Bug #11672
closedDefault frequency offset wrong
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Description
When I'm programming a GMRS repeater on 462 MHz, at least some of the time the offset defaults to 0.6 MHz If the input frequency is 462 MHz, the offset will always be 5 MHz, and in the rare case that someone has done something weird, they can manually fix.
Files
Updated by Dan Smith 13 days ago
Can you update this from your running chirp so I can see your config please? Instructions on How_To_Report_Issues.
Updated by John Oliver 13 days ago
- File config.txt config.txt added
- File AnyTone_5888UV_20241109.img AnyTone_5888UV_20241109.img added
- File linux_system_info.txt linux_system_info.txt added
- File debug_log.txt debug_log.txt added
[Uploaded from CHIRP next-20241108]
Updating from CHIRP as requested
Updated by John Oliver 13 days ago
Looks like there are some standard offsets that could make programming just a little bit easier!
https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Offset
Thanks, please LMK when that build will be released, I'm happy to test!
On Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 09:22:00 AM MST, Dan Smith redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:
Updated by Dan Smith 13 days ago
CHIRP already has extensive support for band-based defaults (including more than just offset/duplex). The GMRS channels are not in that list because they're not always duplex. Meaning, you certainly don't want to always default 462.60 to +5 because most people are putting those in for the simplex version. The Band data structure in CHIRP didn't have a way to say "suggest 5MHz, but only once they choose a duplex" and so it just wasn't listed. I think most people would be putting these in by copying them from the stock config (File->Open stock config) and thus not entering them by default. But, I've got a change queued that will make this a little smoother for hand-editing.
It'll be in the next build, so that's the one to look for :)
Updated by John Oliver 13 days ago
Simplex users would probably not touch the Duplex column. If they do, I'd argue that they already know they're duplexing, and it's a small help to have CHIRP assume the offset for them.
I look forward to it! I wind up manually entering repeaters more than I thought I would, as I join new groups. And sometimes it's faster for me to enter one manually than to open another image just to copy-and-paste one line.
On Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 10:09:17 AM MST, Dan Smith redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:
Updated by Dan Smith 13 days ago
Simplex users would probably not touch the Duplex column. If they do, I'd argue that they already know they're duplexing, and it's a small help to have CHIRP assume the offset for them.
They obviously wouldn't. I'm saying the internal data structure for the defaults did not have a way to suggest an offset without also forcing the duplex. Thus, until the change I have queued, we couldn't suggest 5Hz for GMRS channels without also forcing them to duplex=+.
Updated by John Oliver 13 days ago
Gotcha! Thanks.
On Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 10:19:09 AM MST, Dan Smith redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote: