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

[Al Jones]

John, Freescan and it's partner proscan only run on linux with wine.
//al
KG5HEJ at ARRL.NET


------ Original Message ------
>From "John Cooley" <wb8wbn at arrl.net>
To "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
Date Tue 5 17 22 09:54:17
Subject Re: [chirp_users] Add-on Modules/Scripts for Chirp ?

>Bruce,
>    FYI, I run a program called Freescan (under windows) that works well 
>with my BCD329P2.
>I see in the RR site it also runs under Linux, but I don't use Linux 
>much.
>
>ere is a lionk to the page: Freescan Install Under LINUX - The 
>RadioReference Wiki 
><https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Freescan_Install_Under_LINUX>
>
>John Cooley
>wb8wbn at arrl.net
>
>
>On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 9:04 AM Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org> wrote:
>>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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