This is pretty much my habit on Windows. I have seen too many apps that do not save the values otherwise, so that is not my problem here.../my/ problem is not knowing enough about the internal workings of the UV-5 and how CHIRP accommodates them.

WRT leaving fields or even a line in order to get the fields to update, this is not necessary in Windows. It is a matter of developer choice. I develop software for Windows and some RTOSs, and my habit is to validate fields when the focus is lost, saving, reverting to earlier content, or popping a warning box, as appropriate.

~R~ NE1EE

On 2016-04-25 17:09:-0400, you wrote:

Rich,

When using CHIRP with Windows, once you click the tone to choose the frequency that you want, you have to click on another cell or press the [Enter] key to actually make the selection permanent. Up until that point you can press [Escape] or click [Refresh] and nothing will