[chirp_users] UV-82 C Issue with work mode

[Jamey Gettys]

Thank you Jim, that makes perfect sense.  I will try your suggestion
tonight. And thanks for all the work you guys do to help others!
Outstanding work!
Jamey KK4IQT
On Nov 11, 2014 7:12 PM, "Jim Unroe" <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jamey,
>
> CHIRP can only configure a radio to do the things it is capable of
> doing. What the radio is capable of doing and what you expect it to be
> capable of doing are not the same.
>
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Jamey Gettys
> <eastanolleefire at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have set up eight BAOFENG UV-82 C radios to use in my fire department.
> I
> > have locked them down in CHIRP using the work mode settings. Here is
> what I
> > have done:
> >
> > Advanced Settings
> > -Dual Watch = Enabled
> > -Dual Watch Priority = A
> > -All menu's = Disabled
> > -Single PTT= Enabled
> >
> > Work Mode Settings
> > -Display =A
> > -VFO/MR Mode = Channel
> > -MR A Channel = 2
> > -MR B Channel =1
>
>
> The work mode settings don't lock anything. All they do is preset the
> settings on this menu panel to a known state once the upload is
> finished. They are all free to be changed. And once they are changed,
> the only way to get them back is to manually put them back the way
> they were or to upload to the radio again.
>
> >
> > The result is that both the "A" channel and "B" channel show on screen as
> > expected. The users can change channel "A" with the up/Down buttons. The
> > users can not tab down and change the "B" channel. They can press the
> "Tab"
> > button and the indicator arrow will go down to "B" and immediately
> return to
> > the "A" channel.
>
> This is how TDR works in this model. When TDR=ON and TDR-AB=A,
> priority is always forced up to A. The user cannot "tab" down because
> of this priority setting.
>
> Baofeng/Pofung is doing away with TDR-AB function on other models. The
> menu is still there but it basically does nothing. My guess is that it
> is a matter of time before we see the same for the UV-82C.
>
> >
> > All this is perfect and what I wanted to happen. The
> > problem/issue that I do not like is this:
> > As radio traffic is being received on the "B" channel, the user can
> > inadvertently press the up/down buttons and change the "B" channel. This
> is
> > a huge issue because they can not change it back unless traffic is
> received
> > on whatever channel they accidentally changed "B" to.
>
> I have duplicated this here. I agree, this would not be a desired
> thing to have happen.
>
> >
> > The "B" channel should not be allowed to change under these
> circumstances.
> > If this were corrected, it would be a perfect set-up for us.
>
> This is an issue with how the radio works, not an issue with how CHIRP
> works.
>
> >
> > Any ideas or suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
> >
>
> The only thing that I can think of that would allow the user to set B
> back to the correct channel would be to set Dual Watch Priority = OFF.
>
> Jim KC9HI
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