<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>I totally agree. I have several radios supported by CHIRP. For those, their factory software never touches my PC.</div><div>It's CHIRP all the way. </div><div><br></div><div>John</div><div><br></div><div>BTW: if you haven't considered donating a small amount to the CHIRP fund, it's a great way to say thanks to a great group of volunteers that do this as a labor of love for the hobby. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>On Jul 31, 2017, at 5:06 PM, Silverfox <<a href="mailto:alan.r.hill@gmail.com">alan.r.hill@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Not necessarily true. I have recovered radios that look like they are bricked but are still able to communicate over basic communication if you have the right ability to monitor them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Alan – W6ARH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jock via chirp_users<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 31, 2017 1:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] PowerWorx<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>If you tell Powerwerx that you are using CHIRP they will tell you it will brick the radio.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Jock Soutar KC6IIH<br>Sent via Samsung Galaxy S7 <br>on AT&T 4G LTE Smartphone<o:p></o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt;text-align:center"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade="" style="color:#999999" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#999999">On Monday, July 31, 2017 Jardy via chirp_users <</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#0000A0"><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#999999">> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_f68f4c1c-3c8c-42bc-89da-b8dbddf01195"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">The Powerwerx DB750x is supported by CHIRP. <br><br>Jardy Dawson WA7JRD<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies <span style="font-size:13.0pt">using the Universal Translator. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Jul 31, 2017, at 12:38, David J. J, Ring, Jr. <<a href="mailto:n1ea@arrl.net" target="_blank">n1ea@arrl.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">That's too bad because one the advantages of chirp is that you can take a group of unrelated radios and program them to the same frequencies.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">This is invaluable in an emergency when time counts.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">David<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">N1EA<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> "John LaMartina </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS UI Gothic","sans-serif"">☀</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">" <br><b>Sent:</b> Mon Jul 31 15:32:03 EDT 2017<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP <br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] PowerWorx<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><pre style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Powerwerx is a retail vendor that markets the RT Systems software and cable as part of their product line. It would not be in their best interest to recommend CHIRP.<br>I'm sure it's strictly a business decision. <br><br>John<br><br><a href="Http://www.miklor.com" target="_blank">Http://www.miklor.com</a> <br><a href="http://www.miklor.com/DMR" target="_blank">http://www.miklor.com/DMR</a>/ <br><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> On Jul 31, 2017, at 12:03 AM, David J. J. Ring, Jr. <<a href="mailto:n1ea@arrl.net" target="_blank">n1ea@arrl.net</a>> wrote:<br> <br> Does anyone have a very good relationship with the management of <a href="http://POWERWERX.COM" target="_blank">POWERWERX.COM</a>? <br> <br> I have tried to speak to them about CHIRP but they are under some prejudice that CHIRP bricks radios so that they are unrecoverable. <br> <br> If someone knows the owner, I'd like to lobby for acceptance of this fine software with the object that they could persuade some companies to share programming data with the developers of CHIRP. <br> 73<br> <br> DR<br> N1EA<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></pre><pre><br> chirp_users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br> <a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br> This message was sent to John LaMartina at <a href="mailto:johnla@usa.net" target="_blank">johnla@usa.net</a><br> To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></pre><pre><br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to D.J.J. 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