[chirp_users] Add-on Modules/Scripts for Chirp ?

[Al Jones]

Since I've been working on getting my system to a linux box, this 
prompted me to go looking.  Currently, for my BCT-15X, I use a windows 
based program proscan (https://www.proscan.org/) (which works great for 
me, btw)  The only program I can find is a very old BCProgTool 
(https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/BCProgTool) which in theory 
supports quite a few scanners - however it was last update in 2010.
(( Question to self:  Do I want to see how this works?  The video looks 
workable. ))

------ Original Message ------
>From "Ken Hansen" <ken at n2vip.org>
To "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
Date Tue 5 17 22 08:01:13
Subject Re: [chirp_users] Add-on Modules/Scripts for Chirp ?

>I think this would be a big task, as currently CHIRP has no built-in 
>support for any scanners from any manufacturer, based on a quick scan 
>of the CHIRP homepage:
>
>https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
>
>I am not aware of any publicly-available documentation on how to 
>program a Uniden/bearcat scanner, though I suppose there's likely 
>something somewhere.
>
>CHIRP architecture (as far as I can tell from the outside looking in) 
>is not setup to handle trunking groups, digital modes, etc.
>
>I appreciate the desire to avoid windows, but the alternative would be 
>front panel programming your frequencies into the scanner. I had no 
>problem banging in about a hundred frequencies into a simple Whistler 
>desktop scanner, but all that entailed was typing in each frequency and 
>saving it to memory (no tone, no label, nothing, just frequency they 
>the keypad) - your 'fancy' scanner would take a greater effort.
>
>It is a nice looking scanner - it has a nice feature set and covers ham 
>bands from 10 meters to 23 cm - and reminds me of a radio shack scanner 
>I have, the PRO-2051, but they are not the same. I was able to get the 
>required cable and the appropriate windows software to program my 
>scanner, I'd encourage you to do the same.
>
>https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/scanners/0780.html
>
>Maybe ask a windows-running friend to help, programming scanners is, in 
>my experience, typically a "one and done" kind of thing, where once 
>programmed, they are never touched again (or at least very rarely).
>
>Good luck!
>
>Ken, N2VIP
>
>>On May 17, 2022, at 08:18, KB6LWN - Bruce <kb6lwn at qso.com> wrote:
>>
>>Hello Group,
>>
>>Just received delivery of a new-old Uniden BC-780XLT
>>Trunk Tracker III Scanner, and I'd like to be able to
>>program it with my PC (Linux Mint Desktop), and I'm
>>wondering if there is a 'module' available for Chirp
>>that will allow me to do this.
>>Just updated to the latest FlatPak.  (Linux Mint 20.4)
>>
>>Since I use Linux - I don't have access to run the MS-
>>Windows version of the software specifically written
>>for this receiver.   Which reminds me 'rigctl' seems to
>>read the receiver and I have gotten a list of the cmd-
>>capabilities using that tool, if that is needed...
>>
>>If there is not a module specifically FOR this receiver,
>>perhaps I could get a copy of a module for another unit
>>that I might be able to modify for my use.
>>Anything is better than going back to Windows, or trying
>>to get Wine to work under Linux...
>>A Linux native (port) is really needed for scanner Ops...
>>
>>At this point I use Chirp to program my various BTech,
>>Bao's, Leixen, and a couple more, and it makes the task
>>so much easier.   Hope to do the same with the scanner...
>>
>>
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