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Bug #8203

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Baofeng GT-3WP Channel Name Limited to 6 Characters

Added by Young G about 4 years ago. Updated about 4 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
-
Target version:
Start date:
08/25/2020
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
Chirp Version:
daily
Model affected:
Baofeng GT-3WP
Platform:
All
Debug Log:
I read the instructions above:

Description

When using Chirp to program Baofeng GT-3WP, the name for the channel is limited to 6 characters while the radio supports 7 characters. This is caused by the incorrect assignment of class variable "LENGTH_NAME" in "chirp/drivers/baofeng_wp970i.py". Simply adding "LENGTH_NAME = 7" in the "GT3WP" class in "chirp/drivers/baofeng_wp970i.py" (after line 899) fixed this problem. The result works well with GT-3WP radio.

Actions #1

Updated by Jim Unroe about 4 years ago

  • Assignee set to Jim Unroe
  • Target version set to chirp-legacy

Hi Young,

Not all models support 7 characters so 6 is the default assignment until known otherwise. If the default is set to 7, then those with a radio that will only support 6 characters complain that they programmed 7 characters and only 6 showed up. So it has to be set on a per-model basis as the correct number of characters is discovered. Thanks for reporting this.

Just add...

@LENGTH_NAME = 7@

...under...

@MODEL = "GT-3WP"@

...(similar to how it is done for the UV-9R lower at the end of the driver code) until I can get a patch submitted and approved.

Jim KC9HI

Actions #2

Updated by Jim Unroe about 4 years ago

  • Status changed from New to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Patch submitted.

Jim KC9HI

Actions #3

Updated by Jim Unroe about 4 years ago

  • Status changed from In Progress to Closed

Patch accepted. Support will be in the next CHIRP Daily Build

Jim KC9HI

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