[chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 56, Issue 3

ima Ham
Sat Aug 3 16:19:48 PDT 2013


Understood, but they are the same release numbers, so that should not be an
issue

Further, how would you program the power up settings/  message, etc?

It seems to be a great radio otherwise

Robert
KK4SEY
On Aug 2, 2013 7:01 AM, <chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:

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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 09:53:57 -0400
> From: "John LaMartina" <JohnLa at usa.net>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Uv5r not being programmed with additional
>         settings
> To: "'Discussion of CHIRP'" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
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> Robert,
>
> This is by design. It only occurs when the UV5R radios have different
> firmware releases.
>
> The only parameters that will not transfer are those in the Settings /
> Other Settings tab.
>
> Everything else should transfer properly.
>
>
>
> Due to the many firmware releases with the UV5R, this allows you to use
> the same image file to update multiple radios without
> requiring a separate .img file for each.
>
> The Settings / Other Settings tab mainly changes the Power On Messages
> which normally remain constant.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> John K3NXU
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> http://www.miklor.com/uv5r
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> From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:
> chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of ima Ham
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 9:24 AM
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> Subject: [chirp_users] Uv5r not being programmed with additional settings
>
>
>
> When I program my uv5R, it transfers all frequencies and additional
> settings. I have a second UV 5 R and when I upload everything to
> that, it only transfers the frequencies, and not the additional settings.
> I've researched the error and have still not been able to
> correct it.
>
> Can someone explain if it is possible to correct this?
>
> Robert
> KK4SEY
> Miami
>
> On Aug 1, 2013 12:00 PM, <chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com>
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>    1. Re: Bootable Chirp CD & Thumb-drive (Jeff Melton)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:17:10 -0500
> From: Jeff Melton <W5JNM at ARRL.net>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Bootable Chirp CD & Thumb-drive
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> Sorry to chase this rabbit trail, but my search of the wiki
> <http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home> for the procedure
> you mention didn't return any results. Can someone kindly point this
> n00b in the right direction?
>
> Jeff
> W5JNM -at- ARRL
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> On 7/30/13 11:14 PM, chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:30:46 -0600
> > From: David Evans<kd7uch at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Bootable Chirp CD & Thumb-drive
> > To: Discussion of CHIRP<chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> > Message-ID:
> >       <
> CAOFT+78F7iJBmt+eXtmAw_rk_Et79X+-iZ2gqENRWnRC5RT6UA at mail.gmail.com
> <mailto:
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> >
> > Jim,
> > That is the way I crested mine.  It is the procedure described in the
> wiki.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David
> >
> > kd7uch at arrl.net
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 13:15:30 -0400
> From: Tom Morris <blueneon at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Bootable Chirp CD & Thumb-drive
> To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
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> If a fake flash drive is a concern, use H2TestW as mentioned here.
>
> http://fightflashfraud.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/h2testw-gold-standard-in-detecting-fake-capacity-flash/
>
> If the drive's good, it should work with no errors. If it's burned with a
> fake capacity, it'll let you know what the real capacity was.
>
> Also, if the drive is not fake but has a defect, it'll catch that too. I
> have had several Sandisk MicroSD cards go bad and H2TestW reminds me that
> the corruption problems aren't my fault, it's the card's... zowie!
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Jeff Melton <W5JNM at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> > Sorry to chase this rabbit trail, but my search of the wiki
> > <http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home> for the procedure
> > you mention didn't return any results. Can someone kindly point this
> > n00b in the right direction?
> >
> > Jeff
> > W5JNM -at- ARRL
> >
> > On 7/30/13 11:14 PM, chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
> > > Message: 7
> > > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:30:46 -0600
> > > From: David Evans<kd7uch at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Bootable Chirp CD & Thumb-drive
> > > To: Discussion of CHIRP<chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> > > Message-ID:
> > >       <
> > CAOFT+78F7iJBmt+eXtmAw_rk_Et79X+-iZ2gqENRWnRC5RT6UA at mail.gmail.com
> <mailto:
> CAOFT%2B78F7iJBmt%2BeXtmAw_rk_Et79X%2B-iZ2gqENRWnRC5RT6UA at mail.gmail.com>
> >
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >
> > > Jim,
> > > That is the way I crested mine.  It is the procedure described in the
> > wiki.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > David
> > >
> > > kd7uch at arrl.net
> >
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> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 11:32:38 -0600
> From: David Evans <kd7uch at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Bootable Chirp CD & Thumb-drive
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> Thanks, Tom.  I will have to check that.  I don't know much about the fake
> drives and what you might get if you buy a drive from a discount house but
> that could very well be my problem. I will also try with a different
> thumb-drive.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Tom Morris <blueneon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If a fake flash drive is a concern, use H2TestW as mentioned here.
> >
> http://fightflashfraud.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/h2testw-gold-standard-in-detecting-fake-capacity-flash/
> >
> > If the drive's good, it should work with no errors. If it's burned with a
> > fake capacity, it'll let you know what the real capacity was.
> >
> > Also, if the drive is not fake but has a defect, it'll catch that too. I
> > have had several Sandisk MicroSD cards go bad and H2TestW reminds me that
> > the corruption problems aren't my fault, it's the card's... zowie!
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Jeff Melton <W5JNM at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry to chase this rabbit trail, but my search of the wiki
> >> <http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home> for the procedure
> >> you mention didn't return any results. Can someone kindly point this
> >> n00b in the right direction?
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >> W5JNM -at- ARRL
> >>
> >> On 7/30/13 11:14 PM, chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
> >> > Message: 7
> >> > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:30:46 -0600
> >> > From: David Evans<kd7uch at gmail.com>
> >> > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Bootable Chirp CD & Thumb-drive
> >> > To: Discussion of CHIRP<chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> >> > Message-ID:
> >> >       <
> >> CAOFT+78F7iJBmt+eXtmAw_rk_Et79X+-iZ2gqENRWnRC5RT6UA at mail.gmail.com
> <mailto:
> CAOFT%2B78F7iJBmt%2BeXtmAw_rk_Et79X%2B-iZ2gqENRWnRC5RT6UA at mail.gmail.com>
> >
> >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >> >
> >> > Jim,
> >> > That is the way I crested mine.  It is the procedure described in the
> >> wiki.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> > kd7uch at arrl.net
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Tom Morris, KG4CYX
> > Mad Scientist and Operations Manager, WDNA-FM 88.9 Miami - Serious Jazz!
> > Engineer, WRGP Radiate FM, Florida International University
> > 786-228-7087
> > 151.820 Megacycles
> >
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> Thanks,
> David
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> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 10:00:35 -0400
> From: Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Uv5r not being programmed with additional
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:24 AM, ima Ham <kk4sey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When I program my uv5R, it transfers all frequencies and additional
> > settings. I have a second UV 5 R and when I upload everything to that, it
> > only transfers the frequencies, and not the additional settings. I've
> > researched the error and have still not been able to correct it.
> >
> > Can someone explain if it is possible to correct this?
> >
> > Robert
> > KK4SEY
> > Miami
> >
> > Robert,
>
> Your two radios have different firmware versions. When the firmware version
> of the CHIRP image that you are uploading is different than the firmware
> version in the radio you are uploading it to, CHIRP stops short of
> transferring the 'Other Settings'. I wish the message that is returned
> could be toned down a bit. It needs look less like an error message and
> look more like and FYI. Anyway, this is the way CHIRP is designed to
> behave. Most of the 'settings' of the radio are transferred. It is only the
> settings on the 'Other Settings' menu that aren't uploaded.
>
> Transferring the 'Other Settings' to a radio that has a different firmware
> version than the radio it was originally downloaded from, can cause
> unwanted issues with the radio. This is because the memory layout changed
> when Baofeng released firmware version BFB291.
>
> Most of the time, you don't want the 'Other Settings' changed anyway. If
> you do, upload the settings. Close the notification that the 'Other
> Settings' weren't transferred. Download the settings from the radio. Tweak
> the 'Other Settings'. Upload the settings back to the radio.
>
> Jim KC9HI
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