[chirp_users] The meaning of CHIRP...
I am a long time user of CHIRP and I just realized there is a key bit of knowledge I lack... and unless I'm missing it... it is also missing from the web site's FAQ. Where did the name come from? Does CHIRP stand for something? Did Dan's first radio keep chirping at him every time he pressed the wrong button? 😉 Inquiring minds want to know... (and I'm preparing to teach a class on CHIRP...)
Dave
I found this...
"The software is really the key to the whole programming procedure. There is an excellent open source program called CHIRP which stands for CHInese Radio Project."
https://www.westcoastplacer.com/program-your-radio-for-bcs-backroads/
Tom Henderson H4 Services LLC http://henderson4.us/
On 2/15/23 08:28, Dave Turnmire wrote:
I am a long time user of CHIRP and I just realized there is a key bit of knowledge I lack... and unless I'm missing it... it is also missing from the web site's FAQ. Where did the name come from? Does CHIRP stand for something? Did Dan's first radio keep chirping at him every time he pressed the wrong button? 😉 Inquiring minds want to know... (and I'm preparing to teach a class on CHIRP...)
Dave
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On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 6:48 AM Tom Henderson via chirp_users < chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
I found this...
"The software is really the key to the whole programming procedure. There is an excellent open source program called CHIRP which stands for CHInese Radio Project."
https://www.westcoastplacer.com/program-your-radio-for-bcs-backroads/
Which has no basis in fact. The oldest CHIRP build that I have in my archives (v0.1.8) only supports Japanese (Icom) radios. Support for any Chinese radios (Jetstream, Wouxun) didn't appear for more than 2 years later.
CHIRP v0.1.8 (December 2008): Icom CHIRP v0.1.9 (May 2009): Icom CHIRP v0.1.10 (June 2010): Icom, Yaesu CHIRP v0.1.11 (March 2011): Alinco, Jetstream, Wouxun, Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom
Jim KC9HI
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Dave Turnmire
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Jim Unroe
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Tom Henderson