[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-B5, NAK'd block

[Jim Unroe]

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:36 PM, Niall Parker <stuff at pender.dnsalias.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm using CHIRP with a couple Baofeng UV-B5 radios and both give the
> same error when uploading:
>
> RadioError: Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0f10
> ------
> Clone failed: Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0f10
> Clone thread ended
> --- Exception Dialog: Radio NAK'd block at address 0x0f10 ---
> None
>
> The radios seem to program OK though, haven't noticed any functional
> issues.
>
> Didn't see any bugs like this listed, nor any way to file a new one, is
> this the appropriate place ?
> Running chirp daily from the PPA for Ubuntu 12.04, any other info needed ?
>
>               ... Niall

Except for a small batch about a year ago with 28 menus, UV-B5/B6
radios have always had 29 menus. Now it seems that there are a few
radios (like yours) that are shipping with only 27 menus. In
additional to the 2 menus that have been removed, the radios with 27
menus do not support the "test mode settings". The test mode settings
start at 0x0f10, so once the transfer gets to this point, the radio
decides that is received all it needs and stop acknowledging the
remainder of the transfer.

Another than this error near the end of the transfer (at the start of
the test mode settings), the channels and setting are uploaded
normally.

Jim KC9HI