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ColleenRoth <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:56:03 -0400
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Hi,
Those extra symbols are not easy to skip over.
I can not know what you can do about it but I am sure there is a fix.
Colleen, N8TNV;



----- Original Message -----
From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, Aug 25, 2011 03:46:35 PM
Subject: Re: programming the wouxun radios

>
>
> 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.  X=Ebleb=80=99s pretty incomplete.
> >
> > I have asked the KG-UV Commander author, Jim Mitchell, if he=Ebleb=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=Ebleb=80=99ll talk to =
> > me=20
> > or not.
> >
> > X=Ebleb=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=Ebleb=80=99m willing to write it in such a way that data types and callbac=
> > ks=20
> > for a GUI exist, but I=Ebleb=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 n=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 com0400, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> >arThe Wouxun software is sort of accessible, but you do have to click=20
> >arthe mouse pointer in the channel table in order for regular Windows=20
> >arkeys to work, i.e. tab and shift+tab and so on. Also, the form=20
> >arlabels aren't right, so you have to sort of keep track of the=20
> >arsettings.
> >ar
> >arI haven't gotten the KG-UV Commander software to work myself. S=20
> >arfar, the Linux program that works also from a Windows command line=20
> >arand is manipulated via CSV files has been the best option for me.
> >>--
> >arBuddy Brannan, KB5ELV — Erie, PA
> >arPhone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY 

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