Several have reported that Excel can insert extra random characters into empty cells which Chirp then rejectd. I use Libre Office which seems OK. The other problem is people having difficulty getting the columns and their labels in the right order.
Safer to stick to the Chirp editor. > On 25/12/2020 14:10 Martin Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm not sure which issue you're referring to, but there are many > alternatives to Excel, whether you're using Windows, Mac or Linux. It seems > unlikely that all of them have the same problem. > > Martin. > KD6YAM > > On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 11:02 AM Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF > <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > > Because of a known issue with MS Excel, I never recomment the use > of spreadsheets with Chirp. > > > > > > > On 25/12/2020 13:48 Jim Unroe <[email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Glen, > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 12:27 PM Glen Terry <[email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > > > Good morning, MERRY CHRISTMAS. In programming my Baofengs, I'm > > wondering how to convert pre done lists into the chirp to download to the > > radios. > > > > > > > > > > To expand on Nigel's advice, enter a few known to be working > > channels > > > into the CHIRP spreadsheet style memory editor. Export these > > channels > > > to a CSV file. The CSV file saved from CHIRP is now your template > > for > > > how a CSV file must be formatted to be compatible with CHIRP. > > > > > > Jim KC9HI > > > _______________________________________________ > > > chirp_users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > > This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > > > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 > > Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] www http://www.ngunn.net > > _______________________________________________ > > chirp_users mailing list > > [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > This message was sent to Martin Cooper at [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ chirp_users > > mailing list [email protected] > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was > > sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email > > to [email protected] > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail [email protected] www http://www.ngunn.net
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