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

[Galen Thurber]

>150 repeaters into 128 slots might be a problem

On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 11:36 AM Chance Fulton <chance.fulton at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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