CHIRP

Yep. If I strip the meta data blob from the end of the image and let CHIRP identify the image as being from a Yaesu VX-8DR, all of the settings tabs show as expected.

Jim KC9HI

How do I recover from that? I downloaded a new image and was sure to pick VX-8DR, I have the same issue.

Jason
N2SBG

The original debug.log file that you provided indicated that VX-8R was the model that was selected. I don't have a VX-8DR here so I need you to do the following...

1. Open CHIRP

This starts a new debug.log file.

1. Download from the radio selecting VX-8DR.

This should create a new tab that is labeled "Yaesu VX-8DR: (Untitled)*". Did it?

1. Save the new tab to a CHIRP Radio Images (*.img) file.

The suggested file name should be "Yaesu_VX-8DR_yyyymmdd.img" (where "yyyy" is the current year, "mm" is the current month and "dd" is the current day). Is that what it is?

1. Close CHIRP.

2. Attach the newly saved image file and latest debug.log file to this issue.

Jim KC9HI

Is stripping the meta data blob a possible work around I could use to get me up and running while you review the new debug?

Jason
N2SBG

Jason Hovak wrote:

Is stripping the meta data blob a possible work around I could use to get me up and running while you review the new debug?

Jason
N2SBG

No that won't fix it. Your first image has the APRS Transmit -> TX Delay setting set to a value of 500ms which is valid. The last image has the TX Delay set to a value that is out-of-range. Apparently the TX Delay choices between the VX-8R and VX-8DR are not the same.

The current choices that CHIRP accepts are: "100ms", "200ms", "300ms", "400ms", "500ms", "750ms", "1000ms"

The latest image that you attached has a choice that is 2 choices out of range: "100ms", "200ms", "300ms", "400ms", "500ms", "750ms", "1000ms", "out-of-range 1", "out-of-range 2"

So what are the valid choices for APRS Transmit -> TX Delay in the VX-8DR?

And your workaround would be to only set TX Delay setting to any of the first 7 choices until the driver module can be updated to allow the full set of choices.

Jim KC9HI

Valid settings are 100ms, 150ms, 200ms, 250ms, 300ms, 400ms, 500ms, 750ms, 1000ms. It looks like 150ms and 250ms are the valuies in question.

Jason
N2SBG

That worked. Thanks for the help.

Is it normal for the bulk of the regular settings to not be visible/programable? Most of what is there is for APRS.

Jason
N2SBG

Jason Hovak wrote:

That worked. Thanks for the help.

Is it normal for the bulk of the regular settings to not be visible/programable? Most of what is there is for APRS.

Jason
N2SBG

I wouldn't know. I'm not the driver author and I've never owned any Yaesu radios.

A volunteer developer can implement as much or as little of the settings as he/she is willing to spend time reverse engineering.

Jim KC9HI