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> >            1. Re: I get an "unknown file format" when importing (Eric Oyen)
> >            2. Re: Chirp does not work on my Baofeng UV-5R radio, I am
> >               deleting the program!!! (Eric Oyen)
> >            3. Re: I get an "unknown file format" when importing
> >               (D.J.J. Ring, Jr.)
> >            4. Help - Programing ICOM handheld IC-2GXET and IC-T7E (Allan 
> > Carson)
> >            5. Re: I get an "unknown file format" when importing
> >               (Nigel A. Gunn  G8IFF/W8IFF)
> >            6. Re: I get an "unknown file format" when importing (Glenn 
> > K0LNY)
> >            7. Re: I get an "unknown file format" when importing
> >               (Nigel A. Gunn  G8IFF/W8IFF)
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> >         Message: 1
> >         Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:08:39 -0700
> >         From: Eric Oyen <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when
> >                 importing
> >         To: Discussion of CHIRP <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Message-ID: <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > 
> >         One good way I have found to edit CsV files is to use a spreadsheet 
> > program like Microsoft excel or one of the linux free variants. Simply 
> > import as a cSV, do your editing, then export back to a CSV file. Compare 
> > the original to the new edited version to make sure the same number of 
> > commas are in place on the right lines. BTW, I have already tried this on 
> > my windows box using excel and a program specifically designed for the 
> > Baofeng radio. So, it should work the same way with chirp as both that 
> > program and cHIRP should read or write CSV files in the same way.
> > 
> >         DE n7zzt Eric
> > 
> > 
> >         > On Mar 20, 2021, at 11:39 AM, Jim Unroe <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >
> >         > On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 1:25 PM Steve Vecchiarelli via chirp_users
> >         > <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > <mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >> wrote:
> >         >>
> >         >> ?m trying to import a csv file into CHIRP to upload back to my 
> > radio.
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >> Steps I?ve taken:
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >> Connected radio to CHIRP and downloaded the memories to CHIRP
> >         >> Exported memories to a CSV file
> >         >> Added the new frequencies to the CSV file
> >         >> Saved CSV and tried to import back to CHIRP bur getting an 
> > unknown file format message
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >> What am I missing?
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >> Thanks for any help!
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >>
> >         >> Steve
> >         >>
> >         >> KF0CPV
> >         >
> >         > How did you edit the CSV file?
> >         > What did you change?
> >         > Did you compare the new CSV file to the original file CSV file 
> > using a
> >         > text editor?
> >         > Attach both the before and after CSV files to this conversation so
> >         > that they can be reviewed.
> >         >
> >         > The most common cause of trouble is...
> >         >
> >         > - The data format of a cell was changed.
> >         > - The number of commas required at the end of a data row was 
> > changed.
> >         >
> >         > Jim KC9HI
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> >         Message: 2
> >         Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:20:55 -0700
> >         From: Eric Oyen <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Chirp does not work on my Baofeng UV-5R
> >                 radio, I am deleting the program!!!
> >         To: Discussion of CHIRP <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Message-ID: <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=us-ascii
> > 
> >         Well, it certainly is handy to have the extra links. Always 
> > convenient to have local copies just in case. :)
> > 
> >         DE N7zzt Eric
> > 
> > 
> >         > On Mar 19, 2021, at 4:45 AM, Jim Unroe <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >
> >         > On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 12:39 AM Glenn K0LNY 
> > <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >>
> >         >> I only program my UV 5R with Chirp in Linux.
> >         >> Glenn
> >         >>
> >         >
> >         > My guess would be that is because your programming cable has a
> >         > Prolific type USB-to-Serial chip.
> >         >
> >         > For Windows you would need to download and install the older 
> > Prolific
> >         > v3.2.0.0 device driver.
> >         > https://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php
> >         >
> >         > For macOS you would have to purchase a 3rd party device driver
> >         > (Catalina and earlier. No Big Sur support yet.).
> >         > https://www.mac-usb-serial.com/
> >         >
> >         > Linux doesn't need this extra bit of TLC because the device 
> > drivers
> >         > are open source (and don't come from the Prolific company).
> >         >
> >         > Jim KC9HI
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> > 
> >         ------------------------------
> > 
> >         Message: 3
> >         Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:59:47 -0400
> >         From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when
> >                 importing
> >         To: Eric Oyen <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] >,  
> >  Discussion of CHIRP
> >                 <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Message-ID:
> >                 
> > <CADO5RbjSUHQBUygWF+3L6u2pTT1=m9ycogax18wuflv+bdw...@mail.gmail.com 
> > mailto:m9ycogax18wuflv%[email protected] >
> >         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > 
> >         If I'm not mistaken, there was an issue of Microsoft Excel not 
> > editing
> >         the csv files correctly and when opening such a file up and saving 
> > it
> >         again, it introduced errors.
> > 
> >         Such errors did NOT occur with the use of LibreOffice (or 
> > OpenOffice)
> >         which is available for Windows, Mac OX-X, and Linux.
> > 
> >         OpenOffice download: https://www.openoffice.org/download/
> >         LibreOffice download: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/
> >         (currently out of order)
> >         LibreOffice download:
> >         http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/libreoffice/stable/7.1.1/
> > 
> >         If Microsoft Excel no longer introduces errors, someone please 
> > correct me.
> > 
> >         73
> > 
> >         DR
> >         N1EA
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 2:10 AM Eric Oyen via chirp_users
> >         <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >
> >         > One good way I have found to edit CsV files is to use a 
> > spreadsheet program like Microsoft excel or one of the linux free variants. 
> > Simply import as a cSV, do your editing, then export back to a CSV file. 
> > Compare the original to the new edited version to make sure the same number 
> > of commas are in place on the right lines. BTW, I have already tried this 
> > on my windows box using excel and a program specifically designed for the 
> > Baofeng radio. So, it should work the same way with chirp as both that 
> > program and cHIRP should read or write CSV files in the same way.
> >         >
> >         > DE n7zzt Eric
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > On Mar 20, 2021, at 11:39 AM, Jim Unroe <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >
> >         > On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 1:25 PM Steve Vecchiarelli via chirp_users
> >         > <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > ?m trying to import a csv file into CHIRP to upload back to my 
> > radio.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Steps I?ve taken:
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Connected radio to CHIRP and downloaded the memories to CHIRP
> >         > Exported memories to a CSV file
> >         > Added the new frequencies to the CSV file
> >         > Saved CSV and tried to import back to CHIRP bur getting an 
> > unknown file format message
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > What am I missing?
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Thanks for any help!
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Steve
> >         >
> >         > KF0CPV
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > How did you edit the CSV file?
> >         > What did you change?
> >         > Did you compare the new CSV file to the original file CSV file 
> > using a
> >         > text editor?
> >         > Attach both the before and after CSV files to this conversation so
> >         > that they can be reviewed.
> >         >
> >         > The most common cause of trouble is...
> >         >
> >         > - The data format of a cell was changed.
> >         > - The number of commas required at the end of a data row was 
> > changed.
> >         >
> >         > Jim KC9HI
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> > 
> >         ------------------------------
> > 
> >         Message: 4
> >         Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:23:15 +0200
> >         From: Allan Carson <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Subject: [chirp_users] Help - Programing ICOM handheld IC-2GXET and
> >                 IC-T7E
> >         To: [email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected]
> >         Message-ID:
> >                 
> > <CANheJuSYdcmWorN0sQ_Rcyf6H_G05afhNBtOiAWU=hqqwp5...@mail.gmail.com 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > 
> >         Hi Chirp,
> > 
> >         Great job you guys are doing there - thanks!
> > 
> >         Can you please give me some help - I have a multi-function JiYKR 
> > cable
> >         to program my radios, but I can't seem to be able to get in to 
> > change or
> >         save any of the settings when I use the 'live' mode on Chirp. Could 
> > you
> >         give me some info on how to use the live mode and or suggest any 
> > other
> >         versions that I can use to program the IC-2GXET and IC-T7E?
> > 
> >         Thanks for your help
> > 
> >         73
> > 
> >         Allan - ZS1AL
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> >         Message: 5
> >         Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:45:46 -0400 (EDT)
> >         From: "Nigel A. Gunn  G8IFF/W8IFF" <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when
> >                 importing
> >         To: Eric Oyen <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] >,  
> >  Eric Oyen via chirp_users
> >                 <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Message-ID: <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > 
> >         The best way is not to use CSV files at all.
> > 
> >         >     On 23/03/2021 02:08 Eric Oyen via chirp_users 
> > <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >     One good way I have found to edit CsV files is to use a 
> > spreadsheet program like Microsoft excel or one of the linux free variants. 
> > Simply import as a cSV, do your editing, then export back to a CSV file. 
> > Compare the original to the new edited version to make sure the same number 
> > of commas are in place on the right lines. BTW, I have already tried this 
> > on my windows box using excel and a program specifically designed for the 
> > Baofeng radio. So, it should work the same way with chirp as both that 
> > program and cHIRP should read or write CSV files in the same way.
> >         >
> >         >     DE n7zzt Eric
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >         > >         On Mar 20, 2021, at 11:39 AM, Jim Unroe 
> > <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         > >         On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 1:25 PM Steve Vecchiarelli via 
> > chirp_users
> >         > >         <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         > >
> >         > >             > > >             ?m trying to import a csv file 
> > into CHIRP to upload back to my radio.
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             Steps I?ve taken:
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             Connected radio to CHIRP and downloaded the 
> > memories to CHIRP
> >         > > >             Exported memories to a CSV file
> >         > > >             Added the new frequencies to the CSV file
> >         > > >             Saved CSV and tried to import back to CHIRP bur 
> > getting an unknown file format message
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             What am I missing?
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             Thanks for any help!
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             Steve
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             KF0CPV
> >         > > >
> >         > > >         > >         How did you edit the CSV file?
> >         > >         What did you change?
> >         > >         Did you compare the new CSV file to the original file 
> > CSV file using a
> >         > >         text editor?
> >         > >         Attach both the before and after CSV files to this 
> > conversation so
> >         > >         that they can be reviewed.
> >         > >
> >         > >         The most common cause of trouble is...
> >         > >
> >         > >         - The data format of a cell was changed.
> >         > >         - The number of commas required at the end of a data 
> > row was changed.
> >         > >
> >         > >         Jim KC9HI
> >         > >         _______________________________________________
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> > 
> >         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
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> >         Message: 6
> >         Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:37:38 -0500
> >         From: "Glenn K0LNY" <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when
> >                 importing
> >         To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Message-ID: <0a9b01d71ffa$7528c450$7001a8c0@NUCPPYH>
> >         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > 
> >         Well from the perspective of a screenreader user, I find editing 
> > things much easier to make changes in a spreadsheet program outside of 
> > Chirp and import them after the changes were made, so I would call that, 
> > the better way.
> >         Glenn
> > 
> >         ----- Original Message -----
> >         From: Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
> >         To: Eric Oyen ; Eric Oyen via chirp_users
> >         Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 7:45 AM
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when 
> > importing
> > 
> > 
> >         The best way is not to use CSV files at all.
> >           On 23/03/2021 02:08 Eric Oyen via chirp_users 
> > <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >           One good way I have found to edit CsV files is to use a 
> > spreadsheet program like Microsoft excel or one of the linux free variants. 
> > Simply import as a cSV, do your editing, then export back to a CSV file. 
> > Compare the original to the new edited version to make sure the same number 
> > of commas are in place on the right lines. BTW, I have already tried this 
> > on my windows box using excel and a program specifically designed for the 
> > Baofeng radio. So, it should work the same way with chirp as both that 
> > program and cHIRP should read or write CSV files in the same way.
> > 
> > 
> >           DE n7zzt Eric
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >             On Mar 20, 2021, at 11:39 AM, Jim Unroe <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >             On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 1:25 PM Steve Vecchiarelli via 
> > chirp_users
> >             <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >               ?m trying to import a csv file into CHIRP to upload back to 
> > my radio.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Steps I?ve taken:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Connected radio to CHIRP and downloaded the memories to CHIRP
> >               Exported memories to a CSV file
> >               Added the new frequencies to the CSV file
> >               Saved CSV and tried to import back to CHIRP bur getting an 
> > unknown file format message
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               What am I missing?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Thanks for any help!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Steve
> > 
> >               KF0CPV
> > 
> > 
> >             How did you edit the CSV file?
> >             What did you change?
> >             Did you compare the new CSV file to the original file CSV file 
> > using a
> >             text editor?
> >             Attach both the before and after CSV files to this conversation 
> > so
> >             that they can be reviewed.
> > 
> >             The most common cause of trouble is...
> > 
> >             - The data format of a cell was changed.
> >             - The number of commas required at the end of a data row was 
> > changed.
> > 
> >             Jim KC9HI
> >             _______________________________________________
> >             chirp_users mailing list
> >             [email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected]
> >             http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users
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> > 
> >         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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> >         Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:00:29 -0400 (EDT)
> >         From: "Nigel A. Gunn  G8IFF/W8IFF" <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when
> >                 importing
> >         To: Discussion of CHIRP <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] >,   Glenn
> >                 K0LNY <[email protected] 
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> >         Agreed. If you can, use Libre Office rather than a Microsoft 
> > product. Excel messes with the empty comma seperated fields at the end of 
> > each row.
> > 
> > 
> >         >     On 23/03/2021 11:37 Glenn K0LNY <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >     Well from the perspective of a screenreader user, I find 
> > editing things much easier to make changes in a spreadsheet program outside 
> > of Chirp and import them after the changes were made, so I would call that, 
> > the better way.
> >         >     Glenn
> >         >
> >         >     ----- Original Message -----
> >         >     From: Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected]
> >         >     To: Eric Oyen mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] ; Eric Oyen via chirp_users 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected]
> >         >     Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 7:45 AM
> >         >     Subject: Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" 
> > when importing
> >         >
> >         >     The best way is not to use CSV files at all.
> >         >
> >         >         > >         On 23/03/2021 02:08 Eric Oyen via chirp_users 
> > <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >         One good way I have found to edit CsV files is to use a 
> > spreadsheet program like Microsoft excel or one of the linux free variants. 
> > Simply import as a cSV, do your editing, then export back to a CSV file. 
> > Compare the original to the new edited version to make sure the same number 
> > of commas are in place on the right lines. BTW, I have already tried this 
> > on my windows box using excel and a program specifically designed for the 
> > Baofeng radio. So, it should work the same way with chirp as both that 
> > program and cHIRP should read or write CSV files in the same way.
> >         > >
> >         > >         DE n7zzt Eric
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >             > > >             On Mar 20, 2021, at 11:39 AM, Jim 
> > Unroe <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         > > >             On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 1:25 PM Steve 
> > Vecchiarelli via chirp_users
> >         > > >             <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> >         > > >
> >         > > >                 > > > >                 ?m trying to import a 
> > csv file into CHIRP to upload back to my radio.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >                 Steps I?ve taken:
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >                 Connected radio to CHIRP and downloaded the 
> > memories to CHIRP
> >         > > > >                 Exported memories to a CSV file
> >         > > > >                 Added the new frequencies to the CSV file
> >         > > > >                 Saved CSV and tried to import back to CHIRP 
> > bur getting an unknown file format message
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >                 What am I missing?
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >                 Thanks for any help!
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >                 Steve
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >                 KF0CPV
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >             > > >             How did you edit the CSV file?
> >         > > >             What did you change?
> >         > > >             Did you compare the new CSV file to the original 
> > file CSV file using a
> >         > > >             text editor?
> >         > > >             Attach both the before and after CSV files to 
> > this conversation so
> >         > > >             that they can be reviewed.
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             The most common cause of trouble is...
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             - The data format of a cell was changed.
> >         > > >             - The number of commas required at the end of a 
> > data row was changed.
> >         > > >
> >         > > >             Jim KC9HI
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> >         >     Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions   tel 
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