[chirp_devel] Updates to ICOM IC-Vx Radios

[Dan Smith]

> You have probably noticed that I have pushed a couple changes to support a few older Icom handheld radios and marked them as experimental.  The memories and banks have been mapped and the basic functionality (excluding extra settings support) have all been added.
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> I have marked them experimental with an alert to users for the reason that I do not actually have access to these radios for validation purposes, however I am fairly certain that these drivers are functionally accurate in their initial state.  The only action that I cannot confirm is the actual write to the radio, which would require inherent knowledge of the specific icf end frame marker for these models . To complete this would require access to the unit (which I do not have) or a lucky guess (which I have attempted).

Okay, I'd rather not apply them to the tree until someone has actually tested these drivers with a real radio. They also look very similar to each other -- is there room for re-use here instead of copying the code to each driver?

> When I get a moment I can also send along a couple manufactured image files for these radios to be added to the test base, however real images would be preferable (maybe someone on the list has these radios?).  But in the meantime please advise if you have any questions or concerns with these drivers, as they have been requested by many users in the past and may prove useful to some.

We definitely need test images from these, and definitely as captured from real radios. I think I can also spot a couple of ways that these will not pass the driver tests. Before I review them, I'll want to see them pass tests.

So, I'll hold off on these and hopefully someone can provide some images with which to test them.

Thanks!

--Dan