Re: [chirp_users] Truth or Fiction

Most of the people I've heard this from have a vested interest in selling another brand of software. On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 12:20 AM JOCK SOUTAR via chirp_users < chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: > Never bricked any of mine. > Could it be the operator rather than the radio? > > ---

Re: [chirp_users] Truth or Fiction

Or perhaps a "cockpit error". Chirp is just a Python script so at the worst can only corrupt a radio's configuration. I'm a retired Embedded Systems and Software Engineer with 40 years of experience. Almost every electronic device I've encountered in that time had a reset mechanism to return the

Re: [chirp_users] Truth or Fiction

While I have only programed 1 Yeasu (successful), I have programed over 150 Baofengs and Wouxuns, all but 2 successfully on the first try. (I am the unofficial "programer” for my club). I made a simi-brick out of 2 Baofengs. It look a while, but I was successful in restoring both of these to

[chirp_users] CHIRP and HP Chromebook

Hello, I purchased a Baofeng BF-F8HP, cable, and HP Chromebook. I have no experience with either program. The software CHIRP lists doesnt download on the laptop. The laptop has Linux capability, but I don't have any idea how to execute the program. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks. Jim

Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP and HP Chromebook

Found this using Google: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS Linux Apps Since 2013 it has been possible to run Linux applications in Chrome OS through the use of Crouton, a third-party set of scripts that allows access to a Linux distribution

Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP and HP Chromebook

The short answer is "sorry, it won't work." BUT that is oversimplified. CHIRP is written in Python and is supported on three OSs: Linux, Windows, and MacOS. Not on chromebook. You have three options: 1) Learn how to run Python on Chromebook natively, 2) Learn how to run Linux on Chromebook, or 3)

Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP and HP Chromebook

I run it happily under CROUTON. Full details here: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton > On 22 May 2019 at 12:26 Gary Craig wrote: > > > Found this using Google: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS > > Linux Apps > > Since 2013 it has been possible to run Linux