<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace">I'm not sure if Jim said this or not, but all fields need to contain data, even if not used. There is no 'zero' value for some of the fields. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:'courier new',monospace">Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ)</span><br></div><font face="courier new, monospace"><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div>245 Corum Hill Road<br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></font><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Castalian Springs, TN 37031<br></font><div><a value="+16153104242" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(17,85,204)">(615) 310-4242</a><span style="font-family:'courier new',monospace"> Cell</span><br></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><a value="+16153529159" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">(615) 562-5128</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Home</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://hammondb3organ.net/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">http://hammondb3organ.net</a><br></font></div><div><a href="http://overdubs.net" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://overdubs.net</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 8:22 AM Jim Unroe <<a href="mailto:rock.unroe@gmail.com">rock.unroe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Steve,<br>
<br>
On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 3:59 AM Steve <<a href="mailto:kc7byp@gmail.com" target="_blank">kc7byp@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi chirp_users. I am having trouble understanding Chirp. I have no problem programming my Baofeng UV-5RA HT direct from the ht's onboard keyboard.<br>
<br>
That is a good skill to have. I was afraid that it would be hard to do<br>
so it took me a while to finally decide to do it. I was surprised to<br>
find out, contrary to popular belief, that it is not a had thing to<br>
do.<br>
<br>
> I don't understand some of the columns on the Chirp display after uploading the ht's memory.<br>
<br>
There are some CHIRP guides here that should help you out.<br>
<a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php#guides" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php#guides</a><br>
<br>
> The memory in the ht should be clean after the factory reset.<br>
<br>
Not so. First, menu 40 (RESET) is not a "factory" reset, . it is a<br>
"firmware" reset. Its use resets the radio to the default settings<br>
stored in the firmware which are different from how the radio was<br>
configured and received from the factory. For example, one of many<br>
menu settings that is obviously different after a RESET is menu 14<br>
(VOICE). From the factory it is set to ENG (English). After a RESET it<br>
is set to CHI (Chinese). If you want English after a RESET, you will<br>
have to manually change it back.<br>
<br>
The memories of these UV-5R style radios are not permitted to be<br>
"clean". The fewest number of programmed channels you can have is (1)<br>
one. You will never have more than 127 empty memories. Once the final<br>
programmed memory is erased, the radio reboots and programs channel 0<br>
and channel 127 with the firmware default frequencies and settings. So<br>
when a menu 14 (RESET) is performed, the 128 memories are cleared as<br>
expected but then, the radio not allowing this will reboot and<br>
reprogram channels 0 and 127 back to their firmware defaults.<br>
<br>
Try it. Reset the radio with menu 40. Then program a 3rd memory. Now<br>
erase memory 0 and memory 127 (in any order). And finally erase the<br>
memory that was manually programmed. Once you erase the last memory,<br>
the radio will reboot and memories 0 and 127 will be programmed again.<br>
<br>
The only way to "factory" reset these radios is to have captured a<br>
CHIRP image from the radio immediately after attaching the battery and<br>
turning the radio on for the first time and then saving that tab,<br>
unedited, to a CHIRP Radio Images (*.img) file. Loading this saved<br>
image back to your radio is its "factory" reset.<br>
<br>
> In the attached picture memory channels 1 to 10 are the way all of the memory channels are after the memory up load to Chirp after the ht factory reset.<br>
<br>
Except for memories 0 and 127. Since the "reset" erased all 128 of the<br>
radios memories, the radio reboots and programs channels 0 and 127<br>
with the firmware default frequencies and settings.<br>
<br>
> Now to the collumns, I know the column (tone) is for the tx ctcs and I assume that the (tonesql) is the rx ctcs.<br>
<br>
Not always. What a column does and when it is used depends on the Tone<br>
Mode and Cross Mode settings.<br>
<br>
For example if Tone Mode is set to Tone, then the value in the Tone<br>
column _is_ used to set the TX CTCSS tone of the radio. The value in<br>
the ToneSql column is unused and ignored by CHIRP.<br>
<br>
If Tone Mode is set to TSQL, then the value in the ToneSql column is<br>
used to set both the TX CTCSS tone and the RX CTCSS tone. The value in<br>
the Tone column is unused and ignored by CHIRP.<br>
<br>
If Tone Mode is set to (None) or DTCS, the Tone and ToneSql fields are<br>
not used and the values in them are unused and ignored by CHIRP.<br>
<br>
If Tone Mode is set to Cross, whether the Tone and ToneSql fields are<br>
used would depend on the value selected for Cross Mode.<br>
<br>
> Why do the ctcs columns have 88.5hz in both columns.<br>
<br>
Because many of the fields of the CHIRP spreadsheet style memory<br>
editor will be populated with default values when they are not being<br>
used. The default values for the Tone and ToneSql fields happens to be<br>
88.5.<br>
<br>
> Those columns should be empty or 00.0 like in ch 11 in the attached picture.<br>
<br>
It doesn't matter if there are values in them. Theese memories are not<br>
programmed so the fields in those memory rows are not currently being<br>
used.<br>
<br>
Normally the "Hide Unused Fields" setting under "View" in the menu bar<br>
would be enabled (it is the default for new CHIRP installations). With<br>
this setting enabled, fields that are unused based on how other fields<br>
are configured, would be blanked out. It would appear that you have<br>
inadvertently disabled this setting.<br>
<br>
Regardless, if tone mode is set to (None) or TSQL, the value in the<br>
Tone field is ignored no matter if it is hidden or not.<br>
<br>
> And what are the columns DTCS code,DTCS rx code DTCS pol.<br>
<br>
The are the fields that are used to configure Digital Tone Coded<br>
Squelch when the Tone Mode (and sometimes Cross Mode) settings are<br>
configured to use them. These would be the T-DCS and R-DCS settings<br>
for your radio.<br>
<br>
Once again, look at the column guides.<br>
<a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php#guides" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php#guides</a><br>
<br>
> Why is there numbers and letters in the DTCS columns?<br>
<br>
They are the default values (023, 023 and NN respectively). They are<br>
currently unused and are being ignored by CHIRP. They are only being<br>
displayed because the "Hide Unused Fileds" setting has been disabled.<br>
<br>
> Cross Mode I know,<br>
<br>
Based on the above, I respectfully don't think you do.<br>
<br>
> Duplex I know, offset I know, mode and power I know.<br>
<br>
Probably not fully. If you set Duplex to "split", then the Offset<br>
field is set to the exact TX frequency. It makes it much easier to<br>
program a cross-band memory.<br>
<br>
> Somewhere in Chirp is the setup to program the displays MDF (A) and MDF (B). I have seen a lot of chats saying it is there but no direct info to find it. I could use some help please.<br>
<br>
Settings -> Basic Settings -> Display Mode (A): (Channel | Name | Frequency)<br>
Settings -> Basic Settings -> Display Mode (B): (Channel | Name | Frequency)<br>
<br>
><br>
><br>
> The listing of the attachments is as following:<br>
> (1) ht at factory reset.jpg (139.7 K)<br>
><br>
> Steve, <a href="mailto:kc7byp@gmail.com" target="_blank">kc7byp@gmail.com</a><br>
> From the desk of the radio station KC7BYP<br>
> 10/14/2019<br>
<br>
You might also be interested in the detailed menu reference for your radio.<br>
<a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_MenuDef.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_MenuDef.php</a><br>
<br>
Good luck.<br>
Jim KC9HI<br>
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