[chirp_users] CHIRP and Yaesu VX-7R
I have used CHIRP to download my VX-7R's configuration (previously created with VX-7 Commander) and noted that some of the radio-wide features were not displayed .. only the contents of the specific memory channels. Is there any plan to address additional configuration items as is done for the UV-5R? I also did not see a FMN or half deviation setting. - John 73's de K9RSQ
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 9:03 AM, John Randle john.randle@tds.net wrote:
I have used CHIRP to download my VX-7R's configuration (previously created with VX-7 Commander) and noted that some of the radio-wide features were not displayed .. only the contents of the specific memory channels. Is there any plan to address additional configuration items as is done for the UV-5R? I also did not see a FMN or half deviation setting.
Chirp doesn't support every feature of every radio. As you've found, memory editing is the priority. When trying to complete a radio driver on a deadline, snooping out all the values for every setting just takes too long (and IIRC, the VX7 driver was written before Chirp support settings editing at all). You can see what features are supported by each radio driver here:
http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/LATEST/Model_Support.html
FMN/half-dev should be simple to add. Save two identical channels in your radio, then save an .img. Then set one of those channels to FMN and leave all the other settings exactly the same. Save the .img. Create a new Feature issue and upload both of those images. I should be able to spot the difference and update the VX7 driver to support it--you can even try to spot the different yourself, by selecting both channels and chooseing "diff raw memories". You can see how doing this process for every value of every setting could get tedious!
Tom KD7LXL
Lots of things are not included I guess the new radios the intent is to get channel mapping working first to make programming a bit easier. But you should be able to set your deviation to half or narrow by copying the channels into VFO changing it there then writing it back to the same memory spot. That doesn't take much time unless you have maybe a hundred or so channels to change to narrow. Then I would look for software that does have that set menu item. Not sure if there is a VX-7 Commander I know it supports my VX-5.
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On Jan 30, 2013, at 12:03 PM, John Randle john.randle@tds.net wrote:
I have used CHIRP to download my VX-7R's configuration (previously created with VX-7 Commander) and noted that some of the radio-wide features were not displayed .. only the contents of the specific memory channels. Is there any plan to address additional configuration items as is done for the UV-5R? I also did not see a FMN or half deviation setting.
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I like the fact that the other settings aren't changed, just the frequency list and things that are related to it. I've gone to club meetings and programmed new radios (and old ones that the owner never had time to set up) for other members. Many of the settings are personal, and changing them means that the owner has to go in and reset all the settings that are specific to the user such as mic sensitivity, display settings, auto time off, and many others. It all depends on the radio.
Randy (KE5EOT) ARRL, QCWA, ARES, RACES http://ke5eot.webs.com
On 01/30/2013 01:46 PM, Phaeton wrote:
Lots of things are not included I guess the new radios the intent is to get channel mapping working first to make programming a bit easier. But you should be able to set your deviation to half or narrow by copying the channels into VFO changing it there then writing it back to the same memory spot. That doesn't take much time unless you have maybe a hundred or so channels to change to narrow. Then I would look for software that does have that set menu item. Not sure if there is a VX-7 Commander I know it supports my VX-5.
*/Sent from my 15.4" MacBook Pro, i7 quad core/ *
On Jan 30, 2013, at 12:03 PM, John Randle <john.randle@tds.net mailto:john.randle@tds.net> wrote:
I have used CHIRP to download my VX-7R's configuration (previously created with VX-7 Commander) and noted that some of the radio-wide features were not displayed .. only the contents of the specific memory channels. Is there any plan to address additional configuration items as is done for the UV-5R? I also did not see a FMN or half deviation setting.
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On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:41 AM, KE5EOT ke5eot@gmail.com wrote:
I like the fact that the other settings aren't changed, just the frequency list and things that are related to it. I've gone to club meetings and programmed new radios (and old ones that the owner never had time to set up) for other members. Many of the settings are personal, and changing them means that the owner has to go in and reset all the settings that are specific to the user such as mic sensitivity, display settings, auto time off, and many others. It all depends on the radio.
Settings (as well as everything else) are contained in the img file. To preserve your settings, make sure you don't upload an img file from someone else's radio into your radio. Just so everyone is clear, it sounds like what you've done is *imported* your img to these other radios. This is critical if you intend to preserve settings, because during an import/export, only memory channels are transferred.
Tom KD7LXL
My apologies for not clarifying my statement. I meant I'd had problems with other software, not with Chirp. Chirp has done exactly what I want it to do, I rarely use the others these days.
Randy (KE5EOT) ARRL, QCWA, ARES, RACES http://ke5eot.webs.com
On 01/31/2013 02:17 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:41 AM, KE5EOT ke5eot@gmail.com wrote:
I like the fact that the other settings aren't changed, just the frequency list and things that are related to it. I've gone to club meetings and programmed new radios (and old ones that the owner never had time to set up) for other members. Many of the settings are personal, and changing them means that the owner has to go in and reset all the settings that are specific to the user such as mic sensitivity, display settings, auto time off, and many others. It all depends on the radio.
Settings (as well as everything else) are contained in the img file. To preserve your settings, make sure you don't upload an img file from someone else's radio into your radio. Just so everyone is clear, it sounds like what you've done is *imported* your img to these other radios. This is critical if you intend to preserve settings, because during an import/export, only memory channels are transferred.
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