My email, as sent, is standards compliant.  The server is mangling 
it, and the number of things I would have to change on my end to 
prevent the mangling is … not small.  :(

Joseph - KF7QZC


On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 03:46:46PM -0400, John Miller wrote:
>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