I program my radios under Linux, not Windows, but it shouldn't matter.
I tend to turn the radio on just before I first send programming to or from it. I tend to use a low volume because it didn't occur to me that it might matter, and low volume programming has worked fine for me.
If I'm going to be awhile I turn the radio off, but if it's just a quick change I will leave the radio on. Truthfully I rarely have to do this as I save my configurations on my server and I load them, edit them, and re-upload them; there is almost never need for me to download from a radio anymore, except for the initial programming.
Jim VE5EIS
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Simonson Sent: July-18-16 3:10 PM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] Establishing a radio connection
My question is about the need for power cycling the radio, and the timing of doing it. Does this play a role in the connection? For example, suppose that one has downloaded settings from a radio, modified them (by editing or importing settings), and will then upload the settings back to the same radio. Is anything accomplished by power cycling the radio?