OK, thanks for looking at that. I'll try it later today and report back. Interesting though was that the memories that were being affected had previously been DV memories, not FM. In some cases I was overwriting existing DV memories with CHIRP and in other cases I had deleted the contents of the memories with the CS-2820 software prior to importing with CHIRP. Also interesting was the fact that the error was only occurring in memory locations that were being directly written to.
Well, that's a good data point. When importing your csv to my 2820, the majority of the offenders were stations that used to be FM. It could be that there is one bit that I could set that would just cause everything to ignore the rest, but I'm not sure what it is.
It takes so freaking long to clone the 2820 that I'm always apt to choose the easiest route that works unless there is a real problem. It's a pain to debug issues in that thing :)
Thanks also for your concerns regarding the bushfires around Victoria in our off-list emails. The fires started last Saturday after the temp exceeded 46C / 115F with strong winds and the stats so far are: 181 deceased and still expected to rise, more than 1,800 homes destroyed and more than 7,000 people homeless. It has been estimated that over 1,000,000 animals died in the fires. Many people still aren't allowed to return to their properties due to safety reasons and don't know if they have a home to return to.
Wow, unbelievable. I can't imagine 115F heat! I hope you are far enough away that you won't have to worry about endangering yourself, your family, or your home. Be safe and good luck!