CHIRP

Hey Dan and the CHIRP team!

First, THANK YOU for doing such a fantastic job creating software that supports so many radios.

The reason I'm writing is I'm having an issue with the CHIRP software and a Wouxun KG-UV8D. Here's what happens: I downloaded an image of the radio right out of the box, and added the 200 or so frequencies that I use. I wrote them back to the radio with no problem whatsoever. However, when I tried to use any frequencies that employ DCS, they didn't work (didn't break squelch on other radios when transmitting and didn't open up squelch when receiving). I confirmed that the radio settings in CHIRP were all correct, which they were. With it still not working on DCS frequencies, I decided to download an image of the radio using the OEM software. When I did that, it showed that all the frequencies using DCS were using INVERTED DCS codes (for example, DI023 instead of DN023). I was able to correct the problem - make the DCS codes normal - using the OEM software and write to the radio. Ops check was successful, unfortunately, now when I try to download the image into CHIRP, I get an (ERROR) on each line where I've fixed the DCS. CHIRP won't download any info for those channels/frequencies.

I'm a ham who has been programming these types of radios for quite a while, and so I have a fair amount of experience - if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I can send screenshots if necessary. I've used CHIRP back forth with Baofeng OEM software and have never seen this issue before.