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I'm pretty confused about what you're asking. Are you saying the image you attached is actually from a VX-177 and all the frequencies in the radio are actually UHF? If so, please tell me what the first few frequencies in the radio are supposed to be. This radio does not store the actual frequency used, but rather a multiple so CHIRP doesn't actually know what is intended here.

Also, are you saying you've tried to upload this (unchanged) to the radio and it fails or what?

Hi Dan.

Executive summary:

VX-170 (2m) reads and writes fine. VX-177 reads when set as a VX-170, but
cannot upload/write or edit, as the UHF frequencies are illegal for the
specified radio (VX-170).

QUESTION 1

VX-170 (2m) is on the list of radios supported. Its brother VX-177 (UHF) is
not. Your notes say VX-170 WAS supported but you're not sure if it is still
good, and to submit a bug report to confirm. VX-170 does work. Having
nothing to lose, I tried reading the VX-177 (UHF) as a VX-170 (VHF). That
worked! However, the frequencies it read (UHF) were not valid for the VHF
file. I can't re-upload them, and I can't edit them, because the program
flags them as illicit frequencies.

SUGGESTION 1

Perhaps it's nothing more than declaring VX-177 works, and setting the
valid frequencies for VX-177 to 420-450MHz.

SUGGESTION 2

Because many radios at least receive out of ham bands, could you have an "I
get it, but I still want to program this nonetheless" option?

QUESTION 2

Understanding that each radio has different supported features, is it
possible to clone one radio file to another with the least common
denominator features carried over? At this point I think one has to read a
radio, then edit, but at the upload stage the model choice is grayed out. I
have a STUPID number of HTs and I would like to have them all programmed
alike without typing the file over and over.

By the way, you gave an in-person talk to Great South Bay Radio Club (Long
Island, NY) a few years ago. We really enjoyed it and would love to do a
repeat, plus another one for Suffolk County Radio Club. Are you interested?
Zoom is fine if you're not local.

Thanks

-Pres W2PW

On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 2:09 PM Dan Smith redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote:

VX-170 (2m) reads and writes fine. VX-177 reads when set as a VX-170, but
cannot upload/write or edit, as the UHF frequencies are illegal for the
specified radio (VX-170).

VX-170 (2m) is on the list of radios supported. Its brother VX-177 (UHF) is
not. Your notes say VX-170 WAS supported but you're not sure if it is still
good, and to submit a bug report to confirm. VX-170 does work.

You're referring to the asterisk on the front page about the VX-170? If so, thanks, I'll update.

SUGGESTION 1

Perhaps it's nothing more than declaring VX-177 works, and setting the
valid frequencies for VX-177 to 420-450MHz.

No, it's not that simple. As I asked, please download from the VX-177, try to immediately re-upload the same thing to the radio (without making changes), and then use the report-or-update tool to send the debug log and image that you get from the VX-177 here so I can look at it along with the debug log.

SUGGESTION 2

Because many radios at least receive out of ham bands, could you have an "I
get it, but I still want to program this nonetheless" option?

No, it's not that simple, especially for this radio because it does not even store the frequency as you see it.

QUESTION 2

Understanding that each radio has different supported features, is it
possible to clone one radio file to another with the least common
denominator features carried over? At this point I think one has to read a
radio, then edit, but at the upload stage the model choice is grayed out. I
have a STUPID number of HTs and I would like to have them all programmed
alike without typing the file over and over.

You can copy and paste (or import) between them, as you have been able to with CHIRP since the beginning, yes.

By the way, you gave an in-person talk to Great South Bay Radio Club (Long
Island, NY) a few years ago. We really enjoyed it and would love to do a
repeat, plus another one for Suffolk County Radio Club. Are you interested?
Zoom is fine if you're not local.

I believe you're thinking of someone else. I've never been to (that part of) New York.

Please, capture the information I asked for from the VX-177 so I can have a look, thanks.

Dan,

Issue 11624 https://www.chirpmyradio.com/issues/11624#change-42953 has
been updated. Please note, the file name is VX-170 (VHF) but the actual
radio is VX-177 (UHF)

73

-Pres W2PW

Your debug log has a bunch of other stuff in it, but I don't see an attempt (failed or otherwise) to upload back to the VX-177 like I asked. Did you do that step or no?

Also, why do you have developer mode enabled?

It's not clear to me - is the upload working or not? I see one failure to upload in the log, but I'm not sure if one succeeded as well. And just to confirm, you can upload to the VX-170, correct?

Also, please answer the question about memory number 10's tone mode.

Memory 10 in actuality is
RX 443.9
TX 448.9
DCS 631 enc/dec

This doesn't match what the driver thinks. What happens if you program a new memory with CHIRP as DCS and upload it to the radio? What tone mode does the radio think that is?

However, trying to enter a valid 440 frequency on line 24 results in:

Your image shows that you're still downloading it as a VX-170, so it's enforcing the VHF rules. Again, please read and follow LoadingTestModules, load the module from this issue, then try downloading the VX-177 by choosing it in the model box (do not choose VX-170). Then it should enforce the proper frequency range.

OH! I didn't know you have a test module for that radio. I'll try that.

-73

On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM Dan Smith redmine@chirpmyradio.com wrote: