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  2. Posted

    1 hour ago, Scorpio64 said:

    It's the same freaking house it was when we bought it 28 years ago.

    Think so? Check your property card.

    My mother's house hadn't changed since it was built in 1952. But back in the 2oth century when the property taxes were skyrocketing, I went to look at the property card in the assessors office. Among other nonexistent features I found on it was a finished basement and two extra baths.

    Even better, the office manager tried to tell me that the arithmetic on the card (based on the features listed) that resulted perfectly in the property tax total, had NOTHING TO DO with the tax levied.

    The last assessment they did on our current home was all wrong. Fortunately I had the blueprints for the house and corrected all the mistakes in the assessor's measurements.

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    Alright. The following is with the Baofeng UV-5R radio.

    I downloaded this Chirp file (chirp-next-20240413-installer), which is nine days newer than the first one I downloaded that didn't work. (chirp-next-20240404-installer)

    I installed it and confirmed what I got:

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    This version now has a completely different dialogue than the one nine days ago, and works with the UV-5R and the USB-radio cable that came with it. Specifically, it permitted me to select the USB-Com3 interface to connect the radio.

    What a difference nine days makes.

    And yes, I did a factory reset just for ha-ha's.

     

  16. Posted

    7 minutes ago, JohnnyB said:

    I could not figure out the stupid CD but I downloaded Chirp and it works great with both of my radios and the USB that came with the kit. Here's the version I use.

    Chirp.JPG

    Interesting. Here's the version I downloaded first off the website; the one that didn't work: chirp-next-20240404-installer It's not installed, so that is the name of the download file. Looks like yours is a month older.

    I didn't see much difference between versions, at least with the versions I've installed. As long as one of them works I'm good.

    I did load one of the new radios with the provided GMRS-FRS files. Boom, all 22 channels in place. And I did apply for a GMRS license, to go with my Amateur Extra.

  17. Posted

    5 minutes ago, Scorpio64 said:

    I had to get three different cables and try a couple versions of chirp before I found a combo that worked on my radios.

    OK. This is the Chirp version that was on the mini-CD that came with the radio. It works with the USB cable that was also included. When I run it, it wants to upgrade, but I won't let it.

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  18. Posted

    On 4/4/2024 at 10:09 AM, JohnnyB said:

    That set had everything, including the cable.  I downloaded the Chirp software and used it to program both radios. I watched this guy's videos on You tube. After a few hours I got bored with them and they are back in the box, fully charged in case I ever find a need for them.

    I bought them too. Did you download the latest version of Chirp from the website? That didn't work for me with the USB-radio cable provided. It refused to recognize the radios, or the older Baofeng I have. I had to install the Chirp version on the included CD. Then it worked fine, although the named model numbers didn't always match up exactly.

    I searched online and there were comments about the chip in the USB cable head not having compatible drivers, or something to that effect.

  22. Posted

    11 hours ago, Bklynracer said:

    Didn’t realize we had that many aftershocks.

    Me neither. We haven't felt a single one of them. Can't say I'm surprised. The first one was a real anomaly for this state.

  23. Posted

    7 minutes ago, 10X said:

    It was pretty good.   Clever concept, I had to support the ingenuity of the brewers who came up with the idea of making a beer for the eclipse.

    Sure. Why not? I would have tried at least one. Although I see Stella right next door, and that might have been my follow up.

  24. Posted

    9 hours ago, 10X said:

    So the trip worked out ok, but if I were to post my best eclipse photo, it might be this, taken under blue skies the next day:

    Isn't that always the way? The unmarred baby blue shows up the day AFTER the celestial event!

    How was the TOTALITY? That might have made up for it.

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