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Bug #10088

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Kenwood TH-D72A distorted audio on UHF memory channels

Added by David Gleason about 2 years ago. Updated almost 2 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
10/19/2022
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Chirp Version:
daily
Model affected:
TH-D74A
Platform:
Windows
Debug Log:
I read the instructions above:

Description

I downloaded my memory channels from my Icom IC-7100 via USB using CHIRP, saved to CSV, and then uploaded the memory channels list to a TH-D72A HT via USB, and all seemed to have worked well, however the memory channels in the HT are now corrupted such that the audio is slightly distorted when receiving on a memory channel, but if I go to VFO mode with the exact same frequency there is no distortion. So far this seems to happen only on UHF memory channels but I haven't done enough testing yet on VHF to confirm. I noticed though that if I use the M>V function to copy the memory data to the VFO then the audio is distorted on the VFO also. I thought maybe the NFM/FM setting in the D72's cfgs might have been set wrong but it correctly shows FM for both VFO and Memory channels. When I look at the TX/RX menu -> Prog. VFO item it shows as blank for all memory channels, whereas it shows either 136-173MHz for VHF VFO or 400-523MHz for UHF VFO. (Not sure if that means anything, maybe it's supposed to be blank for memory channels.) I can post the before and after image files if needed tomorrow but hopefully someone has an idea what the cause might be. Tomorrow I will also try Kenwood's MCP-4A program and maybe it will be able to fix things if it reads in the data and then sends it back to the radio.


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Kenwood_TH-D72 (clone mode)_20221018-X.img (64.2 KB) Kenwood_TH-D72 (clone mode)_20221018-X.img Corrupt image results in distorted audio David Gleason, 10/20/2022 04:26 AM
Kenwood_TH-D72 (clone mode)_20221019.img (64.2 KB) Kenwood_TH-D72 (clone mode)_20221019.img Good image corrected by MCP-4A David Gleason, 10/20/2022 04:26 AM

Updated by David Gleason about 2 years ago

Issue is fixed after using Kenwood's MCP-4A program to read in the data from the radio and then send it back. Before and after images are attached.

Actions #2

Updated by Dan Smith almost 2 years ago

This is actually (apparently) a very old issue, going back to #1611. Looks like there was a "fix" put into the tree back then that assumed a few sets of bits were randomly associated with the band, and needed to be set on UHF. That's not the case - the bits encode the tuning step for the channel. I think the distorted audio issue is probably that the radio ends up not quite on frequency (even though it fully stores the actual frequency). On UHF the default step is 25kHz, but on VHF it's 5kHz. The latter is able to tune almost anything a ham would use, but the former is not.

I'm pushing a fix for tomorrow's build that properly sets the tuning step value(s) in the radio according to what the UI says. The UI should generally calculate the right thing when you edit it anyway, but at least you'll be able to control those bits.

Actions #3

Updated by Dan Smith almost 2 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Closed
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