up showing three choices Port, Vendor, and Model. You are able to drill in those three windows with the down triangle to the right and choose your port COM3, Yaesu and then VX-5. Are you not seeing some or all of this?
________________________________ From: Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 7:02 PM Subject: [chirp_users] help
Hi
Well help in Chirp doesn't have anything, went to the web site, on FAQ about my USB/Serial adapter which has worked in the past isn't as yet. I have the correct driver for Vista and loaded. In the device manager I see the Com port 3. My issue is I don't ever get asked to enter the Com port. My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing.
I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander.
Any ideas?
Marty kd8bj _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users
No not seeing the window for choices.
Marty kd8bj On 10/8/2013 4:02 PM, Milton Hywatt wrote:
When you choose Radio then Download from radio in the tool bar a dialog box should pop up showing three choices Port, Vendor, and Model. You are able to drill in those three windows with the down triangle to the right and choose your port COM3, Yaesu and then VX-5. Are you not seeing some or all of this?
*From:* Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com *To:* Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com *Sent:* Monday, October 7, 2013 7:02 PM *Subject:* [chirp_users] help
Hi
Well help in Chirp doesn't have anything, went to the web site, on FAQ about my USB/Serial adapter which has worked in the past isn't as yet. I have the correct driver for Vista and loaded. In the device manager I see the Com port 3. My issue is I don't ever get asked to enter the Com port. My Rig is the VX5R and according to the FAQ for Yaesu it says to put the rig in Clone mode, then launch Chirp and click on "Download from rig". When I do that I get nothing.
I may have to go back to using my other PC which has Linux, or use the VX commander.
Any ideas?
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