Chirp programming repeater book
- #CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK LICENSE KEY#
- #CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK DRIVERS#
- #CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK SOFTWARE#
- #CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK CODE#
#CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK SOFTWARE#
I have never purchased software of any kind. No one should ever pay anything for software. So what type of OS you run will make a difference there.Ĭlick to expand.Exactly. They have it for some versions but not others.
#CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK LICENSE KEY#
RT Systems has a license key that you have to put in for every install so KEEP YOUR CD SLEEVE AND DOCUMENTATION! That fine unless you have a hard drive crash.ĬHIRP has versions for Windows, Mac & Linux, so basically everything is supported. RT's packaging for that radio doesn't have that because it only support two radios. But you only have to do that about once per session. Newer radios commonly take a while to be fully supported by CHIRP.ĬHIRP can be a bit annoying when you first setup a program because you have to drill down though the menu system to get the radio you want out of the couple hundred it supports. CHIRP makes it easier if I want to pull data out of the settings for another radio without having to re-key everything. Both programs operate basically the same and can modify the same information. They had the cheapest cable I could find and came with the software. I have the RT Systems cable and software for my FT-897.
#CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK DRIVERS#
The CHIRP software can be a bit glitchy at times and you need to be careful what programming cable you purchase and that you have the correct drivers installed for the cable but overall I'd choose CHIRP for easy programming. It also seems a little easier to use (at least for me.) The one really nice thing about CHIRP (and why I will only use it in the future) is that it will also pull and compile frequencies for NOAA Weather beacons, the 5 - 60 meter channels, 186 - Railroad channels, all FRS, GMRS, MURS frequencies, 60 Marine VHF channels, along with over 100 European frequently used channels. The CHIRP and RT Systems software works similarly and will pull repeater data from various sources. The price difference will buy you an additional 25 feet of LMR400 Ultra, or 47 feet of RG213 RT Systems: Software-$32 Programming cable-$30 Total $62 (These prices are based on cables for my FT8900, other cables will vary in price)įirst let's compare price, because who wouldn't like to save a few dollars.ĬHIRP: Software-free Programming Cable-around $20 Total $20 I am dealing with one of those right now.I thought I might help other new Hams who are going to be using either CHIRP or the RT Systems programming software.
Which means you can hear them a great distances but you must be much closer to actually open it up to use it. Many repeaters have bigger mouths than they have ears.
Once you feel very confident that you have your radio settings correct, and you still cannot connect to the repeater, get in your vehicle and drive very close to the repeater and try again. Also, repeaters do not always send out a courtesy tone (beep) at the end of a transmission, so unless you have prior knowledge/experience that a particular repeater sends out one, do not assume one will be present.
#CHIRP PROGRAMMING REPEATER BOOK CODE#
The squelch code tones (both CTCSS and DCS) are below 300Hz and filtered out of the radio’s audio. If your radio is configured to require a tone on receive but the repeater does not send one out then you will not hear the repeater’s transmission.įor clarity, you will never hear the squelch code. Something to confirm also is if the repeater you are trying to use actually sends out a tone. Do you have one entered, but forgot to list it here? I am with WyoJoe, I do not see an actual tone value in your list of settings. Tone mode means that your radio will be using the same squelch code when transmitting and receiving, which is most typical. If a column wasn’t mentioned above, I left it blank.ĭid I do that correctly or should I change something? I’m trying to program the above repeater into Chirp, and I thought I had it correct, but I’m not sure because I didn’t hear a tone or anything after I transmitted.