[chirp_users] Baofeng GT3 Mk2 - Offset display bug ?
Using a Baofeng GT3 Mk2 Firmware version BFB297 and programming with latest daily build 20170627. If I manually programme a channel into the GT3 for accessing a repeater using the HT keypad all works as expected and the repeater offsets (entered via menu 26) are retained. If I use CHIRP (treating the handset as a UV5R) and upload the same repeater details to the HT, when I look at the HT via menu 26 again the offset display now only reads 000.000. However, the offsets, whilst not correctly displayed, are actually retained in the guts of the HT as I am still able to access the repeater ! B
This is not a bug. It doesn't matter if you program these radios using the keypad, factory software, RT Systems software or CHIRP, the result is the same.
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 6:02 AM, BRIAN OXENHAM brian.oxenham@btopenworld.com wrote:
Using a Baofeng GT3 Mk2 Firmware version BFB297 and programming with latest daily build 20170627.
If I manually programme a channel into the GT3 for accessing a repeater using the HT keypad all works as expected and the repeater offsets (entered via menu 26) are retained.
Only in VFO (frequency) mode. Memory channels do not use or store offsets so there is no way for them to be retained.
Review the UV-5R guide (the GT-3 is a UV-5R variant) to see when each menu is or isn't available. http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_MenuDef.php
If I use CHIRP (treating the handset as a UV5R) and upload the same repeater details to the HT, when I look at the HT via menu 26 again the offset display now only reads 000.000. However, the offsets, whilst not correctly displayed, are actually retained in the guts of the HT as I am still able to access the repeater !
This is because menu 25 (SFT-D) and menu 26 (OFFSET) have no purpose or meaning in MR (channel) mode. Instead the RX frequency and TX frequency are stored (the least amount of information required to define a repeater channel). To indicate that a repeater channel has been programmed, you will see a "+-" indication in the upper status display. This lets you know that the programmed RX and TX frequencies are different (as they are for repeater, odd-split, cross-band, and TX blocked channels).
To see that the memory channel is programmed as it should be, you can select it in a display that has its MDF (Memory Display Format) set to FREQuency (see menu 21(MDF-A) and/or menu 22 (MDF-B) in the guide mentioned above). Normally you will see the RX frequency displayed. If you tap the [*] key, the radio will be put into "reverse mode", an "R" will be indicated in the upper status display and you will now see the TX frequency displayed. Tap the [*] key again to exit "reverse mode" and the RX frequency will once again be displayed.
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Jim KC9HI
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