Bug #11976
openFrequencies programmed with chirp have frequency offset in TX
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Description
I was programming a Yaesu FT1DR HT with CHIRP. I had just done a “microprocessor reset” on the HT, clearing all memories, so this was “starting from scratch”.
I expected the HT to transmit on the frequencies that I programmed it for.
Instead, several of the frequencies are transmitting on frequencies lower than I had programmed it for, as measured on an SDR waterfall (which has been tested to be accurate with several other sources).
Dial Mhz Measured Mhz Error, kHz¶
146.520 146.519 -1
146.580 146.575 -5
147.480 147.475 -5
147.560 147.556 -4
An error of 5kHz is enough to severely impact readability. It imparts a rough distortion quality to the audio.
If I set the frequency directly on the HT in VFO mode, it transmits accurately on the set frequency. I can also program memories using the HT's own interface, and it transmits accurately on them. It's only when setting frequencies in CHIRP and uploading them to the radio that it transmits off-frequency.
See also issue: https://chirpmyradio.com/issues/1735
Bug #1735 was for the Yaesu VX-8, and it seems to be fixed now. But during troubleshooting, I also checked the frequencies that I had programmed into a VX-8 about 10 years ago with CHIRP (so, before bug #1735 had been fixed), and they had IDENTICAL frequency errors to what the FT1DR is showing. So it may be a similar underlying issue.
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