[chirp_users] Tasks for creating CHIRP documentation
To start to create the beginner's guide, probably the easiest place to start- because it's likely the process is the same for all of the file formats - are the import functions.
To review, according to the main page on the wiki, CHIRP can import data from;
a. EVE (application for the VX5R) b. Kenwood HMK files c. Kenwood Commercial ITM files d. Icom .icf files e. ARRL Travel Plus .tpe files f. VX5 Commander Files g. VX7 Commander Files
If I could get a sample file of each of these, I could start documenting the import process. It would also be very helpful to know if there's anything special about these formats that needs to be tweaked - anything at all - before or after the import is completed. It doesn't have to be very big or anything special - if it imports correctly into CHIRP, it's useable.
My email is ka3jjz (at) comcast (dot) net
After these pages are complete, the next imports to be documented will be the repeaterbook, etc. imports. I'm already somewhat familiar with the RadioReference import (it's a little similar to a Uniden Home Patrol because it uses your zip code as the driver) so that should be pretty simple.
Unfortunately since I'm currently on unemployment, buying a radio to document the upload/editing/download functions is a no-go - so if anyone wants to jump in on that, it would be a big help. That's probably the largest part of the job. Even if you're not fully informed about all those functions, getting a starter page for each of those functions will go a long way to identifying what needs to be enhanced to make it complete. My desktop died just recently, so doing this on a puny netbook is something of a challenge...
We also need a list of each radio that's on that main page, and whether it's a clone mode or live mode radio. There's 2 ways we could do this (and both are probably just as useful). Put up a table with all the radios on it, and also list that individual radio on its own page, as shown in the template I sent out earlier. I didn't see much about this in the table of radio functions that's already there, so it's yet another point a newcomer might not know about. That won't be too difficult, if someone has that data, I could use this as well.
Once all of this is done, then it's time to use the template and start creating a page for each radio.
Mike
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Does anyone have a supported transceiver that they would be willing to loan Mike to help in his excellent work?
David N1EA On Nov 25, 2013 4:33 PM, "Mike Agner" ka3jjz@comcast.net wrote:
To start to create the beginner's guide, probably the easiest place to start- because it's likely the process is the same for all of the file formats - are the import functions.
To review, according to the main page on the wiki, CHIRP can import data from;
a. EVE (application for the VX5R) b. Kenwood HMK files c. Kenwood Commercial ITM files d. Icom .icf files e. ARRL Travel Plus .tpe files f. VX5 Commander Files g. VX7 Commander Files
If I could get a sample file of each of these, I could start documenting the import process. It would also be very helpful to know if there's anything special about these formats that needs to be tweaked - anything at all - before or after the import is completed. It doesn't have to be very big or anything special - if it imports correctly into CHIRP, it's useable.
My email is ka3jjz (at) comcast (dot) net
After these pages are complete, the next imports to be documented will be the repeaterbook, etc. imports. I'm already somewhat familiar with the RadioReference import (it's a little similar to a Uniden Home Patrol because it uses your zip code as the driver) so that should be pretty simple.
Unfortunately since I'm currently on unemployment, buying a radio to document the upload/editing/download functions is a no-go - so if anyone wants to jump in on that, it would be a big help. That's probably the largest part of the job. Even if you're not fully informed about all those functions, getting a starter page for each of those functions will go a long way to identifying what needs to be enhanced to make it complete. My desktop died just recently, so doing this on a puny netbook is something of a challenge...
We also need a list of each radio that's on that main page, and whether it's a clone mode or live mode radio. There's 2 ways we could do this (and both are probably just as useful). Put up a table with all the radios on it, and also list that individual radio on its own page, as shown in the template I sent out earlier. I didn't see much about this in the table of radio functions that's already there, so it's yet another point a newcomer might not know about. That won't be too difficult, if someone has that data, I could use this as well.
Once all of this is done, then it's time to use the template and start creating a page for each radio.
Mike
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Yes, I will. I did technical writing for pay and will do it as a volunteer now-retired engineer. I have a Kenwood TM-D700 and TH-F6A and the the MPC FX and Chirp files for them. I am new to Chirp and so see it from a newbie perspective with all the confusion inherent in just starting.
73, Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:38 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. n1ea@arrl.net wrote:
Does anyone have a supported transceiver that they would be willing to loan Mike to help in his excellent work?
David N1EA On Nov 25, 2013 4:33 PM, "Mike Agner" ka3jjz@comcast.net wrote:
To start to create the beginner's guide, probably the easiest place to start- because it's likely the process is the same for all of the file formats - are the import functions.
To review, according to the main page on the wiki, CHIRP can import data from;
a. EVE (application for the VX5R) b. Kenwood HMK files c. Kenwood Commercial ITM files d. Icom .icf files e. ARRL Travel Plus .tpe files f. VX5 Commander Files g. VX7 Commander Files
If I could get a sample file of each of these, I could start documenting the import process. It would also be very helpful to know if there's anything special about these formats that needs to be tweaked - anything at all - before or after the import is completed. It doesn't have to be very big or anything special - if it imports correctly into CHIRP, it's useable.
My email is ka3jjz (at) comcast (dot) net
After these pages are complete, the next imports to be documented will be the repeaterbook, etc. imports. I'm already somewhat familiar with the RadioReference import (it's a little similar to a Uniden Home Patrol because it uses your zip code as the driver) so that should be pretty simple.
Unfortunately since I'm currently on unemployment, buying a radio to document the upload/editing/download functions is a no-go - so if anyone wants to jump in on that, it would be a big help. That's probably the largest part of the job. Even if you're not fully informed about all those functions, getting a starter page for each of those functions will go a long way to identifying what needs to be enhanced to make it complete. My desktop died just recently, so doing this on a puny netbook is something of a challenge...
We also need a list of each radio that's on that main page, and whether it's a clone mode or live mode radio. There's 2 ways we could do this (and both are probably just as useful). Put up a table with all the radios on it, and also list that individual radio on its own page, as shown in the template I sent out earlier. I didn't see much about this in the table of radio functions that's already there, so it's yet another point a newcomer might not know about. That won't be too difficult, if someone has that data, I could use this as well.
Once all of this is done, then it's time to use the template and start creating a page for each radio.
Mike
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Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU -
D.J.J. Ring, Jr. -
Mike Agner