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Hi there
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have you had a chance to put together a load? 
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03-09-2018, 07:52 PM
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Totally forgot I was supposed to do that... thanks for the reminder.
Ill send you as PM soon.
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03-14-2018, 10:45 PM
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I'm glad this thread got bumped. It's a good reminder that I was going to try to do some programming. But...
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See those green bars? Yeah, I don't get those at all. For some reason, I can't get the MCP and my transceiver to talk to each other. CHIRP sees it, but not the MCP. It's getting frustrating. The instructions say to not enter anything until it can first read the necessary data from the transceiver, so I can't even start building the list.
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03-15-2018, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Offcamber
I'm glad this thread got bumped. It's a good reminder that I was going to try to do some programming. But...
See those green bars? Yeah, I don't get those at all. For some reason, I can't get the MCP and my transceiver to talk to each other. CHIRP sees it, but not the MCP. It's getting frustrating. The instructions say to not enter anything until it can first read the necessary data from the transceiver, so I can't even start building the list.
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That is weird... Ya, instructions basically say to pick the right transceiver, download the existing data first (even if its blank), and then use that as the main list you will modify and upload...
Make sure your serial to USB dongle isn't bad... clones have a lot of problems vs legit FTDI dongles.
Make sure your your COM port is correct (COM1, COM2, COM3) you can check device manager to see if the USB to serial dongle is working, and to confirm COM port.
Perhaps reset the transceiver to factory fresh configuration and try again.
Make sure you are using the correct version/download of MCP from Kenwood.
Let me know how it goes...
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03-15-2018, 01:07 PM
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That is weird... Ya, instructions basically say to pick the right transceiver, download the existing data first (even if its blank), and then use that as the main list you will modify and upload...
Make sure your serial to USB dongle isn't bad... clones have a lot of problems vs legit FTDI dongles.
Make sure your your COM port is correct (COM1, COM2, COM3) you can check device manager to see if the USB to serial dongle is working, and to confirm COM port.
Perhaps reset the transceiver to factory fresh configuration and try again.
Make sure you are using the correct version/download of MCP from Kenwood.
Let me know how it goes...
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I'm using MCP-2A Version 3.21 with an RTS cable (K5G) and the latest driver. The cable shows up in device manager and CHIRP can see it so I'm assuming the cable and drivers are fine. I also tried it on three different laptops. My assumption at this point is that the COM port settings aren't matching up. One thing that seems strange is that the COM set up window in MCP is grayed out and I can't select a COM port. I'll spend some more time on this evening. I'd really like to sort it out.
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03-15-2018, 05:49 PM
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That is weird...
Make sure your serial to USB dongle isn't bad... clones have a lot of problems vs legit FTDI dongles.
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THIS ^^^^ for sure.
Also, if you're using Win 10 it creates more problems.
Win 10 has a lot of issues when it comes to these cables and drivers.
Win 7 works better , and Vista even more so.
I have a Win 7 laptop that I use to program my ham and scanner radios.
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03-15-2018, 08:09 PM
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THIS ^^^^ for sure.
Also, if you're using Win 10 it creates more problems.
Win 10 has a lot of issues when it comes to these cables and drivers.
Win 7 works better , and Vista even more so.
I have a Win 7 laptop that I use to program my ham and scanner radios.
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I am using Windows 10, but the key take away is make sure your dongle comes from a reputable manufacture that is certified for the OS you are using.
The one I have is awesome... plug it in, Windows 10 immediately recognizes the device, drivers come from Windows update, and off you go.
The problems come from the FTDI chips, and the Chinese manufactures that clone/counterfeit them. The issues come from drivers as time progresses as they are counterfeit serial to usb converters and things don't always match up.
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I got everything working last night! It was definitely an issue with the COM port assignment. As soon as I made the change, MCP picked it up and was able to read the transceiver data. The instructions state that the transceiver should be turned off, but MCP was only able to communicate with the transceiver when it was turn on.
On to programming...
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04-08-2018, 01:12 AM
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Might be heading out to Mojave at the end of the month. Any repeaters recommendations?
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Might be heading out to Mojave at the end of the month. Any repeaters recommendations?
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No offence but if I keep spoon-feeding you repeaters, you won’t learn which essentially becomes wildly counterproductive when you are in a situation where you need to grab and go with your own research…
Use one of these Grid Square locators... find your exact location, or a couple general areas you might be. Write down the GRID SQUARE.
Amateur Radio Ham Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map
https://www.qrz.com/gridmapper
Download the repeater book app I mentioned earlier in this thread which is basically a GPS based grid square locator.
Go to settings, turn off Auto Location, Type in Grid Square code into field.
Congratulation… you now have all the repeaters in a 50 mile radius, or whatever radius you choose to have.
You can then add that to the programming data I already gave you and ur ready to rock and roll before you even arrive in Mojave.
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04-30-2018, 12:31 PM
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No offence but if I keep spoon-feeding you repeaters, you won’t learn which essentially becomes wildly counterproductive when you are in a situation where you need to grab and go with your own research…
Use one of these Grid Square locators... find your exact location, or a couple general areas you might be. Write down the GRID SQUARE.
Amateur Radio Ham Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map
https://www.qrz.com/gridmapper
Download the repeater book app I mentioned earlier in this thread which is basically a GPS based grid square locator.
Go to settings, turn off Auto Location, Type in Grid Square code into field.
Congratulation… you now have all the repeaters in a 50 mile radius, or whatever radius you choose to have.
You can then add that to the programming data I already gave you and ur ready to rock and roll before you even arrive in Mojave. |
Thanks for the help on this i programmed some mojave repeaters before going but no luck hitting them.
I did program a Barstow repeater on the fly and was able to have some chats on the way back.
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Thanks for the help on this i programmed some mojave repeaters before going but no luck hitting them.
I did program a Barstow repeater on the fly and was able to have some chats on the way back.
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It get really hit/miss out there sometimes… I had a camp site once that was really canyoned in; I had no problem hitting those repeaters from the trail head, no luck at camp.
Glad you were able to get some use out of that.
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Not that I really care, but I just find it funny that Gordon West who writes good school and training material for amateur radio books used for testing who tells you to follow the law, is the same person who lists frequencies that are not permitted and illegal to use on non-type accepted ham radio equipment… way to go Gordon.
That said, it is a very versatile list of frequencies, especially for emergency use. Just be aware that transmitting on FRS, GMRS, MURS along with some other public service channels would be illegal to use on a regular ham radio.
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Found a really great resource for repeaters in my deep web search.
Google map-like of repeaters across California
http://www.levinecentral.com/repeate...g.php?State=CA
Enjoy
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