[chirp_devel] Adding values to STEPS list

[Al Simons]

Thanks for the replies.  I understand that I can use 5, but was hoping 
to avoid having to use three scan cycles (the Baofeng is _slow_) per 
channel.  No biggie.

-Al

On 12/30/2018 2:48 PM, Jim Unroe wrote:
> Hi Al,
>
>> 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.
> STEP is only used in VFO mode. It is like a mask when entering a
> frequency into the VFO to help reduce entry errors. It is also the
> change in frequency when scanning the VFO. You can get by just using a
> STEP of 5.0 KHz for this purpose. STEP is unused and unneeded when
> programming memories into the radio with CHIRP.
>
>> 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?
> It would be incorrect to add it. As you already noted above, it isn't
> supported by the radio. CHIRP is unable to force a radio to do
> something is isn't capable of doing.
>
>> Thanks,
>> Al
>> WA1TYB
> Jim KC9HI