CHIRP

Jim Unroe wrote in #note-2:

Someone or something has set the radio's band limits to invalid values. Make a fresh download from the radio and attach it to this issue, I will set them to the "factory" default values.

Jim KC9HI

Many thanks Jim.
I purchased the radio from overseas so not sure about it's credentials.
I've attached the download.
Alan G0NQA

Alan Gurbutt wrote in #note-3:

Jim Unroe wrote in #note-2:

Someone or something has set the radio's band limits to invalid values. Make a fresh download from the radio and attach it to this issue, I will set them to the "factory" default values.

Jim KC9HI

Many thanks Jim.
I purchased the radio from overseas so not sure about it's credentials.
I've attached the download.
Alan G0NQA

Alan,

This radio is in bad shape. Other than the Welcome message, this radio has no data in the Aux Memory area. I don't know if it just missed a step at the factory or it has bad memory, etc.

So I'm not even sure if it is possible to fix your radio. It will depend on if your radio will accept the changes that I made to this image and remember them.

What I have done is to perform the absolute minimum editing necessary to the "image" to get the Setting tabs to display in CHIRP (band limits and service settings). If you load it into CHIRP, you will now see that the Settings tabs are displayed. What you will have to do to test your radio's Aux Memory area would be to upload this image into it. Then download the updated radio back into CHIRP. If the Settings tabs are still showing up, the radio retained the data sent to it. If the Settings tabs don't display, then the Aux Memory area of your radio does not accept and/or retain changes.

Test you radio to see if it will scan the programmed channels and receive stations without having to press and hold the orange [MINI] button. When the Aux Memory area does not contain valid data the side affects are that channels can't be scanned and/or the squelch will never open when a signal is present. If these side affects are present, then we might try uploading a "factory" image from another similar radio to fix it, but I am thinking a better option at this point would be to see if it can be returned or replaced.

Jim KC9HI

Jim Unroe wrote in #note-4:

Alan Gurbutt wrote in #note-3:

Jim Unroe wrote in #note-2:

Someone or something has set the radio's band limits to invalid values. Make a fresh download from the radio and attach it to this issue, I will set them to the "factory" default values.

Jim KC9HI

Many thanks Jim.
I purchased the radio from overseas so not sure about it's credentials.
I've attached the download.
Alan G0NQA

Alan,

This radio is in bad shape. Other than the Welcome message, this radio has no data in the Aux Memory area. I don't know if it just missed a step at the factory or it has bad memory, etc.

So I'm not even sure if it is possible to fix your radio. It will depend on if your radio will accept the changes that I made to this image and remember them.

What I have done is to perform the absolute minimum editing necessary to the "image" to get the Setting tabs to display in CHIRP (band limits and service settings). If you load it into CHIRP, you will now see that the Settings tabs are displayed. What you will have to do to test your radio's Aux Memory area would be to upload this image into it. Then download the updated radio back into CHIRP. If the Settings tabs are still showing up, the radio retained the data sent to it. If the Settings tabs don't display, then the Aux Memory area of your radio does not accept and/or retain changes.

Test you radio to see if it will scan the programmed channels and receive stations without having to press and hold the orange [MINI] button. When the Aux Memory area does not contain valid data the side affects are that channels can't be scanned and/or the squelch will never open when a signal is present. If these side affects are present, then we might try uploading a "factory" image from another similar radio to fix it, but I am thinking a better option at this point would be to see if it can be returned or replaced.

Jim KC9HI

Thanks for your work Jim.
No go i'm afraid- please see attached
I'll ask for a refund on the radio

Alan G0NQA

Alan, I created this account to make this comment. I had the exact same error as you received. On my brand new UV-5R, I downloaded and saved the default configuration file. I then tried disabling PTT (working on my HAM license) and I think I may have changed another setting out of bounds while clicking around.

When I tried uploading the config file I got the error in image 1 and when I downloaded the configuration file again from the UV-5R the setting tab was blank.

What worked for me (and I don't know if it just papers over the issues Jim Unroe said about the Aux memory) was making a backup of my original config file and then editing the values after model number to zeros (see the attached image) using hex editor (I used HxD in windows).

The file uploaded successfully and I had my settings back.

I have attached an image downloaded fresh off the radio. PTT still works despite the appropriate boxes being unchecked.

I had previously programmed channels in memories with the Duplex setting turned to "off" which successfully disabled PTT.

Thanks Jim.

Jim Unroe wrote in #note-17:

James Flanighan wrote in #note-16:

I have attached an image downloaded fresh off the radio. PTT still works despite the appropriate boxes being unchecked.

I had previously programmed channels in memories with the Duplex setting turned to "off" which successfully disabled PTT.

Thanks Jim.

This isn't a good file to begin with. The Aux memory is bad. It was either bad to begin with or you didn't have my test driver module running when you uploaded it.

Jim

PTT seems to be disabled now!

I could have sworn I had the test driver module loaded (hence why I wasn't getting any firmware mismatch errors).

I just tried it again by:

1. Reloading the test driver module
2. Uploading the intial saved image from the radio (saved the first time I used CHIRP)
3. Downloading the saved image - disabling PTT and then re-uploading back to radio.

For reference here is the downloaded image with PTT disabled.

Jim Unroe wrote in #note-17:

James Flanighan wrote in #note-16:

I have attached an image downloaded fresh off the radio. PTT still works despite the appropriate boxes being unchecked.

I had previously programmed channels in memories with the Duplex setting turned to "off" which successfully disabled PTT.

Thanks Jim.

This isn't a good file to begin with. The Aux memory is bad. It was either bad to begin with or you didn't have my test driver module running when you uploaded it.

Jim

PTT seems to be disabled now!

I could have sworn I had the test driver module loaded (hence why I wasn't getting any firmware mismatch errors).

I just tried it again by:

Reloading the test driver module
Uploading the intial saved image from the radio (saved the first time I used CHIRP)
Downloading the saved image - disabling PTT and then re-uploading back to radio.
For reference here is the downloaded image with PTT disabled.