[chirp_users] Programming Anytone mobile
Sorry if this topic has been beat to death.
I just received my Anytone AT5888uv and am attempting to program it via Chirp. I installed the USB driver from the CD, and apparently my computer can talk to the radio as I can clone from the radio into Chirp. What I want to do is load some existing Chirp files I have from my Baofeng UV5R radios onto the Anytone. When I try to do so, the drop down box to upload the file won't move from the Baofeng.
Also, is it possible to export the Chirp file into the Anytone software?
Thanks for the help.
Dave KG7HBQ
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Dave, to move channel tables between two different radios, you will need to use export/import features.
________________________________ From: Dave C cavanadd@frontier.com To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 10:41 PM Subject: [chirp_users] Programming Anytone mobile
Sorry if this topic has been beat to death.
I just received my Anytone AT5888uv and am attempting to program it via Chirp. I installed the USB driver from the CD, and apparently my computer can talk to the radio as I can clone from the radio into Chirp. What I want to do is load some existing Chirp files I have from my Baofeng UV5R radios onto the Anytone. When I try to do so, the drop down box to upload the file won't move from the Baofeng.
Also, is it possible to export the Chirp file into the Anytone software?
Thanks for the help.
Dave KG7HBQ
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On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Jens J. kd4tjx@yahoo.com wrote:
Dave, to move channel tables between two different radios, you will need to use export/import features.
This, or do File > Open on both files (so both are open in tabs) then Copy/Paste between the two.
Also, is it possible to export the Chirp file into the Anytone software?
No, I don't think the Anytone software is capable of reading any of the file types Chirp can create. However, after importing your channels with Chirp and uploading back to the Anytone, you can then use the Anytone software to download from the radio and make further manipulations. I do this often to edit radio specific settings after using Chirp to load my standard channel list.
Tom KD7LXL
Thanks for the info. I kind of came up with a similar work around.
I had my BaoFeng Chirp file open in one window, and in another I cloned the radio into Chirp. Then I did a Control A in the radio Chirp file and deleted the entire thing, and then copied and pasted the BaoFeng file into the (now) blank file the same way, and then uploaded it into the Anytone. It seems to be working, but the Anytone radio has a lot more features and it'll take me a while to figure out how to operate it compared to my BaoFeng HTs.
On 12/10/2013 10:22 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Jens J. kd4tjx@yahoo.com wrote:
Dave, to move channel tables between two different radios, you will need to use export/import features.
This, or do File > Open on both files (so both are open in tabs) then Copy/Paste between the two.
Also, is it possible to export the Chirp file into the Anytone software?
No, I don't think the Anytone software is capable of reading any of the file types Chirp can create. However, after importing your channels with Chirp and uploading back to the Anytone, you can then use the Anytone software to download from the radio and make further manipulations. I do this often to edit radio specific settings after using Chirp to load my standard channel list.
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Oh, and thanks for the tip on Import/Export. It's been a long day and I missed trying that. Looks like I can export my HT file as a .csv and then import it into a new file and load into the Anytone. Will mess around with it more tomorrow.
Dave KG7HBQ
On 12/10/2013 10:22 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
Dave,
to move channel tables between two different radios, you will need to use export/import features.
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Actually, you can cut out a step. You dont need to export to csv.
.img are the radio "image" files, which are representations of the radio's memory, and therefore specific to your exact model, and in most cases, the exact radio. Therefore, you cannot just open image from radio A and upload it to image B.
For copying channels from radio A to B: 1. download from radio A, and save as A.img 2. download from radio B and save as B.img (or alternatively, open a recently saved image from B) 3. in radio B's layout, do file, import. change the type from "chirp files (*.chirp)" to "chirp radio images (*.img)"
This will engage the import feature, just as if you had gone through additional, intermediate steps of exporting to and importing from csv, which isnt completely necessary.
As others have pointed out, you can also just do copy and paste.
________________________________ From: Dave C cavanadd@frontier.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:55 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Programming Anytone mobile
Oh, and thanks for the tip on Import/Export. It's been a long day and I missed trying that. Looks like I can export my HT file as a .csv and then import it into a new file and load into the Anytone. Will mess around with it more tomorrow.
Dave KG7HBQ
On 12/10/2013 10:22 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
Dave,
to move channel tables between two different radios, you will need to use export/import features.
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So you are importing an .img file from a different radio and Chirp handles the conversion. I'll have to give this a try before I would recommend it to any of my Anytone list members. But you are right it does save a step although it doesn't appear to conserve a lot of key strokes in doing so. I used the good old copy and past between A and B radios. Only had a total of 10 presets so it didn't take long and actually worked well. I've got all 5 of my Chinese radios cloned now. But I need a new USB to DB6 cable to use my old RT Systems DB6 serial to radio cables I bought eons ago. Still work but the old Radio Shack USB to DB6 is so old the last driver was written for Windows 2000. It will work if you force a manual install but it doesn't play nice with the Prolific and FTDI drivers. Screw up the COM port assignments for the others. Thanks for the heads up I'm going to go check that out on the Windows 7 PC.
________________________________ From: Jens J. kd4tjx@yahoo.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Programming Anytone mobile
Actually, you can cut out a step. You dont need to export to csv.
.img are the radio "image" files, which are representations of the radio's memory, and therefore specific to your exact model, and in most cases, the exact radio. Therefore, you cannot just open image from radio A and upload it to image B.
For copying channels from radio A to B: 1. download from radio A, and save as A.img 2. download from radio B and save as B.img (or alternatively, open a recently saved image from B) 3. in radio B's layout, do file, import. change the type from "chirp files (*.chirp)" to "chirp radio images (*.img)"
This will engage the import feature, just as if you had gone through additional, intermediate steps of exporting to and importing from csv, which isnt completely necessary.
As others have pointed out, you can also just do copy and paste.
________________________________ From: Dave C cavanadd@frontier.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:55 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Programming Anytone mobile
Oh, and thanks for the tip on Import/Export. It's been a long day and I missed trying that. Looks like I can export my HT file as a .csv and then import it into a new file and load into the Anytone. Will mess around with it more tomorrow.
Dave KG7HBQ
On 12/10/2013 10:22 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
Dave,
to move channel tables between two different radios, you will need to use export/import features.
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You cannot upload files from other radios. You need to open your Baofeng file then choose File > Export as CSV then import that file into the template you downloaded from your AT5888UV. But you must first download from the radio even if the memory banks are empty. Then import the Baofeng CSV file you previously exported. This is not foolproof but should get you in the ballpark.
________________________________ From: Dave C cavanadd@frontier.com To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:41 PM Subject: [chirp_users] Programming Anytone mobile
Sorry if this topic has been beat to death.
I just received my Anytone AT5888uv and am attempting to program it via Chirp. I installed the USB driver from the CD, and apparently my computer can talk to the radio as I can clone from the radio into Chirp. What I want to do is load some existing Chirp files I have from my Baofeng UV5R radios onto the Anytone. When I try to do so, the drop down box to upload the file won't move from the Baofeng.
Also, is it possible to export the Chirp file into the Anytone software?
Thanks for the help.
Dave KG7HBQ
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