[chirp_devel] Starting work on Leixen VV-898S driver

[Brian Dickman]

Thanks for the feedback Jim. I've also noticed there's an 898e model
floating around which is 3-power but at lower values (10/5/1w or something
like that), so we'll probably be able to get that covered as well. As far
as I can tell though, calling "high" 25 vs 10w doesn't affect anything, as
long as there is still 3 values.

I was consider releasing this first version as a separate file/module
(leixen_s.py or something like that) so there's no chance of breaking the
original 898 driver. Do we have guidance or preference on when a driver
deserves a separate file? My main concern is that the 898S requires a small
change to the memory map, and I don't want to make too many changes to the
898 driver just to keep the maps separate. I'll also take a look at the
uv5r driver to get a feel of how that kind of crossover has been managed
before.

--
Brian AF7MD

On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 8:54 AM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Brian Dickman via chirp_devel
> <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
> > An announcement of intentions: having just bought an 898S and being
> saddened
> > that it's not supported, I'm working on a driver to support this model. I
> > have the 3-power-levels change worked out, now I'm going through some of
> the
> > other tweaks they made on this model.
> >
> > I wanted to make sure I'm not stepping on any toes. Is anyone else
> working
> > on an 898S driver?
> >
> > My plan is to make a patch in the near term that gets basic support
> working
> > equivalent to the 10w 898 model, then go back and add support for
> additional
> > features like the VFO memories, DTFM sequences, etc.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Brian AF7MD
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> I believe Tom did the original driver and basic support. I did most of
> the settings beyond that. Since you have the VV-898S in your
> possession, you sound like the right guy to do the VV-898S development
> work. I still have my VV-898 (I believe it is a v1.03) so I can help
> with testing to make sure nothing gets broken.
>
> You might look at the uv-5r.py driver. I believe Marco did the
> original update to support the Intek KT-980HP (the original 3 power
> level version of the UV-5R) but I did the support for the 2 power
> level/3 power level settings (which now also includes the BF-F8HP and
> UV-82 HP and their many variants).
>
> Jim KC9HI
>
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