your email, is not easy to read with all the =20 symbols in it that get 
worse as you go on.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: programming the wouxun radios


>I think you mean CHIRP.  I just took one look at the code that reads=20
> and writes the radio (since it is not accessible on the Mac) and=20
> recoiled in horror.  It=E2=80=99s pretty incomplete.
>
> I have asked the KG-UV Commander author, Jim Mitchell, if he=E2=80=99d be=
> =20
> willing to supply me with more complete programming instructions. =20
> Since I just sent the email last night, I dunno if he=E2=80=99ll talk to =
> me=20
> or not.
>
> It=E2=80=99s easy to read/write the radio on Mac and Linux since UNIXes a=
> re=20
> designed to make serial port access easy, so cooking up a CLI app=20
> that can read the KG-UV Commander CSV files (and perhaps those of=20
> CHIRP as well) should be quite manageable.
>
> I=E2=80=99m willing to write it in such a way that data types and callbac=
> ks=20
> for a GUI exist, but I=E2=80=99d either be writing in platform-independen=
> t C=20
> or or Python, so anything written would have to interface with that. =20
> Preferably in such a way that changes to the underlying code need not=20
> require large changes to the GUI since I have little desire to=20
> actually learn the Windows API which makes me want to lpcsVOMIT.
>
> Joseph - KF7QZC
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:06:40AM -0400, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>The Wouxun software is sort of accessible, but you do have to click=20
>>the mouse pointer in the channel table in order for regular Windows=20
>>keys to work, i.e. tab and shift+tab and so on. Also, the form=20
>>labels aren't right, so you have to sort of keep track of the=20
>>settings.
>>
>>I haven't gotten the KG-UV Commander software to work myself. So=20
>>far, the Linux program that works also from a Windows command line=20
>>and is manipulated via CSV files has been the best option for me.
>>--
>>Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY