<div dir="ltr">Thanks, Tom. As a linear thinker it's nice to know how it all fits together as in an electronic schematic. I'm saving your description in my Chirp directory.<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br>-- <br>73, <span style="font-size:125%" dir="rtl"></span>Peace,<font face="Tahoma"><font face="SBL Hebrew, David, Narkisim, Times New Roman, Ezra SIL SR, FrankRuehl, Microsoft Sans Serif, Lucida Grande, DejaVu Sans"><span lang="ar-SA">سلام</span></font><font face="SBL Hebrew, David, Narkisim, Times New Roman, Ezra SIL SR, FrankRuehl, Microsoft Sans Serif, Lucida Grande, DejaVu Sans">
</font></font>,<font face="Tahoma"><font face="SBL Hebrew, David, Narkisim, Times New Roman, Ezra SIL SR, FrankRuehl, Microsoft Sans Serif, Lucida Grande, DejaVu Sans">שָׁלוֹם</font></font>, ειρήνη, Bruce <font size="4">∞<br><br></font><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Tom Hayward <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tom@tomh.us" target="_blank">tom@tomh.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=""><div class="h5">On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU <<a href="mailto:W4BRU@arrl.net">W4BRU@arrl.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> I can save or export my TH-F6A and TM-D700 memories as a .csv file but not<br>
> as an .img or .chirp file. Yet my UV-82 can be saved as both .img and .csv<br>
> files. So, of course, I'm curious what these four file formats are about and<br>
> why some formats do not work with some radios.<br>
<br>
</div></div>.csv - generic format that can be imported into any radio and opened<br>
with 3rd-party software such as a text or spreadsheet editor.<br>
<br>
.chirp - Chirp-specific format that can be imported into any radio. It<br>
predates CSV. Within Chirp, it has the same features as a CSV, but<br>
it's not easily editable outside of Chirp. CSV is recommended in place<br>
of .chirp.<br>
<br>
.img - an "image" downloaded from a clone-mode radio. This is a copy<br>
of the bits exactly as they are found on the radio (until you edit<br>
it). It's great for making backups of a specific radio, but not as<br>
good as CSV for transferring data between radios. .img files for<br>
different models or firmware versions of radios are [or may be]<br>
completely different and not interchangeable.<br>
<br>
All of the other formats supported by Chirp are for opening files<br>
generated by other programming software. Examples:<br>
- EVE software for Yaesu VX-5 (.eve)<br>
- Kenwood software HMK format (.hmk)<br>
- Kenwood commercial ITM format (.itm)<br>
- Icom Data Files (.icf)<br>
- ARRL TravelPlus (.tpe)<br>
- VX5 Commander Files (.vx5)<br>
- VX7 Commander Files (.vx7)<br>
<br>
<br>
I recommend building a CSV file that has the standard programming you<br>
want in all your radios. Save this CSV in the stock_configs folder so<br>
that it is available from the File > Stock Configs menu.<br>
<br>
Now, for each of your radios:<br>
1. Download<br>
2. Save the resulting .img as a backup<br>
3. Import the CSV you built in the last step. This adds your standard<br>
channels to the .img file.<br>
4. Save As the modified .img file with the date in the filename so you<br>
can remember when you last updated the radio<br>
5. Upload to the radio.<br>
<br>
<br>
Tom KD7LXL<br>
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