Re: [PIC] PicKitPlus software

Hi Chuck,

Bingo, it's the Dave NZ1J TDOA radio direction finder for fox hunts:

https://caraham.org/NZ1J-TDOA-Project

Cheerful regards,
Bob NS6B



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From: Piclist <[email protected]> on behalf of Chuck Olson
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2025 5:39 AM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [PIC] PicKitPlus software

Bob -

This makes me wonder: what is the ham radio application ?

I did a search and the only project I saw was in an Italian ham radio
magazine.  Something about direction finding ?  I will have to see if
a translator can help with the text.

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY


On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM Forrest Christian (List Account)
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> For that new of a pic, I would just buy one of the new dirt cheap official
> microchip mplab snap programmers.  Like $11 from microchipdirect.
>
> - Forrest
>
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 10:06 PM Bob Blick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Anyone here used this software?
> >
> > https://pickitplus.co.uk/Typesetter/index.php/
> >
> > It claims to drive the PicKit 2 programmer and allow it to program newer
> > PICs. I haven't used PICs or a PicKit 2 in a decade, but I have one, and a
> > friend asked if I could program a PIC16F18324 with a hex file he found for
> > a ham radio gadget he wants to build.
> >
> > The software is about US $31. I explained this to my friend. Anyone here
> > use this tool?
> >
> > Also, I have no interest in using PICs anymore, but it makes me curious
> > about software development of them these days. Does anyone do C development
> > without Microchip tools?
> >
> > Thanks, Bob
> > --

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