Re: [chirp_users] Setting up baofeng-uv5f with chirp

2022-04-20 Thread KE5EOT
You'll get a lot of flack for your question, but we've had to defend our privileges a lot lately and unlicensed operators have given hams a bad name in a lot of areas. Operating without a license could get you in a lot of trouble. If you operate on the ham radio bands, hams have been known to t

Re: [chirp_users] Setting up baofeng-uv5f with chirp

2022-04-20 Thread Gene Vincent
He could also get a phone walkie talkie app if he is concerned about the legal issues. ZELLO is free for personal use. On Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 15:14 Al Jones wrote: > I'll be a bit less abrupt than Nigel but the end result is going to be the > same. > > The ONLY legal use of the UV5R is by an amat

Re: [chirp_users] Setting up baofeng-uv5f with chirp

2022-04-20 Thread Al Jones
I'll be a bit less abrupt than Nigel but the end result is going to be the same. The ONLY legal use of the UV5R is by an amateur operator in HAM bands that they're authorized to use. While there are a lot of things it can do, most are not legal and depending on where you are can result in a

Re: [chirp_users] Setting up baofeng-uv5f with chirp

2022-04-20 Thread Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
You're obviously going to be an unlicensed/illegal user of those radios. Don't expect help here, unless it to help you get a license. > On 20/04/2022 13:41 anthony farley wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, so me and my neighbor just got the 2 way baofeng-uv5F radios and we > got it to where we

[chirp_users] Setting up baofeng-uv5f with chirp

2022-04-20 Thread anthony farley
Hello, so me and my neighbor just got the 2 way baofeng-uv5F radios and we got it to where we can call eachother on a specified channel he preset but i would like to add police frequencies as well. I got the cord, disc program for chirp and have the gist of it down 'i think' lol. Is there anyway i

Re: [chirp_users] File Saving on MacOS

2022-04-20 Thread Lynn Mears via chirp_users
I did that already. And rebooted afterwards. That’s what I meant when I said I granted it full disk access. If you have other ideas I’m open to them! Thanks, Lynn > On Apr 20, 2022, at 5:40 AM, Scott Lopez wrote: > >  > Here's an easy way to fix that: > > Open System Preferences > Open

Re: [chirp_users] File Saving on MacOS

2022-04-20 Thread Jim Unroe
I can't load from or save to your Desktop, Documents, Downloads, et cetera folders. What I had to do was create a folder off of my user's home folder (I called mine "CHIRP") and copy all of my CHIRP related files into it/them. Now I am able to load from and save there. Jim KC9HI On Wed, Apr 20,

Re: [chirp_users] File Saving on MacOS

2022-04-20 Thread Scott Lopez
Here's an easy way to fix that: Open System Preferences Open Security & Privacy Click the lock in the bottom left and unlock the panel Select "Full Disk Access" in the list on the left hand side >From it's location (Applications or ~/Applications) drag and drop CHIRP into the list of applications