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Re: Join & post

 

Thank you both for the rapid response! Will post progress!

73
Karl
Loading CHIRP

 

Well, it starts again. I can't seem to even load this thing to try and USE it! I even successfully removed the "This PC" from the Desk Top! It took two years for me to successfully load and use fldigi and WSJT-X because most of time I have no idea what to do next.

I have a Chuwi (walmart cheapo) laptop with Windows 10. Please describe step-by-step, button-by-button how to install, post a desktop icon (if required) and then how to chirp my BearFang UV-5R (without a "BAND" button).

Thank you in advance!

73
Karl
KI4ZUQ
Re: Join & post

 

Once you understand how it works, it is really easy. Visit the miklor.com website, choose the UV-5R and scroll down to the Manual Programming section. Use one of the several manual programming guides there (same info just presented in different ways). Then if you still have trouble, mention which guide you are using and where you are stuck and we can help you get past the rough spot.

Jim KC9HI
Re: Join & post

 

Karl . . .

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:23:00 -0700, "Karl via groups.io"
<karlshumaker@...> wrote:

I am all ears since I cannot seem to front panel program my UV-5R.
It's possible, but I would never want to try it.

My advice is to get the official Baofeng cable for a little over $8:



Other cables MAY (or may not) work. This one has the FDTI chipset in it. Some
come with a Prolific chipset, and there are a lot of "clones" for the Prolific
chip. The problem is with the clones, the device driver does not work as it
recognizes it as a fake.

You'll need to install the driver software for the cable. The cable should come
with instructions for that. Windows may install the correct driver.

Download CHIRP and install it:



read or watch these and then program your radio:







I haven't vetted the above links but they appear to be instructive. Make sure
you pick the correct COM port for the radio and that you have the volume control
wide open since it uses the audio circuit as part of the path to programming the
radio's database. You download FROM the radio first, and SAVE the original
database, even if it's all blank. Then you modify the fields to match the
repeaters and simplex frequencies you want, then UPLOAD to the radio.

I believe Baofeng also provides a downloadable software to program the radio
with. I have no experience with that so if you use that, you're on your own.
CHIRP is free. There's also RT System's software and cable. Together they should
run you about $50-$60. It's a little smoother to work with but not much. It's
easier to get local repeaters automatically loaded based on miles from your zip
code, but you can do that with CHIRP with a little more effort. Chances are that
at least some of the Repeaterbook repeaters you'd get through CHIRP or RT
System's software will be paper repeaters and not actually in operation.

We have a CHIRP group, too, but I doubt you'll need to join it. If you have
trouble with CHIRP, then join the other group, but remember, we're a self-help
group. CHIRP has some way of feeding back problems on their site.

If you still want to do it from the front panel, web search for how to do it or
read or watch these:










Donald KX8K



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Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP

Join & post

 

I am all ears since I cannot seem to front panel program my UV-5R.



73
Karl
KI4ZUQ
Re: repeaterbook query and radioreference not working

 

Rick . . .

On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:37:34 -0700, "Rick Vantrease" <rickvantrease@...>
wrote:

Help please
as far as radio refererence goes its never worked it wants you to have a premimum
account.
No one from the developers of CHIRP monitor this group. This is a self-help
group.

Someone here may know how to get it to work, though, so it's worth posting here,
but I recommend also giving feedback on the CHIRP website.


Donald KX8K



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Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP

repeaterbook query and radioreference not working

 

On the last 2 mobiles I've tried to program, neither of these worked.
Repeaterbook query gives a failed? [WinError 183].? I've tried several
States and get the same error. current radio is BTECH UV-25X4, other radio
was radioditty QB25. Both behave the same way. Help please
as far as radio refererence goes its never worked it wants you to have a premimum?
account.
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

Thank you, Jim!


On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 1:07?PM Jim Unroe <jru.groupsio@...> wrote:
I would recommend taking a look at the Running CHIRP on Linux wiki page.



Jim KC9HI



--
de KC6UFM
Charles
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

Charles . . .

On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 13:04:59 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:

Worst case scenario is that I would need to reinstall Linux
I don't know if you have a lot going on in your \Home directory with saved files
and such. I don't, so occasionally I get a wild hair and just install a distro
that is new to see what it does.

The ones I've used the most are all Debian-based distros. I've used a few
different "flavors" of both Mint and Ubuntu. I've also tried a few others.

Actually, it probably needs that, anyway.
It seems that, after a while, updates don't always complete. Once in a while the
boot sector gets corrupted and I have to reinstall for that reason.

Hope you get it working and that the setup.py works. Will it yield a visual GUI
interface or will it be all in the terminal? I've never tried it under Linux.


Donald KX8K




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Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP

Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

I would recommend taking a look at the Running CHIRP on Linux wiki page.



Jim KC9HI
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

I'm inclined to agree and to give it a shot.

Worst?case scenario is that I would need to reinstall Linux

Actually, it probably needs that, anyway.

Actually, I rationalize a lot.

:)


On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 12:57?PM Donald Hellen <donhellen@...> wrote:
I would bet that the setup.py is the same as install.py, just named in a way
that is different from the usual.

Whether you want to run it or not is up to you.

Donald KX8K



On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 08:22:34 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:

>The closest thing is the "setup.py" I have mentioned before.
>No need to overcomplicate this.


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Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM? ?/g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp? ? /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP?







--
de KC6UFM
Charles
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

I would bet that the setup.py is the same as install.py, just named in a way
that is different from the usual.

Whether you want to run it or not is up to you.

Donald KX8K



On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 08:22:34 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:

The closest thing is the "setup.py" I have mentioned before.
No need to overcomplicate this.

----------------------------------------------------
Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP

Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

No one here is looking for that.


On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 8:28?AM John Kienitz <jkienitz@...> wrote:
There is an executable for windows here:


John Kienitz
NS6K



--
de KC6UFM
Charles
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

There is an executable for windows here:


John Kienitz
NS6K
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

That is where the problem lies...

It is extremely specific.

Every Python package I have dealt with?has a script named "install.py" or something related to the package name.

Chirp Next has nothing like that.

The closest thing is the "setup.py" I have mentioned before.

No need to overcomplicate this.


On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 6:47?AM Donald Hellen <donhellen@...> wrote:
Charles . . .

On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:56:09 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:

>That said, there is a file "setup.py" but I know so little about Python, I'm almost afraid to try "py setup.py" on the CLI!

Try posting in the hamradiohelp group to get more eyes on your question.

I think this is also generic enough for Linux that posting in some Linux forums
would get you an answer, too.

This will get Python installed:



You may already have it installed.

I might apply myself to learning Python. I gave up on VB.net because there are
no books on the latest versions of it that I can find.

Please report back here once you get it working to tell us what you did to get
it working, and what it looks like. Maybe share some screen captures via
Dropbox, WeTransfer, etc. You may be a trailblazer for others who follow in your
footsteps. :-)

What distro of Linux are you running?


Donald KX8K



----------------------------------------------------
Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM? ?/g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp? ? /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP?







--
de KC6UFM
Charles
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

Charles . . .

On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:56:09 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:

That said, there is a file "setup.py" but I know so little about Python, I'm almost afraid to try "py setup.py" on the CLI!
Try posting in the hamradiohelp group to get more eyes on your question.

I think this is also generic enough for Linux that posting in some Linux forums
would get you an answer, too.

This will get Python installed:



You may already have it installed.

I might apply myself to learning Python. I gave up on VB.net because there are
no books on the latest versions of it that I can find.

Please report back here once you get it working to tell us what you did to get
it working, and what it looks like. Maybe share some screen captures via
Dropbox, WeTransfer, etc. You may be a trailblazer for others who follow in your
footsteps. :-)

What distro of Linux are you running?


Donald KX8K



----------------------------------------------------
Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP

Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

I didn't see a pre-compiled executable for Chirp Next, just the legacy versions.

Now GWBASIC I can relate to! :)

The analogy makes sense, but I don't see anything with the py extension with a name that would lead me to think it's the main file.

That said, there is a file "setup.py" but I know so little about Python, I'm almost afraid to try "py setup.py" on the CLI!


On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 6:29?PM Donald Hellen <donhellen@...> wrote:
Charles . . .

On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 17:53:13 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:

>I decided to move up to the Chirp Next version, so I grabbed the only download I saw: chirp-20230307.tar.gz? I assumed this was going to be a C/C++ source collection. Turns out it is Python.

Are you running an OS that there isn't already a compiled executable file on
their website? My guess is that you're running Linux.

I don't know what all OS's they support but the Windows version works fine. If
you're running some flavor of Linux you might be able to run the Windows version
under WINE or Crossover.

I don't run any ham programs under my installation of Mint, but I have run some
Windows programs under Crossover, which is an enhanced version of WINE as I
understand it.

I don't know a lot about Python but I think it's a runtime thing that you type
something like PY and the name of the file in the directory/folder the file is
in and it will just run. Sort of like back when we ran small programs under
GWBASIC when it came with MSDOS before Windows became popular.

You will need Python 3.x installed for this. And I think this will have to start
in a terminal window in the correct directory (where the Python file is).

I know this isn't much help. I'm not sure if this other group might be helpful
but you're welcome to post this in the hamradiohelp group, too. I wouldn't
expect to get a lot of replies there, either, but it's worth a try.

Since this may be just a generic "how do I run this with Python" question, and
if you're running Linux, you might try and see
if they can help, and if you're running Ubuntu, the Ubuntu forums might be
helpful. Getting a Python script to run should be the same no matter which
distro you're running.

Once you get the program running, then we might be of some help.


Donald KX8K




----------------------------------------------------
Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM? ?/g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp? ? /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP?







--
de KC6UFM
Charles
Re: Chirp Next Install Help

 

Charles . . .

On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 17:53:13 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:

I decided to move up to the Chirp Next version, so I grabbed the only download I saw: chirp-20230307.tar.gz I assumed this was going to be a C/C++ source collection. Turns out it is Python.
Are you running an OS that there isn't already a compiled executable file on
their website? My guess is that you're running Linux.

I don't know what all OS's they support but the Windows version works fine. If
you're running some flavor of Linux you might be able to run the Windows version
under WINE or Crossover.

I don't run any ham programs under my installation of Mint, but I have run some
Windows programs under Crossover, which is an enhanced version of WINE as I
understand it.

I don't know a lot about Python but I think it's a runtime thing that you type
something like PY and the name of the file in the directory/folder the file is
in and it will just run. Sort of like back when we ran small programs under
GWBASIC when it came with MSDOS before Windows became popular.

You will need Python 3.x installed for this. And I think this will have to start
in a terminal window in the correct directory (where the Python file is).

I know this isn't much help. I'm not sure if this other group might be helpful
but you're welcome to post this in the hamradiohelp group, too. I wouldn't
expect to get a lot of replies there, either, but it's worth a try.

Since this may be just a generic "how do I run this with Python" question, and
if you're running Linux, you might try and see
if they can help, and if you're running Ubuntu, the Ubuntu forums might be
helpful. Getting a Python script to run should be the same no matter which
distro you're running.

Once you get the program running, then we might be of some help.


Donald KX8K




----------------------------------------------------
Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP

Chirp Next Install Help

 

Hello, All...

I decided to move up to the Chirp Next version, so I grabbed the only download I saw:?chirp-20230307.tar.gz?
?
I assumed this was going to be a C/C++ source collection. Turns out it is Python.

Now, I am NOT familiar with Python at all.

Are there instructions someplace?that tell me what to do with this?

Take Care & 73


--
de KC6UFM
Charles
Re: Baofeng GT-3WP

 

You likely do not have a proper connection between the programming cable and radio. For example, leave the programming cable disconnected from the radio and attempt a download. The error message will be the same.

I have one of the expensive (FTDI) programming cables and it would not work on my UV-9R (basically the same connection as the GT-3WP). The shroud of the programming cable connector and the boss of the radio didn't mate up properly and caused the pins to not line up properly with the pads. After looking closely and determining how they were misaligned, I made some modifications to the connector with a file and finally got the pins to line up correctly. After that, it worked fine.

Jim KC9HI
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