[chirp_devel] Adding values to STEPS list
Hello to the team; thank you very much for providing this tool!
I'm new to chirp, not to SW devel.
In programming my new Baofeng F8HP, I was surprised that 15 kHz wasn't a valid step value, since that is the standard US channel spacing on 2m.
In looking through the drivers, the STEP values seem to be very radio specific for reasons I don't yet understand. Before I put in a bug and patch to add 15kHz to the uv3r driver, I need to ask whether there a specific reason it isn't already in the list which makes it incorrect to add it?
Thanks, Al WA1TYB
Hello Al,
According to the user manual on page 4, there is no 15 kHz step on the F8HP.
Frequency step, selectable between 2.5K | 5.0K | 6.25K | 10.0K | 12.5K | 20.0K | 25.0K | 50.0K
https://baofengtech.com/usermanual/BF-F8HP_Manual.pdf
Can you set the 15 kHz step on the radio itself?
Best regards, Bruno
Am Sonntag, 30. Dezember 2018, 13.13:54 schrieb Al Simons via chirp_devel:
Hello to the team; thank you very much for providing this tool!
I'm new to chirp, not to SW devel.
In programming my new Baofeng F8HP, I was surprised that 15 kHz wasn't a valid step value, since that is the standard US channel spacing on 2m.
In looking through the drivers, the STEP values seem to be very radio specific for reasons I don't yet understand. Before I put in a bug and patch to add 15kHz to the uv3r driver, I need to ask whether there a specific reason it isn't already in the list which makes it incorrect to add it?
Thanks, Al WA1TYB _______________________________________________ chirp_devel mailing list chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_devel Developer docs: http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Developers
Thanks. I understand now; no, it is not supported. Still getting used to programmable radios; I've been out of the hobby for about 20 years.
Happy New Year to everyone. -Al
On 12/30/2018 1:37 PM, Bruno wrote:
Hello Al,
According to the user manual on page 4, there is no 15 kHz step on the F8HP.
Frequency step, selectable between 2.5K | 5.0K | 6.25K | 10.0K | 12.5K | 20.0K | 25.0K | 50.0K
https://baofengtech.com/usermanual/BF-F8HP_Manual.pdf
Can you set the 15 kHz step on the radio itself?
Best regards, Bruno
Am Sonntag, 30. Dezember 2018, 13.13:54 schrieb Al Simons via chirp_devel:
Hello to the team; thank you very much for providing this tool!
I'm new to chirp, not to SW devel.
In programming my new Baofeng F8HP, I was surprised that 15 kHz wasn't a valid step value, since that is the standard US channel spacing on 2m.
In looking through the drivers, the STEP values seem to be very radio specific for reasons I don't yet understand. Before I put in a bug and patch to add 15kHz to the uv3r driver, I need to ask whether there a specific reason it isn't already in the list which makes it incorrect to add it?
Thanks, Al WA1TYB _______________________________________________ chirp_devel mailing list chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_devel Developer docs: http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Developers
Hi Al,
In programming my new Baofeng F8HP, I was surprised that 15 kHz wasn't a valid step value, since that is the standard US channel spacing on 2m.
STEP is only used in VFO mode. It is like a mask when entering a frequency into the VFO to help reduce entry errors. It is also the change in frequency when scanning the VFO. You can get by just using a STEP of 5.0 KHz for this purpose. STEP is unused and unneeded when programming memories into the radio with CHIRP.
In looking through the drivers, the STEP values seem to be very radio specific for reasons I don't yet understand. Before I put in a bug and patch to add 15kHz to the uv3r driver, I need to ask whether there a specific reason it isn't already in the list which makes it incorrect to add it?
It would be incorrect to add it. As you already noted above, it isn't supported by the radio. CHIRP is unable to force a radio to do something is isn't capable of doing.
Thanks, Al WA1TYB
Jim KC9HI
Hi Al, Hi Jim,
This may be true for Baofeng radios.
But is not true for Alinco DJ-V57. In memory mode, the frequency is corrected to the nearest STEP. It took me some time to realize that the emitted frequency was not the one shown on the display.
STEP is only used in VFO mode. It is like a mask when entering a frequency into the VFO to help reduce entry errors. It is also the change in frequency when scanning the VFO. You can get by just using a STEP of 5.0 KHz for this purpose. STEP is unused and unneeded when programming memories into the radio with CHIRP.
Best regards, Bruno
Thanks for the replies. I understand that I can use 5, but was hoping to avoid having to use three scan cycles (the Baofeng is _slow_) per channel. No biggie.
-Al
On 12/30/2018 2:48 PM, Jim Unroe wrote:
Hi Al,
In programming my new Baofeng F8HP, I was surprised that 15 kHz wasn't a valid step value, since that is the standard US channel spacing on 2m.
STEP is only used in VFO mode. It is like a mask when entering a frequency into the VFO to help reduce entry errors. It is also the change in frequency when scanning the VFO. You can get by just using a STEP of 5.0 KHz for this purpose. STEP is unused and unneeded when programming memories into the radio with CHIRP.
In looking through the drivers, the STEP values seem to be very radio specific for reasons I don't yet understand. Before I put in a bug and patch to add 15kHz to the uv3r driver, I need to ask whether there a specific reason it isn't already in the list which makes it incorrect to add it?
It would be incorrect to add it. As you already noted above, it isn't supported by the radio. CHIRP is unable to force a radio to do something is isn't capable of doing.
Thanks, Al WA1TYB
Jim KC9HI
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