If you're going to import from another radio, import the .img file and not a .csv file.
> On 18 September 2019 at 19:59 Dennis Wage <dw...@dwage.com> wrote: > > Don't import files from a different radio. They might import but might be > the wrong format. I am thinking about the sorting thing could be as simple as > 01 instead 1 or 001. With radio software like Chirp and especially Chirp, > because it works with so many different radios, the formats of everything > needs to be EXACT!! > > Reset your radio to factory defaults. I always then program one frequency > manually so that when I download from the radio to Chirp I can see the format > the data is in. > > Download the now defaulted radio to a file. Edit this file to upload back > to the radio. > > Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ) > > 245 Corum Hill Road > Castalian Springs, TN 37031 > (615) 310-4242 Cell > (615) 562-5128 Home > http://hammondb3organ.net/ > > http://overdubs.net > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 6:40 PM Dave C < cavan...@gmail.com > mailto:cavan...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > I just received the above radio and am having a bit of trouble > with the > > way CHIRP (or the radio) is handling the channels after > > programming. > > The radio seems to work fine, the programming cable connected right > > away > > without any driver drama, and the factory software even loaded up > > and > > will upload and download to and from the radio, but it's otherwise > > mostly useless**. Chirp seems to work fine as well as far as > > reading > > and writing to the radio, and I was able to import UV-5R files > > without > > any problem. The problem I'm having is the order of the channels is > > scrambled when uploading or downloading. I THINK it has something > > to do > > with the separate A and B memory banks. I made sure I selected the > > "A" > > bank on the Settings screen, but it still seems to scramble the > > channels. Earlier today I manually entered twelve local repeaters > > and > > numbered them channels 1 through 12, all in Bank A, but when I > > downloaded the radio to CHIRP, the #1 channel was now #4. I also > > deliberately didn't give any of the manually entered channels > > names, but > > there were channels with names scattered in with the other unnamed > > channels, apparently from Bank B. > > > > If anyone has any ideas I'd like to hear them. > > > > ** The factory software has two separate screens for Bank A and B, > > and > > seems to work fine moving files to and from the radio. The problem > > is I > > can't see any way to enter repeater offset frequencies or -/+ > > values; > > apparently it's necessary to calculate and enter offsets manually. > > > > thanks > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > > chirp_users mailing list > > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > This message was sent to Dennis Wage at dw...@dwage.com > > mailto:dw...@dwage.com > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > > mailto:chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at ni...@ngunn.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail ni...@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
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