CHIRP

Would you take the attached file and make 2 copies: one for v1.21 and the other for v1.22 and update them to match the menu choices for their respective firmware versions?

And at least for firmware v1.22, provide the updated list of band limits. The band limits keep getting expanded on the other similar radios so now is a good time to make sure CHIRP matches the latest available menus and band limits.

Once I have this, then I will provide a driver module for testing. Thanks in advance.

Hello Jim!
Did my best to do what you asked for.
Here I attach both files with the updated menu options.

Some note just FYI:
All the menus, options and bands are equal in firmware 1.21 and 1.22, EXCEPT on firmware version 1.22 Menu 08 ann menu 20 now goes from 001 to 512

Menu 19: In the talkpod pc software you have separate table and you can type anything you want in those 30 fields and those typed values gets saved in the radio as options for this menu. The intention is to save possible generic names for your channels and apply them on the field to any saved channel.

Menu 50: The only option is ENGLISH, really.

Regarding the Bands (applies to all bands except FM RX Only band):
If you type numerically the high limit as XXX.999, you get taken to to XXX.99875
If you scroll frequencies with the up and down arrow, using the smallest step (2.5k) the max value you get is XXX.99750

Hope this helps!
Best,
Kris

Kris Diaz wrote in #note-2:

Hello Jim!
Did my best to do what you asked for.
Here I attach both files with the updated menu options.

Thanks

Some note just FYI:
All the menus, options and bands are equal in firmware 1.21 and 1.22, EXCEPT on firmware version 1.22 Menu 08 ann menu 20 now goes from 001 to 512

OK. This will take some additional work but needs to be done. We can get CHIRP reading and writing first, then we can figure out how the additional channels are supported. There might need to be a separate selection for radios with 512 channels.

Menu 19: In the talkpod pc software you have separate table and you can type anything you want in those 30 fields and those typed values gets saved in the radio as options for this menu. The intention is to save possible generic names for your channels and apply them on the field to any saved channel.

Menu 50: The only option is ENGLISH, really.

OK. This difference needs to be accommodated as well. I figured there would be more to this than just getting CHIRP to read the radio.

Regarding the Bands (applies to all bands except FM RX Only band):
If you type numerically the high limit as XXX.999, you get taken to to XXX.99875
If you scroll frequencies with the up and down arrow, using the smallest step (2.5k) the max value you get is XXX.99750

I understand how all this works. What I meant was for you access VFO mode in the radio and for example key in a low band limit of say 400.000. Then tap the down arrow key to see if it wraps around to the upper limit. If it is 519.9975, then the band limits are 400 and 520 MHz. If it keeps going down in frequency, then 400.000 is not the lower limit any more.

These are the latest band limits for the Radtel RT-470 fw v1.25A (16-560 MHz continuous and 740-1000 MHz continuous).

    VALID_BANDS = [(16000000, 100000000),
                   (100000000, 136000000),
                   (136000000, 200000000),
                   (200000000, 300000000),
                   (300000000, 400000000),
                   (400000000, 560000000),
                   (740000000, 1000000000),
                   ]

Hope this helps!

Yes it does.

Best,
Kris

I am attaching a driver module that I hope will allow CHIRP to read your radio. But I would not go diving right in to programming your radio with it yet. What I would like to you do first is to see if it will read your radio. If it does, great. Save the first successful download without making any changes and attach it to this issue. Then use the Talkpod software to add a channel 257 and a channel 512 and then download that into CHIRP and attach it here. Hopefully I can find out where these channels are located.

Think like explains how you access and use the test driver module file: LoadingTestModules

Thank you for you help with this.

Cool! Everything worked!
Im sending you both files: The initial successful read (with memory written up to channel 234) and the second file with the added channels 257 and 512.

Regarding the bands, they DO wrap arround, they DO have limits, they are NOT continuous, here they are again to confirm:
136.000 - 180.000
200.000 - 260.000
350.000 - 400.000 (upper limit is really 399.99750)
400.000 - 520.000 (400.000 is the lower limit of this band)
108.000 - 136.000 AM (RX only)
65.000 - 108.000 FM (RX only)

Hope you find the channels!
Have a great weekend!

This latest version should account for all of the differences that you have revealed. 512 channels, band limits, PF keys, etc. Give it a workout and let me know if it is ready to be submitted for inclusion in CHIRP or if it needs additional changes.

Looks like its working for now, reads fine, can see 512 channels. I will keep testing.

The cherry in top will be regarding menu 19 and the capacity to save 30 "custom names" to appy them to real channels on the field, I noticed they are allocated inside chirp in "Settings" > "ANI Code List Settings" begginging from "ANI Code Name 51". I populated those custom names as: 1=ALPHA, 2=BRAVO, 3=CHARLY .... al the way to number 26=ZULU. You can check for yourself where that data is located inside the succesful read file i sent you. As a reference Ill attach a screenshot of the Talkpod software.

It would be very cool to have chirp display another tab under settings that reads "Custom CH Names" where you can see/set those 30 fields.

Best,
Kris

I have tried every combination for menus 40, 41, 42 and 43. I change the values in the front panel of the radio and Chirp reads correctly every option saved. I never get an "Unknown".
The problem is when I try to change almost any value in Chirp, most of the selected options return an error message: An Error Has occurred" "List Index out of range".
I also notice the options given in the dropdown menus inside Chirp do not match what I sent you as options for the radio, here they are again:

40 PF2 RADIO, TX POWER, SCAN, SEARCH, NOAA, Remote Scan, PTT B
41 PF2 LONG PRESS RADIO, TX POWER, SCAN, SEARCH, NOAA, SOS, DTMF
42 PF3 RADIO, TX POWER, SCAN, SEARCH, NOAA, DTMF, SOS, Remote Scan
43 TOP KEY RADIO, TX POWER, SCAN, SEARCH, NOAA, DTMF, SOS, Remote Scan

Im sending two images:
The first one all menu options selected with their first value: "FM RADIO" or "RADIO".
The second one with all menus selected with their last option selected:
40 = PTT B
41 = DTMF
42 = Remote Scan
43 = Remote Scan

I'm short on time but I will open the other ticket as soon as we finish this if you agree. I dont want to leave you hanging with two open tickets haha.

Kris Diaz wrote in #note-16:

I don't see a new driver attached. Am I supposed to load the module from mthe 23rd?

I attached it, then did a cleanup and remove it. I thought sure that I attached it again before posting, but apparently not. Hopefully it is attached now.

Custom channel names is working great! Reading and writing correctly.

The options for the buttons (menus 40,41,42,43) completley dissapeared! Can't find them! Attaching screenshot.

Kris Diaz wrote in #note-18:

Custom channel names is working great! Reading and writing correctly.

The options for the buttons (menus 40,41,42,43) completley dissapeared! Can't find them! Attaching screenshot.

I shut off all the PF keys when trying to isolate the cause of the error. I forgot to enable them after I was done. Assuming that the file that I just now attached gets attached, they will be available again.

A patch has been submitted. Support will be in the next CHIRP daily build following acceptance.

Applied in changeset github|170cd2f5d42df329480451b66b04f24a8e24bb50.