[chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 161, Issue 8

Cinaed Simson
Thu May 26 13:59:01 PDT 2022


Hi Anne - type

    chirpw

to start chirp, i.e., to see it was installed correctly.

The drivers may be out dated but updating them is relatively simple.

Also, chirp's flatpak version doesn't work for Linux running on an ARM 
processor - it only works on Intel x86.

-- Cinaed


On 5/23/22 16:02, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
> Install the flatpak version from 
> https://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/
>
>> On 23/05/2022 18:29 Anne Ranch <anneranch2442 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Cannot instal CHIRP on Ubuntu
>> After this
>> sudo apt-add-repository ppa:dansmith/chirp-snapshots
>> sudo apt-get update
>> sudo apt-get install sudo apt-add-repository 
>> ppa:dansmith/chirp-snapshots
>> sudo apt-get update
>> sudo apt-get install chirp-daily
>>
>> I get "cannot find  chirp-daily
>>
>> On Sun, May 22, 2022 at 3:01 PM 
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>>     Today's Topics:
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>>        1. BF-F8+ , how to program (Kenneth G. Gordon)
>>        2. Re: BF-F8+ , how to program (Robert Ankenbauer)
>>        3. Re: BF-F8+ , how to program (Ken Hansen)
>>        4. Re: BF-F8+ , how to program (Jim Unroe)
>>        5. FT-60 upload erroor (John Mosticone)
>>        6. Re: BF-F8+ , how to program (Kenneth G. Gordon)
>>        7. Re: BF-F8+ , how to program (Jim Unroe)
>>        8. Re: BF-F8+ , how to program (Kenneth G. Gordon)
>>        9. Re: FT-60 upload erroor (D.J.J. Ring, Jr.)
>>       10. Re: FT-60 upload erroor (John Mosticone)
>>
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>>     Message: 1
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 12:10:51 -0700
>>     From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>>     Subject: [chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
>>     To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
>>     Message-ID: <6289393B.1954.1AAF57F9 at kgordon2006.frontier.com>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>>
>>     A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having
>>     considerable trouble programming
>>     it.
>>
>>     Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
>>
>>     Ken W7EKB
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------------
>>
>>     Message: 2
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 15:31:01 -0400
>>     From: Robert Ankenbauer <bobank03 at gmail.com>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID:
>>            
>>     <CAOy-K79GYQM=XfNmKrF41uLtT7+Rs1A262V8gUu80sjA0q7a0Q at mail.gmail.com
>>     <mailto:XfNmKrF41uLtT7%2BRs1A262V8gUu80sjA0q7a0Q at mail.gmail.com>>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>>     According to the wiki:
>>     https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
>>
>>     Choose the Baofeng UV-5R as the model.
>>
>>
>>     73 Bob KA1TTG
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 3:13 PM Kenneth G. Gordon
>>     <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>     > A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having
>>     considerable
>>     > trouble programming
>>     > it.
>>     >
>>     > Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
>>     >
>>     > Ken W7EKB
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>>     Message: 3
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 15:39:40 -0400
>>     From: Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID: <4A36250F-F663-4D18-AE93-E135453AEEE8 at n2vip.org>
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>>     Always use the most current version, support for radios is never
>>     dropped, so there's no reason to run an old version.
>>
>>     Ken, N2VIP
>>
>>     > On May 21, 2022, at 15:11, Kenneth G. Gordon
>>     <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > ?A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having
>>     considerable trouble programming
>>     > it.
>>     >
>>     > Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
>>     >
>>     > Ken W7EKB
>>     > _______________________________________________
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>>     Message: 4
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 16:03:38 -0400
>>     From: Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID:
>>            
>>     <CADnO8U6KFo9=h9YWYYcRYVFsLZrXC7HoBBM-_qooN5NgWZKgxA at mail.gmail.com>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
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>>     On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 3:12 PM Kenneth G. Gordon
>>     <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having
>>     considerable trouble programming
>>     > it.
>>     >
>>     > Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
>>     >
>>     > Ken W7EKB
>>
>>     Hi Ken,
>>
>>     Any version since early 2012. Just choose the correct Vendor:
>>     Baofeng
>>     / Model: UV-5R along with the correct Port.
>>
>>     Jim KC9HI
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------------
>>
>>     Message: 5
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 20:45:21 -0400
>>     From: John Mosticone <jmosticone at gmail.com>
>>     Subject: [chirp_users] FT-60 upload erroor
>>     To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
>>     Message-ID:
>>            
>>     <CAJZf5gEhw75+YSkMccjJxneiGYGrGdSTZ9S30pCNvoEgmKR3gA at mail.gmail.com
>>     <mailto:CAJZf5gEhw75%2BYSkMccjJxneiGYGrGdSTZ9S30pCNvoEgmKR3gA at mail.gmail.com>>
>>
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>>     Hello, having an issue programing an FT-60.
>>     I can download from the FT-60 fine but when I try to upload to
>>     the FT-60 I
>>     receive an immediate error that radio did not respond.
>>     I have uninstalled and reinstalled CHIRP but same result.
>>     Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>     John
>>     K4IIY
>>
>>     -- 
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>>     Message: 6
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 17:48:08 -0700
>>     From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID: <62898848.18252.1BE423AB at kgordon2006.frontier.com>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>>     On 21 May 2022 at 15:39, Ken Hansen wrote:
>>
>>     > Always use the most current version, support for radios is never
>>     > dropped, so there's no reason to run an old version.
>>     >
>>     > Ken, N2VIP
>>     >
>>     > > On May 21, 2022, at 15:11, Kenneth G. Gordon
>>     <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>     > >
>>     > > A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having
>>     considerable trouble programming
>>     > > it.
>>     > >
>>     > > Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
>>     > >
>>     > > Ken W7EKB
>>
>>     I guess I didn't make myself very clear. Sorry about that.
>>
>>     What I meant was that when programming this BF-F8+, I had trouble
>>     picking out the correct
>>     radio-type to program it.
>>
>>     I finally tried, from my OWN computer, not his, the choice, BF-F8HP.
>>
>>     It took several tries to get the program to "stick", but I
>>     finally succeeded.
>>
>>     I AM using the latest version of chirp, btw.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>
>>     Ken W7EKB
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------------
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>>     Message: 7
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 20:57:46 -0400
>>     From: Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID:
>>            
>>     <CADnO8U6sbkHnvC6ubYN4eCR-oD27n1y7ja8763Ne3WAwNWCHiA at mail.gmail.com>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>>     On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 8:49 PM Kenneth G. Gordon
>>     <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > On 21 May 2022 at 15:39, Ken Hansen wrote:
>>     >
>>     > > Always use the most current version, support for radios is never
>>     > > dropped, so there's no reason to run an old version.
>>     > >
>>     > > Ken, N2VIP
>>     > >
>>     > > > On May 21, 2022, at 15:11, Kenneth G. Gordon
>>     <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>     > > >
>>     > > > A friend just bought a new Baofeng BA-F8+ and is having
>>     considerable trouble programming
>>     > > > it.
>>     > > >
>>     > > > Is there a specific version of Chirp which will do the trick?
>>     > > >
>>     > > > Ken W7EKB
>>     >
>>     > I guess I didn't make myself very clear. Sorry about that.
>>     >
>>     > What I meant was that when programming this BF-F8+, I had
>>     trouble picking out the correct
>>     > radio-type to program it.
>>     >
>>     > I finally tried, from my OWN computer, not his, the choice,
>>     BF-F8HP.
>>     >
>>     > It took several tries to get the program to "stick", but I
>>     finally succeeded.
>>     >
>>     > I AM using the latest version of chirp, btw.
>>     >
>>     > Thanks,
>>     >
>>     > Ken W7EKB
>>
>>     Ken,
>>
>>     BF-F8HP is the wrong model to choose for a BF-F8+. The BF-F8+ is a
>>     UV-5R like radio with 2 transmit power levels, therefore you should
>>     choose the UV-5R model selection to program it. The BF-F8HP is a
>>     UV-5R
>>     like radio with 3 transmit power levels. The BF-F8HP model selection
>>     should only be for radio models with 3 transmit power levels.
>>
>>     Jim KC9HI
>>
>>
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>>
>>     Message: 8
>>     Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 18:23:10 -0700
>>     From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-F8+ , how to program
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID: <6289907E.19911.1C04389F at kgordon2006.frontier.com>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>>     On 21 May 2022 at 15:31, Robert Ankenbauer wrote:
>>
>>     >
>>     > According to the wiki:?
>>     https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
>>     >
>>     > Choose the Baofeng UV-5R as the model.
>>     >
>>     > 73 Bob KA1TTG
>>
>>     Hmmm....that is interesting....
>>
>>     I believe I tried that first, and got a "wrong radio type" error,
>>     but I'll give it another try.
>>
>>     In any case, when I used the BF-F8HP, it eventually worked.
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------------
>>
>>     Message: 9
>>     Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 13:47:47 -0400
>>     From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] FT-60 upload erroor
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID:
>>            
>>     <CADO5RbjsMGHqSE-xJoW09ZoxWfmGT_OMm8VFAMb7mf2zAQQgTg at mail.gmail.com>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>>     What operating system are you using? Windows, Mac, Linux?
>>     I had that problem (or similar) with Linux, I used a friend's
>>     laptop to
>>     bypass the problem.
>>
>>     Can you send the error log?
>>
>>     73
>>     DR
>>
>>
>>
>>     On Sat, May 21, 2022, 8:45 PM John Mosticone
>>     <jmosticone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     > Hello, having an issue programing an FT-60.
>>     > I can download from the FT-60 fine but when I try to upload to
>>     the FT-60 I
>>     > receive an immediate error that radio did not respond.
>>     > I have uninstalled and reinstalled CHIRP but same result.
>>     > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>     > John
>>     > K4IIY
>>     >
>>     > --
>>     > God Bless America
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>>     Message: 10
>>     Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 14:21:55 -0400
>>     From: John Mosticone <jmosticone at gmail.com>
>>     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] FT-60 upload erroor
>>     To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>     Message-ID:
>>            
>>     <CAJZf5gG1iVQEmODAL8sdWcuoxxEC0G4sJ1btmYDuFrv1VGKjmQ at mail.gmail.com>
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>>     Thanks for the info DR I?m using a windows laptop with all the
>>     latest
>>     updates. I think I?m going to have to try a different cable If no
>>     other fix
>>     is known
>>     John
>>     K4IIY
>>
>>     On Sun, May 22, 2022 at 1:52 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>     > What operating system are you using? Windows, Mac, Linux?
>>     > I had that problem (or similar) with Linux, I used a friend's
>>     laptop to
>>     > bypass the problem.
>>     >
>>     > Can you send the error log?
>>     >
>>     > 73
>>     > DR
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > On Sat, May 21, 2022, 8:45 PM John Mosticone
>>     <jmosticone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     >
>>     >> Hello, having an issue programing an FT-60.
>>     >> I can download from the FT-60 fine but when I try to upload to
>>     the FT-60
>>     >> I receive an immediate error that radio did not respond.
>>     >> I have uninstalled and reinstalled CHIRP but same result.
>>     >> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>     >> John
>>     >> K4IIY
>>     >>
>>     >> --
>>     >> God Bless America
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