not sure how to reply to messages, not seen a forum like this before..

on in my Chirp i select radio BF-A58S 
is 'settings' and then 'other settings'
i have
VHF lower limit 136Mhz 
upper limit 174Mhz
UHF lower limit 400mhz
upper limit 520Mhz

i can't see anything which mentions 200Mhz to 260Mhz ??
hence why i'm unsure that if i start adding 220Mhz channels and such like that when i try to upload it'll either deny them
or brick the radio..
yes i have half a dozen already programmed in by the factory, 
but also all the 220 channels and a couple of UHF have a \ next to them where it's meant to say channel name..



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Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:21:05 +0100
From: Mark Thompson <bigpimp347@gmail.com>
Subject: [chirp_users] BF-A58S Tri-band and Chirp
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Just bought a Tri-band version of the A58S,
and although Chirp downloads from radio in either A58, A58S or even
UV-5R-XYZmk3Turbo whatever it is.
when i download the radios stock configuration i see VHF and UHF
frequencies including 220Mhz.
but Chirp only says this radio is VHF and UHF and not 220Mhz.
so when i download all seems good.
configuration only shows as dual band.

my issue is although i can ad 220Mhz frequencies to the memories, i
dare'nt upload in case the radio goes to VHF and UHF only and i lose the
220Mhz.
will it lose 220Mhz if i upload as a dual band and not tri-band ??
wil the tri-band frequencies install although Chirp say's it's dual band ??

any one ??
thanks..


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Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:30:22 -0400
From: Jim Unroe <rock.unroe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-A58S Tri-band and Chirp
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On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 8:22 AM Mark Thompson <bigpimp347@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just bought a Tri-band version of the A58S,
> and although Chirp downloads from radio in either A58, A58S or even UV-5R-XYZmk3Turbo whatever it is.
> when i download the radios stock configuration i see VHF and UHF frequencies including 220Mhz.

Baofeng used to have different firmware series and "magic" strings
(the string recognized by the radio to initiate the cloning process)
for the various radio models. CHIRP could use these differences to
keep the radio models separated by their features and capabilities.
Back in 2014 when they began introducing the HN5RV style firmware, the
got away from this. Nearly any newly introduced model uses the same
HN5RV firmware version and "magic" string. Unfortunately, this makes
it impossible for CHIRP to differentiate between many models that it
has never seen before. This also puts the burden of the user to select
the correct model to get the correct support for the radios features.

UV-5R like radios: 2 power levels & 2 bands
BF-F8HP like radios: 3 power levels & 2 bands
UV-5RX3 like radios: 2 power levels & 3 bands
UV-82 like radios: 2 power levels & 2 bands
UV-82HP like radios: 3 power levels & 2 bands
UV-82X3 like radios: 2 power levels & 3 bands
BF-A58 like radios: 2 power levels & 2 bands
BF-A58S like radios: 2 power levels & 3 bands

For example...
If BF-A58 is selected, the CHIRP supported bands are
130.000000-180.000000 MHz
400.000000-521.000000 MHz

If BF-A58S is selected, the CHIRP supported bands are
130.000000-180.000000 MHz
200.000000-260.000000 MHz
400.000000-521.000000 MHz

> but Chirp only says this radio is VHF and UHF and not 220Mhz.

CHIRP doesn't "say" how many bands your radio has. I assume you are
referring to the band limits shown on the Settings -> Other Settings
menu panel. CHIRP shows exactly what the radio provides to it. A band
with the lower limit set to 130 and an upper limit set to 260.
[130]
[260]
And a second band with the lower band limit set to 400 and the upper
band limit set to 520.
[400]
[520]

> so when i download all seems good.

Because all is good.

> configuration only shows as dual band.

No it doesn't. It shows the band limits how they are configured in the
radio's memory. And for clarification, the band limits setting only
affects what frequencies can be entered via the keypad into the VFO.
It has absolutely nothing to do with what frequencies that can be
programmed into the channels (unless you are programming channels from
the radio's keypad).

>
> my issue is although i can ad 220Mhz frequencies to the memories, i dare'nt upload in case the radio goes to VHF and UHF only and i lose the 220Mhz.
> will it lose 220Mhz if i upload as a dual band and not tri-band ??

There is no way for CHIRP to change your radio from a 3 band model to
a 2 model. As long as you don't change the band limits as shown above,
your radio will always cover the factory frequencies. If you are that
worried about it, use the factory programming software.

> wil the tri-band frequencies install although Chirp say's it's dual band ??

As long as you choose a model that supports 3 bands (BF-A58S or
UV-82III), CHIRP will support 3 bands.

>
> any one ??
> thanks..
>

Jim KC9HI


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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:43:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Build System <donotreply@danplanet.com>
Subject: [chirp_users] New Daily Build
To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com
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Greetings,

A new daily build of CHIRP is available.  This includes changes made
directly to the tree yesterday, and may include additional features,
bug fixes, and/or bugs.  If you are interested in trying it, grab it
from the following location:

  http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-20200711


A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily)
follows:

Changes for Build #626
[Dan Smith <dsmith@danplanet.com>] Refine the fix for anytone778uv with no (or incorrect) memory loaded

The test framework will load the driver with random garbage if no test
image is present to probe sub-devices. This can cause spurious failures
of the band probing, so make it a little more tolerant.

Related to #7947

[Iain White <ig99ig@yahoo.com>] Change FTM7250D driver class FTM7250Radio  _model = "AH52N" to "AH75M"   Fixes #6525


Changes for Build #627


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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:24:17 -0400
From: Christopher Knowles <cknowles@tiac.net>
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] BF-A58S Tri-band and Chirp
To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com
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Brilliant answer, Jim.? That is the most comprehensive and
comprehensible response to a question I have ever read in this forum.?
Chris Knowles, N1CAK

On 7/11/2020 10:30 AM, Jim Unroe wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 8:22 AM Mark Thompson <bigpimp347@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just bought a Tri-band version of the A58S,
>> and although Chirp downloads from radio in either A58, A58S or even UV-5R-XYZmk3Turbo whatever it is.
>> when i download the radios stock configuration i see VHF and UHF frequencies including 220Mhz.
> Baofeng used to have different firmware series and "magic" strings
> (the string recognized by the radio to initiate the cloning process)
> for the various radio models. CHIRP could use these differences to
> keep the radio models separated by their features and capabilities.
> Back in 2014 when they began introducing the HN5RV style firmware, the
> got away from this. Nearly any newly introduced model uses the same
> HN5RV firmware version and "magic" string. Unfortunately, this makes
> it impossible for CHIRP to differentiate between many models that it
> has never seen before. This also puts the burden of the user to select
> the correct model to get the correct support for the radios features.
>
> UV-5R like radios: 2 power levels & 2 bands
> BF-F8HP like radios: 3 power levels & 2 bands
> UV-5RX3 like radios: 2 power levels & 3 bands
> UV-82 like radios: 2 power levels & 2 bands
> UV-82HP like radios: 3 power levels & 2 bands
> UV-82X3 like radios: 2 power levels & 3 bands
> BF-A58 like radios: 2 power levels & 2 bands
> BF-A58S like radios: 2 power levels & 3 bands
>
> For example...
> If BF-A58 is selected, the CHIRP supported bands are
> 130.000000-180.000000 MHz
> 400.000000-521.000000 MHz
>
> If BF-A58S is selected, the CHIRP supported bands are
> 130.000000-180.000000 MHz
> 200.000000-260.000000 MHz
> 400.000000-521.000000 MHz
>
>> but Chirp only says this radio is VHF and UHF and not 220Mhz.
> CHIRP doesn't "say" how many bands your radio has. I assume you are
> referring to the band limits shown on the Settings -> Other Settings
> menu panel. CHIRP shows exactly what the radio provides to it. A band
> with the lower limit set to 130 and an upper limit set to 260.
> [130]
> [260]
> And a second band with the lower band limit set to 400 and the upper
> band limit set to 520.
> [400]
> [520]
>
>> so when i download all seems good.
> Because all is good.
>
>> configuration only shows as dual band.
> No it doesn't. It shows the band limits how they are configured in the
> radio's memory. And for clarification, the band limits setting only
> affects what frequencies can be entered via the keypad into the VFO.
> It has absolutely nothing to do with what frequencies that can be
> programmed into the channels (unless you are programming channels from
> the radio's keypad).
>
>> my issue is although i can ad 220Mhz frequencies to the memories, i dare'nt upload in case the radio goes to VHF and UHF only and i lose the 220Mhz.
>> will it lose 220Mhz if i upload as a dual band and not tri-band ??
> There is no way for CHIRP to change your radio from a 3 band model to
> a 2 model. As long as you don't change the band limits as shown above,
> your radio will always cover the factory frequencies. If you are that
> worried about it, use the factory programming software.
>
>> wil the tri-band frequencies install although Chirp say's it's dual band ??
> As long as you choose a model that supports 3 bands (BF-A58S or
> UV-82III), CHIRP will support 3 bands.
>
>> any one ??
>> thanks..
>>
> Jim KC9HI
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