BaofengNeed Help Please, Baofeng BF-F8HP & CHIRP
I'm brand new and just bought a budget radio to get my feet wet. I have the Baofeng BF-F8HP with the proper FTDI Programming Cable and the latest version of CHIRP on Windows 10 Pro. I setup all of my channels via CHIRP and I drove around a bit and in and out of the home I'm only picking up NOAA...- Thread
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Chip File for Cross Country Trip
I am traveling across the country from CA to FL next week using the southern route. I am looking for a Chirp file for my BTECH UV-5XR that will have many of the proper emergency, local & repeater channels programmed already. I understand some will overlap from one state to the next, but I was...- Thread
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Yaesu:VX-3R Freq Steps?
I have several vx-2's and one vx-3r. I can use VX-2 commander to program 15x.3175 no issues. works great. With Chirp and the VX-3R It will not let me enter that channel at all.Gives me an error about the 2.5 tuning step not supported.Why does it work on the vx2 and not the vx3???Thanks,Rick- Thread
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Yaesu:cToneFreq in CHIRP
I am using CHIRP software to program a Yaesu FT-7800 for a friend. Can anyone give me a definition for the cToneFreq column I see in the CSV file I exported from the image I downloaded from the radio? I am thinking that rToneFreq is the receive CTSS tone frequency is cToneFreq the transmit tone...- Thread
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Chirp Error with York County
I am trying to Import from Datasource on Chirp To program a Boafeng UV-5R, Every other county that ive tried works except Zipcodes from York County Maine. I get the error <unknown>:1:2125: not well-formed (invalid token)Ive tried on Windows and Linux and get the same error. Any help would be...- Thread
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Baofeng GT-5TP Programming Help
Ive purchased a GT-5TP Baofeng but i cant seem to be able to program it with chirp, has anyone managed to program it using chirp. It doesn't give me an option to upload to radio and when i select download from radio it say 'Incorrect 'Model selected' when Using UV-82HP which is what chirp...- Thread
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Baofeng / Chirp / RadioRef error
Using chirp to program Baofeng UV-5RI am able to import from all zip codes in my area except the zip codes in one particular county.If I select ANY zip code in Tazewell County, IL I get the following error: <unknown>:1:1401: not well-formed (invalid token)This has been going on for a few...- Thread
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GMRS settings
I am looking to program my kt-8900 to the GMRS frequencies using CHIRP. Does anyone have the GMRS settings (or a link to them) including the tone and other settings that I may need? - W
Newb Help: BaoFeng UV-82HP CHIRP, Windows
So new to this., not sure how far I ever want to dive in,. but I am looking to program my BaoFeng radio with the following list of frequencies. These are the frequencies that come pre-loaded on offroad race radios. Could someone help to point me to how to do this? I started to 'try' and I didn't...- Thread
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CHIRP Csv issue
Attempting to use CHIRP to load/edit CSV files. I exported my radio file to a CSV for the formatting, edited it, and now trying to upload the csv to CHIRP, which reports no channels found. Ive literally opened the CSVs in a notepad editor, eyeballing, they are exactly the same, commas, input...- Thread
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Kenwood:Cant get CHIRP with work with MacBook AIR
Very frustrated, been trying to program my Kenwood TMV71 with CHIRP, using a FTDI cable from a reputable seller called BlueMax and my new Mac Air. The computer will not download from radio. I installed multiple versions of the FTDI drivers and nothing. Even switched the cable for a new one just...- Thread
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Chirp frequency images
Good eveningwhere is a good resource to download compiled images for chirp for my boafeng.i am specifically looking for one for canada.thanks- Thread
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tone types
first time programming. i am using the chirp program for my baofeng/pofung UV-82. how do i tell the difference between a DTCS channel and a Cross channel- Thread
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Need help with programming Kenwood radio!!!
Hello! Let me start by saying that I have a general knowledge of radios/scanners and how to program them and I am generally okay when it comes to dealing with computer software. I recently came into possession of an older Kenwood UHF FM Transceiver. It is a Kenwood TK-372G. My department got all...- Thread
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Yaesu:Yaesu FT-50R Programming Tip
Recently installed CHIRP to program my Yaesu FT-50R HT. I purchased a USB to radio cable on Amazon which works with this radio. Cable installed on Win7 + Win 10 right away, correct latest Prolific driver. Could download FROM radio to CHIRP no problem! Every attempt to upload TO radio failed with...- Thread
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Programing Baofeng UV-82 through Radio Reference
I am a premium user of Radio Reference and I am trying to programing my Baofeng UV-82s using Chirp. Using Chirp to program my radios is a breeze but I can not figure out hoe to set up Chirp with frequencies from Radio reference. I can't query or do anything else for that matter. Can someone...- Thread
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Leixen VV-898SP 'Read From Radio' Issue
Greetings one and all!So I'm having a rather annoying issue reading from my radio. I've tried everything, leading up to finally posting my problem here. When I go to read information from radio, I've recently been getting an 'ERROR' message. It doesn't display as a popup, or anything invasive...- Thread
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Working MacOS X 10.11 CHIRP config for Yaesu VX-3R
Given the challenges many MacOS El Capitan folks have associated with getting CHIRP to program their handheld transceivers and scanner because of the requirements for Apple signed drivers and for 'real' 2303 USB to serial cables, I thought I would post a configuration that I have working...- Thread
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New User - Nationwide data and CHIRP
I am a new user and frustrated. I just got my subscription specifically so I could use the nationwide database of radioreference to import into CHIRP.The trouble is, when I try to do that, I am limited to using a zipcode. But what I need are the national frequencies so I can get them into...- Thread
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CHIRP and importing/Query Federal frequencies?
i use chirp to import and auto program my scanners and HT, but it requires a login and password with premium service. which i have all three. but it also asks for a zip code to narrow down the data to local frequencies. how would i get the software to import federal frequencies which i believe...- Thread
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(chirp-unified-daily-yyyymmdd.app.zip) for those running CHIRP on an Apple Mac computer. It is now the 'recommended' choice for those using CHIRP on MacOS. The original (now called the MacOS Legacy Application) build is still available, but can only be run on MacOS versions prior to Catalina that still support 32-bit applications.
For several years the VHF handheld radio in the shack has been the no-frills Kenwood TH-K2 (2-meter band only). It has followed in the tracks of the venerable TH-G71A, a model long discontinued.
Software Update - Humminbird PC v. Released 9/13/2019. Software Description. New Features: Added support for new HELIX G2, HELIX G3, and HELIX G3N ICE models: ICE HELIX 5 CHIRP G2; ICE HELIX 7 CHIRP GPS G3; ICE HELIX 7 CHIRP GPS G3N; HELIX 10 HW MSI GPS G2N; HELIX 12 HW MSI GPS G2N; General Fixes: No general fixes at this time; Software. Chirp for Mac (Build 2.0) Chirp for Windows (Build 2.0 - 32 Bits) Chirp for Windows (Build 2.0 - 64 Bits) Chirp Build 1.2 Downloads. These downloads work with serial numbers purchased between 2008 and June 2012. The Pace Interlok anti-piracy protection has been removed, otherwise these versions are identical to the current Build 2.0 in.
The TH-K2 can be programmed using the Kenwood proprietary MCP-1A software, whose version 3.11 still can be downloaded from the Kenwood website (http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/mcp1a_e.html).
The only other accessory required to interface the TH-K2 with a computer is the also Kenwood proprietary PC interface cable PG-4Y (which has been in the shack since the times of the TH-G71A).
A problem is that the TH-K2 model also has been discontinued, and that the MCP-1A software, last updated by Kenwood in November 2013, is no longer supported. In addition, this software would have only operated in a MicroSoft Windows environment, and I wanted to interface the radio with a MacBook Pro.
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To the rescue comes CHIRP: “a free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio” available for several operating systems (http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home).
First I had to download and install the KK7DS Python runtime for Mac OS X, which was done by clicking the appropriate link in the following page: http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download.
Then I downloaded and installed the CHIRP.app (i.e., the …app.zip file) from http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/
A window appeared indicating that CHIRP comes in a signed package and that Mac OS X users should disable signed package checking for the CHIRP.app, something easily done by accessing Security & Privacy in the System Preferences of the Mac. The CHIRP app was then transferred to the Applications folder.
With the radio OFF I connected the PG-4Y cable (i.e., it must never be connected to the radio with the radio ON). To it I then connected the USA-19HS Keyspan USB-serial cable, which in turn was plugged to one of the USB ports in the MacBook Pro (i.e., the Keyspan driver had long been installed). Then I switched the radio ON, and chose PC ON in its Menu 31 (i.e., to enable it to interface with the computer).
Then I went to Beginners Guide in the CHIRP page (http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Beginners_Guide) and found out that CHIRP modifies radio memories either in Clone (requiring an upload to the radio after changes have been made on the scree) or Live mode (the changes are immediately reflected in the memories of the radio).
From the Applications folder I clicked on the CHIRP app. As instructed in the Beginners Guide, I clicked the Radio menu and chose Download from Radio. The program asked to select the Port (which in this case was named /dev/cu.USA19H141P1.1), and to enter the Vendor (Kenwood) and the Model (TH-K2). Then a window appeared informing that CHIRP deals with the TH-K2 in Live mode and that hence any changes on the screen would be immediately reflected in the memories of the transceiver, implying that a back-up in either .csv or .chirp format would be the way to preserve the original values. Once that was done the screen was ready for manually refreshing the data of the local repeaters.
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Upon switching the radio OFF, disconnecting the cables and bringing the TH-K2 back ON, everything looked in good order, and before I could say CQ the TH-K2 was already CHIRPing happily into several of the repeaters.