[chirp_users] Wouxun KG-UVD1P Extended Coverage

[Phil - w2lie]

Thanks Milton for the hint.   I was using an older Daily Build.  I just 
downloaded the Oct31 release and that solved my problem.

73

On 11/6/2013 10:24 AM, Milton Hywatt wrote:
> Definitely try the latest stable build if you don't have it installed.
> I can't recommend installing the daily build because they sometimes
> have a bug or two. I finally bit the bullet and installed the daily build
> on my Mac, the app doesn't really install, so I can run two different
> app builds side by side. And I also installed it on my Windows 7 desktop
> with no problems. And yes there are new features at least for the Wouxun
> and Baofeng radios. Both of which I own a couple UV6D and UV5R models.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Phil - w2lie <w2lie at w2lie.net>
> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 6, 2013 7:48 AM
> *Subject:* [chirp_users] Wouxun KG-UVD1P Extended Coverage
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am not sure if this would be a bug, feature request, or something that
> is already fixed, so that is why I am starting my search with an e-mail
> to the group.
>
> I have a UVD1P that I am programming for a client.  Using Chrip, I
> already extended the Rx side of the radio up to 490Mhz because he needs
> to receive up in the 480Mhz part of the band. That mod seems to have
> worked as I can go into the VFO and add the frequency in by hand.
> (*disclaimer, I didn't see if it was actually receiving anything up
> there yet).
>
> The problem is, when I try and program the extended frequencies in with
> Chirp, I get a software error stating that the channels that are above
> 479Mhz are out of range for this radio.    True, on the default settings
> they are out of range, but after doing the software mod via chirp, they
> are no longer out of range.
>
> Is there anyway in Chirp to program these extended frequencies? Has it
> been included in the latest daily build and I just missed something?
> I figured I would ask here before I submitted a request via the bug
> tracker / issue / feature request page.
>
> 73
> Phil / w2lie
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