[chirp_devel] Adding values to STEPS list

[Al Simons]

Thanks.  I understand now; no, it is not supported.  Still getting used 
to programmable radios; I've been out of the hobby for about 20 years.

Happy New Year to everyone.
-Al

On 12/30/2018 1:37 PM, Bruno wrote:
> Hello Al,
>
> According to the user manual on page 4, there is no 15 kHz step on the F8HP.
>
> Frequency step, selectable between
> 2.5K | 5.0K | 6.25K | 10.0K | 12.5K |
> 20.0K | 25.0K | 50.0K
>
> https://baofengtech.com/usermanual/BF-F8HP_Manual.pdf
>
> Can you set the 15 kHz step on the radio itself?
>
> Best regards,
> Bruno
>
> Am Sonntag, 30. Dezember 2018, 13.13:54 schrieb Al Simons via chirp_devel:
>> Hello to the team; thank you very much for providing this tool!
>>
>> I'm new to chirp, not to SW devel.
>>
>> In programming my new Baofeng F8HP, I was surprised that 15 kHz wasn't a
>> valid step value, since that is the standard US channel spacing on 2m.
>>
>> In looking through the drivers, the STEP values seem to be very radio
>> specific for reasons I don't yet understand.  Before I put in a bug and
>> patch to add 15kHz to the uv3r driver, I need to ask whether there a
>> specific reason it isn't already in the list which makes it incorrect to
>> add it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Al
>> WA1TYB
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