[chirp_users] Help needed resolving Errors opening CVS file in Chirp

[Chance Fulton]

After looking at the CSV, I'd change the ,, that is reserved for offset
direction to + or - when offset = 0. Might help.

-Chance

On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 10:21 AM Sam the Computer Man <swilfond at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am a relatively a new HAM.  I need some assistance getting over the
> learning curve in programming my radio.  I am using chirp-daily 20181205.
> I have created a CSV file with repeater information that I pulled from
> repeaterbook.com.  When opening the CSV file in chirp several errors
> during open occurs.  I know these errors are due to my lack of knowledge
> and understanding what all the columns information that are required.
>   While the total error number is 36, there are basically 4 errors. I have
> attached my CSV file for review.
>
>    1. Line [#] [rtone] could not convert sting to float: D265
>    2. Line [#] [tuning_step] could not convert string to float:
>    3. Line [#] [ctone] could not convert sting to float:
>    4. Line [#] [tmode] ‘TONE’ is not a valid list;
>    [,’Tone’,’TSQL’,DTCS’,’DTSC-R’,TSQL-R’,’Cross’]
>
> I would like to learn how to interrupt these errors so I can fix them.
> What is rtone? What is tuning step? What is ctone? What is tmode?  To fix
> these errors I go to the line number (row) and then to the column label to
> the corresponding error type.  I just don’t know the correct information
> that is required to fix each cell.
>
>
>
> Little back ground. My radio is a Baofang GT3 (Baofang UV5).  The first
> step I did in programming my radio was to download the radio image and save
> it as a CSV file so I would know what format and type of information that
> is needed to program my radio. I added the information for NOAA Weather
> into the CSV file and uploaded the CSV file to my radio this went great.  I
> then added about 5 more local repeaters to the CSV file and upload to my
> radio. This went well too.  I repeated this process to program of program
> my radio and successfully upload about 30 repeater into my radio.  So I
> decided to take the big leap and added another 100 repeater on my state.
> It at this point of open the CSV file with about 150 repeater that the
> error message start to display.  I have attached the CSV file for your
> review as it might help in trouble shooting.  I would also like to add more
> repeater in the Orlando area. My goal is to program as many repeaters my
> state as possible and to have my radio organize the frequency by
> geographical area with my home area repeaters listed as the lower channel
> numbers.
>
>
>
> My CSV is layout as:
>
> Column A is Location which is the channel number for the memory
>
> Column B is the name for the channel number, while my radio display only
> seven character, I know only the first seven character are display.  I been
> using location of the repeater as the name.
>
> Column C is frequency. I understand this, this information is pulled from
> repeaterbook.com
>
> Column D is duplex, this is either a “+” sign or “-“ sign or blank,  this
> information is pulled from repeaterbook.com
>
> Column E is offset,  is mainly a 5 or 0.6 base on the offset, this
> information is pulled from repeaterbook.com
>
> Column  F is Tone, I do not understand, but it always seems to be “Tone”
> or blank
>
> Column G is rToneFreq, I do not understand, but I pull this from
> repeaterbook.com
>
> Column H is cTomeFreq, I do not understand, but I pull this from
> repeaterbook.com
>
> Column I is DtscCode, I do not understand,  but it always seems to 23
>
> Column J is DtscPolarity, I do not understand, but it always seems to be NN
>
> Column K is Mode,  I do not understand, but it always seems to be FM
>
> Column L is TStep, I do not understand, but is always seems to be 5
>
>
>
> Thank You in advance for your help with in getting my radio program by
> correcting these error so I can upload this file into my radio.
>
> Sam Wilfond – KM4GOI
>
> Lake Worth Florida
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Chance Fulton
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