CHIRP

Hello,
Thank you for your answer.
A hard reset unfortunately did not do anything.
The invalid image data you mentioned below came from a brand new radio that had not been programmed before.

I will try the temporary driver, however, how do I use the .py file you included?

Also, bear in mind I did not have any issues with prior versions of CHIRP.

73,

Bernardo

On Aug 3, 2024, at 16:03, Jim Unroe redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:

Sorry about forgetting to add a link to the instructions. They are here: LoadingTestModules

Hi Jim,
After loading your test module I was able to see the Settings menu on CHIRP. This is great ;-)

I then uploaded back to the radio, closed CHIRP, and reopened CHIRP without loading your test module. Downloaded from the radio again and was able to see the Settings menu working. Superbe.

What’s strange in all this it’s that there isn’t really FM presets on this radio, its FM radio feature is a simple tune radio with no presets/memories, you just need to press FM key and turn the dial like an old fashioned radio, no memories. You had mentioned there was an issue with "FM presets" in the image file I had originally sent you.

Let me know if I can provide you with any further information. Thank you for your support thus far, it is greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Bernardo
KD2DES

On Aug 4, 2024, at 20:00, Jim Unroe redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:

Hi Jim,

Just checking on the below, your test module worked, but do I need to use it every time I am programming this particular radio?
Also, about the FM presets, I don’t think FM presets have a place in this radio at all, there is no such feature as far as I know.
Thank you,
Bernardo

On Aug 4, 2024, at 23:13, Bernardo de La Tour bcdelatour@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Jim,
After loading your test module I was able to see the Settings menu on CHIRP. This is great ;-)

I then uploaded back to the radio, closed CHIRP, and reopened CHIRP without loading your test module. Downloaded from the radio again and was able to see the Settings menu working. Superbe.

What’s strange in all this it’s that there isn’t really FM presets on this radio, its FM radio feature is a simple tune radio with no presets/memories, you just need to press FM key and turn the dial like an old fashioned radio, no memories. You had mentioned there was an issue with "FM presets" in the image file I had originally sent you.

Let me know if I can provide you with any further information. Thank you for your support thus far, it is greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Bernardo
KD2DES

On Aug 4, 2024, at 20:00, Jim Unroe redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:

Hi Jim,
Just checking on the below when you have some time. Thank you!
Bernardo

On Aug 8, 2024, at 04:06, Bernardo de La Tour bcdelatour@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Jim,

Just checking on the below, your test module worked, but do I need to use it every time I am programming this particular radio?
Also, about the FM presets, I don’t think FM presets have a place in this radio at all, there is no such feature as far as I know.
Thank you,
Bernardo

On Aug 4, 2024, at 23:13, Bernardo de La Tour bcdelatour@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Jim,
After loading your test module I was able to see the Settings menu on CHIRP. This is great ;-)

I then uploaded back to the radio, closed CHIRP, and reopened CHIRP without loading your test module. Downloaded from the radio again and was able to see the Settings menu working. Superbe.

What’s strange in all this it’s that there isn’t really FM presets on this radio, its FM radio feature is a simple tune radio with no presets/memories, you just need to press FM key and turn the dial like an old fashioned radio, no memories. You had mentioned there was an issue with "FM presets" in the image file I had originally sent you.

Let me know if I can provide you with any further information. Thank you for your support thus far, it is greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Bernardo
KD2DES

On Aug 4, 2024, at 20:00, Jim Unroe redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:

Jim's module is a reasonable solution to fix the out-of-range value for that item, so I'm going to queue it up for the next build (let me know if I shouldn't or we can revert later). The driver really should handle any of these sorts of things without crashing, so this sort of check is definitely appropriate.

This is not a new radio model. It has been available for years. When it was released, it had the FM radio presets that CHIRP supports. Assuming that QYT or whoever the actual manufacturer is has removed the support for FM presets does not mean support for them should be removed. It had to remain to support the feature in legacy radio models. The driver just needs updated so that it doesn't not object when a preset frequency is not available.

I thought this driver has already been updated so that out-of-range and invalid frequency values just presented a blank value with the setting name highlighted. It clearly does not do it for the FM presets.

Someone has since then made changes to consolidate some of this driver's original code to baofeng_common.py so I am unsure what would be need to be done to fix this part of the driver.

Question totally aside: tere is a Donate button on the “Download” section of chirpmyradio.com http://chirpmyradio.com/, is it legitimate?
Thank you.
Bernardo

On Aug 12, 2024, at 6:30 PM, Dan Smith redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote: