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Bug #10087

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Can't save / export data to file (read from Icom IC-7100)

Added by David Gleason over 1 year ago. Updated over 1 year ago.

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

0%

Estimated time:
Chirp Version:
daily
Model affected:
IC-7100
Platform:
Windows
Debug Log:
I read the instructions above:

Description

I was trying to use CHIRP to read in the memories on my IC-7100 so I could then save those to a CSV/TSV/etc file and then write that list other radios. I have a few radios I would like to be able to put the same basic list of memory channels into, the IC-7100, Kenwood TS-2000, TH-D72A, TH-D74A, Yaesu FT-530 and FT5D.

I plugged in the USB on my IC-7100 and was able to read in all the memories just fine. However save/export to a file doesn't work. When I try to save the 7100 memories to a file it gives an 'unterminated string' error and will not save. I tried several times with various combinations of memories and nothing works, CHIRP seems to be unable to import/export/save/open any kind of CSV type of file. Please let me know if there is any way you know of to make this work?

Ideally I could have one CSV type of file that I could update when needed and then just download one simple file to the various radios I have. I know CHIRP doesn't support all the radios I listed, which is fine, the RT Sys SW came with the 7100 and D74 so I was able to set those up with the same memory channels pretty easily. But I'd rather not spend $100's on more RT Sys SW and cables for every other radio, particularly since they seem to want to force you to buy a USB COM cable for the TS-2000 even though I already have a perfectly good PC COM port and serial cable.

Is CHIRP intended to support this? ie. saving a basic list of memories to different radios? I know that different radios have different memory layouts and attributes so I don't expect perfection but the list I have is only about 80 memories and just needs to have the frequencies/offset, Tone/CTCSS settings, and memory name, nothing else.

Thanks,
David

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Updated by David Gleason over 1 year ago

UPDATE: After trying things again with the idea of providing more details here things started working better and I am now able to save the IC-7100 data to a CSV file successfully. I have no idea why it didn't work yesterday.

So this bug appears to be not easily reproducible for now, though as it seems to be an intermittent issue I'll update this report if it happens again.

I will be opening a bug for a new separate issue: When I then downloaded my memory channels to a TH-D72A HT, the memory channels in the HT are somehow corrupted such that I get audio distortion on signals when receiving on a memory channel. If I go to VFO mode however with the exact same frequency there is no distortion. So far seems to happen only on UHF memory channels.

Actions #2

Updated by Ham Radio over 1 year ago

So far there is no CHIRP update to allow the Yaesu FT5DR HT to be programmed, waiting to hopefully have this functionality soon!

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