[chirp_devel] Icom IC-7100

[Drew from Zhrodague]

On 9/10/15 9:27 PM, Eric Dropps wrote:
> Almost all of the ICOM's are very similar in terms of memory operation,
> however I suspect that the 7100 will actually be closer to the other
> newer generation radios like the ID-51A Plus and ID-5100 -- all of them
> being D*STAR
>
> To start, know that the data file between the radio and the programming
> software is really just a memory dump, so I've found while I've been
> working ad adding support for the ID-51A Plus and ID-5100 that I don't
> even need to upload/download from the radio often for testing (which
> makes it much faster).

	Excellent, thank you for your response, and I'm glad to see you've 
worked on those models, and I would expect this generation of hardware 
would share some of the same features.	


> I'm in the middle of moving, but I can post a few scripts I use to
> convert the *.ICF format from the ICOM software to the CHIRP file format.

	This would be super helpful, and I would appreciate the scripts.


> I'm actually thinking about getting an IC-7100, so this could be helpful
> to me too!  How do you like it thus far?

	I have used it only three times, so far, and the second time I spent 
entering repeaters by hand, which prompted me to investigate the 
development status of support for the unit. CHIRP worked great for me 
with the UV-5R on OSX, and I'd like to earn some commit-credits. If I 
get the hang of it, I'd like to see what I can do my other rig here, a 
TS-480.

	So far, the rig sounds good on my favorite two analog repeaters, but I 
haven't checked out D-star or any of the features. It is a super-welcome 
upgrade from a UV-5R, at least for repeaters. I haven't had time to 
really check it out yet.



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Drew from Zhrodague
post-apocalyptic ad-hoc industrialist
drew at zhrodague.net