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From: Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF Sent: Friday, December 25, 2020 12:00 PM To: Discussion of CHIRP; Martin Cooper Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Using premade cvs or execl spreadsheet 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]> 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]> wrote: > > > Hi Glen, > > On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 12:27 PM Glen Terry <[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] > 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 _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Martin Cooper at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [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 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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