<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">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.</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div>Brian AF7MD</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 8:54 AM, Jim Unroe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rock.unroe@gmail.com" target="_blank">rock.unroe@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Brian Dickman via chirp_devel<br>
<<a href="mailto:chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_devel@intrepid.<wbr>danplanet.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> An announcement of intentions: having just bought an 898S and being saddened<br>
> that it's not supported, I'm working on a driver to support this model. I<br>
> have the 3-power-levels change worked out, now I'm going through some of the<br>
> other tweaks they made on this model.<br>
><br>
> I wanted to make sure I'm not stepping on any toes. Is anyone else working<br>
> on an 898S driver?<br>
><br>
> My plan is to make a patch in the near term that gets basic support working<br>
> equivalent to the 10w 898 model, then go back and add support for additional<br>
> features like the VFO memories, DTFM sequences, etc.<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
> --<br>
> Brian AF7MD<br>
<br>
</div></div>Hi Brian,<br>
<br>
I believe Tom did the original driver and basic support. I did most of<br>
the settings beyond that. Since you have the VV-898S in your<br>
possession, you sound like the right guy to do the VV-898S development<br>
work. I still have my VV-898 (I believe it is a v1.03) so I can help<br>
with testing to make sure nothing gets broken.<br>
<br>
You might look at the uv-5r.py driver. I believe Marco did the<br>
original update to support the Intek KT-980HP (the original 3 power<br>
level version of the UV-5R) but I did the support for the 2 power<br>
level/3 power level settings (which now also includes the BF-F8HP and<br>
UV-82 HP and their many variants).<br>
<br>
Jim KC9HI<br>
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