Hey Joseph,

Actually, no, not chirp. Hang on, I've got a URL around here somewhere to the original GNU/Linux source. I just compiled under cygwin as well and included the cygwin bits for Windows use. However, what these guys have done might be useful to you.

Ah. Here we are. Haven't looked at this in a long time.

http://owx.chmurka.net/
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Aug 25, 2011, at 3:28 PM, T. Joseph Carter wrote:

> 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